Profile United States Army

PROFILE OF THE U.S. ARMY – 2012 Profile of the United States Army a reference handbook 2012 Profile of the United States Army a reference handbook 2012 Compiled by AUSA’s Institute of Land Warfare Research and writing Elizabeth Moran Editing Sandra J. Daugherty Graphics and design Kevin Irwin Technical support Master Print, Inc. Photographs courtesy of the United States Army and the Department of Defense © 2012 by The Association of the United States Army All rights reserved. To order your copy of Profile of the U.S. Army 2012, call 1-800-336-4570, ext. 4630 or e-mail [email protected]. Profile of the U.S. Army 2012 is also available online at http://www.ausa.org/publications/ilw/DigitalPublications/Documents/Profile2012/index.html. Institute of Land Warfare Association of the United States Army 2425 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22201-3385 703-841-4300 www.ausa.org ii Profile of the U.S. Army 2012 Table of Contents Graphics in italics Foreword ............................................v Regiment/Group ....................................24 Brigade ...........................................24 Chapter 1: National Defense ....................1 Corps and Division ..................................24 Civilian Control ........................................1 Army. .24 Constitutional Authority .................................1 Brigade Combat Teams ...............................25 Department of Defense .................................2 Brigade Combat Teams in the Field .......................25 Department of Defense ............................. 2–3 Army Force Generation ................................26 Military Services ......................................2 Army Modernization ..................................27 Military Departments ...................................3 Budget .............................................29 Joint Chiefs of Staff ....................................4 Department of Defense Budget Process ..................29 Joint Chiefs of Staff ..................................4 Useful Websites ......................................29 Unified Commands ....................................4 Unified Commands and Their Army Components. 4 Chapter 4: The Soldier ........................31 National Security Strategy ...............................5 Army Strong .........................................31 Defense Guidance of 2012. .6 Army Oath ..........................................31 National Military Strategy ...............................6 Enlisted Oath ......................................31 National Military Missions ...............................7 Officer Oath .......................................31 Useful Websites .......................................7 Army Values .........................................31 The Soldier’s Creed ...................................32 Chapter 2: Land Component ....................9 The Soldier’s Creed. .32 An American Heritage ..................................9 Rank and Promotions .................................32 Mission of the Army ...................................10 Rank Insignia ......................................33 Department of the Army ...............................10 Commissioned Officers ...............................34 Chief of Staff, Army ..................................10 Warrant Officers ....................................34 Sergeant Major of the Army ...........................10 Warrant Officer's Creed ............................34 Department of the Army ..............................11 Enlisted Personnel ..................................35 Army Components ....................................11 The NCO Creed ...................................35 Reserve Component .................................12 Training ............................................35 The Army National Guard ...............................13 Institutional Training .................................35 Army National Guard Chain of Command .................14 Where We Are Today .................................14 Unit Tactical Training .................................36 The National Guard Bureau ............................14 Branch Training ....................................36 State Mission ......................................15 Soldier as a System ...................................36 Federal Mission ....................................15 Endstrength .........................................37 The Army Reserve ....................................16 Army Endstrength by Component .......................38 Where We Are Today .................................17 Recruiting and Retention ...............................37 Part of the Total Force ................................18 Useful Websites ......................................37 The Army Reserve in the War on Terrorism ................18 Army Civilian Corps ...................................19 Chapter 5: The Uniform .......................39 Army Civilian Corps Creed ............................19 The Army Uniform ....................................39 Useful Websites ......................................19 The Army Combat Uniform and Flame-Resistant Army Combat Uniform ..............................39 Chapter 3: Army Organization ..................21 The Army Uniform–Permethrin .........................39 The Force for Decisive Action ...........................21 Army Combat Uniform (ACU) ...........................40 Overarching Organization ..............................22 Army Service Uniform (ASU) ...........................41 The Army Command Structure ..........................22 Army Class A Green Service Uniform (Female). .42 The Army Modular Force ...............................22 Army Class A Green Service Uniform (Male) ...............43 The Modular Force ..................................23 Branch Insignia .....................................44 Fire Team and Crew .................................23 Badges and Tabs ...................................45 Squad/Section .....................................23 Ribbons ..........................................46 Platoon ...........................................23 The Army Combat Uniform–Alternate .....................47 Company/Battery/Troop ..............................23 The Army Service Uniform ..............................47 Battalion/Squadron ..................................23 The Army Green Service Uniform ........................47 Unit Symbols ......................................24 Useful Websites ......................................47 Table of Contents iii Chapter 6: The Army on Point ..................49 Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers ...................61 On the Front Lines ....................................49 Useful Websites ......................................62 Permanent Overseas Basing ............................49 Europe ...........................................49 Chapter 8: Army Command Structure ............63 U.S. Army Global Commitments .................... 50–51 Army Commands .....................................63 Japan ............................................52 U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) ..................63 South Korea .......................................52 U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) .....................64 Qatar ............................................52 Army Command Structure .............................65 Worldwide Operations .................................53 U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). .65 Afghanistan and Elsewhere: Operation Enduring Freedom. 53 Army Service Component Commands .....................66 Cuba: Joint Task Force Guantánamo .....................53 U.S. Army Africa (USARAF)/Southern European Djibouti: Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa ..........53 Task Force (SETAF) .................................66 Honduras: Joint Task Force–Bravo ......................53 U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) ..........................67 Kosovo: Multinational Task Force East/ U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) ...........................67 Operation Joint Guardian ............................53 U.S. Army North (USARNORTH)/Fifth Army. 68 Sinai Peninsula: Multinational Force and Observers. .54 U.S. Army South (USARSOUTH)/Sixth Army ................69 United States: Operation Noble Eagle ....................54 Third Army/U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) ................70 Useful Websites ......................................54 U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/ Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) .....71 Chapter 7: Army Families ......................55 U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). .72 Heroes at Home ......................................55 U.S. Army Surface Deployment The Army Family Covenant ............................55 and Distribution Command (SDDC) .....................73 The Army Community Covenant ........................56 Direct Reporting Units .................................74 Family Readiness ....................................56 U.S. Army Military District of Washington (MDW). .75 Morale, Welfare and Recreation ..........................57 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) ...................75 Army Integrated Family Services Network .................57 U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) ...........76 Army Community Service ..............................57 U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) .....76 Army Family Action Plan ..............................57 U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) .................77 Army Family Team Building ............................57

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