ARMY ORGANIZATION

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ARMY ORGANIZATION
ACTIVE ARMY
RESERVE COMPONENTS
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CONTINENTAL ARMY

• Created on June 14, 1775
• Ist Commander Chief - George Washington
• Ist Trainer - Baron Frederick von Steuben
• Ist Test - Winter of 1778 - Valley Forge
• Ist Victory - Revolutionary War

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THE SQUAD

• THE SMALLEST UNIT
• 8 TO 10 SOLDIERS
• LED BY A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER

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THE PLATOON

• THE FIRST JOB OF MOST LIEUTENANTS
• 2 OR MORE SQUADS
• AS MANY AS 40 SOLDIERS

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COMPANY, BATTERY OR TROOP

• CONSISTS OF A HEADQUARTERS AND AT LEAST 2
  PLATOONS
• COMMANDED BY A CAPTAIN
• THE GOAL OF MOST JUNIOR OFFICERS

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THE BATTALION

• 500-800 SOLDIERS
• INCLUDES AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL AS COMMANDER
• COMPLETE STAFF
• SEVERAL COMPANIES

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THE BRIGADE

• COMMANDED BY A FULL COLONEL
• CONSISTS OF SEVERAL BATTALIONS
• FULL STAFFS

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BRANCHES OF THE ARMY

• Used to classify duties and specialties.
• May be combat arms, combat support or service
  support.
• All commissioned officers will have a branch
  designated by the Department of the Army.

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INFANTRY

• Home - Ft. Benning, Ga
• Size - 15
• Males only
• They are the nucleus of the Armys fighting
  strength

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ARMOR

• Home - Ft. Knox, Ky
• Size - 8
• Males only
• There mission is to close with and destroy the
  enemy using firepower and shock.

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FIELD ARTILLERY

• Home - Ft. Sill, Ok
• Size - 12
• Males mostly
• The King of Battle, they use cannons, rockets,
  and missiles to destroy the enemy

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AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY

• Home - Ft. Bliss, Tx
• Size - 5
• Protect friendly ground forces against enemy air
  attacks. Maintain around-the-clock readiness

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AVIATION

• Home - Ft. Rucker, Al
• Size - 10
• Combat, combat support, and service support
  missions

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS

• Home - Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
• Size - 7
• Support battlefield operations, military
  construction as well as civil duties

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SPECIAL FORCES

• Home - Ft. Bragg, NC
• Size - 2
• They conduct unconventional warfare, foreign
  internal defense, direct action, recon, and
  counterterrorism

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ADJUTANT GENERAL CORPS

• Home - Ft. Benjamin Harrison, In
• Size - 4
• Provides personnel support to the army

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CHEMICAL CORPS

• Home - Ft. McClellan, Al
• Size - 2
• Provides chemical defense and decontamination
  support to the army

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FINANCE CORPS

• Home - Ft. Benjamin Harrison, In
• Size - 1
• Provides all financial support to the Army

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MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

• Home - Ft. Huachuca, Az
• Size - 8
• Provides tactical and strategic intelligence as
  well as intelligence security operations

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ORDNANCE CORPS

• Home - Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md
• Size - 6
• Provides mechanical and ordinance support to the
  army.

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QUARTERMASTER CORPS

• Home - Ft. Lee, Va
• Size - 5
• Conducts acquisition, receipt, storage,
  preservation, and issue of material used by the
  army

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SIGNAL CORPS

• Home - Ft. Gordon, Ga
• Size - 8
• Provides communication support and information
  management

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TRANSPORTATION CORPS

• Home - Ft. Lee, Va
• Size - 3
• Conducts multi-modal movement of personnel and
  cargo

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MILITARY POLICE

• Home - Ft. McClellan, Al
• Size - 3
• Provides battlefield security and law enforcement
  operations