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Unitit States Airmy

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Unitit States Airmy
Active 14 Juin 1775 – present
(249 years, 4 months)
[1][2]
Kintra Unitit States o Americae
AllegianceConstitution o the Unitit States
TeepAirmy
Size546,047 Active personnel
559,244 Reserve an National Guard personnel
1,105,301 tot[3]
Pairt oDepairtment o War (1789–1947)
Depairtment o the Airmy (1947–present)
Motto(s)"This We'll Defend"
ColoursBlack, Gowd         
Mairch"The Army Goes Rolling Along"
AnniversariesAirmy Day (14 Juin)
EngagementsAmerican 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
Wabsteidwww.Army.mil
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefPreses Donald Trump
Secretar o DefenceJames Mattis
Secretar o the AirmyEric Fanning
Unner Secretar o the AirmyPatrick J. Murphy
Chief o StaffGEN Mark A. Milley
Vice Chief o StaffGEN Dan Allyn
Sergeant Major of the ArmySMA Daniel A. Dailey
Insignia
Unitit States Airmy flag
Identification
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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

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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)
  4. 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
  5. Library of Congress, Journals of the Continental Congress, Volume 27
  6. "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 |journal= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)