ground forces
Soldiers on foot
Ground forces are military personnel and equipment that operate on land, as distinguished from naval and air forces.
The term encompasses infantry, armor, artillery, and support units that engage in terrestrial combat: The general committed ground forces after the air campaign failed to achieve objectives.
In discussions of military strategy, committing ground forces often implies higher stakes than remote warfare.
- armyOrganized land-based military
- infantryGround combat troops
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- garrisonStationed military force
combat troops · forward operating base · armored divisions · military · corps · active duty · mechanized infantry · British Army · reconnaissance · territorial defense · mobilize · soldiers · tactical operations · theater of war · peacekeeping missions · rapid deployment · troops · troop surge
- armyinfantry, cavalry, soldiers, artillery, officers
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- armiesdivisions, battalions, corps, soldiers, platoons
- military branchesArmy, army, navy, Air Force, air force
- military forcesarmy, soldiers, troops, militias, reserve army
- war participantssoldiers, troops, armies, army, combatants
ground forcesair forces
Countries' sky-based military branches
naval forces · air power · sea power · navy · air force
ground, background, underground, grounds, forces, grounded, groundwork, grounding, groundless