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Profile of the United States Army (2008) Profile of the U.S. Army 2008 a reference handbook ii Profile of the U.S. Army 2008 Compiled by AUSA’s Institute of Land Warfare Research and Writing Danielle Giovannelli Editing Sandra J. Daugherty Design Jessica A. Barlow Photographs courtesy of U.S. Army Technical Support Southeastern Printing and Litho © Copyright 2008 The Association of the United States Army All rights reserved. Individual copies of Profile of the U.S. Army 2008—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 2008 is also available online at http://www.ausa.org/ilw. To comment or make suggestions regarding Profile of the U.S. Army 2008, 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 a reference handbook iii Contents Graphics in italics Foreword........................................................................................................................................vii Chapter 1: National Defense........................................................................................................1 Civilian Control.......................................................................................................................................1 Constitutional Authority.........................................................................................................................1 Department of Defense........................................................................................................................2 Department of Defense.........................................................................................................................3 Military Services.......................................................................................................................................3 Military Departments..............................................................................................................................3 Joint Chiefs of Staff.................................................................................................................................4 Joint Chiefs of Staff.................................................................................................................................4 Unified Commands.................................................................................................................................5 Unified Commands and Their Army Components..............................................................................5 National Security Strategy.....................................................................................................................6 National Military Strategy......................................................................................................................6 National Military Missions.......................................................................................................................7 Useful Websites.......................................................................................................................................8 Chapter 2: Land Component.......................................................................................................9 An American Heritage...........................................................................................................................9 Mission of the Army...............................................................................................................................10 Department of the Army......................................................................................................................10 Army Chief of Staff...............................................................................................................................10 Department of the Army......................................................................................................................11 Army Components...............................................................................................................................12 Selected Reserve...........................................................................................................................................12 Individual Ready Reserve.............................................................................................................................12 Inactive National Guard (ING)....................................................................................................................12 The Army National Guard....................................................................................................................13 The National Guard Bureau..........................................................................................................................13 State Mission...................................................................................................................................................14 Federal Mission...............................................................................................................................................14 Army National Guard Chain of Command................................................................................................14 The Army Reserve.................................................................................................................................15 Part of the Total Force....................................................................................................................................16 The Army Reserve in the War on Terrorism...................................................................................................17 Civilians and Contractors.....................................................................................................................17 Army Civilian Corps Creed..................................................................................................................18 Useful Websites.....................................................................................................................................18 Chapter 3: Army Organization....................................................................................................19 The Full-Spectrum Force.......................................................................................................................19 Overarching Organization..................................................................................................................19 The Army Command Structure...........................................................................................................20 Army Commands..........................................................................................................................................20 Army Service Component Commands (ASCCs)......................................................................................20 Direct Reporting Units....................................................................................................................................20 iv Profile of the U.S. Army 2008 The Army Modular Force.....................................................................................................................21 The Modular Force.........................................................................................................................................21 Fire Team and Crew......................................................................................................................................22 Squad/Section.................................................................................................................................................22 Platoon.............................................................................................................................................................22 Company/Battery/Troop....................................................................................................................................22 Battalion/Squadron.........................................................................................................................................23 Regiment/Group...........................................................................................................................................23 Brigade......................................................................................................................................................24 Corps and Division.........................................................................................................................................24 Army..................................................................................................................................................................24 Unit Symbols....................................................................................................................................................25 More on Brigade Combat Teams................................................................................................................25 Infantry BCTs.............................................................................................................................................25
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