United States Army
The Army is that branch of the United States Armed Forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations.
The U.S. army is structured roughly:
See also regiment for cavalry units.
- battalion or squadron: Infantry and artillery units are organized into battalions. Cavalry or armor units are formed into squadrons. A battalion-sized unit is commanded by a lieutenant colonel.
- company (military unit) or battery or troop: Artillery units are formed into batteries. Cavalry units are formed into troops. A company-sized unit is usually led by a captain.
- platoon
- squad or section
- crew or fire team
The Army is organized by function. Combat forces include Infantry, Armor, Cavalry, and Special Operations Forces. Combat support troops include Artillery, Army Aviation[?], Army Logistics[?], Army Medical Corps[?], Army Transportation[?], Army Ordnance[?], Adjutant General's Corps[?],Signal Corps[?], and the Judge Advocate Generals Corps[?].
The Officer Corps provides leadership and managerial functions, and is composed of Company Grade officers (Second Lieutenant - gold bar, First Lieutenant - silver bar, Captain - two silver bars), Field Grade officers (Major - gold oak leaf, Lieutenant Colonel - silver oak leaf, Colonel - silver eagle), and General officers (Brigadier General - one star, Major General - two stars, Lieutenant General - three stars, General - four stars). Officers receive a "Commission" assigning them to the Officer Corps by act of Congress.
The Warrant Officer Corps is largely composed of highly trained specialists in certain select areas who must have a rank commensurate with their responsibility.
The primary sources for Warrant Officers are the various Warrant Officer Training Programs at military posts and installations around the United States.
The Non-Commissioned Officer Corps[?] (or NCO Corps) is the first line of leadership for the Enlisted[?] members of the Army, and includes the ranks of Corporal (two stripes up), Sergeant (three stripes up), Staff Sergeant (three stripes up and one down), Sergeant First Class (three stripes up and two down), Master Sergeant (three stripes up and three down), First Sergeant (which holds the same enlisted pay grade as Master Sergeant, but which carries extra administrative duties - three stripes up and three down with a lozenge in the center), Sergeant Major (three stripes up and three down with a star in the center), Command Sergeant Major (three stripes up and three down with a wreathed star in the center) and Sergeant Major of the Army (of whom there is only one, and who advises the Chief of Staff of the Army on matters relating to Enlisted personnel - three stripes up and three down with a centered eagle accompanied with two stars).
Training for Non-Commissioned Officers takes place at any of the various NCO training centers around the world.
It should be noted here that it is the outstanding quality of the Non-Commissioned Officer ranks which has largely built the excellent reputation of the United States Army. Until relatively recent history, most countries depended upon their officer corps to micromanage strategy, tactics and virtually every other aspect of military operations. With the development of the NCO Corps, the United States Army took a giant step toward utilizing the skills, intelligence, adaptability and independence of its citizens during times of conflict. The confidence and esteem in which the Officer Corps holds the NCOs which serve in the United States Army is based upon hard-won combat experience. This experience has repeatedly shown that rank is no indicator of leadership ability, and that leaders will emerge during times of hardship and conflict. Many military historians have held that this is the true strength of any military organization which serves a democracy.
Enlisted ranks are Private (no rank insignia), Private Enlisted Grade 2 (one chevron pointing up), Private First Class (one stripe up and a curved stripe (a rocker below), and Specialist (which is the same Enlisted Grade as Corporal, but which requires technical leadership skills, as opposed to the combat leadership skills required of Corporal -a dark green patch with an eagle centered).
Training for enlisted soldiers usually consists of Basic Training, and Advanced Individual Training in their primary Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) at any of the numerous MOS training facilities around the world.
All members of the Army must take an oath upon being sworn in as members, swearing (or affirming) to "protect the Constitution of the United States from all enemies, both foreign and domestic." This emphasis on the defense of the United States Constitution illustrates the concern of the framers that the military be subordinate to legitimate civilian authority.
Major Commands of the United States Army
| Major Command and Commanders | Location of Headquarters |
|---|---|
| Intelligence & Security Command (http://www.inscom.army.mil/) (INSCOM)-Major General Keith B. Alexander | Fort Belvoir[?], Virginia |
| Criminal Investigation Command (http://www.belvoir.army.mil/cidc/) (CID)-Major General Donald J. Ryder | Fort Belvoir[?], Virginia |
| Corps of Engineers (http://www.usace.army.mil/) (USACE)-Lieutenant General Robert B. Flowers | Washington, D.C. |
| Medical Command (http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/) (MEDCOM)-Lieutenant General James B. Peake | Fort Sam Houston[?], Texas |
| Army Materiel Command (http://www.amc.army.mil/) (AMC)-General Paul J. Kern | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Training & Doctrine Command (http://www.tradoc.army.mil/) (TRADOC)-Leiutenant General Larry R. Jordan | Fort Monroe[?], Virginia |
| Forces Command (http://www.forscom.army.mil/) (FORSCOM)-General Larry R. Ellis | Fort McPherson[?], Georgia |
| US Army South (http://www.usarso.army.mil/) (ARSO)-Major General Alfred A. Valenzuela | Fort Sam Houston[?], Texas |
| Special Operations Command (http://www.soc.mil/hqs/hqs_home.htm) (ARSOC)-Lieutenant General Philip R. Kesinger | Fort Bragg[?], North Carolina |
| Military Traffic Management Command (http://www.mtmc.army.mil/) (MTMC)-Major General Ann E. Dunwoody | Fort Eustis[?], Alexandria, Virginia |
| Space & Missile Defense Command (http://www.smdc.army.mil/) (SMDC)-Lieutenant General Joseph M. Consumano, Jr. | Arlington, Virginia |
| 8th US Army (http://8tharmy.korea.army.mil/) (EUSA)-Lieutenant General Charles C. Campbell | Yongsan Army Garrison[?], Seoul |
| Army Pacific Command (http://www.usarpac.army.mil/) (ARPAC)-Lieutenant General James L. Campbell | Fort Shafter[?], Hawaii |
| US Army Europe, 7th Army (http://www.hqusareur.army.mil/) (AREUR)-General B. B. Bell | Campbell Barracks[?], Heidelberg, Germany |
| Army Central Command (http://www.arcent.army.mil/index.html) (ARCENT)-Lieutenant General David D. McKiernan | Fort McPherson[?], Georgia |
| Arny Reserve Command (http://www.army.mil/usar/) (ARC)-Lieutenant General James R. Helmly | Fort McPherson[?], Georgia |
| Army National Guard (http://www.arng.army.mil/) (ARNG)-Lieutenant General Roger G. Schultz | Washington, D.C. |
Formations of the United States Army
First Army
Third Army: Army Central Command (ARCENT)
Fifth Army
Sixth Army
Seventh Army: United States Army Europe
- V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany
- 1st Infantry Division ("The Big Red One")
- 1st Armored Divsion-- Wiesbaden, Germany[?]
- Equipment:
Eighth Army: Korea
- 2nd Infantry Division ("Indian Head" Division)
Commander: Major General John Wood[?]
- 2nd Infantry Division ("Indian Head" Division)
U.S. Army Pacific Command
- 25th Infantry Division[?] (Light) ("Tropic Lightning")
Commander: Major General Eric T. Olson[?]
- 25th Infantry Division[?] (Light) ("Tropic Lightning")
- I Corps, Fort Lewis, Washington ("America's Corps")
- 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Light)
- 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
- III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas
- 1st Cavalry Division [strength: 16,700]
- 4th Infantry Division[?] (Mechanized)
- --III Corps U.S. Army National Guard
- 7th Infantry Division[?] (Light) ("Bayonet" Division)
Commander: Major General Charles Campbell[?]
- 7th Infantry Division[?] (Light) ("Bayonet" Division)
- XVIII Airborne Corps
- 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized} ("Rock of the Marne")
- 3rd Brigade ("Sledgehammer")-- Based at Fort Benning, Georgia[?].
- 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery
- 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor
- 317th Engineer Battalion
- 203rd Forward Support Battalion
- 3rd Brigade ("Sledgehammer")-- Based at Fort Benning, Georgia[?].
- 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized} ("Rock of the Marne")
- 10th Mountain Division[?] (Light} -- Based at Fort Drum, New York
- 1st Brigade
- 2nd Brigade
- 27th Brigade (Orions)-- New York Army National Guard
- 10th Mountain Division[?] (Light} -- Based at Fort Drum, New York
- 82nd Airborne Division
- Division Support Command
- 82nd Airborne Division
- G1, 82nd Airborne Division
- 1st Squadron 17th Cavalry
- 3rd Battalion 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
- 82nd Aviation Support Battalion
- 82nd Advanced Airborne School
- 82nd FreeFall Team
- 82nd Airborne Military Police Division
- 82nd Aviation Brigade
- 2nd Battalion 82nd Aviation Regiment
- 82nd Signal Battalion
- 82nd Soldier Support Battalion
- 307th Engineer Battalion
- 313th Military Intelligence Battalion
- 82nd Aviation Brigade
- 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Battalion 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Battalion 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
- 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
- 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
- 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) (Screaming Eagles)-- Fort Campbell, Kentucky[?]
- Equipment:
- 70+ Apache helicopters
- 100+ Blackhawk helicopters
- 40 Chinook helicopters
- Equipment:
- 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) (Screaming Eagles)-- Fort Campbell, Kentucky[?]
- 1st Corps Support Command
- 46th Corps Support Group
- 264th Corps Support Battalion
- 330th Movement Control Battalion
- 403rd Transportation Company
- 507th Corps Support Group
Materiel Command Field Support Center
- XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery
- 18th Field Artillery Brigade
- 1st Battalion 321th Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Battalion 377th Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Battalion 27th Field Artillery Regiment
- 18th Field Artillery Brigade
- XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery
- 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
- 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne)
- 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne)
- 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne)
- 18th Aviation Brigade (Airborne)
- 1-159th Aviation Regiment
- 18th Ordnance Company
- 18th Soldier Support Group
- 18th Personnel Services Battalion
- 126th Finance Battalion
- 18th Aviation Brigade (Airborne)
- 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat)(Airborne)
- 27th Engineer Battalion
- 37th Engineer Battalion
- 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat)(Airborne)
- 35th Signal Brigade (Airborne)
- 50th Signal Battalion
- 51st Signal Battalion
- 327th Signal Battalion
- 35th Signal Brigade (Airborne)
- 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
- 229th Aviation Regiment (Attack)
- 1-229th Attack Helicopter Battalion
- 229th Aviation Regiment (Attack)
- 3-229th Attack Helicopter Regiment
- 525th Military Intelligence Brigade (Airborne)
See also:
External link
Official website: http://www.army.mil
wie bekannt, nicht zu spassen; der fromme Zimmermeister ist in der
begleiten, ihm in kindlich demuetigem Spiel die.html">die.html">die.html">die Werkzeuge nachzutragen,
Wunderkind verlangt vom Pflegevater, er solle den Thron an der einen
beide fangen an zu ziehen. Sehr leicht und bequem, als waer' er von
an der Hoehe und passt ganz vortrefflich an Ort und Stelle, zum groessten
Koenigs.
Jener Thron war.html">war.html">war.html">war in meiner Jugend noch recht gut zu sehen, und an den
nichts gespart war, das freilich dem Maler leichter fallen musste, als
Handwerk, dem ich mich gewidmet hatte, in einem so ehrenvollen Lichte,
welches um so leichter auszufuehren war, als in der Nachbarschaft ein
Gesellen und Lehrburschen beschaeftigen konnte. Ich blieb also in der
indem ich Feierstunden und Feiertage zu den wohltaetigen Botschaften,
die Vorteile des Handwerks sehr bald, und mein Koerper, durch Arbeit
wurde. Nebenher versah ich meinen alten Dienst, den ich der guten
meinem Tier durchs Gebirg, verteilte die Ladung puenktlich und nahm
Mein Meister war zufrieden mit mir.html">mir und meine Eltern auch. Schon
das ich mit aufgefuehrt, das ich verziert hatte. Denn besonders
einfachen Formen, dieses Einbrennen zierender Figuren, dieses
lustigen Anblick gewaehrt, solche Kuenste waren mir besonders
den Thron Herodes' und seine Zieraten im Sinne hatte.
Unter den hilfsbeduerftigen Personen, fuer die meine Mutter eine
sich guter Hoffnung befanden, wie ich nach und nach wohl bemerken
geheimnisvoll zu behandeln pflegte. Ich hatte dabei niemals einen
welche nicht fern das Tal hinab wohnte und Frau Elisabeth genannt
.
On
wordlookup.net
All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
It uses material from the wikipedia.
|
|