Group is a term used by different air forces for an element of military organization. The size of a group varies considerably between different countries. The terms group and wing are used differently in different air forces, and this can cause confusion. An Air force is a military or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare. ... Military science concerns itself with the study and of the diverse technical, psychological, and practical phenomena that encompass the events that make up warfare, especially armed combat. ... Wing is a term used by different air forces for a unit of command. ...

United States and French usage

In the United States Air Force, the United States Marine Corps and French Armée de l'Air, a group, or groupe, equates a squadron and as such is a type of unit. In the U.S. forces, several groups form a wing. Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts stationed together at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in southwest Asia, fly over the desert. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises. ... The French Air Force is the air force branch of the French Armed Forces. ... A Squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or naval vessels. ... Wing is a term used by different air forces for a unit of command. ...

RAF and Commonwealth usage

In the Royal Air Force and most other Commonwealth air forces, a group is a formation of several units. Historically, groups directly controlled a number of wings. At the present time, groups control stations. Groups are directly subordinate to a command (or, historically, to a tactical air force). When the RAF was formed, an officer with the rank of Group Captain (equivalent to Colonel) commanded such a unit, although they have been commanded by Air Vice-Marshals since before the Second World War. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Commonwealth of Nations (CN), usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, the majority of which are former colonies of the United Kingdom. ... Wing is a term used by different air forces for a unit of command. ... An RAF station is a Royal Air Force military base. ... In a military context, a command is a collection of units or a group of personnel under the control of a single officer. ... A Group Captains sleeve/shoulder insignia A Group Captains command flag Group Captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... Colonel (IPA: or ) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... An Air Vice Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Vice Marshal is the third most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...