#military_unit__military_force__force a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
supertype: #social_unit__unit an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
member of: #armed_service
subtype: #command.military_unit a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
subtype: #enemy an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn"
subtype: #task_force a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective
subtype: #army_unit a military unit that is part of an army
subtype: #corps__corp an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
subtype: #Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps__ROTC a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers
subtype: #division.army_unit an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
subtype: #U._S._Army_Special_Forces__Special_Forces a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerrilla fighting
subtype: #battle_group an army unit usually consisting of five companies
subtype: #regiment army unit smaller than a division
subtype: #brigade army unit smaller than a division
subtype: #battalion an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
subtype: #company.army_unit small military unit; usually two or three platoons
subtype: #platoon a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
subtype: #detachment a small unit of troops of special composition
subtype: #guard.detachment__bodyguard a group of men who escort and protect some important person
subtype: #yeomanry a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army
subtype: #Praetorian_Guard the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor
subtype: #patrol.detachment a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
subtype: #picket a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
subtype: #press_gang__pressgang a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy
subtype: #provost_guard__provostguard a detachment under the command of a provost marshall
subtype: #rearguard a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
subtype: #vanguard__van the leading units moving at the head of an army
subtype: #section.army_unit a small army unit usually having a special function
subtype: #squad a smallest army unit
subtype: #firing_squad__firing_party a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
subtype: #troop a group of soldiers
subtype: #shock_troops soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault
subtype: #troop.army_unit a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
subtype: #artillery_unit__artilleryunit__artillery an army unit that uses big guns
subtype: #battery.artillery_unit group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
subtype: #musketry musketeers and their muskets collectively
subtype: #cavalry a highly mobile army unit
subtype: #squadron.cavalry a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
subtype: #horse_cavalry__horsecavalry an army unit mounted on horseback
subtype: #mechanized_cavalry an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles
subtype: #infantry__foot an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
subtype: #paratroops infantry trained and equipped to parachute
subtype: #naval_unit__navalunit a military unit that is part of a navy
subtype: #US_Marine_Corps__Marine_Corps an amphibious division of the United States Navy
subtype: #division.naval_unit a group of ships of similar type
subtype: #squadron.naval_unit a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
subtype: #escadrille.squadron a small squadron
subtype: #air_unit__airunit a military unit that is part of the airforce
subtype: #division.air_unit a unit of the United States air force usually comprising two or more wings
subtype: #wing.air_unit a unit of military aircraft
subtype: #air_group__airgroup a unit of the United States air force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing
subtype: #squadron an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
subtype: #escadrille a air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)
subtype: #flight.air_unit an air force unit smaller than a squadron
subtype: #legion a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"
subtype: #echelon.military_unit a body of troops arranged in a line
subtype: #phalanx.military_unit a body of troops in close array
subtype: #militia__reserves civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
subtype: #SA__Sturmarbeiteilung__Storm_Troops Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
subtype: #territorial_reserve__territorialreserve__territorial a territorial military unit
instance: #National_Guard__home_reserve #Territorial_Army
subtype: #home_guard a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere
subtype: #commando an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
subtype: #contingent.military_unit__detail a temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes one British contingent"
subtype: #headquarters a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
subtype: #spearhead the leading military unit in an attack
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