Steele Arbeeny SSG FA VCASNY US Army Current Strength 11M Soldiers 2014 Organization The only way to manage and organization that big is to break it down into smaller pieces Unit Structures ID: 299449
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US Army Organization and Force Structure
Steele Arbeeny
SSG FA VCASNYSlide2
US Army Current Strength
~1.1M
Soldiers (2014)Slide3
Organization
The only way to manage and organization that big is to break it down into smaller pieces.Slide4Slide5
Unit StructuresSlide6
Team
Rifleman
Grenadier
Automatic Rifleman
Team LeaderSlide7
Squad
Rifleman
Grenadier
Automatic Rifleman
Team Leader
Team Leader
Squad Leader
Rifleman
Grenadier
Automatic Rifleman
Graphic SymbolSlide8
Platoon
Platoon Leader
Squad Leader
Squad Leader
Squad Leader
Platoon Sergeant
Graphic SymbolSlide9
Company
Company Commander
Platoon Leader
Platoon Leader
Platoon Leader
First Sergeant
Executive Officer
1
st
SQD
2
nd
SQD
3
rd
SQD
1
st
SQD
2
nd
SQD
3
rd
SQD
1
st
SQD
2
nd
SQD
3
rd
SQD
Graphic Symbol
AKA
Troop (Cav)
Battery (Artillery)Slide10
Battalion
Battalion Commander
Line Company Commander
Command Sergeant Major
Executive Officer
Line Company Commander
Line Company Commander
Headquarters Company Commander
Operations Officer
Graphic Symbol
AKA
Squadron (Cav)Slide11
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
AKA
RegimentSlide12
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
Mechanized
Light
Infantry Airborne Air
Assault graphic symbol (two Xs
)
XXSlide13
Active Divisions
CONUS
Armored
1st Cavalry Div
Ft Hood, TX
Mechanized
1st Armored Div
Ft Riley , KS (1 Bde)
1st Infantry Div
Ft Riley, KS (1 Bde)
2nd Infantry Div
Ft Lewis, WA (1 Bde)
3rd Infantry Div
Ft Stewart, GA
Ft Benning, GA
4th Infantry Div
Ft Hood, TX
Ft Carson, CO
Airborne
82
nd
Airborne Div
Ft Bragg, NC
Air Assault
101st Airborne Div
Ft Campbell, KY
Light Infantry
25
th
Infantry Div
Ft Lewis, WA (1 Bde)
10th Mountain Div
Ft Drum, NY Slide14
Active Divisions
OCONUS
Armored
Mechanized
1st Armored Div
Bad Kreuznach, Germany
1st Infantry Div
Wurzburg, Germany
2nd Infantry Div
Camp Red Cloud, Korea
Light Infantry
25
th
Infantry Div
Schofield Barracks, HISlide15Slide16
Corps
I Corps - Ft Lewis WA
7
th
Infantry Division (The CONUS part of the 2ID)
42
nd
MP BDE
62
nd
Medical BDE
593
rd Sustainment BDEIII Corps –
Ft Hood TX1st Armored DIV 1st Cavalry Div1
st 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)Slide17
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 CommandsSlide18
Armies
1
st
Army
Training, Readiness and Mobilization Command
Rock Island Arsenal, IL
2
nd
Army
Cyber Command
Ft Belvoir VA
3
rd
Army
US Army Central
Shaw AFB, Sumter SC
5
th ArmyUS Army NorthJoint Base SA TX6th ArmyUS Army SouthJoint Base SA TX7th Army
US Army EuropeHeidelberg, DE8th ArmyUS Forces KoreaYongsan Garrison9th ArmyUS Army AfricaVicenza ITSlide19
FORSCOM
Largest 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
FORSCOM
Ft Bragg NC
I Corps III Corps XVIII Corps 1
st
Army USAR
Cmd
JRTC Ft Irwin NTC 20
th
CBRNE
Cmd
32
nd
Army Air & Missile Defense
Cmd