Section (military unit)

U.S. Army and Indian Army soldiers, numbering roughly the size of a section, during a military exercise

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.

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