Active: 14 June 1775 – present
(240 years, 10 months)
Country: United States of America
Allegiance: United States Constitution
Type: Army
Role: Ground-based warfare
Part of U.S. Department of Defense - Dept. of the Army (1947–)
Headquarters: The Pentagon, Virginia, U.S.
Motto(s): "This We'll Defend"
The United States Army is the primary land-based combat branch of the United States Armed Forces. As a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the U.S. Army is "to fight and win our Nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained, land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders." The service participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force, working in two components...
Regardless of component, The Army conducts both operational and institutional missions. The operational Army consists of numbered armies, corps, divisions, brigades, and battalions that conduct full spectrum operations around the world. The institutional Army supports the operational Army. Institutional organizations provide the infrastructure necessary to raise, train, equip, deploy, and ensure the readiness of all Army forces. The training base provides military skills and professional education to every Soldier—as well as members of sister services and allied forces. It also allows The Army to expand rapidly in time of war. The industrial base provides world-class equipment and logistics for The Army. Army installations provide the power-projection platforms required to deploy land forces promptly to support combatant commanders. Once those forces are deployed, the institutional Army provides the logistics needed to support them.
Without the institutional Army, the operational Army cannot function. Without the operational Army, the institutional Army has no purpose.
(240 years, 10 months)
Country: United States of America
Allegiance: United States Constitution
Type: Army
Role: Ground-based warfare
Part of U.S. Department of Defense - Dept. of the Army (1947–)
Headquarters: The Pentagon, Virginia, U.S.
Motto(s): "This We'll Defend"
The United States Army is the primary land-based combat branch of the United States Armed Forces. As a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the U.S. Army is "to fight and win our Nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained, land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders." The service participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force, working in two components...
Regardless of component, The Army conducts both operational and institutional missions. The operational Army consists of numbered armies, corps, divisions, brigades, and battalions that conduct full spectrum operations around the world. The institutional Army supports the operational Army. Institutional organizations provide the infrastructure necessary to raise, train, equip, deploy, and ensure the readiness of all Army forces. The training base provides military skills and professional education to every Soldier—as well as members of sister services and allied forces. It also allows The Army to expand rapidly in time of war. The industrial base provides world-class equipment and logistics for The Army. Army installations provide the power-projection platforms required to deploy land forces promptly to support combatant commanders. Once those forces are deployed, the institutional Army provides the logistics needed to support them.
Without the institutional Army, the operational Army cannot function. Without the operational Army, the institutional Army has no purpose.
US Army - Standard Army Divisions
- 1st Armored Division - 1st Stryker BCT, 2nd & 3rd Armored BCTs, DIVARTY and Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB).
- 1st Calvary Division - 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Armored BCTs, DIVARTY & CAB.
- 1st Infantry Division - 1st & 2nd Armored BCTs, DIVARTY & CAB.
- 2nd Infantry Division - 1st & 2nd Stryker BCTs, & DIVARTY at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington under administrative control of 7th Infantry Division.
- 3rd Infantry Division - 1st Armored, 2nd Infantry BCT (Light), & DIVARTY at Fort Stewart, Georgia; 3rd Armored BCT at Fort Benning, Georgia; CAB at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
- 4th Infantry Division - 1st Stryker BCT, 2nd Infantry BCT (Light), 3rd Armored BCT, DIVARTY & CAB.
- 10th Mountain Division - 1st, 2nd Infantry BCTs (Light), DIVARTY & CAB at Fort Drum; 3rd Infantry BCT (Light) at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
- 25th Infantry Division - 1st Stryker BCT at Fort Wainwright, Alaska; 2nd Stryker BCT, 3rd Infantry BCT (Light) &DIVARTY at Schofield Barracks; CAB atWheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; & 4th Infantry BCT (Airborne) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
- 82nd Airborne Division - 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Infantry BCTs (Airborne),DIVARTY & CAB.
- 101st Airborne Division - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Infantry BCTs (Air Assault),DIVARTY & CAB.
- 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team - Infantry BCT (Airborne): 2 airborne infantry battalions in Vicenza. 1 cavalry squadron & 1 airborne field artillery battalion in Grafenwoehr, Germany. 1 special troops battalion, & 1 support battalion at Vicenza.
- 2nd Calvary Regiment - Stryker BCT: 6 squadrons: 1st, 2nd & 3rd (Stryker Infantry), 4th (RSTA), Fires Squadron (3×6 155 mm towed artillery), Regimental Engineer Squadron (Military Intelligence, Signal, Engineer & Anti-Armor), & Regimental Support Squadron.
- 3rd Calvary Regiment - Stryker BCT: 6 squadrons: 1st, 2nd & 3rd (Stryker Infantry), 4th (RSTA), Fires Squadron (3×6 155 mm towed artillery), & Regimental Support Squadron; 5 troops: Regimental HQ, Military Intelligence, Signal, Engineer & Anti-Armor.
- 11th Armored Calvary Regiment - Armored Cavalry Regiment: Two Combined Arms squadrons (each with two Mechanized Infantry Troops and two Armor Troops) and one support squadron augmented by an Army National Guard field artillery battalion and reconnaissance squadron. Also serves as Opposing Force (OPFOR) at National Training Center (NTC).
US Army - Special Operations Forces/SOF
- Special Forces Command (Airborne) - The command manages seven groups (five Regular Army, two Army National Guard) capable ofunconventional warfare, foreign internal defense,special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism.
- John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School - Selection & training for Special Forces, Civil Affairs & Military Information Support Operations Soldiers.
- 75th Ranger Regiment - Three maneuver battalions and one special troops battalion of elite airborne infantry specializing in direct action raids and airfield seizures.
- Army Special Operations Aviation Command - Organizes, mans, trains, resources and equips Army special operations aviation units to provide responsive, special operations aviation support to Special Operations Forces (SOF), including the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne).
- Military Information Support Operations Command (Airborne) (Provisional) - Performs psychological operations via two operational groups, the 4th Military Information Support Groupand 8th Military Information Support Group, and one independent battalion, the 3rd Military Information Support Battalion (Airborne), that supports media production and dissemination.
- 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) - Enables military commanders and U.S. Ambassadorsto improve relationships with various stakeholders in a local area to meet the objectives of the U.S. government via five operational battalions.
- 528th Sustainment Brigade, Special Operations (Airborne) - Provides combat service support and combat health support units for all USASOC elements.
- 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta - Elite special operations & counter-terrorism unit under the control of Joint Special Operations Command.