The Jagers te Paard Battalion () () is a

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in the Motorized Brigade of the

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. Jagers te Paard translates into English as Hunters on Horses, the lineage of the current battalion came into existence in 2011 with the linking of the 1st Jagers te Paard with 2nd Jagers te Paard/4th Chasseurs à Cheval when re-rolled in to its current role as an Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Target Acquisition (

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) battalion supporting the Motorized Brigade.

Organisation

Jagers te Paard Battalionvan het 1 Jagers te Paard eveneens de mars van het * HQ staff and Support Squadron * A Reconnaissance Squadron * B Reconnaissance Squadron * C Radar and Ground Sensors Squadron * D Training Squadron A and B Squadrons' each have a

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platoon for dismounted reconnaissance, C Squadron can be integrated/interface with 80th UAV Squadron, employing their sensor and analysis capabilities from the Air Component.

References

{{reflist 2011 establishments in Belgium Battalions of Belgium Military units and formations established in 2011