Task Force White Eagle is a brigade

Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...

 sized detachment of Polish Land Forces

Polish Land Forces

The Polish Land Forces are a branch of Poland's Armed Forces. They currently contain some 65,000 active personnel and form many components of EU and NATO deployments around the world.-History:...

 in Ghazni Province

Ghazni Province

Ghazni is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Babur records in his Babur-Nama that Ghazni is also known as Zabulistan It is in the east of the country. Its capital is Ghazni City...

, Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

. The brigade is under the command of the US 1st Cavalry Division.

Structures

The brigade is divided into two major elements. The kinetic element consists of units that are going into direct contact with the enemy and the non-kinetic element consists of support and logistic units.

• Kinetic elements
  • Battle Group A (battalion sized) - FOB Ghazni
    Ghazni
    For the Province of Ghazni see Ghazni ProvinceGhazni is a city in central-east Afghanistan with a population of about 141,000 people...
    
    , FB Four Corners
    • 1st Mechanized Infantry
      Mechanized infantry
      Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers , or infantry fighting vehicles for transport and combat ....
      
       Company
      Company (military unit)
      A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 80–225 soldiers and usually commanded by a Captain, Major or Commandant. Most companies are formed of three to five platoons although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure...
      
       (five infantry platoons
      Platoon
      A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four sections or squads and containing 16 to 50 soldiers. Platoons are organized into a company, which typically consists of three, four or five platoons. A platoon is typically the smallest military unit led by a commissioned officer—the...
      
      )
    • 2nd Mechanized Infantry Company (five infantry platoons)
    • Logistic Company
    • Engineering Group
  • Battle Group B (battalion sized) - FOB Warrior, FB Giro, COP Qarabagh
    • 1st Mechanized Infantry Company (five infantry platoons)
    • 2nd Mechanized Infantry Company (five infantry platoons)
    • Logistic Company
    • Engineering Group
  • Special Operations Group - FOB Ghazni
  • Reconnaissance Group - COP Ajiristan
  • Independent Air Group - FOB Ghazni

• Non-kinetic elements
  • Psychological Operations Group
  • Civil-Military Co-operation Group
    • 1st Tactical Support Group
    • 2nd Tactical Support Group
  • Operational Mentoring & Liaison Team no 1 (3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps ANA
    Afghan National Army
    The Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...
    
    )
  • Operational Mentoring & Liaison Team no 2 (1st battalion, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps ANA
    Afghan National Army
    The Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...
    
    )
  • Operational Mentoring & Liaison Team no 3 (2nd battalion, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps ANA
    Afghan National Army
    The Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...
    
    )
  • Provincial Reconstruction Team
    Provincial reconstruction team
    A Provincial Reconstruction Team is a unit introduced by the United States government, consisting of military officers, diplomats, and reconstruction subject matter experts, working to support reconstruction efforts in unstable states. PRTs were first established in Afghanistan in late 2001 or...
    
     Ghazni (USA/POL)
  • Agriculture Development Team Ghazni (USA)
  • Medical Support Group - FOB Ghazni
  • National Support Element
    National Support Element
    National Support Elements were part of the IFOR, and later the SFOR NATO forces, which was deployed in former Yugoslavia in 1996 and later...
    
     - FOB Ghazni
    • Detached Logistic Support Group
  • Forward Surgical Teams
    Forward Surgical Teams
    US Army Forward Surgical Teams are small, mobile surgical units fielded since the 1990s. FSTs are utilized in a variety of ways, and can be attached to a Forward Support Medical Company , Area Support Medical Company , Brigade Medical Company also known as C-Med or in some cases stand alone to...
    
     (USA) - FOB Ghazni

Size

Turn	Time frame	Commander	Unit	Number of Soldiers
IV	30 October 2008 - 29 April 2009	płk Rajmund Andrzejczak	12th Mechanized Division	~1650 (POL ~1500, USA ~150)
V	29 April 2009 - 26 October 2009	płk Rajmund Andrzejczak	6th Air Assault Brigade	~2070 (POL ~1930, USA ~150)
VI	26 October 2009 - April 2010	Brig Gen Janusz Bronowicz	21st Tatra Highlanders Brigade	~2150 (POL ~2000, USA ~150)
VII	April 2010 - October 2010		10th Armored Cavalry Brigade
VIII	October 2010 - April 2011		17th Mechanized Brigade	~~3700 (POL ~2600, USA ~1100)

Equipment

The basic combat vehicle of Battla Groups is KTO Rosomak

KTO Rosomak

The KTO Rosomak is 8x8 multi-role military vehicle produced by...

 in various variants. Rosomak is complemented by Cougar H (MRAP) and HMMWV leased from the USA. Lightly armored HMMWVs are used only in situations that exclude use of heavier vehicles. Fire support is provided by 98mm M-98 mortars and 152mm Dana howitzers. Air support is provided by Independent Air Group using Mi-17

MI-17

MI-17 can refer to:* Mil Mi-17, Soviet helicopter*M-17...

 and Mi-24 helicopters as well as UAVs.