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Army. In the U.S. Army, a task force is a battalion-sized (usually, although there are variations in size) ad hoc unit formed by attaching smaller elements of other units. A company-sized unit with an armored or mechanized infantry unit attached is called a company team.
A bit of Truth in Television as Task Force 141 is likely inspired by real multinational Special Forces units such as Task Force 121, Knight, 145.
