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<p>A <b>detachment</b> (from the <a href="page.php?w=French_language">French</a> détachement) is a <a href="page.php?w=military_unit">military unit</a>. It can either be detached from a larger unit for a specific function or (particularly in <a href="page.php?w=United_States_military">United States military</a> usage) be a permanent unit smaller than a <a href="page.php?w=battalion">battalion</a>. The term is often used to refer to a unit that is assigned to a different base from the parent unit. An example is the <a href="page.php?w=United_States_Army">United States Army</a>'s</p><p>
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