Which unit level typically commands multiple companies?

• A. Brigade
• B. Battalion or squadron
• C. Team / Crew
• D. Company / Battery / Troop

Answer: (B)

In military structure, a company is a mid-sized unit made up of several platoons. The level that brings together several companies to operate as one unit is the battalion (or squadron in some branches). A battalion is organized with its own headquarters and staff, and it is led by a lieutenant colonel. This level provides the coordination, logistics, and command-and-control needed to manage multiple companies as a single mission-capable unit. Above the battalion is the brigade, which commands several battalions, while a company is what sits below the battalion, consisting of multiple platoons. In branches that use the term squadron, it serves the same size role as a battalion.