Profile of the United States Army (2005)
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Compiled by AUSA’s Institute of Land Warfare Research and Writing Eric Minton Editing Sandra J. Daugherty Design Randy M. Yasenchak Cover and Title Page Photographs Dennis Steele Other photographs courtesy of U.S. Army Public Affairs Technical Support Southeastern Printing and Litho © Copyright 2005 The Association of the United States Army All rights reserved. Individual copies of Profile of the U.S. Army 2005—one per customer— are available free of charge on a first-come/first-served basis while supplies last. To order your copy, call 1-800-336-4570, ext. 630, or e-mail [email protected]. Profile of the U.S. Army 2005 is also available online at www.ausa.org/ilw, where it will be updated as new information becomes available. To comment or make suggestions regarding Profile of the U.S. Army 2005, call 1-800-336-4570, ext. 226, or e-mail [email protected]. Institute of Land Warfare Association of the United States Army 2425 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22201-3385 703-841-4300 www.ausa.org II Contents Foreword . .vii Chapter 1: National Defense . .1 Civilian Control . 3 Constitutional Authority . 5 Department of Defense . 5 Military Services . 5 Military Departments . 5 Joint Chiefs of Staff . 6 Unified Commands . 7 National Security Strategy . 8 National Military Strategy . 8 National Military Missions . 9 Useful Websites . 9 Chapter 2: Land Component . 11 An American Heritage . .13 Mission of the Army . .15 Department of the Army . .15 Army Chief of Staff . .15 Army Components . .15 The Army National Guard . .17 The National Guard Bureau . .17 State Mission . .17 Federal Mission . .18 The U.S. Army Reserve . .19 Part of the Total Force . .19 The Army Reserve in the GWOT . 20 Civilians and Contractors . 20 Useful Websites . 21 Chapter 3: Army Organization . 23 The Full-Spectrum Force . 25 Overarching Organization . 25 Major Army Commands . 27 The Army in Transition . 27 Fire Team and Crew . .28 Squad/Section . .28 Platoon . .28 Company/Battery/Troop . .28 Battalion/Squadron . .28 Regiment/Group . .28 Brigade . .29 Division . .29 Corps . .29 Army . .30 III Army Group . .30 Modular Force . 30 Units of Action . 30 Infantry BCT . .32 Heavy BCT . .32 Stryker BCT . .32 Units of Employment . .32 Tactical UE . 32 Operational UE . 33 Transformation . .33 Useful Websites . 33 Chapter 4: The Soldier . 35 An Army of One . 37 Army Oath . 37 Enlisted Oath . 37 Officer’s Oath . ..