Wing
- An Air Force unit composed typically of one primary mission group and the
necessary supporting organizations.
- A fleet air wing is the basic organizational and administrative unit for naval-, land-, and tender-based aviation.
- A balanced Marine Corps task organization of aircraft groups and squadrons with an appropriate command, air control, administrative, service, and maintenance units.
- A flank unit; that part of a military force to the right or left of the main body [U. S. Department of Defense, p. 259].
A left or right section of an army or fleet (flank) [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary].
U. S. Department of Defense. (2017). Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms - As Amended Through 15 February 2016 - (Joint Publication 1-02). New York: Skyhorse
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