combat team

American  

noun

Military.

1. a combination of military units, usually of different types, as infantry and artillery, temporarily under one command while on special combat mission.

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Example Sentences

Army confirmed last week that soldiers from a brigade combat team of the 101st Airborne Division will return to Kentucky “without replacement.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

One of Mineta’s colleagues in this was the Hawaii senator Daniel Inouye, who lost his right arm fighting with a celebrated all-Nisei combat team in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

While they might also have some capacity to communicate with each other, they’ll be part of a “networked” combat team whose mission will be dictated and overseen by human commanders.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2024

Details are still being worked out, but a littoral regiment is made up of roughly 2,000 Marines, and includes a combat team with an anti-ship missile battery, a logistics battalion and an air defense battalion.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023

An infantry brigade combat team has about 3,900 to 4,100 soldiers depending on how it is configured.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2021