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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
FM 100-5; FM 1-100: "Army Aviation Operations" (PDF). Headquarters, Department of the Army. 21 February 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2023. FM 1-112: "Attack Helicopter Operations" (PDF). Headquarters, Department of the Army. 2 April 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2023. FM 1-113: "UTILITY AND CARGO ...
A fireteam or fire team is a small modern military subordinated element of infantry designed to optimize "NCO initiative", "combined arms", "bounding overwatch" and "fire and movement" tactical doctrine in combat. [2]
In the US military, a squad leader is a non-commissioned officer who leads a squad of typically nine soldiers (US Army: squad leader and two fireteams of four men each) or 13 marines (US Marine Corps: squad leader and three fireteams of four men each) in a rifle squad, or three to eight men in a crew-served weapons squad.