What is military formation?

  • (noun): A formation of troops.

Some articles on military formation, formation, military:

Guard Mount - Military Formation
... Guard mount refers to a pre-shift official formation among designated United States Air Force Security Forces or United States Army Military Police Corps members ... During the formation, the senior NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer) such as the flight leader (known as the flight chief) or the First Seargent will discuss topics such as current unit, base or other Service (air ...
Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army - Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA)
1941 Bulba removed “The Polissian Sich” from his formation name (numbering by this time only 300 persons), calling his formation the “Ukrainian Insurgent Army” ... negotiate with the Germans for the renewal of his formation ... was spent by Taras Bulba-Borovets at the General Government, while his formation was inactive ...

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