United States Army
| Unitit States Airmy | |
|---|---|
 Depairtment o the Airmy Emblem | |
| Active | 14 Juin 1775 – present (249 years, 8 months)[1][2] |
| Kintra |  Unitit States o Americae |
| Allegiance | Constitution o the Unitit States |
| Teep | Airmy |
| Size | 546,047 Active personnel 559,244 Reserve an National Guard personnel 1,105,301 tot[3] |
| Pairt o | Depairtment o War (1789–1947) Depairtment o the Airmy (1947–present) |
| Motto(s) | "This We'll Defend" |
| Colours | Black, Gowd |
| Mairch | "The Army Goes Rolling Along" |
| Anniversaries | Airmy Day (14 Juin) |
| Engagements | American Revolutionary War Indian Wars War o 1812 Mexican–American War Utah War American Ceevil War Spainyie-American War Philippine-American War Banana Wars Boxer Rebellion Border War Warld War I Roushie Ceevil War Warld War II Korean War Operation Power Pack Vietnam War Operation Eagle Claw Invasion o Grenada Invasion o Panama Persian Gulf War Somali Ceevil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Wabsteid | www.Army.mil |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Preses Donald Trump |
| Secretar o Defence | James Mattis |
| Secretar o the Airmy | Eric Fanning |
| Unner Secretar o the Airmy | Patrick J. Murphy |
| Chief o Staff | GEN Mark A. Milley |
| Vice Chief o Staff | GEN Dan Allyn |
| Sergeant Major of the Army | SMA Daniel A. Dailey |
| Insignia | |
| Unitit States Airmy flag |  |
| Identification seembol |  |
The Unitit States Airmy (USA) is the main branch o the Unitit States Airmed Forces responsible for land-based militar operations. It is the lairgest an auldest established branch o the U.S. militar, an is ane o seiven U.S. uniformed services. The modren airmy haes its ruits in the Continental Airmy which wis furmed on 14 Juin 1775,[4] tae meet the demands o the American Revolutionary War afore the establishment o the Unitit States. The Congress o the Confederation offeecially creatit the Unitit States Airmy on 3 Juin 1784[5][6] efter the end o the Revolutionary War tae replace the disbandit Continental Airmy. The airmy considers itself tae be descendit frae the Continental Airmy an sicweys dates its inception frae the origins o that force.[4]
References
- ↑ Wright, Jr., Robert K. (1983). The Continental Army (Army Lineage Series). Washington, DC: Center of Military History, United States Army. ISBN 9780160019319. OCLC 8806011. Archived frae the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ Maass, John R. "June 14th: The Birthday of the U.S. Army" Archived 2018-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff (Human Resources/G-1), "Army Demographics – FY12 Army Profile" Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine (demographics brochure)
- ↑ a b "14 June: The Birthday of the U.S. Army". United States Army Center of Military History. Archived frae the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 Julie 2011. an excerpt from Robert Wright, The Continental Army
- ↑ Library of Congress, Journals of the Continental Congress, Volume 27
- ↑ "Army Birthdays". United States Army Center of Military History. 15 November 2004. Archived frae the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved Jun 2010. Cite journal requires
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