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Pentomic (cf. Gr**** pent(e)- + -tome "of five parts") was a
structure for
infantry and
airborne divisions adopted by the US Army
between 1957 and 1963...
- War II and the
Korean War but were
disbanded after the
adoption of the
Pentomic structure in 1957. The
United States Marine Corps maintains the use of...
- were
activated as a
provisional organization to test the "
Pentomic concept. The word
pentomic referred to the five
battle groups,
which were in lieu of...
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Riley and at
other posts. In 1962 and 1963, four 1st
Infantry Division Pentomic battle groups (2nd
Battle Group, 12th Infantry; 1st
Battle Group, 13th...
- 1956 to
transform infantry regiments into
battle groups under its new
Pentomic organization.
Under this plan,
battalions were
eliminated and the infantry...
- 187th ARCT and the 508th ARCT, the 101st was
reactivated as the
first "
pentomic"
division with five
battle groups in
place of its
World War II structure...
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originated during the Cold War as a
response to the
United States' new "
Pentomic Division"
tactical doctrine that
emphasized heavy use of
tactical nuclear...
- Army
abandoned the
Pentomic structure in
favor of
brigades and battalions. The 3d ABG, 187th
Infantry was not
active during the
Pentomic era. The colors...
- two
brigades of two regiments.
Other structures are possible, such as a
pentomic division,
where the
division commander controls five
maneuver elements...
- seen when the "
Pentomic"
organization was su****ded by the
Reorganization Objective Army
Division (ROAD).
During the 1950s, the
Pentomic reorganization...
