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A chalk often corresponds to a platoon-sized unit for air assault operations, or a company-minus-sized organization for airborne operations. For air transport operations, it can consist of up to a company-plus-sized unit. Frequently, a load of paratroopers in one aircraft, prepared for a drop, is also referred to as a stick.
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III Armored Corps; IV Corps; IV Armored Corps; VI Corps; VII Corps; VIII Corps; IX Corps; X Corps; XI Corps; XII Corps; XIII Corps; XIV Corps; XV Corps; XVI Corps; XIX Corps; XX Corps; XXI Corps; XXII Corps; XXIII Corps; XXIV Corps; XXXIII Corps – World War II – see Fourteenth United States Army; XXXV Airborne Corps – World War II ...
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
Corps Vandalia-Teutonia, a German Student Corps in the Kösener SC-Verband; Green Lantern Corps, a fictional intergalactic military/police force appearing in comics published by DC Comics; Press corps, a group of reporters covering a specific entity or event; An abbreviation of Corporation
The use of formalized ranks in a hierarchical structure came into widespread use with the Roman Army. [citation needed]In modern times, executive control, management and administration of military organization is typically undertaken by governments through a government department within the structure of public administration, often known as a ministry of defence or department of defense.
Corps: Formerly consisted of a corps headquarters and two or more divisions, corps troops (consisting of corps artillery, an armored cavalry regiment, an air defense artillery group, and an army aviation group), an expeditionary sustainment command (ESC) and other organic support brigades. A corps is now designated as an "operational unit of ...
The United States Marine Corps is organized within the Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). The most senior Marine commissioned officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recruiting, training, and equipping the Marine Corps so that it is ready for operation under the command of the unified combatant commanders.