United States Armed Forces Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===U.S. Army=== {{main|United States Army}} [[File:M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles in Northeast Syria 2020.jpg|thumb|[[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] infantry, an [[M2 Bradley]] armored vehicle, and [[AH-64 Apache]] attack helicopters as part of [[Combined Joint Task Force β Operation Inherent Resolve]] in Syria]] The [[United States Army]] (USA) is the United States Armed Forces' land force and is the largest and oldest service. Originally established in 1775 as the [[Continental Army]], it consists of one million soldiers across the Regular Army, [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]], and [[Army National Guard]].<ref name="auto1"/> The Army serves as the Armed Forces principal land service, responsible for conducting [[land warfare]] operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/about/|title=The Army's Vision and Strategy | The United States Army|website=The Army's Vision and Strategy | The United States Army}}</ref> The U.S. Army is organized under the [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]], which is a military department under the leadership of the [[United States Secretary of the Army|secretary of the Army]] and [[United States Under Secretary of the Army|under secretary of the Army]]. The U.S. Army itself is led by the [[chief of staff of the United States Army|chief of staff of the Army]] and [[vice chief of staff of the United States Army|vice chief of staff of the Army]], both [[general (United States)|general]]s who are advised by the [[sergeant major of the Army]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/|title=The Official Home Page of the United States Army|website=www.army.mil}}</ref> The Army's primary responsibility is to conduct prompt and sustained land combat as part of the joint force. Army landpower focuses on destroying an enemy's armed forces, occupying its territory, and breaking the will of an adversary.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN18008_ADP-1%20FINAL%20WEB.pdf|title=ADP1: The Army|publisher=US Army}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> The five core competencies of the Army are: * Prompt and sustained land combat * Combined arms operations: ** Combined arms maneuver and wide area security ** Armored and mechanized operations ** Airborne and air assault operations * Special operations * Set and sustain the theater for the joint force * Integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land<ref name="auto"/> [[File:Defense.gov News Photo 110910-GO452-406 - U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division descend to the ground after jumping out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over drop zone.jpg|thumb|[[82nd Airborne Division]] paratroopers parachuting from a [[U.S. Air Force]] [[C-17 Globemaster III]] transport plane]] The thirteen specified functions of the Army are: #Conduct prompt and sustained [[combined arms]] combat operations on land in all environments and types of terrain, to include complex urban environments, in order to defeat enemy ground forces, and seize, occupy, and defend land areas.<ref name="DoDI 5100.01">{{cite web|url=https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodd/510001p.pdf|title=DoDI 5100.01|publisher=US Department of Defense}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> #Conduct [[air defense|air]] and [[missile defense]] to support joint campaigns and assist in achieving [[air superiority]]. This is conducted by the Army's [[Air Defense Artillery Branch]], specifically by the [[10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command]], [[32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command]], [[94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command]], [[263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command]], and [[United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command|Army Space and Missile Defense Command]].<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> #Conduct [[airborne forces|airborne]] and [[air assault]], and [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious]] operations. The Army has primary responsibility for the development of airborne doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures. Army airborne and air assault operations are conducted by the [[XVIII Airborne Corps]], [[11th Airborne Division]], [[82nd Airborne Division]], [[101st Airborne Division]], and the [[173rd Airborne Brigade]].<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> #Conduct [[civil affairs]] operations. Civil affairs operations are conducted by the [[United States Army Special Operations Command]], predominantly under [[United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command]] and the [[95th Civil Affairs Brigade]].<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> #Conduct [[Riverine warfare|riverine operations]].<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> #[[military occupation|Occupy]] territories abroad and provide for the initial establishment of a [[military government]] pending transfer of this responsibility to other authorities.<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> #[[Interdiction|Interdict]] enemy [[sea power]], [[space warfare|space power]], [[airpower|air power]], and [[electronic warfare|communications]] through operations on and from the land.<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> #Provide logistics to joint operations and campaigns, including joint over-the-shore and intra-theater transport of time-sensitive, mission-critical personnel and materiel. This is primarily conducted through the [[United States Army Logistics Branch|Army Logistics Branch]], including the [[United States Army Quartermaster Corps|Quartermaster Corps]], [[United States Army Ordnance Corps|Ordnance Corps]], [[Transportation Corps]], and through [[United States Army Materiel Command|Army Materiel Command]]'s [[Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command]].<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> #Provide support to [[space warfare|space operations]] to enhance joint campaigns, in coordination with the other military services (primarily the [[United States Space Force]]), combatant commands (primarily [[United States Space Command]]), and other U.S. government departments and agencies. Army space operations are conducted by [[United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command|Army Space and Missile Defense Command]].<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> #Conduct authorized [[civil works]] programs, to include projects for the improvement of [[navigation]], [[flood control]], [[Coastal erosion|beach erosion control]], and other water resource developments in the United States, its territories, and its possessions, and conduct other civil activities prescribed by law. These are conducted by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]].<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> #Provide intra-theater [[aeromedical evacuation]]. These missions are flown by the [[Army Medical Department (United States)|Army Medical Service Corps]] and [[United States Army Aviation Branch|Army Aviation Branch]].<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> #Conduct [[reconnaissance]], [[surveillance]], and [[target acquisition]]. #Operate [[Line of communication|land lines of communication]]. This is primarily conducted through the [[Transportation Corps]] and [[Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command]].<ref name="DoDI 5100.01"/> ====Infantry==== {{main|Infantry Branch (United States)}} [[File:U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for extraction on Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Jan. 30, 2014.jpg|thumb|U.S. Army [[United States Army Rangers|Rangers]] with the [[75th Ranger Regiment]] prepare for extraction on a [[MH-47 Chinook]]]] The Infantry Branch forms the core of the service's land combat power. U.S. Army infantry are generally equipped with the [[M4 carbine]] and [[M249 light machine gun]], which will be replaced by the [[XM7 rifle]] and [[XM250]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/04/20/it-will-be-long-time-soldiers-get-m4-and-saw-replacements.html | title=It Will be a Long Time Before Soldiers Get the M4 and SAW Replacements | date=20 April 2022 }}</ref> Infantry is a core part of the Army's [[Brigade Combat Team]]s. The most numerous variant, the Infantry Brigade Combat Team, comprise [[light infantry]] battalions who fight on foot. Infantry Brigade Combat Teams of the [[82nd Airborne Division]] are [[air assault]] capable, with infantry soldiers being transported by U.S. Army Aviation [[UH-60 Black Hawk]] and [[CH-47 Chinook]] helicopters.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://home.army.mil/campbell/index.php/101st | title=101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) :: FORT CAMPBELL }}</ref> Infantry Brigade Combat Teams of the [[11th Airborne Division]], [[82nd Airborne Division]], and [[173rd Airborne Brigade]] are capable of [[airborne forces|airborne]] operations, in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force's transport aircraft.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://home.army.mil/bragg/index.php/units-tenants/xviii-airborne-co | title=XVIII Airborne Corps :: Fort Bragg }}</ref> Finally, Infantry Brigade Combat Teams assigned to the [[10th Mountain Division]] specialized in [[mountain warfare]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.army.mil/article/243626/mountain_warfare_training_rated_a_solid_mount_ten | title=Mountain warfare training rated a solid Mount-ten! }}</ref> Standard Infantry Brigade Combat Teams are assigned to the [[25th Infantry Division (United States)|25th Infantry Division]], which offers additional training in [[jungle warfare]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.army.mil/article/190264/jungle_operations_training_course_challenges_mental_physical_readiness | title=Jungle Operations Training Course challenges mental, physical readiness }}</ref> Armored Brigade Combat Teams comprise [[mechanized infantry]] battalions mounted in the [[M2 Bradley]] [[infantry fighting vehicle]]. Divisions with Armored Brigade Combat Teams include the [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]], [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]], [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]], [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]], and [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]].<ref name="auto14">{{Cite web|url=https://www.benning.army.mil/Infantry/cadet-branching/Content/PDF/Force%20Structure.pdf?24JUN2020|title=Force Structure|website=benning.army.mil|access-date=27 February 2023|archive-date=27 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227022037/https://www.benning.army.mil/Infantry/cadet-branching/Content/PDF/Force%20Structure.pdf?24JUN2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Stryker Brigade Combat Teams are centered around Stryker infantry battalions operating out of the [[Stryker]]. Divisions with Stryker Brigade Combat Teams include the [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]], [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]], [[11th Airborne Division]], [[2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|2nd Cavalry Regiment]], and [[3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|3rd Cavalry Regiment]].<ref name="auto14"/> [[United States Army Rangers]] with the [[75th Ranger Regiment]] are an elite [[special operations]] infantry force in [[United States Army Special Operations Command]], specializing in air assault and airborne infiltration methods. The three primary missions of the 75th Ranger Regiment are [[Direct action (military)|special operations raids]], forcible entry operations, such as an airfield seizure to enable the Air Force to bring in more forces, and [[special reconnaissance]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/specialty-careers/special-ops/army-rangers.html |title=Army Rangers }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soc.mil/rangers/75thrr.html|title=75th Ranger Regiment Home Page|website=www.soc.mil}}</ref> As a special operations force, Army Rangers are generally better equipped than standard infantry, utilizing the [[FN SCAR]] rifle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sofrep.com/gear/the-fn-scar/|title=The FN SCAR!|website=SOFREP}}</ref> ====Army Special Forces==== {{main|United States Army Special Forces}} [[File:56th CRD Dugway VALEX Image 3 of 9 6802121 210809-A-LS380-003.jpg|thumb|upright|Soldiers from the [[5th Special Forces Group]] conduct sensitive site exploitation training]] [[United States Army Special Forces|Army Special Forces]], commonly known as Green Berets after their iconic headgear, are among the most elite soldiers in the Army. Special Forces conduct [[Unconventional warfare (United States)|unconventional warfare]], enabling a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an underground force in a denied area, [[foreign internal defense]], training and equipping foreign allied military forces to defend against insurgency, subversion, terrorism, and other security threats, and [[security force assistance]], training and developing the defense capabilities of friendly and developing nations. More direct missions include [[counterinsurgency]], [[direct action (military)|direct action]], and [[special reconnaissance]] in hostile, denied, or diplomatically or politically sensitive environments, to collect or verify information of strategic significance.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/specialty-careers/special-ops/special-forces.html | title=Special Forces }}</ref> Special Forces are trained [[High-altitude military parachuting|military free-fall parachuting]] and [[combat diver]] skillsets.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goarmysof.army.mil/SF/ | title=Special Forces }}</ref> Army Special Forces are considered the most versatile special operations force in the entire world, operating as a multi-purpose force since 1952.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.military.com/military-fitness/army-special-operations/army-special-forces-overview | title=What It Means to be Part of the Army Special Forces | date=8 February 2022 }}</ref> ====Armor and Cavalry==== {{main|Armor Branch}} [[File:1-1 CD conducting defensive operations during Combined Resolve II (14094962478).jpg|thumb|[[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]] [[M1 Abrams]] tanks during a training exercise in Germany]] The Armor Branch traces its history back to the [[United States Cavalry]], and are responsible for tank and cavalry reconnaissance operations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/career-match/ground-forces/tanks-machinery/19a-armor-officer.html | title=Armor Officer }}</ref> The U.S. Army fields the [[M1 Abrams]] [[main battle tank]] in Armored Battalions as part of Armored Brigade Combat Teams across the [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]], [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]], [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]], [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]], and the [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]]. Each Armored Brigade Combat Team also possesses a cavalry squadron equipped with [[M2 Bradley]]s for scouting and security. Styker Brigade Combat Teams from the [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]], [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]], [[11th Airborne Division]], [[2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|2nd Cavalry Regiment]], and [[3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|3rd Cavalry Regiment]] have a cavalry squadron equipped with [[Stryker]]s. Infantry Brigade Combat Teams from the [[10th Mountain Division]], [[11th Airborne Division]], [[25th Infantry Division (United States)|25th Infantry Division]], [[82nd Airborne Division]], [[101st Airborne Division]], and [[173rd Airborne Brigade]] have a cavalry squadron equipped with the [[Joint Light Tactical Vehicle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.benning.army.mil/armor/Cadet-Branching/content/PDF/Armor%20Branch%20Trifold.pdf?13JUN2022|title=Armor Branch Trifold|website=benning.army.mil|access-date=27 February 2023|archive-date=27 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227022031/https://www.benning.army.mil/armor/Cadet-Branching/content/PDF/Armor%20Branch%20Trifold.pdf?13JUN2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> ====Field Artillery==== {{main|Field Artillery Branch (United States)}} [[File:Firing High Mobility Artillery Rocket systems.jpg|thumb|[[M142 HIMARS]] from the [[3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment]]]] The Field Artillery's mission is to destroy, suppress or neutralize the enemy by cannon, rocket or missile fire.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sill-www.army.mil/fapo/cadets/ | title=Cadets | Field Artillery Proponent Office (FAPO) | Fort Sill | Oklahoma | Fires Center of Excellence }}</ref> Rocket systems include the [[M142 HIMARS]] and [[M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System]], which are corps-level asset found in field artillery brigades. Towed artillery includes the [[M119 howitzer]] in Infantry Brigade Combat Teams and the [[M777 howitzer]] found in both Infantry and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams. The [[M109 howitzer|M109 self-propelled howitzer]] is utilized in Armored Brigade Combat Teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tradocfcoeccafcoepfwprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/fapo/cadets/doc/fa-handbook.pdf|title=Field Artillery King of Battle|website=tradocfcoeccafcoepfwprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net}}</ref> During the Cold War, Army field artillery was responsible for the service's ballistic missile programs, including the [[PGM-11 Redstone]], which was the first large ballistic missile in the U.S. arsenal, the [[MGM-31 Pershing]], and the [[Pershing II]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://history.redstone.army.mil/miss.html | title=The United States Army | Redstone Arsenal Historical Information }}</ref> In 2023, the Army is intending to field the [[Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon]] and has reestablished larger artillery formations like the [[56th Artillery Command]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/confident-of-2023-fielding-goal-army-dubs-hypersonic-weapon-dark-eagle/ | title='Confident' of 2023 Fielding Goal, Army Dubs Hypersonic Weapon 'Dark Eagle' | date=11 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/01/01/first-unit-fielding-army-hypersonic-missile-in-2023/ | title=First unit fielding Army hypersonic missile in 2023 | date=January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-army/2021/11/03/army-resurrects-artillery-command-in-europe/ | title=Army resurrects artillery command in Europe | date=3 November 2021 }}</ref> ====Air Defense Artillery==== {{main|Air Defense Artillery Branch}} [[File:220305-F-EI268-1044 - Arctic sky illuminates Patriot (Image 2 of 2).jpg|thumb|An [[MIM-104 Patriot]] missile battery in [[Alaska]] operated by the [[11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States)|11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade]]]] The Air Defense Artillery is responsible for defending geopolitical assets and providing maneuver forces with the freedom to move on the battlefield by deterring the enemy and destroying aerial threats, missile attacks, and surveillance platforms.<ref name="auto9">{{cite web | url=https://sill-www.army.mil/ocada/ada.html | title=OCADA | Fort Sill | Oklahoma | Fires Center of Excellence }}</ref> Weapons employed by Air Defense Artillery include the [[FIM-92 Stinger]] [[man-portable air-defense system]], [[AN/TWQ-1 Avenger]], for [[short range air defense]], and the [[counter rocket, artillery, and mortar]] 20mm gun system. The [[Iron Dome]] provides air defense against rockets, artillery, mortars, missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles, while the [[MIM-104 Patriot]] is capable of defeating a wide range of threats including aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, ballistic and cruise missiles, and Weapons of Mass Destruction.<ref name="auto9"/> The [[Terminal High Altitude Area Defense]] protects strategic critical assets by conducting long-range endo-and-exo-atmospheric engagements of ballistic missiles using the world's largest air-transportable X-band radar. The [[Ground-Based Midcourse Defense]] is an [[anti-ballistic missile]] system operated by [[Army Space and Missile Defense Command]] to defend the United States homeland against an intercontinental ballistic missile attack.<ref name="auto9"/> Major Air Defense Artillery units include the [[32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command]] and Army Space and Missile Defense Command's [[100th Missile Defense Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.army.mil/32ndAAMDC | title=32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.smdc.army.mil/ORGANIZATION/100thMDB/ | title=100th Missile Defense Brigade }}</ref> Air Defense Artillery has an extremely close relationship with the Air Force through its Air and Missile Defense Commands and the Space Force through Army Space and Missile Defense Command, given their shared missile defense and space roles. In 1962, Air Defense Artillery achieved the first intercept of a ballistic missile with a nuclear-tipped [[Nike Zeus]] and operated the Nike Zeus as an [[anti-satellite weapon]] after completing a successful intercept in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smdc.army.mil/Portals/38/Documents/Publications/History/SMDC%20History%20Booklet_508_Final.pdf|title=A Chronological Review of 60 Years|website=smdc.army.mil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausa.org/articles/realign-air-defense-structure|title=Realign Air Defense Structure|date=23 June 2021|website=AUSA}}</ref> ====Army Aviation==== {{main|United States Army Aviation Branch}} [[File:Cav troopers conduct maneuver operations 140713-A-HD608-014.jpg|thumb|Formation of [[UH-60 Blackhawk]]s with the [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]]]] Army Aviation, distinct from the U.S. Air Force and its predecessors, began as part of the field artillery in 1942. Small spotter planes were used to spot for artillery and naval bombardment, as well as to perform observation. These few aircraft formed the core of Army Aviation once the U.S. Air Force gained independence. In 1983, the Army created the Aviation Branch, for the first time since the Air Force's independence consolidating aviation under a single organization.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/discover/ | title=Discover | date=27 October 2016 }}</ref> The mission of Army Aviation is to find, fix and destroy any enemy through fire and maneuver and to provide combat support and combat service support in coordinated operations as an integral member of the combined arms team.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.army.mil/aviation/modern/ | title=Modern Aviation - United States Army Aviation }}</ref> Major aircraft include the [[AH-64 Apache]], which serves as the Army's attack helicopter, the [[UH-60 Black Hawk]], and the [[CH-47 Chinook]] for troop and cargo transport. Army Aviation also flies the [[MQ-1C Gray Eagle]] drone.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://asc.army.mil/web/portfolio-item/aviation_gray-eagle-uas/ | title=MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) - USAASC }}</ref> A specialized unit within Army Aviation, the [[160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)]] serves as a special operations unit and operates modified variants of the MH-60 Black Hawk, MH-47 Chinook, and the [[MH-6 Little Bird]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.soc.mil/USASOAC/160th.html | title=160th SOAR (A) Page }}</ref> ====Army commands==== The U.S. Army is organized into four major Army Commands, nine [[Army Service Component Command]]s, which serve as the Army component and [[Joint Force Land Component Commander|joint force land component commander]]s for the [[unified combatant command]]s, and thirteen direct reporting units.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/organization/|title=Organization | The United States Army|website=Organization | The United States Army}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" |- !colspan=2|Name !Mission !Headquarters |- |[[File:US Army Star Logo SSI.png|75px]] |[[United States Department of the Army|Headquarters Department of the Army]] (HQDA) | Army service headquarters led by the [[chief of staff of the United States Army|chief of staff of the Army]]. |[[The Pentagon]], Virginia |- !colspan=5| Army Commands and reserve components |- |[[File:United States Army Forces Command SSI.svg|75px]] |[[United States Army Forces Command|U.S. Army Forces Command]] (FORSCOM) |Provides Army land forces to [[unified combatant command]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/FORSCOM|title=U.S. Army Forces Command | FORSCOM|website=www.army.mil}}</ref> |[[Fort Liberty]], North Carolina |- |[[File:AMC shoulder insignia.svg|75px]] |[[United States Army Materiel Command|U.S. Army Materiel Command]] (AMC) | Provides technology, acquisition support, and logistics for Army land forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/amc|title=U.S. Army Materiel Command | The United States Army|website=www.army.mil}}</ref> |[[Redstone Arsenal]], Alabama |- |[[File:TRADOC patch.svg|75px]] |[[United States Army Training and Doctrine Command|U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command]] (TRADOC) |Recruits, trains, and educates Army soldiers and develops Army doctrine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tradoc.army.mil/about/|title=About β U.S. Army Training Doctrine and Command|website=www.tradoc.army.mil}}</ref> |[[Fort Eustis]], Virginia |- |[[File:Army Futures Command SSI.svg|75px]] |[[United States Army Futures Command|U.S. Army Futures Command]] (AFC) |Leads Army modernization efforts, including developing future force requirements, designing future force organizations, and delivering materiel capabilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/futures|title=Futures | U.S. Army|website=www.army.mil}}</ref> |Austin, Texas |- |[[File:Seal of the United States Army Reserve.svg|75px]] |[[United States Army Reserve|U.S. Army Reserve]] (USAR) |Oversees and maintains Army reserve forces |[[Fort Liberty]], North Carolina |- |[[File:Seal of the Army National Guard.png|75px]] |[[Army National Guard]] (ARNG) |Army component of the [[National Guard (United States)|National Guard]]. |[[The Pentagon]], Virginia |- |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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