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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C9%99rbi_t%C9%99%C5%9Fkilat" title="Hərbi təşkilat – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Hərbi təşkilat" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA" title="Арганізацыя войск – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Арганізацыя войск" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organitzaci%C3%B3_militar" title="Organització militar – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Organització militar" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_(Milit%C3%A4r)" title="Formation (Militär) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Formation (Militär)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4e%C3%BCksus" title="Väeüksus – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Väeüksus" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%89%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B7" title="Στρατιωτική οργάνωση – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Στρατιωτική οργάνωση" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizaci%C3%B3n_militar" title="Organización militar – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Organización militar" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erakunde_militar" title="Erakunde militar – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Erakunde militar" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C" title="سازمان نظامی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سازمان نظامی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B5%B0%EC%82%AC_%ED%8E%B8%EC%A0%9C" title="군사 편제 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="군사 편제" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%A8" title="सैनिक संगठन – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="सैनिक संगठन" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisasi_militer" title="Organisasi militer – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Organisasi militer" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organica_militare" title="Organica militare – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Organica militare" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%90%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA" title="יחידות צבאיות – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="יחידות צבאיות" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milit%C4%81r%C4%81_organiz%C4%81cija" title="Militārā organizācija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Militārā organizācija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%87" title="وحدات عسكريه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="وحدات عسكريه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisasi_tentera" title="Organisasi tentera – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Organisasi tentera" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D1%8D%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8D%D0%B3%D1%82_%D1%85%D2%AF%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B1%D2%AF%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%86" title="Зэвсэгт хүчний бүтэц – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Зэвсэгт хүчний бүтэц" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BB%8D%E9%9A%8A%E3%81%AE%E7%B7%A8%E5%88%B6" title="軍隊の編制 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="軍隊の編制" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milit%C3%A6r_organisasjon" title="Militær organisasjon – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Militær organisasjon" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milit%C3%A6r_organisasjon" title="Militær organisasjon – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Militær organisasjon" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizacion_militara" title="Organizacion militara – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Organizacion militara" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jednostki_organizacyjne_wojska" title="Jednostki organizacyjne wojska – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Jednostki organizacyjne wojska" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit%C4%83%C8%9Bi_de_organizare_militar%C4%83" title="Unități de organizare militară – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Unități de organizare militară" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA" title="Организация войск – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Организация войск" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizimi_ushtarak" title="Organizimi ushtarak – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Organizimi ushtarak" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BA_%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%BA" title="හමුදාමය සංවිධානය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="හමුදාමය සංවිධානය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_organization" title="Military organization – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Military organization" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%95%DB%8E%DA%A9%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%95%DB%8C_%D8%B3%DB%95%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C" title="ڕێکخراوەی سەربازی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ڕێکخراوەی سەربازی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li 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style="width:"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle">Part of a series on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/War" title="War">War</a></span><br /><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Outline_of_war" title="Outline of war">outline</a>)</span></span></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:War,_northwest_gallery_-_Gari_Melchers,_artist._LCCN91480633_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/War%2C_northwest_gallery_-_Gari_Melchers%2C_artist._LCCN91480633_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-War%2C_northwest_gallery_-_Gari_Melchers%2C_artist._LCCN91480633_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/War%2C_northwest_gallery_-_Gari_Melchers%2C_artist._LCCN91480633_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-War%2C_northwest_gallery_-_Gari_Melchers%2C_artist._LCCN91480633_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/War%2C_northwest_gallery_-_Gari_Melchers%2C_artist._LCCN91480633_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-War%2C_northwest_gallery_-_Gari_Melchers%2C_artist._LCCN91480633_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3691" data-file-height="1076" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_history" title="Military history">History</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_warfare" title="Prehistoric warfare">Prehistoric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_warfare" title="Ancient warfare">Ancient</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medieval_warfare" title="Medieval warfare">Post-classical</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Medieval_fortification" title="Medieval fortification">castles</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_modern_warfare" title="Early modern warfare">Early modern</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_Revolution" title="Military Revolution">military revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_and_shot" title="Pike and shot">pike and shot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napoleonic_weaponry_and_warfare" title="Napoleonic weaponry and warfare">napoleonic warfare</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_warfare" title="Modern warfare">Late modern</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Industrial_warfare" title="Industrial warfare">industrial warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth-generation_warfare" title="Fourth-generation warfare">fourth-gen warfare</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">Military</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Organization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Command_and_control" title="Command and control">Command and control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense ministry">Defense ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army" title="Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">Air force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marines" title="Marines">Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coast_guard" title="Coast guard">Coast guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_force" title="Space force">Space force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_reserve_force" title="Military reserve force">Reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regular_army" title="Regular army">Regular</a> / <a href="/wiki/Irregular_military" title="Irregular military">Irregular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">Ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standing_army" title="Standing army">Standing army</a> / <a href="/wiki/Militia" title="Militia">Militia</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Specialties:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rifleman" title="Rifleman">Rifleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)" title="Staff (military)">Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_engineer" title="Combat engineer">Engineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_intelligence" title="Military intelligence">Intel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">Recon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_corps" title="Medical corps">Medical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_police" title="Military police">Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_diving" title="Military diving">Diving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_communications" title="Military communications">Comms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_pilot" title="Aircraft pilot">Pilot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_commissar" title="Political commissar">Commissar</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Land units:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mechanized_infantry" title="Mechanized infantry">Mechanized</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle" title="Armoured fighting vehicle">Armor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_forces" title="Special forces">Special forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_corps" title="Signal corps">Signal corps</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Naval units:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frogman" title="Frogman">Frogman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warship" title="Warship">Warships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">Aircraft carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landing_craft" title="Landing craft">Landing craft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_ship" title="Auxiliary ship">Auxiliary ships</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Air units:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bomber" title="Bomber">Bombers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control" title="Airborne early warning and control">Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Close_air_support" title="Close air support">Close air support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic-warfare_aircraft" title="Electronic-warfare aircraft">Electronic-warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">Reconnaissance</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Combat systems:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire-control_system" title="Fire-control system">Fire-control system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire-control_radar" title="Fire-control radar">Fire-control radar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_(military)" title="Director (military)">Director (military)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_information_center" title="Combat information center">Combat information center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonar" title="Sonar">Sonar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">Radar</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Historical:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ship_gun_fire-control_system" title="Ship gun fire-control system">Ship gun fire-control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_data_computer" title="Gun data computer">Gun data computer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Data_Computer" title="Torpedo Data Computer">Torpedo data computer</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Development:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basic_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Basic training">Basic training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_exercise" title="Military exercise">Military manoeuvrers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat training">Combat training</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Battlespace" title="Battlespace">Battlespace</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li>Aerospace <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Aerial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_forces" title="Airborne forces">Airborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_warfare" title="Space warfare">Space</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Land_warfare" title="Land warfare">Land</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cold-weather_warfare" title="Cold-weather warfare">Cold-region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_warfare" title="Desert warfare">Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortification" title="Fortification">Fortification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jungle_warfare" title="Jungle warfare">Jungle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_warfare" title="Mountain warfare">Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_warfare" title="Urban warfare">Urban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subterranean_warfare" title="Subterranean warfare">Subterranean</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tunnel_warfare" title="Tunnel warfare">Tunnel</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naval_warfare" title="Naval warfare">Sea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amphibious_warfare" title="Amphibious warfare">Amphibious</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue-water_navy" title="Blue-water navy">Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown-water_navy" title="Brown-water navy">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green-water_navy" title="Green-water navy">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surface_warfare" title="Surface warfare">Surface</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Underwater_warfare" title="Underwater warfare">Underwater</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seabed_warfare" title="Seabed warfare">Seabed</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cyberwarfare" title="Cyberwarfare">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Information_warfare" title="Information warfare">Information</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Weapon" title="Weapon">Weapons</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Air defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armoured_warfare" title="Armoured warfare">Armor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrage_(artillery)" title="Barrage (artillery)">Barrage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biological_warfare" title="Biological warfare">Biological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_camouflage" title="Military camouflage">Camouflage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Horses_in_warfare" title="Horses in warfare">Horses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry_tactics#Cavalry_in_modern_warfare" title="Cavalry tactics">Air cavalry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_warfare" title="Chemical warfare">Chemical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">Combined arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conventional_warfare" title="Conventional warfare">Conventional</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyberweapon" title="Cyberweapon">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Area_denial_weapon" title="Area denial weapon">Denial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disinformation" title="Disinformation">Disinformation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_warfare" title="Drone warfare">Drone</a> / <a href="/wiki/Military_robot" title="Military robot">Robot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electromagnetic_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Electromagnetic warfare">Electromagnetic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loitering_munition" title="Loitering munition">Loitering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missile_defense" title="Missile defense">Missile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martial_music" title="Martial music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_warfare" title="Nuclear warfare">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychological_warfare" title="Psychological warfare">Psychological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiological_warfare" title="Radiological warfare">Radiological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submarine_warfare" title="Submarine warfare">Submarine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unconventional_warfare" title="Unconventional warfare">Unconventional</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_tactics" title="Military tactics">Tactics</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_tactics" title="List of military tactics">List of military tactics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_combat_manoeuvring" title="Air combat manoeuvring">Aerial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airlift" title="Airlift">Airlift</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_assault" title="Air assault">Air assault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airbridge_(logistics)" title="Airbridge (logistics)">Airbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airdrop" title="Airdrop">Airdrop</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Anti-aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_warfare" title="Anti-submarine warfare">Anti-sub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_warfare" title="Anti-tank warfare">Anti-tank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle" title="Battle">Battle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry_tactics" title="Cavalry tactics">Cavalry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charge_(warfare)" title="Charge (warfare)">Charge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counterattack" title="Counterattack">Counterattack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counterinsurgency" title="Counterinsurgency">Counterinsurgency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convoy" title="Convoy">Convoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defeat_in_detail" title="Defeat in detail">Defeat in detail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defensive_fighting_position" title="Defensive fighting position">Foxhole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_warfare" title="Drone warfare">Drone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Envelopment" title="Envelopment">Envelopment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tactical_formation" title="Tactical formation">Formation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare" title="Guerrilla warfare">Guerrilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_tactics" title="Naval tactics">Naval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shock_and_awe" title="Shock and awe">Rapid dominance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Encirclement" title="Encirclement">Encirclement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Investment_(military)" title="Investment (military)">Investment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Siege" title="Siege">Siege</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swarming_(military)" title="Swarming (military)">Swarm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Screening_(tactical)" title="Screening (tactical)">Screen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tactical_objective" title="Tactical objective">Tactical objective</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturation_attack" title="Saturation attack">Target saturation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trench_warfare" title="Trench warfare">Trench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_(military)" title="Withdrawal (military)">Withdrawal</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Operational_level_of_war" title="Operational level of war">Operational</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_operation" title="Military operation">Military operation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_operations" title="Special operations">Special</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operations_research" title="Operations research">Operations research</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg">Blitzkrieg</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_warfare" title="Expeditionary warfare">Expeditionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_operation" title="Deep operation">Deep operation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maneuver_warfare" title="Maneuver warfare">Maneuver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operational_manoeuvre_group" title="Operational manoeuvre group">Operational manoeuvre group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raid_(military)" title="Raid (military)">Raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covert_operation" title="Covert operation">Covert</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_strategy" title="Military strategy">Strategy</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_strategies_and_concepts" title="List of military strategies and concepts">List of military strategies and concepts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_campaign" title="Military campaign">Military campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-access/area_denial" title="Anti-access/area denial">Anti-access</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attrition_warfare" title="Attrition warfare">Attrition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commerce_raiding" title="Commerce raiding">Commerce raiding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counter-offensive" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-offensive">Counter-offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culminating_point" title="Culminating point">Culminating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_in_depth" title="Defence in depth">Defence in depth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabian_strategy" title="Fabian strategy">Fabian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empty_Fort_Strategy" title="Empty Fort Strategy">Empty fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mosaic_Warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Mosaic Warfare">Mosaic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_deception" title="Military deception">Deception</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_defence" title="Strategic defence">Defensive</a></li> <li><a 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title="Blockade">Blockade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broken-backed_war_theory" title="Broken-backed war theory">Broken-backed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Class_conflict" title="Class conflict">Class</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_war_(general_term)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cold war (general term)">Cold war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_war" title="Colonial war">Colonial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conquest" title="Conquest">Conquest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Containment" title="Containment">Containment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divide_and_rule" title="Divide and rule">Divide and conquer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_warfare" title="Economic warfare">Economic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endemic_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Endemic warfare">Endemic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_in_being" title="Fleet in being">Fleet in being</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irregular_warfare" title="Irregular warfare">Irregular</a></li> <li><a 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You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2018</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The use of formalized <a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">ranks</a> in a hierarchical structure came into widespread use with the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Army">Roman Army</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In modern times, executive control, management and administration of military organization is typically undertaken by governments through a <a href="/wiki/Ministry_(government_department)" title="Ministry (government department)">government department</a> within the structure of <a href="/wiki/Public_administration" title="Public administration">public administration</a>, often known as a <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_defence" title="Ministry of defence"> ministry of defence or department of defense</a>. These in turn manage <a href="/wiki/Military_branches" class="mw-redirect" title="Military branches">military branches</a> that themselves command formations and units specialising in combat, <a href="/wiki/Combat_support" title="Combat support">combat support</a> and <a href="/wiki/Combat_service_support" title="Combat service support">combat-service support</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Executive_control,_management_and_administration"><span id="Executive_control.2C_management_and_administration"></span>Executive control, management and administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Executive control, management and administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The usually <a href="/wiki/Civilian_control_of_the_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Civilian control of the military">civilian or partly civilian executive control over the national military organization</a> is exercised in <a href="/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democracies</a> by an elected political leader as a member of the government's <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">cabinet</a>, usually known as a <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_defence" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of defence">minister of defence</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Presidential_system" title="Presidential system">presidential systems</a>, such as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States</a>, the president is the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">commander-in-chief</a>, and the cabinet-level defense minister is second in command. Subordinated to that position are often <a href="/wiki/Secretary_(title)" title="Secretary (title)">secretaries</a> for specific major operational divisions of the armed forces as a whole, such as those that provide general support services to the military, including their dependants. </p><p>Then there are the heads of specific departmental agencies responsible for the provision and management of specific skill- and knowledge-based services such as <a href="/wiki/Strategy" title="Strategy">strategic</a> advice, <a href="/wiki/Military_capability" title="Military capability">capability development</a> assessment, or <a href="/wiki/Military_science" title="Military science">military science</a> provision of research, and design and development of technologies. Within each departmental agency will be found administrative branches responsible for further agency <a href="/wiki/Business" title="Business">business specialization</a> work. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_branches">Military branches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Military branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USN-JASDF_ship_and_aircraft_formations_during_ANNUALEX_2008_081119-N-7047S-140.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/USN-JASDF_ship_and_aircraft_formations_during_ANNUALEX_2008_081119-N-7047S-140.jpg/220px-USN-JASDF_ship_and_aircraft_formations_during_ANNUALEX_2008_081119-N-7047S-140.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/USN-JASDF_ship_and_aircraft_formations_during_ANNUALEX_2008_081119-N-7047S-140.jpg/330px-USN-JASDF_ship_and_aircraft_formations_during_ANNUALEX_2008_081119-N-7047S-140.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/USN-JASDF_ship_and_aircraft_formations_during_ANNUALEX_2008_081119-N-7047S-140.jpg/440px-USN-JASDF_ship_and_aircraft_formations_during_ANNUALEX_2008_081119-N-7047S-140.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>A mixed aircraft and ship formation of military vehicles during an exercise with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a> and <a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">JASDF</a> vehicles.</figcaption></figure> <p>In most countries, the <i>armed forces</i> are divided into three <a href="/wiki/Military_branch" title="Military branch">military branches</a> (also <i>service, armed service, or military service</i>): <a href="/wiki/Army" title="Army">army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">navy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">air force</a>. </p><p>Many countries have a variation on the standard model of three basic military branches. Some nations also organize their <a href="/wiki/Cyber_force" title="Cyber force">cyber force</a>, emergencies service, <a href="/wiki/Military_medicine" title="Military medicine">medical service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_logistics" title="Military logistics">military logistics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Space_force" title="Space force">space force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marines" title="Marines">marines</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Special_forces" title="Special forces">special forces</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Commando" title="Commando">commandos</a> or <a href="/wiki/Airborne_forces" title="Airborne forces">airborne forces</a> as independent armed services. A nation's <a href="/wiki/Border_guard" title="Border guard">border guard</a> or <a href="/wiki/Coast_guard" title="Coast guard">coast guard</a> may also be an independent branch of its military, although in many nations border guard or coast guard is a civil <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency" title="Law enforcement agency">law enforcement agency</a>. A number of countries have no navy, for geographical reasons. </p><p>In larger armed forces, the cultures between the different branches of the armed forces can be quite different. </p><p>Most smaller countries have a single organization that encompasses all armed forces employed by the country in question. Armies of <a href="/wiki/Developing_country" title="Developing country">developing countries</a> tend to consist primarily of <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Developed_country" title="Developed country">developed countries</a> armies tend to have larger units manning expensive equipment and only a fraction of personnel in infantry units. </p><p>In western militaries, a <a href="/wiki/Joint_warfare" title="Joint warfare">joint force</a> is defined as a unit or formation comprising representation of combat power from two or more branches of the military. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Internal_security_forces">Internal security forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Internal security forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie" title="Gendarmerie">Gendarmeries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_police" title="Military police">military police</a> and <a href="/wiki/Security_forces" title="Security forces">security forces</a>, including equivalents such as <a href="/wiki/Paramilitary" title="Paramilitary">paramilitary forces</a>, <a href="/wiki/Militia" title="Militia">militia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Internal_Troops" class="mw-redirect" title="Internal Troops">internal troops</a> and <a href="/wiki/Police_tactical_unit" title="Police tactical unit">police tactical unit</a>, are an <a href="/wiki/Internal_security" title="Internal security">internal security</a> service common in most of the world, but uncommon in countries with English <a href="/wiki/Common_law" title="Common law">common law</a> histories where civil police are employed to enforce the law, and there are tight restrictions on how the armed forces may be used to assist.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Commands.2C_formations.2C_and_units"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commands,_formations,_and_units"><span id="Commands.2C_formations.2C_and_units"></span>Commands, formations, and units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Commands, formations, and units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Military formation" redirects here. For the arrangement or deployment of moving military forces, see <a href="/wiki/Tactical_formation" title="Tactical formation">Tactical formation</a>.</div> <p>It is common, at least in the European and North American militaries, to refer to the building blocks of a military as <a href="/wiki/Command_(military_formation)" title="Command (military formation)"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="command"></span><span class="vanchor-text">command</span></span>s</a>, <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="formation"></span><span class="vanchor-text">formation</span></span>s</b>, and <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="unit"></span><span class="vanchor-text">unit</span></span>s</b>. </p><p>In a military context, a command is a collection of units and formations under the control of a single officer, although during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> a command was also a name given to a <a href="/wiki/Battlegroup_(army)" title="Battlegroup (army)">battlegroup</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>. In general, it is an administrative and executive <a href="/wiki/Military_strategy" title="Military strategy">strategic</a> headquarters that is responsible to the national government or the national military <a href="/wiki/Headquarters" title="Headquarters">headquarters</a>. It is not uncommon for a nation's services to each consist of their own command (such as Land Component, Air Component, Naval Component, and Medical Component in the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian Army">Belgian Army</a>), but this does not preclude the existence of commands that are not service-based. </p><p>A formation is defined by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">U.S. Department of Defense</a> as "two or more aircraft, ships, or units proceeding together under a commander".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fomin in the <i><a href="/wiki/Great_Soviet_Encyclopedia" title="Great Soviet Encyclopedia">Great Soviet Encyclopedia</a></i> emphasised its combined-arms nature: "Formations are those military organisations which are formed from different speciality Arms and Services troop units to create a balanced, combined combat force. The formations only differ in their ability to achieve different scales of application of force to achieve different strategic, operational and tactical goals and mission objectives."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a composite military organization that includes a mixture of integrated and operationally attached sub-units, and is usually combat-capable. Examples of formations include <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">divisions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigades</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wing_(air_force_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (air force unit)">wings</a>, etc. Formation may also refer to <a href="/wiki/Tactical_formation" title="Tactical formation">tactical formation</a>, the physical arrangement or disposition of troops and weapons.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples of formation in such usage include <a href="/wiki/Pakfront" title="Pakfront">pakfront</a>, <a href="/wiki/Panzerkeil" title="Panzerkeil">panzerkeil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Testudo_formation" title="Testudo formation">testudo formation</a>, etc. </p><p>A typical unit is a homogeneous military organization (either combat, <a href="/wiki/Combat_support" title="Combat support">combat-support</a> or non-combat in capability) that includes service personnel predominantly from a single arm of service, or a branch of service, and its administrative and command functions are self-contained. Any unit subordinate to another unit is considered its sub-unit or minor unit. It is not uncommon in the United States for unit and formation to be used synonymously. In <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> practice, formation is not used for smaller organizations such as battalions, which are instead called "units", and their constituent <a href="/wiki/Platoon" title="Platoon">platoons</a> or <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">companies</a> are referred to as sub-units. In the Commonwealth, formations are divisions, brigades, etc. </p><p>Different <a href="/wiki/Armed_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed forces">armed forces</a>, and even different branches of service of the armed forces, may use the same name to denote different types of organizations. An example is the "squadron". In most navies a <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(naval)" title="Squadron (naval)">squadron</a> is a formation of several ships; in most air forces it is a unit; in the U.S. Army it is a battalion-sized <a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">cavalry</a> unit; and in Commonwealth armies a squadron is a company-sized sub-unit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Table_of_organization_and_equipment">Table of organization and equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Table of organization and equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Table_of_organization_and_equipment" title="Table of organization and equipment">table of organization and equipment</a> (TOE or TO&E) is a document published by the U.S. Army Force Management Support Agency that prescribes the organization, manning, and equipage of units from divisional size and down, but also including the headquarters of Corps and Armies. </p><p>It also provides information on the mission and capabilities of a unit as well as the unit's current status. A general TOE is applicable to a type of unit (for instance, infantry) rather than a specific unit (the 3rd Infantry Division). In this way, all units of the same branch (such as infantry) follow the same structural guidelines. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modern_hierarchy">Modern hierarchy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Modern hierarchy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Command_hierarchy" title="Command hierarchy">Command hierarchy</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army">Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following table gives an overview of some of the terms used to describe army hierarchy in armed forces across the world. Whilst it is recognized that there are differences between armies of different nations, many are modeled on the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British</a> or <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">American</a> models, or both.<sup id="cite_ref-Military_Units:_Army_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Military_Units:_Army-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, many military units and formations go back in history for a long time, and were devised by various military thinkers throughout European history. </p><p>For example, the modern <i>Corps</i> was first introduced in France about 1805 by Napoleon as a more flexible tactical grouping of two or more divisions during the <a href="/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars" title="Napoleonic Wars">Napoleonic Wars</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <th align="left"><a href="/wiki/NATO_Joint_Military_Symbology" title="NATO Joint Military Symbology">NATO Symbol</a> </th> <th align="left">Name </th> <th align="left"><a href="/wiki/Military_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Military unit">Nature</a> </th> <th align="left">Strength </th> <th align="left">Constituent units </th> <th align="left">Commander or leader </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Combatant_Command_or_Theatre_or_Region_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Military_Symbol_-_Combatant_Command_or_Theatre_or_Region_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Combatant_Command_or_Theatre_or_Region_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" 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href="#cite_note-FM_1-02-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or equivalent<br /><a href="/wiki/Region#Military_regions" title="Region">region</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Military_Units:_Army_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Military_Units:_Army-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Theater_(warfare)" title="Theater (warfare)">theater</a> </td> <td>Command </td> <td style="text-align:center">1,000,000–10,000,000 </td> <td>4+ army groups </td> <td>OF-10: <a href="/wiki/Field_marshal" title="Field marshal">field marshal</a><br />OF-9: <a href="/wiki/Four-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Four-star rank">general</a>, <a href="/wiki/Army_general" title="Army general">army general</a> or <a href="/wiki/Colonel_general" title="Colonel general">colonel general</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_Group_or_Navy_or_Front_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_Group_or_Navy_or_Front_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_Group_or_Navy_or_Front_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_Group_or_Navy_or_Front_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_Group_or_Navy_or_Front_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_Group_or_Navy_or_Front_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_Group_or_Navy_or_Front_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="530" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Army_group" title="Army group">army group</a> or equivalent<br /><a href="/wiki/Front_(military_formation)" title="Front (military formation)">front</a> </td> <td>Command </td> <td style="text-align:center">400,000–1,000,000<sup id="cite_ref-Military_Units:_Army_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Military_Units:_Army-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2+ armies </td> <td>OF-10 field marshal<br />OF-9: general, army general, or colonel general </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_or_Air_Force_or_Fleet_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_or_Air_Force_or_Fleet_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_or_Air_Force_or_Fleet_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_or_Air_Force_or_Fleet_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_or_Air_Force_or_Fleet_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_or_Air_Force_or_Fleet_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Army_or_Air_Force_or_Fleet_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="530" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Field_army" title="Field army">field army</a> </td> <td>Command </td> <td style="text-align:center">100,000–200,000 </td> <td>2–4 corps </td> <td>OF-10: field marshal<br />OF-9: general, army general, or colonel general <p>OF 8: Lieutenant General </p> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Command_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Command_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Command_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Command_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Command_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Command_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Command_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="530" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a> </td> <td>Formation </td> <td style="text-align:center">20,000–60,000 </td> <td>2+ divisions </td> <td>OF-9: general or army general<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />OF-8: <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">lieutenant general</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corps_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Corps general">corps general</a>, or colonel general<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />OF-7: <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">major general</a><sup id="cite_ref-plagf_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-plagf-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">division</a> </td> <td>Formation </td> <td style="text-align:center">6,000–25,000 </td> <td>2–8 brigades or regiments </td> <td>OF-8: lieutenant general<br />OF-8 or OF-7: <a href="/wiki/Divisional_general" title="Divisional general">divisional general</a><br /> OF-7: <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">major general</a> or <br />OF-6: <a href="/wiki/Senior_colonel" title="Senior colonel">senior colonel</a><sup id="cite_ref-plagf_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-plagf-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />OF-7: <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">Brigadier general</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigade</a> </td> <td>Formation </td> <td style="text-align:center">3,000–5,000<sup id="cite_ref-Military_Units:_Army_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Military_Units:_Army-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2+ regiments or groups, or<br />3–8 battalions or equivalent </td> <td>OF-7: major general<br />OF-7 or OF-6: <a href="/wiki/Brigade_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigade general">brigade general</a><br />OF-6: <a href="/wiki/Brigadier" title="Brigadier">brigadier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">brigadier general</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senior_colonel" title="Senior colonel">senior colonel</a><br />OF-5: <a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">colonel</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiment</a> </td> <td>Unit </td> <td style="text-align:center">1,000–3,000 </td> <td>2+ battalions or equivalent </td> <td>OF-5: <a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">colonel</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> or equivalent<br /><a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiment</a> (some countries for some arms only)<br /><a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">squadron</a> (US Cavalry)<br /><a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">squadron</a> (some countries for aviation) </td> <td>Unit </td> <td style="text-align:center">300–1,000 </td> <td>2–6 sub-units (companies or equivalent) </td> <td>OF-4: <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">lieutenant colonel</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Company_or_Squadron_or_Battery.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Company_or_Squadron_or_Battery.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Company_or_Squadron_or_Battery.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Company_or_Squadron_or_Battery.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Company_or_Squadron_or_Battery.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Company_or_Squadron_or_Battery.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Company_or_Squadron_or_Battery.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a> or equivalent<br /><a href="/wiki/Artillery_Battery" class="mw-redirect" title="Artillery Battery">artillery battery</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">squadron</a> (some countries for some arms only)<br />U.S. cavalry <a href="/wiki/Troop" title="Troop">troop</a> </td> <td>Unit or<br /><a href="/wiki/Subunit_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Subunit (military)">Subunit</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">100–250 </td> <td>2–8 platoons or equivalent </td> <td>OF-3: <a href="/wiki/Major_(military_rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major (military rank)">major</a><br />OF-2: <a href="/wiki/Captain_(land_and_air)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (land and air)">captain</a><br />OR-9: <a href="/wiki/Chief_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Warrant Officer">chief warrant officer</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Staffel_(Echelon)_-_Germany.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Staffel_%28Echelon%29_-_Germany.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Staffel_%28Echelon%29_-_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Staffel_%28Echelon%29_-_Germany.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Staffel_%28Echelon%29_-_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Staffel_%28Echelon%29_-_Germany.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Staffel_%28Echelon%29_-_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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(land and air)">captain</a> or <a href="/wiki/Staff_Captain" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Captain">staff captain</a><br />OR-8: <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> or <a href="/wiki/Master_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Warrant Officer">master warrant officer</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Platoon" title="Platoon">platoon</a> or equivalent<br /><a href="/wiki/Troop" title="Troop">troop</a> (some countries for some arms only) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sub-subunit" title="Sub-subunit">Sub-subunit</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">20–50 </td> <td>2+ Section, or vehicles </td> <td>OF-1: first or second <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">lieutenant</a><br />OR-7: <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Section.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Section.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Section.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Section.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Section.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Section.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Section.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Squad" title="Squad">squad</a> </td> <td>- </td> <td style="text-align:center">6–12 </td> <td>2–3 fireteams or 1+ cell </td> <td>OR-5: <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeant</a><br />OR-4: <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">corporal</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Team_or_Crew.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Team_or_Crew.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Team_or_Crew.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Team_or_Crew.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Team_or_Crew.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fireteam" title="Fireteam">team</a> or crew </td> <td>- </td> <td style="text-align:center">2–4 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>OR-3: <a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">lance corporal</a> to OR-5: <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeant</a> <p>OR-2: <a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">private first class</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Rungs may be skipped in this ladder: for example, typically NATO forces skip from battalion to brigade. Likewise, only large military powers may have organizations at the top levels and different armies and countries may also use traditional names, creating considerable confusion: for example, a British or Canadian armored regiment (battalion) is divided into <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">squadrons</a> (companies) and <a href="/wiki/Troop" title="Troop">troops</a> (platoons), whereas an American cavalry squadron (battalion) is divided into troops (companies) and platoons. In the French system (used by many African countries) the company is divided into sections (platoons) composed of 3 x "groupes de combat" of 7 soldiers, plus a group of vehicle crews and a HQ that includes 2 x snipers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Army_(unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Army (unit)">Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Army_group" title="Army group">army group</a>, <a href="/wiki/Region" title="Region">region</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Theater_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Theater (military)">theatre</a> are all large formations that vary significantly between armed forces in size and hierarchy position. While <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">divisions</a> were the traditional level at which support elements (field artillery, hospital, logistics and maintenance, etc.) were added to the unit structure, since World War II, many brigades now have such support units, and since the 1980s, regiments also have been receiving support elements. A regiment with such support elements is called a <a href="/wiki/Regimental_combat_team" title="Regimental combat team">regimental combat team</a> in US military parlance, or a <a href="/wiki/Battlegroup_(army)" title="Battlegroup (army)">battlegroup</a> in the UK and other forces. Canadian Army doctrine also includes the <a href="/wiki/Combat_team" title="Combat team">combat team</a> which is a company of infantry augmented with tanks, or a squadron of tanks augmented with infantry, or the combination of a full company of infantry with a full squadron of tanks. </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> the <a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Red Army</a> used the same basic organizational structure. However, in the beginning many units were greatly underpowered and their size was actually one level below on the ladder that is usually used elsewhere; for example, a division in the early-WWII Red Army would have been about the size of most nations' regiments or brigades.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the top of the ladder, what other nations would call an army group, the Red Army called a <a href="/wiki/Front_(Soviet_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Front (Soviet Army)">front</a>. By contrast, during the same period the German <a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht" title="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a> army groups, particularly on the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Eastern Front (World War II)">Eastern Front</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Army_Group_Centre" title="Army Group Centre">Army Group Centre</a> significantly exceeded the above numbers, and were more cognate with the Soviet <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Direction" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategic Direction">Strategic Directions</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Navy">Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Naval organization at the <a href="/wiki/Flotilla" title="Flotilla">flotilla</a> level and higher is less commonly abided by, as ships operate in smaller or larger groups in various situations that may change at a moment's notice. However, there is some common terminology used throughout navies to communicate the general concept of how many vessels might be in a unit. </p><p>Navies are generally organized into groups for a specific purpose, usually strategic, and these organizational groupings appear and disappear frequently based on the conditions and demands placed upon a navy. This contrasts with army organization where units remain static, with the same men and equipment, over long periods of time. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th align="left">Unit Name </th> <th align="left">Vessel types </th> <th align="left">No. of Vessels </th> <th align="left">Officer in command </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Combatant Command</a> (US)<sup id="cite_ref-FM_1-02_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM_1-02-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">Navy</a> or <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_(navy)" title="Admiralty (navy)">Admiralty</a> </td> <td>All vessels in a navy </td> <td>2+ Fleets </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Fleet Admiral">Fleet Admiral</a>, <a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Fleet" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiral of the Fleet">Admiral of the Fleet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grand_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Admiral">Grand Admiral</a> or <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Naval_fleet" title="Naval fleet">Fleet</a> </td> <td>All vessels in an ocean or general region </td> <td>2+ <a href="/wiki/Battle_Fleet" title="Battle Fleet">Battle Fleets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a> or <a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral">Vice Admiral</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_Fleet" title="Battle Fleet">Battle Fleet</a> (US, 1922–1941) </td> <td>A large number of vessels of all types </td> <td>2+ <a href="/wiki/Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force">Task Forces</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral">Vice Admiral</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force">Task Force</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> or <a href="/wiki/Carrier_strike_group" title="Carrier strike group">Carrier strike group</a> (US) </td> <td>A collection of complementary vessels </td> <td>2+ <a href="/wiki/Task_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Group">Task Groups</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_(naval)" title="Division (naval)">Divisions</a> or <a href="/wiki/Flotilla" title="Flotilla">Flotillas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral (United States)">Rear Admiral (upper half)</a> or <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral">Rear Admiral</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Division_(naval)" title="Division (naval)">Division</a> or <a href="/wiki/Task_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Group">Task Group</a> </td> <td>Usually <a href="/wiki/Capital_ship" title="Capital ship">capital ships</a> </td> <td>2+ large vessels </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral_(lower_half)" title="Rear admiral (United States)">Rear Admiral (lower half)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">Commodore</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Division_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Division Admiral">Division Admiral</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Flotilla" title="Flotilla">Flotilla</a> or Task Group </td> <td>A small number of vessels, usually of the same or similar types </td> <td>2+ <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(naval)" title="Squadron (naval)">Squadrons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral_(lower_half)" title="Rear admiral (United States)">Rear Admiral (lower half)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">Commodore</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Flotilla_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Flotilla Admiral">Flotilla Admiral</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; dorder-bottom:1px solid #999;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Squadron_(naval)" title="Squadron (naval)">Squadron</a> or Task Unit </td> <td>Small vessels </td> <td>A small number of vessels, usually of the same or similar types </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(naval)" title="Captain (naval)">Captain</a> or <a href="/wiki/Commander" title="Commander">Commander</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td>Task Element </td> <td>A single vessel </td> <td>One </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(naval)" title="Captain (naval)">Captain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander" title="Commander">Commander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Commander">Lieutenant Commander</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(naval)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant (naval)">Lieutenant</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The five-star ranks of <a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_fleet" title="Admiral of the fleet">admiral of the fleet</a> and fleet admiral have largely been out of regular use since the 1990s, with the exception of ceremonial or honorary appointments. Currently, all major navies (<a href="/wiki/Blue-water_navy" title="Blue-water navy">blue-water</a> and <a href="/wiki/Green-water_navy" title="Green-water navy">green-water</a> navies) are commanded by an <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">admiral</a> of either four-star rank or three-star rank depending on relative size. Smaller naval forces, such as the <a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Navy" title="Royal New Zealand Navy">Royal New Zealand Navy</a>, or those navies that are effectively <a href="/wiki/Coast_guard" title="Coast guard">coast guards</a>, are commanded by a <a href="/wiki/Rear-admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear-admiral">rear-admiral</a> (two-star rank), <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">commodore</a> (one-star rank) or even a <a href="/wiki/Captain_(naval)" title="Captain (naval)">captain</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">Aircraft carriers</a> are typically commanded by a captain. <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">Submarines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyers</a> are typically commanded by a captain or commander. Some destroyers, particularly smaller destroyers such as <a href="/wiki/Frigate" title="Frigate">frigates</a> (formerly known as <a href="/wiki/Destroyer_escort" title="Destroyer escort">destroyer escorts</a>) are usually commanded by officers with the rank of commander. <a href="/wiki/Corvette" title="Corvette">Corvettes</a>, the smallest class of warship, are commanded by officers with the rank of commander or <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant-commander">lieutenant-commander</a>. Auxiliary ships, including <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper_(ship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minesweeper (ship)">minesweepers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrol_boat" title="Patrol boat">patrol boats</a>, military <a href="/wiki/Riverboat" title="Riverboat">riverine craft</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ship%27s_tender" title="Ship's tender">tenders</a> and <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">torpedo boats</a> are usually commanded by <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">lieutenants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">sub-lieutenants</a> or <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officers" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant officers">warrant officers</a>. Usually, the smaller the vessel, the lower the rank of the ship's commander. For example, <a href="/wiki/Patrol_boat" title="Patrol boat">patrol boats</a> are often commanded by <a href="/wiki/Ensign_(rank)" title="Ensign (rank)">ensigns</a>, while frigates are rarely commanded by an officer below the rank of commander. </p><p>Historically, navies were far more rigid in structure. Ships were collected in <a href="/wiki/Division_(naval)" title="Division (naval)">divisions</a>, which in turn were collected in numbered <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(naval)" title="Squadron (naval)">squadrons</a>, which comprised a numbered <a href="/wiki/Naval_fleet" title="Naval fleet">fleet</a>. Permission for a vessel to leave one unit and join another would have to be approved on paper. </p><p>The modern U.S. Navy is primarily based on a number of standard groupings of vessels, including the <a href="/wiki/Carrier_strike_group" title="Carrier strike group">carrier strike group</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_strike_group" title="Expeditionary strike group">expeditionary strike group</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Additionally, naval organization continues aboard a single ship. The complement forms three or four departments (such as tactical and engineering), each of which has a number of divisions, followed by work centers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_force">Air force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Air force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The organizational structures of air forces vary between nations: some air forces (such as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>) are divided into commands, groups and squadrons; others (such as the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Soviet Air Force">Soviet Air Force</a>) have an Army-style organizational structure. The modern <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian Air Force</a> uses <a href="/wiki/Air_division" title="Air division">Air division</a> as the formation between wings and the entire air command. Like the RAF, Canadian wings consist of squadrons. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin:auto; border-collapse:collapse; border:0 none; vertical-align:top;" frame="void" rules="rows"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:3px double #999;"> <th align="left">NATO Symbol<br />(for Army comparison) </th> <th align="left">Unit Name<br />(<a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a>/<a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">RAF</a>/Other air forces) </th> <th align="left">No. of personnel </th> <th align="left">No. of aircraft </th> <th align="left">No. of subordinate units<br />(USAF/RAF) </th> <th align="left">Officer in command<br />(USAF/RAF) </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #999;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Region_or_Front.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Region_or_Front.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Region_or_Front.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Region_or_Front.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Region_or_Front.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Region_or_Front.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Region_or_Front.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Combatant Command</a><sup id="cite_ref-FM_1-02_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM_1-02-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or national <a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">air force</a> </td> <td>Entire air force </td> <td>Entire air force </td> <td>All <a href="/wiki/USAF#Major_Commands" class="mw-redirect" title="USAF">Major Commands</a> / <a href="/wiki/Command_(military_formation)" title="Command (military formation)">Commands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Air_Force" title="General of the Air Force">GAF</a> / <a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Marshal of the Royal Air Force">MRAF</a> or <a href="/wiki/Air_Chief_Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Chief Marshal">Air Chf Mshl</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #999;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army_Group.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army_Group.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army_Group.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army_Group.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army_Group.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army_Group.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army_Group.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/USAF#Major_Commands" class="mw-redirect" title="USAF">Major Command</a> / <a href="/wiki/Command_(military_formation)" title="Command (military formation)">Command</a> </td> <td>Varies </td> <td>Varies </td> <td>Varies by Region or Duty </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a> / <a href="/wiki/Air_Chief_Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Chief Marshal">Air Chf Mshl</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #999;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td>No USAF equivalent/<a href="/wiki/Command_(military_formation)" title="Command (military formation)">Command</a> or <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Tactical Air Force">Tactical Air Force</a> <br />/ <a href="/wiki/Air_army" title="Air army">Air army</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Varies by Region or Duty </td> <td>Varies </td> <td>Varies by Region or Duty </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">Gen</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt-Gen</a> / <a href="/wiki/Air_Chief_Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Chief Marshal">Air Chf Mshl</a> or <a href="/wiki/Air_Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Marshal">Air Mshl</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #999;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Corps.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Corps.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Corps.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Numbered_Air_Force" title="Numbered Air Force">Numbered Air Force</a>/No RAF equivalent </td> <td>Varies by Region or Duty </td> <td>Varies </td> <td>2+ Wings/Groups </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Maj-Gen</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lt-Gen</a> / N/A </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #999;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td>No USAF equivalent/No RAF equivalent<br />/<a href="/wiki/Aviation_Division" title="Aviation Division">Aviation Division</a> /<a href="/wiki/Air_division" title="Air division">Air division</a> </td> <td>Varies by Region or Duty </td> <td>Varies </td> <td>2+ Wings/Groups </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Maj-Gen</a> or <a href="/wiki/Divisional_general" title="Divisional general">Div-Gen</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #999;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Brigade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_(air_force_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (air force unit)">Wing</a>/<a href="/wiki/Group_(air_force_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group (air force unit)">Group</a> (inc. <a href="/wiki/No._83_Expeditionary_Air_Group_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group (United Kingdom)">EAGs</a>)<br />/Russian aviation brigade/Air Brigade </td> <td>1,000–5,000 </td> <td>48–200 </td> <td>2+ Groups/Wings </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigadier-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigadier-General">Brig-Gen</a>/<a href="/wiki/Air_Vice-Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Vice-Marshal">AVM</a> or <a href="/wiki/Air_Commodore" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Commodore">Air Cdre</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #999;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Group_(air_force_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group (air force unit)">Group</a>/<a href="/wiki/Wing_(air_force_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (air force unit)">wing</a> (inc. <a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_Air_Wing" title="Expeditionary Air Wing">EAWs</a>) or <a href="/wiki/RAF_station" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF station">Station</a><br />/Russian aviation regiment </td> <td>300–1,000 </td> <td>17–48 </td> <td>3–4 <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">Squadrons</a>/3–10 <a href="/wiki/Flight_(military_unit)" title="Flight (military unit)">Flights</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Col</a>/<a href="/wiki/Group_Captain" class="mw-redirect" title="Group Captain">Gp Capt</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">Wg Cdr</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #999;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Battalion.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">Squadron</a> </td> <td>100–300 </td> <td>7–16 </td> <td>3–4 Flights </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Colonel">Lt Col</a> or <a href="/wiki/Major_(military_rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major (military rank)">Maj</a>/<a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">Wg Cdr</a> or <a href="/wiki/Squadron_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Squadron Leader">Sqn Ldr</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; 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border-bottom:1px solid #999;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg/64px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg/96px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg/128px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Platoon_or_Troop.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/64px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/96px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/128px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Section_(military_unit)" title="Section (military unit)">Section</a> </td> <td>10–40 </td> <td>n/a–2 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junior_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior Officer">Junior Officer</a> or <a href="/wiki/Senior_NCO" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior NCO">Senior NCO</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; 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Aside from administrative hierarchical forms of organization that have evolved since the early 17th century in Europe, fighting forces have been grouped for specific operational purposes into mission-related organizations such as the German <a href="/wiki/Kampfgruppe" title="Kampfgruppe">Kampfgruppe</a> or the U.S. Combat Team (Army) and Task Force (Navy) during the Second World War, or the Soviet <a href="/wiki/Operational_manoeuvre_group" title="Operational manoeuvre group">Operational manoeuvre group</a> during the Cold War. In the British and Commonwealth armies the <a href="/wiki/Battlegroup_(army)" title="Battlegroup (army)">battlegroup</a> became the usual grouping of companies during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> and the Cold War. </p><p>Within NATO, a <a href="/wiki/Joint_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Task Force">Joint Task Force</a> (JTF) would be such a temporary grouping that includes elements from more than one armed service, a Combined Task Force (CTF) would be such a temporary grouping that includes elements from more than one nation, and a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) would be such a temporary grouping that includes elements of more than one armed service and more than one nation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Command_and_control" title="Command and control">Command and control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_administration" title="Military administration">Military administration</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Explanatory_notes">Explanatory notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_organization&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Explanatory notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the United States it is a common misunderstanding that their armed forces are totally prohibited from doing so by the <a href="/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act" title="Posse Comitatus Act">Posse Comitatus Act</a>. The Act, which reserves to Congress the power to employ federal military force to enforce law and order, refers specifically only to the <a href="/wiki/US_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="US Army">US Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/US_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="US Air Force">US Air Force</a>. The <a href="/wiki/US_Marines" class="mw-redirect" title="US Marines">US Marines</a> and <a href="/wiki/US_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy">Navy</a> are separately regulated, and the <a href="/wiki/US_Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="US Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a> has a clear law enforcement role in its peacetime status. The state-controlled <a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">Army National Guard</a> (technically a branch of the US Army) is also excluded from the Posse Comitatus Act. The <a href="/wiki/Insurrection_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Insurrection Act">Insurrection Act</a> specifically permits the president to use federal military force to restore public order in extreme emergency situations: the Act was implemented during the <a href="/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots" title="1992 Los Angeles riots">"Rodney King Riots"</a> in Los Angeles.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_service" title="Military service">Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history" title="Military history">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_military_technology" title="History of military technology">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_specialism" title="Military specialism">Occupational roles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_recruitment" title="Military recruitment">Recruitment</a></li> <li><i>Roles:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soldier" title="Soldier">Soldier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor" title="Sailor">Sailor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airman" title="Airman">Airman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">Enlisted rank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">Officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">Commanding officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_officer" title="Executive officer">Executive officer</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Protocols and structure:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">Ranks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_uniform" title="Military uniform">Uniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_awards_and_decorations" title="Military awards and decorations">Awards and decorations</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_decorations" title="List of military decorations">By country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_highest_military_decorations" class="mw-redirect" title="List of highest military decorations">Highest</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Categories:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_ranks" title="Category:Military ranks">Ranks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Forces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Command_and_control" title="Command and control">Command and control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_defence" title="Ministry of defence">Defense ministry</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">Armed Forces</a>:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army" title="Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">Air force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marines" title="Marines">Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_force" title="Space force">Space force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_forces" title="Special forces">Special forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_forces" title="Airborne forces">Airborne forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commando" title="Commando">Commando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frogman" title="Frogman">Frogman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Militia" title="Militia">Militia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_reserve_force" title="Military reserve force">Reserves</a></li> <li><i>Functional specialties:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_communications" title="Military communications">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_engineer" title="Combat engineer">Engineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_intelligence" title="Military intelligence">Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">Reconnaissance</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_reconnaissance_units" title="List of reconnaissance units">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_corps" title="Medical corps">Medical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_police" title="Military police">Military police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie" title="Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_forces" title="Security forces">Security forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_guard" title="Border guard">Border guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coast_guard" title="Coast guard">Coast guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_logistics" title="Military logistics">Logistics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_logistics_units_and_formations" title="Category:Military logistics units and formations">By country</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Categories:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Combat_occupations" title="Category:Combat occupations">Combat occupations</a></li> <li><i>Development:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_recruit_training" title="Military recruit training">Basic training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_exercise" title="Military exercise">Military maneuvers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat" title="Combat">Combat training</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Military_branch" title="Military branch">Branches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Land units:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_arms" title="Combat arms">Combat arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle" title="Armoured fighting vehicle">Armor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_reconnaissance" title="Special reconnaissance">Special reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_corps" title="Signal corps">Signal corps</a></li> <li><i>Naval units:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warship" title="Warship">Warships</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Surface_combatant" title="Surface combatant">Surface</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship" title="Littoral combat ship">Littoral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrol_boat" title="Patrol boat">Patrol</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">Aircraft carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landing_craft" title="Landing craft">Landing craft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_ship" title="Auxiliary ship">Auxiliary ship</a></li> <li><i>Air units:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bomber" title="Bomber">Bombers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control" title="Airborne early warning and control">Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Close_air_support" title="Close air support">Close air support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic-warfare_aircraft" title="Electronic-warfare aircraft">Electronic-warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">Reconnaissance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Structure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Organization</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Structure_of_contemporary_armed_forces" title="Category:Structure of contemporary armed forces">By country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Structure_of_contemporary_armies" title="Category:Structure of contemporary armies">Armies by country</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Command_hierarchy" title="Command hierarchy">Chain of command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Unified combatant command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)" title="Staff (military)">General staff</a></li> <li><i>Land:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_group" title="Army group">Army group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_army" title="Field army">Field army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">Corps</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_corps" title="List of military corps">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">Division</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_divisions" title="List of military divisions">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">Brigade</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Brigades_by_type" title="Category:Brigades by type">By type</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">Regiment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Regiments_by_country" title="Category:Regiments by country">By country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Regiments_by_type" title="Category:Regiments by type">By type</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">Battalion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Battalions_by_country" title="Category:Battalions by country">By country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Battalions_by_type" title="Category:Battalions by type">By type</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Platoon" title="Platoon">Platoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squad" title="Squad">Squad</a></li> <li><i>Naval:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_fleet" title="Naval fleet">Naval fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Task_force#Naval" title="Task force">Task force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrier_strike_group" title="Carrier strike group">Carrier strike group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Division_(naval)" title="Division (naval)">Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flotilla" title="Flotilla">Flotilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squadron_(naval)" title="Squadron (naval)">Squadron</a></li> <li><i>Air:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_box" title="Combat box">Combat box</a></li> <li><i>Special units by nation:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_Fleet" title="Battle Fleet">Battle Fleet; U.S. Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Front_(military_formation)" title="Front (military formation)">Front; Russian land forces</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Vehicles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Ground:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_vehicle" title="Military vehicle">Ground</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_vehicles" title="List of military vehicles">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_vehicle" title="Combat vehicle">Combat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tracked_military_vehicles" title="Category:Tracked military vehicles">Tracked vehicles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wheeled_military_vehicles" title="Category:Wheeled military vehicles">Wheeled vehicles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle" title="Armoured fighting vehicle">Armor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tank" title="Tank">Tank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry_fighting_vehicle" title="Infantry fighting vehicle">Infantry fighting vehicle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_armoured_fighting_vehicles" title="Lists of armoured fighting vehicles">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_armoured_fighting_vehicles_by_country" title="List of armoured fighting vehicles by country">By country</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armored_car_(military)" title="Armored car (military)">Armored car</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_car" title="Scout car">Scout car</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_vehicle#Military_trucks" title="Military vehicle">Truck</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_trucks" title="Category:Military trucks">List</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_truck" title="Gun truck">Gun truck</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self-propelled_artillery" title="Self-propelled artillery">Self-propelled artillery</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_howitzers#Self-propelled_howitzers" title="List of howitzers">List</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self-propelled_anti-aircraft_weapon" title="Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon">Anti-aircraft</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_railways" title="Military railways">Rail</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Weapons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Land</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Weapon" title="Weapon">Weapons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_weapons" title="Lists of weapons">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Artillery:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_artillery" title="Field artillery">Artillery</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artillery" title="List of artillery">List</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artillery_by_country" title="List of artillery by country">By country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artillery_battery" title="Artillery battery">Battery</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_gun" title="Field gun">Field gun</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_field_guns" title="List of field guns">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howitzer" title="Howitzer">Howitzer</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_howitzers" title="List of howitzers">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocket_artillery" title="Rocket artillery">Rocket</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rocket_artillery" title="List of rocket artillery">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Small_Arms_and_Light_Weapons" class="mw-redirect" title="Small Arms and Light Weapons">Infantry guns</a>:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_pistol" title="Service pistol">Pistols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">Machine guns</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_machine_guns" title="List of machine guns">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Service_rifle" title="Service rifle">Service rifles</a>:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_rifle" title="Battle rifle">Battle rifles</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_battle_rifles" title="List of battle rifles">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assault_rifle" title="Assault rifle">Assault rifle</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_assault_rifles" title="List of assault rifles">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sniper_rifle" title="Sniper rifle">Sniper rifle</a></li> <li><i>Other infantry weapons:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bazooka" title="Bazooka">Bazooka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_gun" title="Anti-tank gun">Anti-tank gun</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_anti-tank_guns" title="List of anti-tank guns">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenade" title="Grenade">Grenade</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Grenades" title="Category:Grenades">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flamethrower" title="Flamethrower">Flamethrower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayonet" title="Bayonet">Bayonet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_knife" title="Combat knife">Combat knife</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_knives" title="Category:Military knives">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Missile" title="Missile">Missiles</a>:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shoulder-fired_missile" title="Shoulder-fired missile">Shoulder-fired</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_guided_missile" title="Anti-tank guided missile">Anti-tank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_missiles" title="List of missiles">List</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_missiles_by_country" title="List of missiles by country">By country</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mortar_(weapon)" title="Mortar (weapon)">Mortar</a> <ul><li><i>Lists:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_infantry_mortars" title="List of infantry mortars">Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heavy_mortars" title="List of heavy mortars">Heavy</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Other:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_mine" title="Land mine">Land mine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shell_(projectile)" title="Shell (projectile)">Shells</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Sea/Air:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Missile" title="Missile">Guided missiles</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_missiles" title="List of missiles">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naval_warfare" title="Naval warfare">Naval</a>:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_artillery" title="Naval artillery">Naval artillery</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_naval_guns" title="List of naval guns">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-ship_missile" title="Anti-ship missile">Anti-ship missiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">Torpedoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Depth_charge" title="Depth charge">Depth charges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Close-in_weapon_system" title="Close-in weapon system">Close-in weapons</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Aerial</a>:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Aircraft_guns" title="Category:Aircraft guns">Guns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Air-launched_missiles" title="Category:Air-launched missiles">Missiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerial_bomb" title="Aerial bomb">Bombs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_technology" title="Military technology">Military equipment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_military_equipment" title="Lists of military equipment">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_equipment_by_country" title="Category:Military equipment by country">By country</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_helmet" title="Combat helmet">Helmet</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_combat_helmets" title="List of combat helmets">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_camouflage" title="Military camouflage">Camouflage</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_clothing_camouflage_patterns" title="List of military clothing camouflage patterns">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Body_armor" title="Body armor">Body armor</a></li> <li><i>Facilities:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_base" title="Military base">Military base</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_military_installations" title="Lists of military installations">Lists</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_hospital" title="Field hospital">Field hospital</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Combat systems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fire-control_system" title="Fire-control system">Fire-control system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire-control_radar" title="Fire-control radar">Fire-control radar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_(military)" title="Director (military)">Director (military)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_information_center" title="Combat information center">Combat information center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonar" title="Sonar">Sonar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">Radar</a></li> <li><i>Historical:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ship_gun_fire-control_system" title="Ship gun fire-control system">Ship gun fire-control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_data_computer" title="Gun data computer">Gun data computer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Data_Computer" title="Torpedo Data Computer">Torpedo Data Computer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/War" title="War">Warfare</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/War" title="War">War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle" title="Battle">Battle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategy" title="Strategy">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_tactics" title="Military tactics">Tactics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat" title="Combat">Combat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_science" title="Military science">Military science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diplomacy" title="Diplomacy">Diplomacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_law" title="International law">International law</a></li> <li><i>By era:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_warfare" title="Prehistoric warfare">Prehistoric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_warfare" title="Ancient warfare">Ancient</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medieval_warfare" title="Medieval warfare">Post-classical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_modern_warfare" title="Early modern warfare">Early modern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_warfare" title="Modern warfare">Late modern</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Industrial_warfare" title="Industrial warfare">industrial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth-generation_warfare" title="Fourth-generation warfare">fourth-gen</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>By type:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armoured_warfare" title="Armoured warfare">Armoured warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrage_(artillery)" title="Barrage (artillery)">Barrage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biological_warfare" title="Biological warfare">Biological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_camouflage" title="Military camouflage">Camouflage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_warfare" title="Chemical warfare">Chemical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Class_conflict" title="Class conflict">Class</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">Combined arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conventional_warfare" title="Conventional warfare">Conventional</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyberweapon" title="Cyberweapon">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Area_denial_weapon" title="Area denial weapon">Denial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disinformation" title="Disinformation">Disinformation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_warfare" title="Drone warfare">Drone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_warfare" title="Electronic warfare">Electronic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawfare" title="Lawfare">Lawfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loitering_munition" title="Loitering munition">Loitering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martial_music" title="Martial music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_warfare" title="Nuclear warfare">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychological_warfare" title="Psychological warfare">Psychological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiological_warfare" title="Radiological warfare">Radiological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unconventional_warfare" title="Unconventional warfare">Unconventional</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Battlespace" title="Battlespace">Battlespace</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Aerospace <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_forces" title="Airborne forces">Airborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_warfare" title="Space 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