United States Army
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Active	14 June 1775 - today
Country	United States of America
Type	army
Size	approx. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces 1,055,000
Part of	Department of Defense Department of the Army
Motto	Army Strong
Colors	Black & Gold
March	The Army Goes Rolling Along
Engagements	Revolutionary War Northwest Indian War Tecumseh's War Creek War Peoria War War of 1812 Seminole Wars Black Hawk War Mexican-American War Utah War American Civil War Spanish-American War Philippine-American War Banana Wars Boxer Rebellion The Banana Wars World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Persian Gulf War Kosovo War Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Chief of Staff	GEN George W. Casey, Jr.
Vice Chief of Staff	GEN Richard A. Cody
Sergeant Major	SMA Kenneth O. Preston

The United States Army is the largest, and by some standards, the oldest established branch of the armed forces of the United States and is one of seven uniformed services. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government The Department of the Army is one of the three Service departments in the United States Department of Defense. " The Army Goes Rolling Along " is the official song of the United States Army and is typically called "The Army Song In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Northwest Indian War (1785&ndash1795 also known as Little Turtle's War and by various other names was a war fought between the United States and Tecumseh's War or Tecumseh's Rebellion are terms sometimes used to describe a conflict in the Old Northwest between the United States and an American The Creek War (1813&ndash1814 also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a Civil war within the Creek (Muscogee The Peoria War was an armed conflict between the U S Army and the Native American tribes of the Potawatomi and the Kickapoo that took The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between various groups of Native Americans collectively known as The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States. The Utah War, also known as the Utah Expedition or Buchanan's Blunder, was an armed dispute between Latter-day Saint (" Mormon " Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South For the 1974-1975 Banana war against US monopolies and Central American countries see Union of Banana Exporting Countries. The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence For the 1974-1975 Banana war against US monopolies and Central American countries see Union of Banana Exporting Countries. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF is the official name used by the U The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Chief of Staff of the United States Army ( CSA) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Army and is member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General George William Casey Jr, USA (born July 21, 1948) is the 36th and current Chief of Staff of the United States Army The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army ( VCSA) is the principal advisor and assistant to the Army Chief of Staff. Richard A Cody, was a four-star general in the United States Army. The Sergeant Major of the Army is a unique non-commissioned rank in the United States Army. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States has seven federal uniformed services that commission officers as defined by Title 10, and subsequently structured and organized Like all armies, it has the primary responsibility for land-based military operations. An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking The modern Army had its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on June 14, 1775, before the establishment of the United States, to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War. The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Congress created the United States Army on June 14, 1784 after the end of the war to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The Congress of the Confederation or the United States in Congress Assembled was the governing body of the United States of America from March 1, Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Army considers itself to be descended from the Continental Army, and thus dates its inception from the origins of that force. ^[1]

Control and operation of the Army is administered by the Department of the Army, one of the three service departments of the Department of Defense. The Department of the Army is one of the three Service departments in the United States Department of Defense. In the United States Department of Defense, executive civilian control over matters other than operations is exercised through the three service departments, the The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government The civilian head is the Secretary of the Army and the highest ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff, unless the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are Army officers. The United States Secretary of the Army is a civilian office within the Department of Defense with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States The Chief of Staff of the United States Army ( CSA) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Army and is member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( CJCS) is by law the highest ranking military officer overall in the United States Armed The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( VJCS) is by law the second highest ranking military officer overall in the United States Armed Forces ranking As of August 31, 2007, the Regular Army reported a strength of 519,472 soldiers. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Please see Regular Army (disambiguation for countries other than the United States that use this term The United States Regular Army ^[2] By the end of 2006, the Army National Guard (ARNG) reported 346,288 and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) reported 189,975, putting the approximate combined component strength total at 1,055,734. The Army National Guard ( ARNG) is the land force militia organized by each of the several states and territories of the United States The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. ^[3]

Structure

The United States Army is made up of three components: the active component, the Regular Army; and two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. Please see Regular Army (disambiguation for countries other than the United States that use this term The United States Regular Army The Army National Guard ( ARNG) is the land force militia organized by each of the several states and territories of the United States The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Both reserve components are primarily composed of part-time soldiers who train once a month, known as Battle Assembly or Unit Training Assemblies (UTAs), and conduct two to three weeks of annual training each year. Battle Assembly is the term used by the United States Army Reserve to describe monthly drills where soldiers practice their military skills and maintain individual and unit Both the Regular Army and the Army Reserve are organized under Title 10 of the United States Code, while the National Guard is organized under Title 32. Title 10 of the United States Code outlines the role of armed forces in the United States Code. The United States Code ( USC) is a compilation and Codification of the general and permanent federal Law of the United States. Title 32 of the United States Code outlines the role of the United States National Guard in the United States Code. While the Army National Guard is organized, trained and equipped as a component of the U. The Army National Guard ( ARNG) is the land force militia organized by each of the several states and territories of the United States S. Army, when it is not in federal service it is under the command of individual state's governors. However the National Guard can be federalized by presidential order and against the governor's wishes. For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. ^[4]

HHC, U. In United States Army units a headquarters and headquarters company is a company sized Military unit, found at the Battalion level and S. Army Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

The U. S. Army is led by a civilian Secretary of the Army, who reports to the Secretary of Defense, and serves as civilian oversight for the U.S. Army Chief of Staff. The United States Secretary of the Army is a civilian office within the Department of Defense with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U The Chief of Staff of the United States Army ( CSA) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Army and is member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The U. S. Army Chief of Staff is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a body composed of the service chiefs from each service who advise the President and Secretary of Defense on military matters under the guidance of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS) is a group comprising the Chiefs of service of each major branch of the Armed services in the United States armed forces The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by

In 1986, the Goldwater-Nichols Act mandated that operational control of the services follows a chain of command from the President to the Secretary of Defense directly to the Unified Combatant Commanders, who have control of all armed forces units in their geographic or function area of responsibility. The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 reworked the command structure of the United States military. A Unified Combatant Command ( UCC) is a United States joint military command composed of forces from two or more services has a broad and continuing mission Thus, the Chief of Staff of each service only has the responsibility to organize, train and equip their respective service component. The services provide trained forces to the Combatant Commanders for use as they see fit.

The Army is currently undergoing a period of transformation, which is expected to be finished in 2009. When it is finished, there will be five geographical commands which will line up with the five geographical Unified Combatant Commands (COCOM).

• United States Army Central headquartered at Fort McPherson, Georgia
• United States Army North headquartered at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
• United States Army South headquartered at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
• United States Army Europe headquartered at Campbell Barracks, Heidelberg, Germany
• United States Army Pacific headquartered at Fort Shafter, Hawaii

Each command will receive a numbered army as operational command, except in the case of U. United States Army Central, formerly the Third United States Army was a field army of the United States Army. See also Fort McPherson Northwest Territories Fort McPherson is a U The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States Army North, formerly known as the Fifth United States Army was a field army of the United States Army. Fort Sam Houston is a US Army post in San Antonio Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam" it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. United States Army South is the Army's service component command of United States Southern Command. The Seventh United States Army, formerly the United States Army Europe, is the land component of United States European Command. Campbell Barracks, in Heidelberg Germany, is the location of the Headquarters of the United States Army in Europe and Seventh Army (HQ Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2006 over 140000 people live within the city's area Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Fort Shafter is in Honolulu Hawai‘i, extending up the interfluve (ridgeline between Kalihi and Moanalua valleys as well as onto the coastal plain (as Shafter The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the S. Army Pacific, which will not receive one but will have a numbered army for U. S. Army forces in South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː

As part of the same transformation plan, the U. S. Army is currently undergoing a transition from being a division-based force to a brigade-based force. A division is a large Military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to thirty thousand soldiers A brigade is a Military unit Echelon: is When finished, the active army will have increased its number of combat brigades from 33 to 42, and increases of a similar scale will have taken place in the National Guard and Reserve forces. Division lineage will be retained, but the divisional HQs will be able to command any brigades, not just brigades that carry their divisional lineage. The central part of this plan is that each brigade will be modular, i. e. , all brigades of the same type will be exactly the same, and thus any brigade can be commanded by any division. There will be three major types of ground combat brigades:

• Heavy brigades will have about 3,700 troops and be equivalent to a mechanized infantry or tank brigade. Mechanized infantry (or "mech infantry" are Infantry equipped with Armored personnel carriers (APCs or Infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical
• Infantry brigades will have around 3,300 troops and be equivalent to a light infantry or airborne brigade.
• Stryker brigades will have around 3,900 troops and be based around the Stryker family of vehicles. The Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled all-wheel-drive armored combat vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army

In addition, there will be combat support and service support modular brigades. Combat support brigades include Aviation brigades, which will come in heavy and light varieties, and Fires (artillery) brigades. Combat service support brigades include Sustainment brigades and come in several varieties and serve the standard support role in an army.

Main article: Transformation of the United States Army

Most U. Army Transformation describes the future-concept of the United States Army 's plan of modernization S. Army units can be operationally divided into the following components from largest to smallest:

• Corps: Formerly consisting of two or more divisions and organic support brigades, they are now termed an "operational unit of employment," that may command a flexible number of modular units. This article is about a military unit For alternative meanings see Corps (disambiguation. Usually commanded by a Lieutenant General. This article is about a United States military rank For other countries that use a similar rank see Lieutenant General. 20,000-45,000 soldiers.
• Division: Formerly consisted of three maneuver brigades, an artillery brigade, a division support command, an aviation brigade, an engineer brigade (in heavy divisions only) and other support assets. A division is a large Military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to thirty thousand soldiers Until the Brigade Combat Team program was developed, the division was the smallest self-sufficient level of organization in the U. The brigade combat team (BCT is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the US Army. S. Army. Current divisions are "tactical units of employment," and may command a flexible number of modular units, but generally will include four brigade combat teams and a combat aviation brigade. Usually commanded by a Major General. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries 10,000-15,000 soldiers.
• Regiment: The Army, for the most part is no longer organized by Regiments. A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. Rather, Battalions and Squadrons maintain Regimental Affiliations in that they are called (for example), 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry (Regiment is implied) and is written 1-8 Inf. In this case, there is no Regimental Commander and the Battalion is organized as part of a Brigade for combat. The exceptions are those units, such as Armored Cavalry Regiments which remain organized, and fight, as a Regiment and have a Regimental Commander. The written designation is easy to distinguish and commonly misused. A "/" separates levels of command. 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment is written 1/3 ACR where as the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery (again, Regiment is implied) is written 1-6 FA.
• Brigade (or group): Composed of two or more battalions, and usually commanded by a Colonel, supported by a staff in a Headquarters and Headquarters Company. A brigade is a Military unit Echelon: is See also Colonel In the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, colonel In United States Army units a headquarters and headquarters company is a company sized Military unit, found at the Battalion level and Since the Brigade Unit of Action program was initiated, maneuver brigades have transformed into brigade combat teams, generally consisting of two maneuver battalions, a cavalry squadron, a fires battalion, a special troops battalion (with engineers, signals, and military intelligence), and a support battalion. Stryker Brigade Combat Teams have a somewhat larger structure. 3,000-5,000 soldiers.
• Battalion (or Cavalry Squadron): Composed of two to five companies or batteries and led by a Battalion/Squadron Commander, usually a Lieutenant Colonel supported by a staff in a Headquarters and Headquarters Company/Battery. A battalion is a Military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel A squadron is a small unit or formation of Cavalry, armour, Aircraft (including Balloons) or Warships Army Please see " Lieutenant Colonel " for other countries which use this rank In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps In United States Army units a headquarters and headquarters company is a company sized Military unit, found at the Battalion level and 300-1000 soldiers.
• Company (or artillery battery/cavalry troop): Designated A thru C (plus HQ or support companies/batteries/troops) when in a 3 company/battery battalion or A thru D when organized in a 4 company/battery battalion. A company is a Military unit, typically consisting of 75-200 Soldiers Most companies are formed of three to five Platoons although the exact number may vary In Military organizations an artillery battery is a unit of Guns mortars or Rockets so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield Regimental Troops are designated A thru T, depending on the number of Troops. The Troops are then divided into their like Squadrons. Each company/battery/troop is composed of three to four platoons and led by a Company/Battery/Troop Commander, usually a Captain supported by a First Sergeant. See " Captain " for other versions of this rank In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a federal First Sergeant is the name of a military rank used in some countries 62-190 soldiers.
• Platoon: Composed of two or more squads and led by a Platoon Leader, usually a Second Lieutenant supported by a platoon sergeant (Sergeant First Class). A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four sections or Squads and containing about 30 to 50 soldiers A platoon leader ( US Army) or platoon commander (more common in Commonwealth militaries and the USMC) is the officer in command of a Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned officer Military rank in many Armed forces. In most armies a platoon sergeant is the title and position given to the senior enlisted member of a Platoon, who advises and supports the platoon's Commanding officer Sergeant First Class insignia Sergeant First Class ( SFC) is the seventh enlisted 32 soldiers.
• Section: Usually directed by a Staff Sergeant who supplies guidance for junior NCO Squad leaders. A section is a small Infantry unit first introduced in the British Army. For the Brush-footed butterfly Species, see Athyma selenophora. Often used in conjunction with platoons at the company level.
• Squad: Composed of two teams and is typically led by a Staff Sergeant. In military terminology a squad is a small Military unit led by a Non-commissioned officer (NCO that is subordinate to an Infantry For the Brush-footed butterfly Species, see Athyma selenophora. 9-10 soldiers.
• Team: The smallest unit. A fireteam consists of a team leader (usually a Sergeant, but may be a Corporal or Specialist), a rifleman, a grenadier, and an automatic rifleman. A fireteam is a small Military unit of Infantry. It is the smallest unit in the militaries that use it and is the primary unit upon which infantry organization is Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations Specialist (abbreviated " SPC " is one of the fourth enlisted ranks in the U A sniper team consists of a sniper who takes the shot and a spotter who assists in targeting. For other uses see Sniper (disambiguation. Sniper teams are used in military doctrines of the United States READ DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING ANY EDITS TO CAPTION BELOW http//en 2-4 soldiers.

Army components

U. S. Generals, World War II, Europe:
back row (left to right): Stearley, Vandenberg, Smith, Weyland, Nugent;
front row: Simpson, Patton, Spaatz, Eisenhower, Bradley, Hodges, Gerow. Ralph Francis Stearley ( July 25, 1898 - February 3, 1973) was a United States Army and Air Force officer from 1918 until Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg ( January 24, 1899 &ndash April 2, 1954) was a U General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith GBE KCB ( October 5, 1895 – August 9, 1961) was Dwight Otto Paul Weyland ( 27 January 1903 in Riverside, California - 2 September 1979 in San Antonio, Texas Richard Emmel Nugent ( December 12, 1902 - November 5, 1979) was a Lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who Lieutenant General William Hood Simpson (May 18 1888 – August 15 1980 was a distinguished U For the 19th century Scottish jurist/politician see George Patton Lord Glenalmond. Carl Andrew "Tooey" Spaatz GBE (June 28 1891 &ndash July 14 1974 was an American general in World War II, and the first Chief of Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Omar Nelson Bradley KCB ( February 12, 1893 &ndash April 8, 1981) was one of the main U General Courtney Hicks Hodges ( January 5, 1887 &ndash January 16, 1966) was an American military officer, most Leonard Townsend Gerow ( July 13, 1888 - October 12, 1972) was born in Petersburg Virginia

During The First World War, the "National Army" was organized to fight the conflict. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The National Army was the combined Conscript and volunteer force that was formed by the United States War Department in 1917 to fight in World War I. It was demobilized at the end of World War I, and was replaced by the Regular Army, the Organized Reserve Corps, and the State Militias. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All In the 1920s and 1930s, the "career" soldiers were known as the "Regular Army" with the "Enlisted Reserve Corps" and "Officer Reserve Corps" augmented to fill vacancies when needed. Please see Regular Army (disambiguation for countries other than the United States that use this term The United States Regular Army

In 1941, the "Army of the United States" was founded to fight the Second World War. The Army of the United States is the official name for the Conscription (U The Regular Army, Army of the United States, the National Guard, and Officer/Enlisted Reserve Corps (ORC and ERC) existed simultaneously. After World War II, the ORC and ERC were combined into the United States Army Reserve. The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. The Army of the United States was re-established for the Korean War and Vietnam War and was demobilized upon the suspension of the Draft. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Draft redirects here For other uses see Draft. Conscription in the United States has been employed several times usually during

Currently, the Army is divided into the Regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the United States National Guard. Please see Regular Army (disambiguation for countries other than the United States that use this term The United States Regular Army A military reserve force is a military organization For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. Prior to 1903 members of the National Guard were considered state soldiers unless federalized by the President. Since the Militia Act of 1903 all National Guard soldiers have held dual status: as National Guardsmen under the authority of the governor of their state and as a reserve of the U. S. Army under the authority of the President. Since the adoption of the total force policy, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, reserve component soldiers have taken a more active role in U. The total force policy was adopted in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and involves treating the three components of the US Army - the Regular Army, the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia S. military operations. Reserve and Guard units took part in the Gulf War, peacekeeping in Kosovo, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.

Various State Defense Forces also exist, sometimes known as State Militias, which are sponsored by individual state governments and serve as an auxiliary to the National Guard. State Defense Forces ( SDF) (also known as State Guards, State Military Reserves, or State Militias) in the United States are military Except in times of extreme national emergency, such as a mainland invasion of the United States, State Militias are operated independently from the U. An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all or large parts of the Armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory S. Army and are seen as state government agencies rather than a component of the military.

Although the present-day Army exists as an all volunteer force, augmented by Reserve and National Guard forces, measures exist for emergency expansion in the event of a catastrophic occurrence, such as a large scale attack against the U. S. or the outbreak of a major global war. World War III (also WWIII, or Third World War) denotes a successor to World War II (1939&ndash1945 that would be on a global scale with

The final stage of Army mobilization, known as "activation of the unorganized militia" would effectively place all able bodied males in the service of the U. S. Army. The last time an approximation of this occurred was during the American Civil War when the Confederate States of America activated the "Home Guard" in 1865, drafting all males, regardless of age or health, into the Confederate Army. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 The War Department was established by the Confederate Congress in an act on February 21, 1861.

Combat maneuver organizations

The U. S. Army currently consists of 10 divisions as well as several independent units. The force is in the process of growth, with four additional brigades scheduled to activate by 2013, with a total increase of 74,200 soldiers from January 2007. Each division will have four ground maneuver brigades, and will also include at least one aviation brigade as well as a fires brigade and a service support brigade. Additional brigades can be assigned or attached to a division headquarters based on its mission.

1st Cavalry Division Fort Hood TX at the 2007 Rose Parade

• 1st Armored Division, headquartered at Fort Bliss, Texas
  • Four Heavy brigades at Fort Bliss. The 1st Armored Division &mdashnicknamed “ Old Ironsides ”&mdash is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations Fort Bliss is a United States Army Military installation of approximately -- the second largest in the Army behind the adjacent White Sands Missile

• 1st Cavalry Division, headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas
  • Four Heavy brigades at Fort Hood. The 1st Cavalry Division ( "First Team") is a rapidly deployable heavy Armored division of the United States Army with base of operations Fort Hood, named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, is a United States Army post located halfway between Austin and Waco

• 1st Infantry Division, headquartered at Fort Riley, Kansas
  • Two Heavy brigades and one Infantry brigade at Fort Riley, and one Heavy Brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army &mdashnicknamed “ The Big Red One ” after its Shoulder patch; and also nicknamed " The Fighting Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown.

• 2nd Infantry Division, headquartered at Camp Red Cloud, South Korea
  • One Heavy brigade at Camp Casey, South Korea, and three Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs) at Fort Lewis, Washington. The 2nd Infantry Division is a formation of the United States Army. Camp Red Cloud (commonly referred to as CRC) is a United States Army camp located in the city of Uijeongbu, between Seoul and the Korean South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Located in Dongducheon (also Tongduchon) South Korea, Camp Casey (named in 1952 after Major Hugh Boyd Casey, who was killed near Fort Lewis is a Census-designated place and United States Army post located in Pierce County Washington, United States.

• 3rd Infantry Division, headquartered at Fort Stewart, Georgia
  • Three Heavy brigades at Fort Stewart, Georgia and one Heavy brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia. The 3rd Infantry Division &mdashnicknamed the Rock of the Marne &mdash is a United States Army infantry division based at Fort Stewart, Fort Stewart is a Census-designated place and US Army post primarily in Liberty County, Georgia, but also occupying significant portions of Fort Stewart is a Census-designated place and US Army post primarily in Liberty County, Georgia, but also occupying significant portions of Fort Benning is a United States Army post located southwest

• 4th Infantry Division, headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas
  • One Heavy brigade at Fort Hood and three Heavy brigades at Fort Carson, Colorado. The 4th Infantry Division is a modular division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado, with four Brigade combat Fort Hood, named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, is a United States Army post located halfway between Austin and Waco Fort Carson is a United States Army installation located immediately south of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, and 30 The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America.

• 10th Mountain Division, headquartered at Fort Drum, New York
  • Three Infantry brigades at Fort Drum and one Infantry brigade at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Fort Drum may refer to Fort Drum New York, a US Army base Fort Drum Florida, a nearly-uninhabited town in the United States Fort Polk is a United States Army base located near Leesville Louisiana.

• 25th Infantry Division, headquartered at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
  • Two brigades at Schofield Barracks (one Infantry and one Stryker), one Stryker brigade at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, and one Airborne brigade at Fort Richardson, Alaska. In American military history the 25th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Tropic Lightning") is a large military unit associated with operations in the Asia-Pacific region Schofield Barracks is a United States Army installation and Census-designated place (CDP located in the City and County of Honolulu and in the Wahiawa Fort Wainwright is a United States Army post adjacent to Fairbanks in the U Fort Richardson is a United States Army installation in the U

• 82nd Airborne Division, headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  • Four Airborne brigades at Fort Bragg.

• 101st Airborne Division, headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
  • Four Infantry brigades at Fort Campbell. Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located between Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Tennessee, and is home

• 172nd Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) (Separate), headquartered at Schweinfurt, Germany

• 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, headquartered at Vicenza, Italy

• 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), headquartered at Vilseck, Germany

• 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas

• 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, headquartered at Fort Irwin, California, serves as the Opposing Force (OPFOR) at the National Training Center (NTC). The 172d Infantry Brigade (Mechanized (Separate is an Infantry Brigade of the United States Army headquartered at Schweinfurt, Germany Schweinfurt ( German for Swine ford) is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team is an airborne Infantry Brigade combat team of the United States Army based in Vicenza Vicenza, a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region at the northern base of the Monte Berico The 2nd Cavalry Regiment ( 2CR) is a military unit within the United States Army. The 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Hood TX. Fort Hood, named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, is a United States Army post located halfway between Austin and Waco Fort Irwin & the National Training Center (NTC is a major Training area for the United States Military. The term 'opposing force' is occasionally used to refer to a genuine military foe this article is concerned only with its use in simulated conflict Fort Irwin & the National Training Center (NTC is a major Training area for the United States Military.

• 170th Infantry Brigade , scheduled for activation in September 2010. The 170th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized (Separate of the United States Army will be reestablished in September 2010 when it is reflagged from 2nd Brigade 1st Armored

History

1700s

The Continental Army was created on June 14, 1775 by the Continental Congress as a unified army for the states to fight Great Britain, with George Washington appointed as its commander. The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the George Washington, although not a great tactician, made use of the Fabian strategy and used hit-and-run tactics, hitting where the enemy was weakest, to wear down the British forces and their Hessian mercenary allies. The Fabian strategy is a Military strategy where Pitched battles are avoided in favor of wearing down an opponent through a war of attrition. With a decisive victory at Yorktown, and the help of French, Spanish and Dutch, the Continental Army prevailed against the British, and with the Treaty of Paris, the independence of the United States was acknowledged. The Siege of Yorktown or Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington Early Modern France is the Early modern period of French history from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 18th century (or from the French Renaissance Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, and approved by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784, formally

After the war, though, the Continental Army was quickly disbanded as part of the Americans' distrust of standing armies, and amateur state militias became the new nation's sole ground army, with the exception of one battery of artillery guarding West Point's arsenal. However, because of continuing conflict with Native Americans, it was soon realized that it was necessary to field a trained standing army. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The first of these, the Legion of the United States, was established in 1791. The Legion of the United States was a reorganization and extension of the United States Army in 1792 under the command of Major General Anthony Wayne.

1800s

The War of 1812 (1812-1815), the second and last American war against the British, was mostly a series of defeats for the U. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies S. Army. An invasion of Canada completely failed, and U. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page S. troops were unable to stop the British from burning the new capital of Washington, D.C.. The Burning of Washington took place in 1814 during the Anglo-American War of 1812. However, the Regular Army, under Generals Winfield Scott and Jacob Brown, proved they were professional and capable of defeating a British army in the Niagara Campaign of 1814. Winfield Scott ( June 13, 1786 &ndash May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general Diplomat, and presidential candidate Jacob Jennings Brown ( May 9, 1775 – February 24, 1828) was an American army officer in the War of 1812. The Niagara campaign was the final campaign launched by the United States to invade Canada during the War of 1812. Two weeks after a treaty was signed, though, Andrew Jackson defeated the British invasion of New Orleans. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815, and was the final major battle of the War of 1812. However this had little effect, as per the treaty both sides returned to the status quo. Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which"

Between 1815 and 1860, a spirit of Manifest Destiny struck the United States, and as settlers moved west the U. Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean. S. Army engaged in a long series of skirmishes and battles with American Indians the colonists uprooted. The U. S. Army also fought the short Mexican–American War, which was a victory for the United States and resulted in territory which became all or parts of the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming and New Mexico. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America.

The Civil War (1861-1865) was the most costly war for the United States. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South After most states in the South seceded to form the Confederate States of America, CSA troops opened fire on the U. Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio is the act of withdrawing from an organization union or especially a political entity The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 S. fort Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, starting the war. Fort Sumter, a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor South Carolina, was named after General Thomas Sumter Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. For the first two years Confederate forces solidly defeated the U. S. Army, but after the decisive battles of Gettysburg in the East and Vicksburg in the West, combined with superior industrial might and numbers, Union troops fought a brutal campaign through Confederate territory and the war ended with a Confederate surrender at Appomatox Courthouse in April 1865. Background and movement to battle See also [[Gettysburg Campaign]] [[Gettysburg Battlefield]] [[Gettysburg Confederate order of battle]] [[Confederate order of battle]] Background See also [[Vicksburg Campaign]] After crossing the Mississippi south of Vicksburg at Bruinsburg and driving northeast Grant had won battles at Appomattox Court House is a village located three miles (5 km east of Appomattox, Virginia, USA (25 miles east of Lynchburg Virginia, in the Based on 1860 census figures, 8% of all white males aged 13 to 43 died in the war, including 6% in the North and an extraordinary 18% in the South. ^[5]

Following the Civil War, the U. S. Army fought a long battle with American Indians, who resisted U. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States S. expansion into the center of the continent. But by the 1890s the U. S. saw itself as a potential player internationally. U. S. victories in the Spanish-American War (1898) and the controversial and less well knownPhilippine-American War (1898-1913), as well as U. S. intervention in Latin America and the Boxer Rebellion, gained America more land and international prestige. The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence

1900s

The United States joined World War I (1914-1918) in 1917 on the side of Britain and France. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All U. S. troops were sent to the front and were involved in the push that finally broke through the German lines. With victory on November 11, 1918, the Army once again decreased its forces.

The U. S. joined World War II after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by On the European front, U. The European Theatre of Operations ( ETO) was an area of heavy fighting across Europe during World War II, from Nazi Germany's Invasion of Poland S. Army troops made up large portions of the forces that captured North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest On D-Day and in the subsequent liberation of Europe and defeat of Germany, the millions of U. D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom. D-Day is a term often used in Military parlance to denote Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers S. Army troops played a central role. In the Pacific, Army soldiers participated alongside U. S. Marines in the "island hopping" campaign that wrested the Pacific islands from Japanese control. Island hopping is a term that has several different definitions as it is applied in various fields The Pacific Ocean contains an estimated 20000 to 30000 Islands (the exact number has yet to be precisely determined Following the Axis surrenders in May and September of 1945, Army troops were deployed to Japan and Germany to occupy the two nations. The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries

Korea. Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division man a machine gun.

However, the end of World War II set the stage for the West-East confrontation known as the Cold War (late 1940s to late 1980s/early 1990s). Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Hundreds of thousands of U. S. troops remained stationed in West Germany and across Europe until the 1990s in anticipation of Soviet attack. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (

During the Cold War, American troops and their allies fought Communist forces in Korea and Vietnam. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially (See Domino Theory. The domino theory was a Foreign policy theory promoted by the government of the United States, that speculated that if one land in a region came under the influence ) The Korean War began in 1950. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the Under a United Nations umbrella, hundreds of thousands of U. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security S. troops fought to prevent the takeover of South Korea by North Korea, and later, to invade the northern nation. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, After repeated advances and retreats by both sides, and the Peoples' Republic of China's entry into the war, a cease-fire returned the peninsula to the status quo in 1953. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES

Dak To, South Vietnam. An infantry patrol moves up to assault the last Viet Cong position after an attempted overrun of the artillery position by the Viet Cong during Operation Hawthorne.

The Vietnam War is often regarded as a low point in the Army's record. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia While American forces had been stationed in the Republic of Vietnam since 1959, they did not deploy in large numbers until 1965, after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is the name given to two separate incidents involving naval forces of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam and the United States American forces struggled to counter the guerrilla tactics of the communist Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army until 1973, when domestic political opposition to the war finally forced a US withdrawal. Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc The Vietnam People's Army ( VPA) (Quân Đội Nhân Dân Việt Nam is the official name of the Armed forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Two years later, the country was unified under a communist government.

The 1980s was mostly a decade of reorganization. The Army converted to an all-volunteer force with greater emphasis on training and technology. The Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 created Unified Combatant Commands bringing the Army together with the other four U.S. Armed Forces under unified, geographically organized command structures. The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 reworked the command structure of the United States military. A Unified Combatant Command ( UCC) is a United States joint military command composed of forces from two or more services has a broad and continuing mission The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States The Army also played a role in the invasions of Grenada in 1983 (Operation Urgent Fury) and Panama in 1989 (Operation Just Cause). Grenada (grɪˈneɪdə is an Island nation that includes the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. The Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was an Invasion of the nation of Grenada, an island in the Caribbean Sea 100 miles north Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. The United States invasion of Panama, codenamed Operation Just Cause, was the Invasion of Panama by the United States in December 1989

By 1991 Germany was reunited and the Soviet Union was near collapse. German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany The Soviet Union 's collapse into independent nations began early in 1985 The Cold War was, effectively, over. Then Iraq invaded its tiny neighbor, Kuwait, and a U. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Invasion of Kuwait, also known as the Iraq-Kuwait War, was a major conflict between the Republic of Iraq and the State of Kuwait which resulted The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed S. -led coalition deployed over 500,000 troops, the bulk of them from U. S. Army formations, to drive out Iraqi forces. The war ended in convincing victory for the Army, as western coalition forces routed an Iraqi Army organized along Soviet lines in just one hundred hours. Iraqi Security Forces (ISF is the Multi-National Force-Iraq umbrella name for military Paramilitary and civilian law enforcement entities that serve under the

After the Gulf War, the Army did not see major combat operations for the remainder of the 1990s. Army units did participate in a number of peacekeeping activities, such as the UN peacekeeping mission in Somalia in 1993, where the abortive Operation Gothic Serpent led to the deaths of eighteen American soldiers and the withdrawal of international forces. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known as the Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Operation Gothic Serpent was a Military operation conducted by special operations forces of the United States with the primary mission of capturing The Army also contributed troops to a NATO peacekeeping force in former Yugoslavia in the middle of the decade. The 1995 NATO bombing in Bosnia and Herzegovina (code-named by NATO Operation Deliberate Force) was a sustained air campaign conducted by the See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian

21st century

U. S. soldiers take cover during a firefight with insurgents in the Al Doura section of Baghdad March 7, 2007

After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and as part of the Global War on Terror, U. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U S. and NATO combined arms (i. Combined arms is an approach to Warfare which seeks to integrate different arms of a Military to achieve mutually complementary effects e. , Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Special Operations) forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001, replacing the Taliban government. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately

U. S. and allied forces invaded Iraq in 2003. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Elements of the U. S. Army, British Army, U. S. Marine Corps, and other land forces, as well as air and naval components, defeated the regular military of Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30

In the following years the mission changed from conflict between regular militaries to counterinsurgency. See also Insurgency In the context of an occupation or a Civil war, counter-insurgency (abbreviated COIN is a military term for the combat with large numbers of suicide bomb attacks, and the loss of over 4,000 U. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons S. servicemen (as of March 2008) and thousands more injured ^[6]. The lack of stability in the theater of operations has led to longer deployments for Regular Army as well as Reserve and Guard troops.

Rank structure

Main articles: Ranks and Insignia of NATO, United States Army enlisted rank insignia, and United States Army officer rank insignia

These are the U. Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Command In each command of company sized units and smaller there is assigned a senior enlisted who is the monitor and advocate of the Enlisted Personnel to the commanding See also United States Army enlisted rank insignia United States warrant officer rank insignia Ranks and insignia S. Army ranks and their equivalent NATO designations.

Commissioned Officers:^[7]

US DoD Pay Grade	no paygrade		O-10	O-9	O-8	O-7	O-6	O-5	O-4	O-3	O-2	O-1
Insignia	(no authorized insignia)
Title	General of the Armies	General of the Army1	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
Abbreviation	General of the Armies	GA	GEN	LTG	MG	BG	COL	LTC	MAJ	CPT	1LT	2LT
NATO Code	-	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1
1 Awarded only in times of Congressionally declared war. General of the Armies (or in its full title General of the Armies of the United States) is the highest possible rank in the United States Army General of the Army (GA is a five-star General officer and is the highest possible rank in the United States Army. In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star General officer rank This article is about a United States military rank For other countries that use a similar rank see Lieutenant General. In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star General officer In the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, brigadier general is a one-star General See also Colonel In the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, colonel Please see " Lieutenant Colonel " for other countries which use this rank In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps Please see " Major " for other countries that use this rank In the United States, Major is a Military rank denotes See " Captain " for other versions of this rank In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a federal First Lieutenant is a Military rank. The rank of Lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations (see Comparative military ranks Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned officer Military rank in many Armed forces.

Warrant Officers^[7]:

US DoD Pay Grade	W-5	W-4	W-3	W-2	W-1
Insignia
Title	Chief Warrant Officer 5	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Warrant Officer 1
Abbreviation	CW5	CW4	CW3	CW2	WO1
NATO Code	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1

Enlisted Personnel^[7]:

U. S. DoD Pay Grade	E-9			E-8		E-7	E-6	E-5	E-4		E-3	E-2	E-1
Insignia													No Insignia
Title	Sergeant Major of the Army	Command Sergeant Major	Sergeant Major	First Sergeant	Master Sergeant	Sergeant First Class	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Specialist	Private First Class	Private	Private
Abbreviation	SMA	CSM	SGM	1SG	MSG	SFC	SSG	SGT	CPL	SPC ²	PFC	PV2 ¹	PV1 ¹
NATO Code	OR-9	OR-9	OR-9	OR-8	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
¹ PVT is also used as an abbreviation for both Private ranks when pay grade need not be distinguished ² SP4 is sometimes encountered as an abbreviation for Specialist. The Sergeant Major of the Army is a unique non-commissioned rank in the United States Army. A Sergeant Major is a rank or appointment in many militaries around the world A Sergeant Major is a rank or appointment in many militaries around the world First Sergeant is the name of a military rank used in some countries A master sergeant is the Military rank for a senior Non-commissioned officer in some armed forces Sergeant First Class insignia Sergeant First Class ( SFC) is the seventh enlisted For the Brush-footed butterfly Species, see Athyma selenophora. Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations Specialist (abbreviated " SPC " is one of the fourth enlisted ranks in the U In many Armed forces in the world Private First Class is a rank held by junior enlisted persons A Private is a Soldier of the lowest Military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in A Private is a Soldier of the lowest Military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in This is a holdover from when there were additional specialist ranks at higher pay grades.

Uniforms

Cpt. J. Dow Covey and Staff Sgt. Justin Evaristo, both assigned to 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, move around the corner of a building to secure its perimeter for the Mobile Civil Military Operations Center in Mushahidah, Iraq

Main article: Uniforms of the United States Army

As of fiscal year '08, or 1 October 2007, the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) and Desert Combat Uniform (DCU) have been phased out of normal wear in Garrison and in Combat Zones by the Army. In For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Uniforms of the United States Army serve to distinguish soldiers from members of other services Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The BDU and DCU have been replaced with the Army Combat Uniform (ACU), which features a digital camouflage pattern and is designed for use in woodland, desert, and urban environments. The Army Combat Uniform (ACU is the current Combat uniform worn by the United States Army.

The Army plans to deploy the Future Force Warrior system starting in 2010, with upgrades in subsystems deployed every two years following. Future Force Warrior is a United States military advanced technology demonstration project that is part of the Future Combat Systems project Designed as a fully integrated infantryman combat system, initial versions are to be simple in operation with basic electronics; final versions (2032) involve such technologies as a powered armor system and various nanotechnologies. A powered Exoskeleton is a powered mobile machine consisting primarily of a skeleton-like framework worn by a person and a power supply that supplies at least part of the

The standard garrison service uniform is known as "Army Greens" or "Class As" and has been worn by all officers and enlisted personnel since its introduction in 1956 when it replaced earlier Olive Drab (OD) and khaki (and tan worsted or TW) uniforms worn between the 1890s and 1985. See also Green This article is about notable Tints and shades of the Color Green. The "Army Blue" uniform, dating back to the mid-19th century, is currently the Army's formal dress uniform, but in 2009 it will replace the Army Green and the Army White uniforms (a uniform similar to the Army Green uniform, but worn in tropical postings) and will become the "new" Army Service Uniform, which will function as both a garrison uniform (when worn with a gray shirt and necktire) and a dress uniform (when worn with a white shirt and either a necktie for parades or a bow tie for "after six" or "black tie" events). The beret, adopted Army-wide in 2001, will continue to be worn with the new ACU for garrison duty and with the Army Service Uniform for non-ceremonial functions.

Body Armor in all combat units is the IOTV, which also replacing Interceptor body armor in reserve units. The Improved Outer Tactical Vest, or IOTV is a replacement to the older Interceptor body armor fielded by the United States Army Replacement should be finished November 2008.

Equipment

Individual weapons

U. S. Army soldier with M249 SAW Para

Main article: List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces

The primary individual weapons of the Army are the M16 series assault rifle^[8] and its compact variant, the M4 carbine^[9], which is slowly replacing selected M16 series rifles in some units and is primarily used by infantry, Ranger, and Special Operations forces. Individual weapons by type and current level of use The list is weighted towards 20th and 21st century army weapons and is not complete M16 (more formally United States Rifle II Caliber 556 mm M16) is the U The United States Army Rangers or simply Army Rangers are specialized elite American light infantry and Special operations troops United States Special Operations Forces are active and reserve Component forces of U ^[10] Optionally the M9 bayonet can be attached to either variant for close-quarters fighting. The M9 Bayonet is a multi-purpose Knife and Bayonet officially adopted in 1984 by the United States. ^[11] The 40 mm M203 grenade launcher can also be attached for additional firepower. M203 is a single shot 40 mm Grenade launcher that attaches to the M16 Assault rifle or the M4 Carbine used by the Military ^[12] Soldiers whose duties require a more compact weapon, such as combat vehicle crew members, staff officers, and military police, are issued a sidearm in lieu of (or in addition to) a rifle. The most common sidearm in the U. S. Army is the 9 mm M9 pistol^[13] which is issued to the majority of combat and support units. The M9 handgun formally Pistol Semiautomatic 9mm M9, is a 9x19mm Parabellum pistol of the U Other, less commonly issued sidearms include the M11, used by Special Agents of the CID,^[14][15][16] and the MK23, used by some Army Special Forces units. The SIG Sauer P226 is a full-sized service type pistol chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum,. The United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC is a federal law enforcement agency that investigates serious crimes and violations of civilian and The Heckler & Koch MK23 Mod 0 is a Handgun consisting of a Match grade semi-automatic Pistol, a laser aiming module (LAM and ^[17]

In addition to these basic rifles and sidearms, many combat units' arsenals are supplemented with a variety of specialized weapons, including the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) light machine-gun, to provide suppressive fire at the fire-team level,^[18] the M1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun or the Mossberg 590 Shotgun for door breaching and close-quarters combat, the M14 Rifle for long-range marksmen, and the M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle, the M24 Sniper Weapon System, or the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle for snipers. The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon ( M249 SAW) is the United States military designation for a sub-family of the FN Minimi Squad automatic The M4 Super 90 is an Italian -developed and made Shotgun manufactured by Benelli Armi S The Mossberg 500 is a Shotgun manufactured by OF Mossberg & Sons. Door breaching is a process used by military police or emergency services to force open a closed and/or locked door The M82 (also more recently known as the M107) is a heavy SASR (Special Application Scoped Rifle developed by the American Barrett Firearms Company The M24 SWS (Sniper Weapon System is the military and police version of the Remington 700 Rifle, M24 being the model name assigned by the United The M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (or M110 SASS) is a Semi-automatic rifle that is chambered for the 7 Hand grenades, such as the M67 fragmentation grenade and M18 smoke grenade, are also used by combat troops. The M67 grenade is a fragmentation Hand grenade used by the US armed forces and Canadian forces - where it is referred to as the C13 See also Hand grenade Smoke grenades are canister-type Grenades used as ground-to-ground or ground-to-air signaling devices target or landing zone marking devices

Crew-served weapon systems

M120 120 mm mortar

Main article: List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces

The Army employs various crew-served weapons (so named because they are operated by two or more soldiers in order to transport items such as spare barrels, tripods, base plates, and extra ammunition) to provide heavy firepower at ranges exceeding that of individual weapons. This list contains weapons that are classified as crew-served, as the term is used in the United States Military. The M240 is the Army's standard medium general-purpose machine gun. ^[19] The M240 (left-hand feed) and M240C (right-hand feed) variants are used as coaxial machine guns on the M1 Abrams tank and the M2 Bradley IFV, respectively; the M240B is the infantry variant and can be fired from a bipod or tripod if carried by hand, or employed from a pintle mount atop a vehicle. A coaxial weapon is a weapon system that is mounted side-by-side with the main weapon system usually on a Tank. The M1 Abrams is a main battle tank produced in the United States. The M2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle and M3 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle are American Infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by The M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun has been in use since 1932 in a variety of roles, from infantry support to air defense. This article is about the.50 caliber M2 machine gun For the.30-06 M2 machine gun see M1919 Browning machine gun. The M2 is also the primary weapon on most Stryker ACV variants and the secondary weapon system on the M1 Abrams tank. The Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled all-wheel-drive armored combat vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army The MK 19 40 mm grenade machine gun is mainly used by motorized units, such as Stryker Brigades, HMMWV-mounted cavalry scouts, and Military Police. The Mk 19 Grenade Launcher is a belt-fed automatic 40 mm Grenade launcher or grenade machine gun that entered U ^[20] It is commonly employed in a complementary role to the M2.

The Army uses three types of mortar for indirect fire support when heavier artillery may not be appropriate or available. A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories The smallest of these is the 60 mm M224, normally assigned at the infantry company level. Description The M224 system is composed of the M225 Cannon (14 ^[21] At the next higher echelon, infantry battalions are typically supported by a section of 81 mm M252 mortars. Design The M252 system weighs 91 lb (41 kg completely assembled and is composed of the M253 Cannon (35 lb 16 kg M177 Mount (27 lb 12 kg M3A1 Baseplate (29 lb 13 kg and the ^[22] The largest mortar in the Army's inventory is the 120 mm M120/M121, usually employed by mechanized battalions, Stryker units, and cavalry troops because its size and weight require it to be transported in a tracked carrier or towed behind a truck. The M120 120 mm mortar is the latest development of the Soltam M-65 120 mm mortar and has replaced the M30 107 mm (4 ^[23]

Vehicles

A U. S. Army M1A2 Abrams in Iraq

M2A3 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)

Main article: List of armoured fighting vehicles by country#United States

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Main article: List of land vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces

The U. The M1 Abrams is a main battle tank produced in the United States. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign This is a list of all Armoured fighting vehicles, sorted by country of origin Land vehicles by type and current level of use This list is incomplete S. Army spends a sizable portion of its military budget to maintain a diverse inventory of vehicles. The U. S. Army maintains the highest vehicle-to-soldier ratio in the world.

The Army's most common vehicle is the HMMWV (High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle), which is capable of serving as a cargo/troop carrier, weapons platform, and ambulance, among many other roles. This article refers to the Military HMMWV not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors The M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled ^[24] The M1A2 Abrams is the Army's primary main battle tank,^[25] while the M2A3 Bradley is the standard infantry fighting vehicle. The M1 Abrams is a main battle tank produced in the United States. Tank classification is a Taxonomy of identifying either the intended role or weight class of Tanks The classification by role was used primarily during The M2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle and M3 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle are American Infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by An infantry fighting vehicle ( IFV, also known as (mechanized infantry combat vehicle, (MICV) is a type of Armoured fighting vehicle (AFV ^[26] Other vehicles include the M3A3 cavalry fighting vehicle, the Stryker,^[27] and the M113 armored personnel carrier. The M2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle and M3 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle are American Infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by The Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled all-wheel-drive armored combat vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army Armoured personnel carriers (APCs are Armoured fighting vehicles developed to transport Infantry on the Battlefield They usually have only a Machine ^[28]

Artillery

Main article: List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces#Artillery

The U. This list contains weapons that are classified as crew-served, as the term is used in the United States Military. S. Army's principal artillery weapons are the M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer^[29] and the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS),^[30] both mounted on tracked platforms and assigned to heavy mechanized units. Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine The M109 is an American -made self-propelled 155 mm Howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s Fire support for light infantry units is provided by towed howitzers, including the 105 mm M119A1^[31] and the 155 mm M777 (which will replace the M198). The M119 A1 Howitzer is a lightweight Howitzer used by the United States Army. The M777 howitzer is a towed Artillery piece developed by British Vickers group and is produced by BAE Systems Land Systems in the US The M198 howitzer (aka "God's Gun" is a medium-sized towed Artillery piece ^[32]

Aircraft

AH-64 Apache helicopter

Main article: List of military aircraft of the United States

While the U. This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype pre-production and operational types S. Army operates a few fixed-wing aircraft, it mainly operates several types of rotary-wing aircraft. These include the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter,^[33] the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed reconnaissance/light attack helicopter,^[34] the UH-60 Black Hawk utility tactical transport helicopter,^[35] and the CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopter. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout An attack helicopter, also known as a Helicopter Gunship, is a Military helicopter armed for attacking targets on the ground WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout ^[36]

The Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, also known as the "Nightstalkers", operates the MH-6/AH-6 small assault/attack helicopters, as well as highly-modified versions of the Black Hawk and Chinook, primarily in support of U. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout S. Army Special Operations Forces, but also those of the other U. S. armed forces. . ^[37]

Training

Training in the United States Army is generally divided into two categories - individual and collective.

Individual training for enlisted soldiers usually consists of 14 weeks for those who hope to hold the MOS, 11B (Infantryman). Other combat MOSs consist of similar training length. Support and other MOS hopefuls attend nine weeks of Basic Combat Training followed by Advanced Individual Training in their primary Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) at any of the numerous MOS training facilities around the country. United States Army Basic Training (also known as Initial Entry Training is a rigorous program of physical and mental training required in order for an individual to become United States Army Basic Training (also known as Initial Entry Training is a rigorous program of physical and mental training required in order for an individual to become The length of time spent in AIT depends on the MOS of the soldier. Depending on the needs of the Army BCT is conducted at a number of locations, but two of the longest running are the Armor School at Fort Knox, Kentucky and the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The United States Army Infantry School is located in Fort Benning, Georgia. Fort Benning is a United States Army post located southwest For officers this training includes pre-commissioning training either at USMA, ROTC, or OCS. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, ROTC links here For other uses see ROTC (disambiguation A Reserve Officers' Training Corps ( ROTC) ROTC produces officers in all branches The United States Army 's Officer Candidate School (OCS located at Fort Benning, Georgia provides training to become a Commissioned officer After commissioning, officers undergo six weeks of training at the Basic Officer Leaders Course, Phase II at Ft. Benning or Ft. Sill, followed by their branch specific training at the Basic Officer Leaders Course, Phase III (formerly called Officer Basic Course) which varies in time and location based on their future jobs. The Basic Officer Leaders Course (BOLC for short is a three-phased training course designed to produce commissioned officers in the United States Army. Fort Benning is a United States Army post located southwest Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.

Collective training takes place both at the unit's assigned station, but the most intensive collective training takes place at the three Combat Training Centers (CTC); the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California, the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and the Combined Maneuver Training Center (CMTC) at the Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels, Germany. Fort Irwin & the National Training Center (NTC is a major Training area for the United States Military. Fort Irwin & the National Training Center (NTC is a major Training area for the United States Military. Fort Polk is a United States Army base located near Leesville Louisiana. Fort Polk is a United States Army base located near Leesville Louisiana. Hohenfels is a municipality in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Six Sigma Training

The largest business transformation attempted to date was by the United States Army and its 1. 3 million employees. Six Sigma first found its way into the Army in 2002 in the Army Material Command division, which is responsible for purchasing virtually everything in the army, from cornmeal to aircrafts. Six Sigma is a Business management strategy originally developed by Motorola, that today enjoys wide-spread application in many sectors of industry Efficiencies from Six Sigma achieved in this department, a few others, as well as an increasingly disproportional amount of demands compared to funds post 9/11, led to an army wide implementation of the program in late 2005^[38].

After careful consideration, the army decided to implement the program the way the army does everything: centrally plan and de-centrally execute. Army generals and members of the government went behind closed doors for two days, learning their responsibilities of the implementation and the benefits they will achieve. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Army employees with leadership roles were asked to define areas their departments were experiencing problems in as well as identify key personnel they felt were capable of learning Six Sigma. Six Sigma is a Business management strategy originally developed by Motorola, that today enjoys wide-spread application in many sectors of industry Eventually, the lowest ranking employees were asked to define the largest problems they faced on a day to day basis, and the answers were sent to the Army generals who, with the help of Six Sigma, strategically developed and proposed proper solutions^[38].

Army employees were trained in Six Sigma through the use of experts. Since training began in June 2006, they have trained 1,240 Green Belts, 446 Black Belts, and 15 Master Black Belts; Completed 1,069 projects and managed to save nearly two billion dollars to date. The army realized such huge savings by implementing new, more efficient methods, eliminating waste as well as the elimination of non-value adding activities^[38].

Many improvements in the Army’s business processes should be credited to the vast improvements in efficiency. In particular, the dramatic effect Six Sigma has had on eliminating redundancies in efforts and resources has resulted in savings nearly a quarter of their cost. Productivity has increased and costs have decreased because of such eliminations, resulting in a more financially secure Army. New software uncovered that the Army was paying to provide foreign language instruction to a substantial amount of non army personnel; this discovery, followed by the restructuring of the program, saved the Army $400 million the following year. Other Six Sigma improvements, saving the Army millions, include streamlining the recruiting process, preventing food waste at West Point, and improving foreign military sales. Six Sigma is a Business management strategy originally developed by Motorola, that today enjoys wide-spread application in many sectors of industry "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, Such successes enjoyed by the Army have recently lead to the full implementation of Six Sigma by both the Air Force and Navy, as well as initiating talks with the Secretary of Defense to incorporate lean Six Sigma throughout the entire department^[38]. Six Sigma is a Business management strategy originally developed by Motorola, that today enjoys wide-spread application in many sectors of industry An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps, is in the broadest sense the national military or armed service Six Sigma is a Business management strategy originally developed by Motorola, that today enjoys wide-spread application in many sectors of industry

Values

In the mid- to late 1990s, the Army officially adopted what have come to be known as "The 7 Army Core Values. " The Army began to teach these values as basic warrior traits. The seven Army Core Values are as follows:

1. Loyalty - Bear true faith and allegiance to the U. S. Constitution, the Army, your unit, and fellow Soldiers.
2. Duty - Fulfill your obligations.
3. Respect - Treat others as they should be treated.
4. Selfless Service - Put the welfare of the nation, the Army, and your subordinates before your own.
5. Honor - Live the Army Values.
6. Integrity - Do what's right, both legally and morally.
7. Personal Courage - Face fear, danger, or adversity, both physical and moral.

The values were arranged to form the acronym LDRSHIP (leadership). LDRSHIP is an Acronym for the seven basic values of the United States Army, and stands for L oyalty - Bear true faith and allegiance ^[39]

Army Commands and Army Service Component Commands

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Direct Reporting Units

• U.S. Army Test & Evaluation Command (ATEC) || MG Roger A. Fort Eustis is a United States Army military installation located in Newport News Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Lieutenant General Kevin T Campbell is the current commander of the U Redstone Arsenal is a US Army post and a Census-designated place (CDP located next to the city of Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The United States Army Test and Evaluation Command ( ATEC) is a direct reporting unit of the U Nadeau || Alexandria, Virginia

• U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), MG John DeFreitas III, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), LTG Robert Van Antwerp Jr.,Washington, D.C.

• U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), LTG Eric Schoomaker, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

• United States Army Military District of Washington (MDW), MG Richard J. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM a direct reporting unit that conducts intelligence security and information operations for military commanders and national Fort Belvoir is a United States military installation and a Census-designated place (CDP in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel Lieutenant General Robert L Van Antwerp Jr is the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The US Army Medical Command, known as MEDCOM, is a major command of the U Lieutenant General Eric B Schoomaker, USA is the 42nd Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General United States Fort Sam Houston is a US Army post in San Antonio Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam" it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Rowe Jr. , Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.

• U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC), BG Rodney L. Johnson, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

• U. Fort Lesley J McNair is a United States Army post located on the point of land where the Potomac River and Anacostia River join in Washington Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC is a federal law enforcement agency that investigates serious crimes and violations of civilian and The Provost Marshal General of the Army and Commanding General United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Brigadier General Rodney L Fort Belvoir is a United States military installation and a Census-designated place (CDP in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), BG Susan Lawrence, Fort Huachuca, Arizona

• U. Fort Huachuca is a United States Army installation under the command of the United States Army Installation Management Command The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM), Lieutenant General Robert Wilson, Arlington, Va.

• U. S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC), Major General Sean J. Byrne, Alexandria, Virginia. Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

See also

• Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
• United States Army Basic Training
• Army Medical Department
• Vehicle markings of the United States military
• Branch insignia of the United States Army
• Comparative Military Ranks
• United States Armed Forces
• Military Organizations
• Special Operations Forces
• Transformation of the United States Army
• List of United States military history events
• JROTC
• ROTC
• Category:United States Army soldiers

References

External links

• ARMY.MIL - Official Homepage of the United States Army
• GoArmy.com Official recruiting site
• America's Army Official Army Game Project site
• Army Formations
• U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry insignia list