Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of current formations of the United States Army, which is constantly changing as the Army changes its structure over time. Due to the nature of those changes, specifically the restructuring of brigades into autonomous modular brigades, debate has arisen as to whether brigades are units or formations; for the purposes of this list, brigades are currently excluded.
The United States Army is made up of three components: one active—the Regular Army; and two reserve components—the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. Both reserve components are primarily composed of part-time soldiers who train once a month, known as Battle Assembly , Unit Training Assemblies (UTAs), or simply "drills", while ...
1st Infantry Regiment (United States) 2nd Infantry Regiment (United States) 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) 5th Infantry Regiment (United States) 6th Infantry Regiment (United States) 7th Infantry Regiment (United States) 8th Infantry Regiment (United States) 9th Infantry Regiment (United States)
4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment (United States) 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment (United States) 99th Infantry Battalion (United States) 100th Infantry Battalion; 101st Infantry Battalion; 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment; 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 503rd ...
A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four squads, sections, or patrols.Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the branch, but a platoon can be composed of 20–50 troops, [1] although specific platoons may range from 10 [2] to 100 people. [3]
Circa 2005 the 1st Battalion was a tank unit of the 3rd Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division (United States) in Buffalo, NY. [14] The 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry, also carries the lineage of the 1st Battalion, 127th Armor Regiment, which was converted into the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cav when the New York Army National Guard reorganized in 2005-2006.
The Infantry Branch (also known as the "Queen of Battle") is a branch of the United States Army first established in 1775.. This branch, alongside the Artillery and Cavalry branches, was formerly considered to be one of the "classic" combat arms branches (defined as those branches of the army with the primary mission of engaging in armed combat with an enemy force), but is today included ...
46th Infantry Division (United States)-"Ironfist" 49th Infantry Division (United States)-"49'ers", "Argonauts" 47th Infantry Division – "Viking" – a unit of the Minnesota Army National Guard. 51st Infantry Division (United States)-"Rattlesnake" 63rd Infantry Division – "Blood and fire"; This is today's 63rd Regional Support Command.