Fireteam

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A fireteam

An infantry fireteam

a military police dog team

an Engineer EOD team

A fireteam or fire team is a small group of infantry. It usually has 4 or less members: an automatic rifleman, a grenadier, a rifleman, and a fireteam leader. Two or three fireteam together makes a section or squad, which a squad leader leads.

References

↑ APP-6C Joint Military Symbology (PDF). NATO. May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
↑ "MOS 11B Infantryman Duty Descriptions". www.armywriter.com. Retrieved 2026-11-11.
↑ "Field Manual" (PDF). armypubs.army.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2026-11-11.

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[1] APP-6C Joint Military Symbology (PDF). NATO. May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

[ref1-2] "MOS 11B Infantryman Duty Descriptions". www.armywriter.com. Retrieved 2026-11-11.

[ref2-3] "Field Manual" (PDF). armypubs.army.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2026-11-11.