troops formations

concentrate from dispersed formations

transitions into different movement formations

wartime special formations

break up hostile attack formations

combined arms units and formations continuous artillery combat support

orders and formations

Formations and Order of Movement (FOOM)

deploy in precombat and combat formations

airborne troops

armored troops

barrier troops / blocking detachments (units) / anti-retreat forces

border (security) forces /troops

civil defense troops

coastal troops

concentration of troops

covering troops

crack troops

division troops

engineer troops (engr tps)

extraction of troops

forward line of own troops (FLOT)

government communications troops

ground forces air defense troops

group troops

household troops

insertion of troops

inspection of troops

irregular troops

landing troops

main concentration (of troops)

missile troops

mission, enemy, terrain (and weather), troops, time available, civil considerations (METT-TC)