Activists have preferred this flexible coordination between groups within a small formation.

"Galaxy and maybe the small formation of ships across it?"

The interior floor is nearly featureless, with a small double-peak formation at the center.

Any member of the corps might become a soloist, or take part in a smaller formation within the larger perimeter.

Other units were attached to smaller, often improvised formations.

By August, they had 14 divisions and various smaller formations, including three tank brigades, for a total of 900,000 men.

Five smaller formations added up to 85 plus.

The southern edge is distended where a smaller formation has overlapped the side.

The idea of a single massed strike was abandoned, and the German air units were to attack in small formations but constantly, through the day.

To conserve fuel and aircraft, the Japanese had decided not to intercept small formations.