Command (military)
major and largest military organisational formation of a service branch, such as army, navy, or air force
A command in military terminology is a group of units or a group of people under the control of one officer. The group is usually made to do a set type of job most often of a combat type.
The definition of "command" according to the United States Department of Defense is: [1]
A unit or units, an organization, or an area under the command of one individual. Also called CMD. See also area command; combatant command; combatant command (command authority).
References
change- ↑ United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, [1] Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
