Patrol
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A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as law enforcement officers, military personnel, or security personnel, that are assigned to monitor or secure a specific geographic area.
United States Air Force Security Forces personnel patrolling during the Gulf War
UN Peacekeepers in Eritrea patrolling the Eritrea–Ethiopia border
West Midlands Police officers on foot patrol in West Bromwich, England
Section (military unit)
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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". As
Patrol
…patrol), to find and engage the enemy. A patrol can also mean a small cavalry or armoured unit, subordinate to a troop or platoon, usually comprising a section or squad of mounted troops, or two armoured fighting vehicles (often tanks). In non-military law enforcement, patrol officers are police officers (or…
U.S. Army and Indian Army soldiers, numbering roughly the size of a section, during a military exercise