2010 Compiled by AUSA’s Table of Contents Institute of Land Warfare Graphics in italics Research and writing Foreword . vii . Danielle Giovannelli Chapter 1: National Defense 1 Civilian Control . 1 Editing Constitutional Authority . 1 Sandra J. Daugherty Department of Defense . 2 Department of Defense . 2–3 Graphics and design Military Services . 2 Kevin Irwin Military Departments . 3 Joint Chiefs of Staff . 3 Joint Chiefs of Staff . 4 Technical support Unified Commands . 4 Master Print, Inc. Unified Commands and Their Army Components . 5 National Security Strategy . 4 National Military Strategy . 6 National Military Missions . 7 Cover Photograph Useful Websites . 8 U.S. Army Pfc. Stephen Atwood, from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, scouts for enemy activity during an operation Chapter 2: Land Component 9 in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, 13 February 2010. An American Heritage . 9 Mission of the Army . 10 (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force/Released) Department of the Army . 10 . Department of the Army . 10 . Photographs courtesy of the United States Army Army Chief of Staff . 11 . and the Department of Defense Sergeant Major of the Army . 11 Army Components . .11 . Selected Reserve . .11 . Individual Ready Reserve . 11. Inactive National Guard (ING) . 12 © 2010 by The Army National Guard . 13 The Association of the United States Army The National Guard Bureau . 13 All rights reserved . Army National Guard Chain of Command . 14 State Mission . 14 Individual copies of Profile of the U.S. Army 2010 —one per customer—are Federal Mission . 15. available free of charge on a first-come/first-served basis while supplies last . The Army Reserve . 16 To order your copy, call 1-800-336-4570, ext . 630, or e-mail ilwpublications@ausa .org . Part of the Total Force . .17 . The Army Reserve in the War on Terrorism . 17 . Civilians and Contractors . 17 . Profile of the U.S. Army 2010 is also available online at http://www .ausa .org/ilw . Useful Websites . 18 . Chapter 3: Army Organization 19 Institute of Land Warfare The Full-Spectrum Force . 19 Association of the United States Army Overarching Organization . 19. 2425 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22201-3385 The Army Command Structure . 20 703-841-4300 The Army Modular Force . 20 . www.ausa.org The Modular Force . 21 ii Profile of the United States Army 2010 Table of Contents iii Fire Team and Crew . 22 Army Class A Green Service Uniform (Female) . .42 . Squad/Section . 22 Army Class A Green Service Uniform (Male) . 43 Platoon . .22 . Branch Insignia . 44 Company/Battery/Troop . 22 Badges and Tabs . .45 . Battalion/Squadron . 22 The Army Service Uniform . 46 Regiment/Group . .23 . Ribbons . 47 Brigade . .23 . Useful Websites . 48 Corps and Division . 23 . Army . 23 Chapter 6: The Army on Point 49 Brigade Combat Teams . 24 . On the Front Lines . 49 Infantry BCTs . 24. Permanent Overseas Basing . .49 . Heavy BCTs . 24 . Europe . 49 Stryker BCTs . 24 U.S. Army Global Commitments . 50–51 Unit Symbols . .25 . Japan . 52 Army Brigade Combat Team Modernization . 25. South Korea . 52 Brigade Combat Teams in the Field . 25 Qatar . 53 Army Force Generation . .26 . Worldwide Operations . 53 Budget . 27 Afghanistan and Elsewhere: Operation Enduring Freedom . 53 DoD Budget Process . 27 Cuba: Joint Task Force Guantánamo . .54 . Useful Websites . 28 . Djibouti: Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) . 54 Haiti: Operation Unified Response (OUR) . .54 . Chapter 4: The Soldier 29 Honduras: Joint Task Force Bravo . 55 . Army Strong . 29. Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom . 55. Army Oath . 29 Kosovo: Multinational Task Force East/Operation Joint Guardian . 55 Enlisted Oath . 29 Sinai Peninsula: Multinational Force and Observers . 56 Officer Oath . ..