Myotonic dystrophy is a muscle condition that falls under the umbrella term âmuscular dystrophyâ. The muscular dystrophies all have three features in common; they are hereditary, they are progressive; and each causes a characteristic, selective pattern of muscle wasting and weakness.
An armored or air cavalry unit of equivalent size is called a squadron. Brigade - 3,000 to 5,000 solders. A brigade headquarters commands the tactical operation of two to five organic or attached combat battalions.
A brigade was once somewhere between a regiment and a division. Today it could be less then 3000 men, or even twice that number.<br /><br /><br />Particularly in the U.S. Army, the brigade has replaced the division as the primary tactical combat unit.