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In countries following the British Army tradition, including the Australian Army and the Canadian Forces Land Force Command , the equivalent organization is a Section .

In the United States Army , a squad is composed of two fireteams of four or five soldiers each. In the United States Marine Corps , a squad is typically composed of three fireteams of four marines and a squad leader who is a junior Non-commissioned Officer .

In combat, a squad covers a frontage of about 100 meters in open terrain when attacking, and can effectively defend a position of 100 to 200 meters in radius.


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