Section (military unit)

A section is a military sub-subunit. It usually consists of between 6 and 20 personnel. NATO and U.S. doctrine define a section as an organization "larger than a squad, but smaller than a platoon."^[1]^[2]^[3] As such, two or more sections usually make up an army platoon or an air force flight.

^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. pp. 3–67.
^ ADP 3-90 Offense and Defense. Washington, DC: US Department of the Army. 31 August 2012. p. 7.
^ FM 1-02.2 Military Symbols. Washington, DC: US Department of the Army. 10 November 2020. pp. 2–6.

[1] APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. pp. 3–67.

[2] ADP 3-90 Offense and Defense. Washington, DC: US Department of the Army. 31 August 2012. p. 7.

[auto-3] FM 1-02.2 Military Symbols. Washington, DC: US Department of the Army. 10 November 2020. pp. 2–6.

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v t e Army units and organization
Subordinated element	Fireteam / Crew Ø Squad ● Section / Patrol ●● Platoon / Troop / Flight ●●● Staffel / Echelon ●●●●
Unit	Company / Battery / Squadron ❘ Battalion / Squadron / Cohort ❘ ❘ Regiment / Group ❘ ❘ ❘
Formation	Brigade / Group / Wing ☓ Division / Legion ☓☓ Corps ☓☓☓
Command	Field army / Command ☓☓☓☓ Army group / Front ☓☓☓☓☓ Region / Theater ☓☓☓☓☓☓
Temporary	Detachment Chalk Patrol Field force Task force Brigade group Flying column Combat command Regimental combat team Battalion tactical group Battlegroup Group army Combat team

Section (military unit)

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