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The sergeant major of the Army, like counterparts in the other branches, wears a unique rank insignia, including a unique collar insignia ("brass"). The collar insignia of the SMA is the shield portion of the collar insignia of an aide-de-camp to the Army Chief of Staff (less the surmounting eagle), placed upon an enlisted collar disk of gold ...
The Vietnam War is often regarded as a low point in the Army's record due to the extensive use of drafted enlisted personnel versus mobilization of Army Reserve and Army National Guard personnel, the unpopularity of the war with the American public, and frustrating restrictions placed on the Army by U.S. political leaders (i.e., no invasion of ...
The senior military assistant to the secretary of defense (SMA SecDef) [1] is the highest-ranking commissioned officer in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). The SMA directly reports to the secretary of defense, performing administrative work in the Secretary's name and handles relations between the Secretary and other pertinent government bodies, including the rest of the OSD ...
This is a list of every rank used by the United States Army, with dates showing each rank's beginning and end. Ranks used to the end of the Revolutionary War are shown as ending on June 2, 1784. This is the date that the Continental Army was ordered to be demobilized; [1] actual demobilization took until June 20.
18th-century history of the United States Army (2 C, 5 P) 19th-century history of the United States Army (3 C, 9 P) 20th-century history of the United States Army (10 C, 26 P)
On September 6, 2021, the United States evacuated four American citizens (specifically, an Amarillo, Texas woman and her three children) from Afghanistan via an overland route, marking the first overland evacuation facilitated by the US Department of State since the military withdrawal. The Taliban was aware of the evacuation and did not make ...
Pages in category "United States military history timelines" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Image Name Start End President(s) Kenneth Claiborne Royall: September 18, 1947: April 27, 1949: Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) Gordon Gray [1]: April 28, 1949