Field Force

Field Force

A Field Force in British parlance is a combined arms land force operating under actual or assumed combat circumstances [p.88 Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt and Hayes, Grace P. "Dictionary of Military Terms: A Guide to the Language of Warfare and Military Institutions" 1986 The H.W. Wilson Company] usually for the length of a specific military campaign.

A Field Force would be created from the various units in an area of military operations and be named for the geographical area. Examples are-

* Kurram Filed Force 1878
* Natal Field Force 1881
* Zhob Field Force 1890
* Mashonaland Field Force 1896
* Malakand Field Force 1896
* Tirah Filed Force 1897
*Yukon Field Force 1898

In Australia a Field Force comprises the units required to meet operational commitments. [http://www.diggerhistory3.info/handbook/page/01-army-today.htm]

In the United States, during the Vietnam War the term "Corps" was used for various parts of South Vietnam i.e "I Corps". To avoid confusion the Corps sized military command that controlled U.S. Army Divisions and other units was called a "Field Force" such as I Field Force and II Field Force.

The US Army refers to task forces as temporary organisations of military units for a specific mission though they usually may be of battalion size. Task Forces were formerly named after the unit commander, such as Task Force Smith at the beginning of the Korean War Similar temporary military formations in British, Imperial, or Commonwealth units were formerly known by the name of the Commander i.e. Layforce for Colonel Robert Laycock's command.

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