Section (military unit)
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A section is a small military unit that has 6–20 soldiers. NATO and the U.S. defines a section as a unit "larger than a squad, but smaller than a platoon". Two or more sections usually make an army platoon or an air force flight.
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| A section |
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| A mechanized infantry section |
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| a psychological operations section |
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| a light anti-tank section |
References
- ↑ "ADP 3-90 OFFENSE AND DEFENSE" (PDF). armypubs.army.mil. U.S. Department of the Army. Retrieved 2026-11-11.
- 1 2 "APP-06, NATO Joint Military Symbology (Ed. E, Ver. 1)". nso.nato.int. NATO Standardization Office. Retrieved 2026-11-11.
