force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
armed forces; military; troops
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
platoon commander; section commander
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
(Chinese) merchant caravan
party; gang; company; squad
regiment of military policemen
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
flying column; detached force
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
squad leader; divisional officer
(squad of) police; police force
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
battle formation; disposition of troops
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
airborne troops; paratroops
exploration party; expedition team
uniform (of a military unit or squad); unit uniform
the entire force (of soldiers)
border patrol; border guard; border guards
mobile troops; mechanized unit; mechanised unit; naval task force
fire brigade; fire company
corps of musketeers; matchlock troops; firearms squad
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
Sturmabteilung; SA; Storm Troops; shock troops; storm troops
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
transport corps; army service corps
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
military police brigade (land army)
shock troop commander; spearhead of a shock unit
detached force; detachment
kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)
security force; public safety force
independent unit; autonomous unit
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
leader of a special attack unit (esp. kamikaze units in WWII); person who charges in first against opponents (esp. in a bōsōzoku gang)
rescue squad; rescue party
police force; police squad
to line up; to form a party
squad of swordsmen; unit armed with drawn swords; Battōtai; special police unit of swordsmen during the Satsuma Rebellion (1877)
military style; army style
relief party; rescue party
Sentai-like show (sub-genre of tokusatsu featuring teams of superheroes, e.g. Power Rangers)
detachment; contingent (of troops)
formation flying; formation flight
military affairs; military work
(military) unit flag; unit colors
Rikuentai; anti-shogunate army formed in Kyoto in 1867 by Nakaoka Shintarō
mobile investigation unit (police); MIU
air strike force; bomber squadron
regimental colors; regimental colours
caravansary; caravanserai
police mobile traffic unit
air flotilla; air fleet; combat aviation unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy
excavation team; dig team
United States Marine Corps; US Marines
advance troops; vanguard; advance contingent; leading unit
boot camp for new recruits (conducted by Japan's Self-Defence Force)
regional revitalization cooperation team
special attack unit; suicide squad; kamikaze unit
dishonorable discharge; dishonourable discharge
rejoining one's army unit
military unit composed of personnel who have volunteered for dangerous assignments; volunteer corps
disbanding (usu. a military unit); breaking up
Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
Special Assault Team; SAT
plain-clothes soldiers (esp. of the Chinese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War); mufti corps
guard of honour; honor guard
rear guard; rear guard unit
armored corps; armoured corps
honorable discharge; honourable discharge
naval brigade; naval land forces
storm trooper; Brownshirt
National Police Reserve; Japan Police Reserve Corps
Schutzstaffel (Nazi paramilitary organization); SS
airborne troops; paratroops
climbing expedition; mountaineering party
toy soldier; soldier figurine
women's volunteer corps; groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII
rescue party; rescue squad
Ghost in the Shell (film)
Volkssturm (national militia established by Nazi Germany during the last months of World War II)
militarization; militarisation
infantry troops (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)
Sekihōtai (short-lived pro-imperial volunteer corps formed during the Boshin War)
railway police (Japan); Railway Police Force
Shimonoseki campaign (1863-1864); Shimonoseki bombardment
Self-Defense Force mission; Self-Defense Force dispatch
blackshirts (Italian fascist group); squadristi; camicie nere
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994-1995 TV series)
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
Chōriki Sentai Ohranger (1995-1996 TV series)
Lily Princesses Student Corps (Okinawa 1945)
international disaster relief team; international emergency aid unit
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF
advance unit sent ahead of the main force on a special mission
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force; JMSDF
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
task organization; task organisation
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
overseas (military forces)
military police brigade (navy)
Air Officer Candidate School
self-defence fire brigade; fire brigade associated with building, company, etc.
armored unit; armored troops; armored forces
Japan International Cooperation Agency; JICA
Shiraume Student Nurse Corps (Okinawa, 1945)
fire command vehicle; fire chief car
evenly splitting the bill
military police brigade (air force)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Iran); IRGC
Kaientai (former trading company)
Blood and Iron Student Corps (Okinawa, 1945)