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Parent topics
- U.S. Department of Defense [r]: one of more than a dozen U.S. executive-managed government agencies; this one administers the military forces of the United States, and their supporting civil servants. [e]
Subtopics
Command and management
- Department of the Army [r]: A part of the U.S. Department of Defense, headed by an official of Assistant Secretary of Defense rank, who carries out civilian control on the U.S. Army in matters related to budget, preparation, policy, and readiness; like the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, not part of the general operational chain of command [e]
- Secretary of the Army [r]: A civilian official, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, who directs the U.S. Department of the Army; of Assistant Secretary of Defense rank, the Secretary replaced the cabinet-level Secretary of War [e]
- Chief of Staff of the Army [r]: Uniformed professional head of the United States Army, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and of four-star general rank [e]
Wars
- American Revolution [r]: The war (1763-1789) that resulted in the formation of the U.S., in which 13 American colonies overthrew British rule. [e]
- War of 1812 [r]: A sideshow, 1812-1815, of the Napoleonic Wars, between the United States and Great Britain; Britain ignored American demands to end the impressment (seizure) of American sailors, interference with American maritime rights, and support for hostile Indians in the American West; the war was essentially a draw [e]
- Second Seminole War [r]: A conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between the United States and various groups of Native Americans collectively known as Seminoles. [e]
- American Civil War [r]: Major war 1861-65 fought over slavery in which the U.S. defeated the secessionist Confederate States of America. [e]
- Mexican-American War [r]: (1846-1848) war between Mexico and the United States over Mexican territories between the Gila and Rio Grande Rivers in the south and the 42d parallel north (Texas and the Mexican Cession) [e]
- Spanish-American War [r]: Add brief definition or description
- World War I [r]: (1914-1918) a huge European and global war that killed 7 million people in a struggle between the World War I Allies and World War I Central Powers, and was followed immediately by a global influenza pandemic (1918-1920) that claimed 50-100 million lives. [e]
- World War II [r]: (1931–1945) The most destructive global war in human history that killed 53 million people. With battles in Europe, Africa, Asia and the South Pacific, the "Allies" (UK, US, Soviet Union) eventually stopped the aggressively expanding "Axis" (Germany, Japan). [e]
- Korean War [r]: A modern conflict (1950-1953) fought on the Korean peninsula between the US-led UN forces, and the Communist coalition of North Korea and China. [e]
- Vietnam War [r]: A post-colonial independence/Cold War conflict between communist North Vietnam against South Vietnam, assisted by the United States (1955-1975), to unify Vietnam; won by North Vietnam in 1975. [e]
- Gulf War [r]: The conflict started by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and ended with the liberation of Kuwait and major damage to Iraqi forces, by a US-led UN coalition in 1991. [e]
- Afghanistan War (2001-) [r]: Beginning on October 7, 2001, in response to the 9-11 attacks, military operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda by United States and NATO forces [e]
- Iraq War [r]: Invasion of Iraq by a coalition of countries, led by the United States, in 2003, and subsequent occupation [e]
Major commands
- Forces Command [r]: United States Army headquarters, at Fort McPherson, Georgia, for Active Component and Reserve forces in the continental United States, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, commanded by GEN Charles Campbell and performs training readiness oversight of all National Guard (United States) formations; after mobilization, takes command and control of Army National Guard (United States) and U.S. Army Reserve units preparing for deployment to the Unified Combatant Commands (UCC); when a unit is not assigned to a UCC, it reports to this organizations or one of its subcommands; subordinate to United States Joint Forces Command [e]
- I Corps [r]: U.S. Army corps headquartered at Fort Lewis, Washington (U.S. state); designated principally as a command organization for Pacific contingencies; commanded by LTG Charles Jacoby Jr. [e]
- III Corps [r]: Usually called by its traditional name, III Armored Corps, one of the three active-duty U.S. Army contingency operations corps units, with headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas; commanded by LTG Bob Cone [e]
- XVIII Airborne Corps [r]: A corps headquarters of the United States Army, long reserved for highly mobile strategic reserve operations but now deployed when the corps level of command is needed; headed by LTG Frank Helmick [e]
- Training and Doctrine Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Army Materiel Command [r]: Add brief definition or description