The term auxiliaries comes from the latin auxilia (help). For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ...

It is generally used to describe people employed in an organisation, often pre-existing as a Reserve force, acting in support of a main military force. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The phrase auxiliary force(s) may also be used.

The term auxiliaries or auxiliary forces may refer to organiz{| class="wikitable" |-

|}ations where the word auxiliary does not necessarily form part of the formal title.

The term auxiliaries has other discrete uses in specific contexts.

Auxiliaries may also be locally recruited people who serve as an adjunct to regular military forces, especially in the form of colonial troops. Colonial troops or colonial army refers to various military units usually used as garrison troops in various colonies. ...

Organisations

Contemporary Usage

• The Merchant Marine
• The Merchant Navy
• Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force
• Civil Air Patrol
• United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
• Royal Auxiliary Air Force
• Royal Fleet Auxiliary
• Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
• The Auxiliary police

Historical Usage It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Merchant Navy. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Merchant Marine. ... The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is a United States Navy (USN) organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. ... Civil Air Patrol seal The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). ... Signature Mark of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was established on June 23, 1939 by an act of Congress as the United States Coast Guard Reserve and re-designated as the Auxiliary on February 19, 1941. ... The Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) is the volunteer reserve part of the Royal Air Force. ... The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is the service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world. ... Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service ensign The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service is a British Government agency which runs a variety of small support vessels for the Royal Navy. ... A CISCO Security auxiliary police officer stands guard beside an armoured truck while his colleagues deliver high-valued goods to and from commercial clients at Raffles Place, Singapore. ...

• Roman auxiliaries, non-citizen troops supporting the Roman legions.
• Colonial Auxiliary Forces
• Auxiliary Division, British paramilitary police force raised during the Irish War of Independence 1919-21

Auxiliaries (from Latin: auxilia = supports) formed the standing non-citizen corps of the Roman army of the Principate (30 BC - 284 AD), alongside the citizen legions. ... The Roman Legion (from Latin , from lego, legere, legi, lectus — to collect) is a term that can apply both as a transliteration of legio (conscription or army) to the entire Roman army and also, more narrowly (and more commonly), to the heavy infantry that was the basic military unit of... The Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary, generally known as the Auxiliaries or Auxies, was a paramilitary organization within the RIC during the Anglo-Irish War. ... A paramilitary organization is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ... Combatants Irish Republic United Kingdom Commanders Michael Collins Richard Mulcahy Cathal Brugha Important local IRA leaders Henry Hugh Tudor Strength Irish Republican Army c. ...

Linguistics

• Auxiliaries can also be used to refer to Auxiliary verbs in linguistic contexts.

In linguistics, an auxiliary (also called helping verb, auxiliary verb, or verbal auxiliary) is a verb functioning to give further semantic or syntactic information about the main or full verb following it. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of language, which can be theoretical or applied. ...

Chemistry

• Chiral auxiliaries are chemical compounds used in chiral synthesis

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