Organization

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Organization Mission of the US Army

• NS 101
• Captain N. A. Reed

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Learning Objectives

• Define the Major Missions of the US Army
• Define the major organizational components of the
  US Army

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Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

• CHAIRMAN GENERAL Pace
• Members
• ADM Micheal G. Mullen (CNO)
• GEN Michael W. Hagee (COMC)
• GEN Peter J. Schoomaker (Chief of Staff,
  Army)
• GEN John P. Jumper (Chief of Staff, Air
  Force)

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Unified Commandsaka Combatant Commands

• Allows Joint effort of Land, Naval and Air Forces
• U.S. European Command
• U.S. Pacific Command
• U.S. Atlantic Command
• U.S. Southern Command

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Unified Commands

• U.S. Central Command
• U.S. Space Command
• U.S. Special Operations Command
• U.S. Transportation Command
• U.S. Strategic Command

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USA
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US Army Vision

• To remain the preeminent landpower on Earth
  the ultimate instrument of national resolve
  that is both ready to meet and relevant to the
  challenges of the dangerous and complex 21st
  century security environment.

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U.S. Army

• Mission
• The Armys mission is to fight and win our
  Nations wars by providing prompt, sustained land
  dominance across the full range of military
  operations and spectrum of conflict in support of
  combatant commanders. We do this by
  Executing Title 10 and Title 32 United States
  Code directives, to include organizing,
  equipping, and training forces for the conduct of
  prompt and sustained combat operations on land.
  Accomplishing missions assigned by the
  President, Secretary of Defense and combatant
  commanders, and Transforming for the future.

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Todays Army

• Essentially CONUS based, relying on the Navy and
  Air Force to project the Army
• Involved in Many MOOTW (Military Operations Other
  Than War)
• Disaster Relief
• Drug Interdiction

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Warrior Ethos

• I will always place the mission first
• I will never accept defeat
• I will never quit
• I will never leave behind a fallen comrade

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Army Service Component Commands (ASCC)

• U.S. Army Central (USARCENT)
• U.S. Army North (USARNORTH)
• U.S. Army South (USARSO)
• U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR)
• U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC)
• Eighth Army(EUSA)
• U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)
• Military Surface Deployment and Distribution
  Command (SDDC)
• U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army
  Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT)

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Army Commands (ACOM)

• U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)
• U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
• U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC)

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Army Functions

• Organize, train and equip forces
• Provide air defense units to defend friendly
  territory from air attack
• Coordinate for joint amphibious operations
• SPECOPS
• Airborne assault
• Train occupational forces for establishment of
  military government
• Provide humanitarian relief during national
  disasters

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US Army Facts

• 250,000 personnel serving in 120 countries
• Recruited 80,000 personnel for 2006

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Direct Reporting Units (DRU)

• U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology
  Command/9th Signal Command (Army)
  (NETCOM/9thSC(A))
• U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM)
• U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
  (INSCOM)
• U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
  (USACIDC)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• U.S. Army Military District of Washington (MDW)
• U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)
• United States Military Academy (USMA)
• U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC)
• U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)
• U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM)
  

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Major Components and Purposes

• Infantry
• Armor
• Field Artillery
• Air defense artillery
• Aviation
• Special Forces
• Corps of Engineers
• Signal Corps

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National Guard

• Federal Mission maintain properly trained and
  equipped units available for prompt mobilization
  for war, national emergency or as otherwise
  directed
• State Mission provide trained and disciplined
  forces for domestic emergencies or as directed by
  state law

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Major Components and Purposes

• Military Police Corps
• Military Intelligence
• Civil Affairs
• Adjutant General Corps
• Finance Corps
• Chemical Corps
• Ordnance Corps
• Quartermaster Corps

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Special Branches

• Judge Advocate General Corps
• Chaplain Corps
• Medical Corps
• Dental Corps
• Veterinary Corps (only service to have DVMs)
• Nurse Corps
• Medical Specialist Corps
• Medical Service Corps

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Organization of Tactical Army units

• Squads
• Platoons
• Companies
• Battalions
• Brigades
• Divisions
• Corps

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