Field Army

Several divisions acting together. To the field army there are attached certain organizations of an auxiliary character, called field army troops. When several field armies are operating the same theater into of war and if In conditions' so required it they in may be organized armies. the United States, in war time, three or more divisions constitute an army corps and three or more army corps constitute a field army. Field Army Troops. — Troops attached to a field army. When the number of such troops make it nece ary, they are organized into a separate brigade for purposes of supply and administration, and a commander is designated and the nece ary staff is a igned to him. Infantry, cavalry, or military police may be attached to this separate brigade for defensive purposes on the march.