US Army Organization and Force Structure

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US Army Current Strength~1.1M Soldiers (2014)

Active Duty; 450,000

Reserves; 250,000

National Guard; 450,000

Organization

• The only way to manage and organization that big is to break it down into smaller pieces.

Unit Structures

Team

Rifleman GrenadierAutomatic Rifleman

Team Leader

Squad

Rifleman GrenadierAutomatic Rifleman

Team Leader Team Leader

Squad Leader

Rifleman GrenadierAutomatic Rifleman

Graphic Symbol

Platoon

Platoon Leader

Squad LeaderSquad Leader Squad Leader

Platoon Sergeant

Graphic Symbol

Company

Company Commander

Platoon LeaderPlatoon Leader Platoon Leader

First SergeantExecutive Officer

1st SQD 2nd SQD 3rd SQD 1st SQD 2nd SQD 3rd SQD 1st SQD 2nd SQD 3rd SQD

Graphic Symbol

AKATroop (Cav)Battery (Artillery)

Battalion

Battalion Commander

Line Company Commander

Command Sergeant

Major

Executive Officer

Line Company Commander

Line Company Commander

Headquarters Company

Commander

Operations Officer

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AKASquadron (Cav)

Brigade• Commander normally a Colonel (O-6)

• Two or more Battalions make up a Brigade

• Are often organized in Brigade Combat Teams consisting of an Artillery BN, Engineer BN, and Forward Support BN in addition to organic maneuver BNs

• Graphic symbol (one X)

Mech Inf Bn

X

X

Mech Inf Bn Armor Bn

Mech Inf Bde

AKARegiment

Division

• Commander normally a Major General (O-8)• Each Division has C2, combat, combat service, combat service

support units• 10 active duty Divisions in US Army• Five types of Divisions: Armored

MechanizedLight InfantryAirborneAir Assault

• graphic symbol (two Xs)

XX

Active DivisionsCONUS

Armored

1st Cavalry DivFt Hood, TX

Mechanized

1st Armored DivFt Riley , KS (1 Bde)

1st Infantry DivFt Riley, KS (1 Bde)

2nd Infantry DivFt Lewis, WA (1 Bde)

3rd Infantry DivFt Stewart, GAFt Benning, GA

4th Infantry DivFt Hood, TX

Ft Carson, CO

Airborne

82nd Airborne DivFt Bragg, NC

Air Assault

101st Airborne DivFt Campbell, KY

Light Infantry

25th Infantry DivFt Lewis, WA (1 Bde)

10th Mountain DivFt Drum, NY

Active DivisionsOCONUS

Armored

Mechanized

1st Armored DivBad Kreuznach, Germany

1st Infantry DivWurzburg, Germany

2nd Infantry DivCamp Red Cloud, Korea

Light Infantry

25th Infantry DivSchofield Barracks, HI

CorpsI Corps - Ft Lewis WA7th Infantry Division (The CONUS part of the 2ID)42nd MP BDE62nd Medical BDE593rd Sustainment BDE

III Corps – Ft Hood TX1st Armored DIV 1st Cavalry Div1st Infantry Div 4th Infantry Div3rd Armored Cav Rgt 75th FA BDE36th Engineer BDE (Others)

XVIII Airborne Corps – Ft Bragg NC3rd Infantry Div 10th Mountain Div82nd Airborne Div 101st Airborne Div18th FA BDE 20th Engineer BDE(Others)

Higher Echelons

• Above the Corps level is considered EAC or Echelons Above Corps

• These are purpose-built organizations that include Army, Army Group and Theater Commands

Armies1st ArmyTraining, Readiness and Mobilization CommandRock Island Arsenal, IL

2nd ArmyCyber CommandFt Belvoir VA

3rd ArmyUS Army CentralShaw AFB, Sumter SC

5th ArmyUS Army NorthJoint Base SA TX

6th ArmyUS Army SouthJoint Base SA TX

7th ArmyUS Army EuropeHeidelberg, DE

8th ArmyUS Forces KoreaYongsan Garrison

9th ArmyUS Army AfricaVicenza IT

FORSCOMLargest Army Command consisting of over 750,000 solders from the Active Army, ARNG and USAR. Nearly 2/3 of the entire Army is under FORSCOM

FORSCOMFt Bragg NC

I Corps III Corps XVIII Corps 1st Army USAR Cmd

JRTC Ft Irwin NTC 20th CBRNE Cmd 32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Cmd