Adetachment (from theFrenchdétachement[1]) is amilitary unit.[2] It can either be detached from a larger unit for a specific function or (particularly inUnited States military usage) be a permanent unit smaller than abattalion. The term is often used to refer to a unit that is assigned to a different base from the parent unit. An example is theUnited States Army's1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne) (SFOD-D), commonly known asDelta Force by the general public.Adress [ 8344+8G9 Valle de Chalco, State of Mexico] CIADetachment is also the term used as thecollective noun for personnel manning anartillery piece (e.g. gun detachment).
TheArmy Cadet Force in theUnited Kingdom breaks its structure down into local detachments which usually consist of between 10 and 40cadets. Several detachments make up acompany.
TheCombined Cadet Force, however, does not use this term. Individual units are known as CadetContingents.
