United States Army

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The United States Army (U.S. Army) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces, designated as the army of the United States in the Constitution. Founded in 1784, it succeeded the Continental Army formed in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War, and it is the largest military branch, with a projected headcount of 1,005,725 soldiers for FY2022. It fought the American Indian Wars, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War; the Civil War was its costliest conflict with over 350,000 casualties. The Army is headed by the civilian secretary of the Army and the military chief of staff of the Army, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and operates combat vehicles including the M1 Abrams main battle tank and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

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Sub-units 8

United States Army Air Forces air force
California Army National Guard army
American Expeditionary Forces army
173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam brigade
1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam division
101st Airborne Division in Vietnam division
XVIII Airborne Corps (Gulf War) corps
VII Corps (Gulf War) corps

People who served 21

Zachary Taylor Major General, 1808-01-01 - 1849-01-01
Jefferson Davis 1828-06-01 - 1835-04-20
Robert E. Lee 1829-01-01 - 1861-04-01
William Tecumseh Sherman 1840-01-01 - 1853-01-01
Ulysses S. Grant 1843-07-01 - 1854-07-31
Ulysses S. Grant 1861-06-17 - 1869-03-04
John J. Pershing General of the Armies, 1886-01-01 - 1924-01-01
Douglas MacArthur General of the Army, 1903-01-01 - 1964-01-01
Courtney Hodges General, 1906-01-01 - 1949-01-01
George S. Patton General, 1909-01-01 - 1945-01-01
Dwight D. Eisenhower General of the Army, 1915-01-01 - 1953-01-01
Earl Warren Captain, 1917-01-01 - 1918-01-01
Ronald Reagan Captain, 1937-01-01 - 1942-01-01
Lewis F. Powell Jr. Colonel, 1942-01-01 - 1945-01-01
William J. Brennan Jr. Colonel, 1942-01-01 - 1945-01-01
George Wallace Staff sergeant, 1942-01-01 - 1945-01-01
Daniel Inouye Captain, 1943-01-01 - 1947-01-01
Henry Kissinger Sergeant, 1943-01-01 - 1946-01-01
Walter Mondale Corporal, 1951-01-01 - 1953-01-01
Stephen Breyer Corporal, 1957-01-01 - 1965-01-01
Colin Powell General, 1958-01-01 - 1993-01-01

Engagements 14

Battle of Cantigny May 28, 1918
Battle of Belleau Wood June 1–26, 1918
Second Battle of the Marne July 15–18, 1918
Battle of Saint-Mihiel September 12–15, 1918
Meuse–Argonne offensive September 26 – November 11, 1918
Battle of Ia Drang November 14–18, 1965
Battle of Dak To November 3–23, 1967
Siege of Khe Sanh January 21 – July 9, 1968
Battle of Huế January 31 – March 2, 1968
Battle of Hamburger Hill May 10–20, 1969
Cambodian campaign April 29 – July 22, 1970
Liberation of Kuwait campaign February 24–28, 1991
Battle of 73 Easting February 26, 1991
Battle of Medina Ridge February 27, 1991

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