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In some air forces, a section is also a unit containing two or three aircraft, commanded by a Lieutenant. In the Luftwaffe in the Second World War, this would have been called a rotte, while the Red Air Force would have called it a zveno or para. Two sections and supporting ground staff make up a flight, known as a staffel in the Luftwaffe.

A section is also the name for a shift or team of police officers in various police forces, particularly in the Commonwealth. The term is no longer used in the British police, in which it originated and where it was the group of officers headed by a Sergeant.