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***** | SECTION | (DOD) 1.As applied to ships or naval aircraft, a tactical subdivision of a division.It is normally one-half of a division in the case of ships, and two aircraft in the case of aircraft.
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**** | SECTION | (DOD) 3.A tactical unit of the Army and Marine Corps.A section is smaller than a platoon and larger than a squad.In some organizations the section, rather than the squad, is the basic tactical unit.
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**** | SECTION | (DOD) 4.An area in a warehouse extending from one wall to the next; usually the largest subdivision of one floor.
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*** | SECTION | (DOD) 2.A subdivision of an office, installation, territory, works, or organization; especially a major subdivision of a staff.
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