Military organization

A mixed aircraft and ship formation of military vehicles during ANNUALEX (Annual Exercise) with USN and JASDF vehicles.

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A military organization is a way of structuring the armed forces of a state as a need to offer military capability required by the national defence policy. In some countries paramilitary forces are included in a nation's armed forces. Armed forces that are not a part of the military or paramilitary organizations, such as insurgent forces, often mimic military organizations, or use ad hoc structures.

Military organization is hierarchical. The use of formalized ranks in a hierarchical structure came into widespread use with the Roman Army. In modern times, executive control, management and administration of military organizations is typically undertaken by the government through a government department within the structure of public administration, often known as a Department of Defense, Department of War, or Ministry of Defence. These in turn manage Armed Services that themselves command combat, combat support and service support formations and units.

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• 1 Executive control, management and administration of military organizations
• 2 Armed services
• 3 Commands, formations, and units
• 4 Table of organization and equipment
• 5 Hierarchy of modern armies
• 6 Hierarchy of modern navies
• 7 Hierarchy of air forces
• 8 Military formations
  • 8.1 Historical Formations
    • 8.1.1 Alexander Wars
    • 8.1.2 First Battle of Panipat
    • 8.1.3 Second Battle of Panipat
    • 8.1.4 Haldighati
    • 8.1.5 Battle of Basantar
    • 8.1.6 Battle of Waterloo
    • 8.1.7 WW I
    • 8.1.8 WW II