Unit (military)

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## Contents

* 1 Units in land forces
* 2 Naval forces
* 2.1 Administrative
* 2.2 Tactical
* 3 Air Forces

A unit in the context of a military organization is a group of soldiers, with specified equipment, under a specific chain of command. A unit generally has one commander, the Commanding Officer, and is composed of sub-units.

All but the very smallest have a headquarters organization, which will contain both staff for planning and controlling operations, and often combat support and combat service support sub-units to support the main role. Some units may have specialized combat arms units under the direct control of the commander, such as artillery.

## Units in land forces[edit]

Name  | Personnel  | NATO command rank  | U.S. command rank

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fire team | 3-5  | OR-4 to OR-5  | E-4 to E-5
squad (land forces) | 10-13  | OR-4 to OR-6  | E-6 to E-7
platoon (land forces) | 20-40  | OF-1  | O-1
company (land forces)/troop/battery (military unit) | 100-200  | OF-3 to OF-4  | O-3 to O-4
battalion/squadron (land forces)/squadron (air forces) | 500-1000  | OF-5  | O-5
regiment/group (land forces)/group (air forces)/brigade | 3000-5000  | OF-6 to OF-7  | O-6
division | 10000-25000  | OF-8  | O-8
corps  | 30000-75000  | OF-8  | O-8 to O-9
field army | 100000-300000  | OF-9  | O-9 to O-10

## Naval forces[edit]

Due to variation in ship sizes and types, it is more difficult to assign numbers.

### Administrative[edit]

* Division (naval forces)
* Squadron (naval forces)
* Flotilla
* Fleet

### Tactical[edit]

* Task unit
* Task group
* Task force

## Air Forces[edit]

* Section
* Flight
* Squadron (air forces)
* Group (air forces)/Wing (some nations' wings contain groups, and other nations groups are larger than wings)
* Air Division
* Numbered Air Force