United States Army

*United States Army Exists in the Chicago PD storyline as well as the real world so some information comes from sources outside of Chicago PD.*

The **United States Army** (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution. As the oldest and most senior branch of the U.S. military in order of precedence, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which was formed (14 June 1775) to fight the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)—before the United States of America was established as a country. After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army considers itself to be a continuation of the Continental Army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.

The U.S. Army is a uniformed service of the United States and is part of the Department of the Army, which is one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The U.S. Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the Army (SECARMY) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the Army (CSA) who is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the Regular Army (USA) was 480,893 soldiers; the Army National Guard (ARNG) had 336,129 soldiers and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the U.S. Army was 1,005,725 soldiers. As a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the U.S. Army is "to fight and win our Nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders". The branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the United States.

### Combat maneuver organizations

The U.S. Army currently consists of 10 active divisions and one deployable division headquarters (7th Infantry Division) as well as several independent units. The force is in the process of contracting after several years of growth. In June 2013, the Army announced plans to downsize to 32 active brigade combat teams by 2015 to match a reduction in active-duty strength to 490,000 soldiers. Army chief of staff Raymond Odierno projected that the Army was to shrink to "450,000 in the active component, 335,000 in the National Guard and 195,000 in U.S. Army Reserve" by 2018. However, this plan was scrapped by the new administration and now the Army plans to grow by 16,000 soldiers to a total of 476,000 by October 2017. The National Guard and the Army Reserve will see a smaller expansion.

Within the Army National Guard and United States Army Reserve, there are a further 8 divisions, over 15 maneuver brigades, additional combat support and combat service support brigades and independent cavalry, infantry, artillery, aviation, engineer and support battalions. The Army Reserve in particular provides virtually all psychological operations and civil affairs units.

United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)

 United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) | LTG Jody J. Daniels | Fort Bragg, North Carolina

 2nd Cavalry Regiment
 2nd Infantry Division
 173rd Airborne Brigade

### Special operations forces

United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (USASOC):

 Army Special Operations Aviation Command
 75th Ranger Regiment | Fort Benning, Georgia
 John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta

## In the *Chicago PD* Universe

### Characters Mentioned to be in the Army

* Alvin Olinsky (Implied 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team)
* Angelica Velasco (5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division)
* Greg Gerwitz (3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment)
* Jaime Morales (Unknown)
* Jay Halstead (3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment)
* Justin Voight (Unknown)
* Katie Morales (5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division)
* Adrian Mendoza (5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division)

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_Army
2. ↑ CSA Odierno and SMA Chandler virtual town hall, Jan 6, 2015. Army.mil.
3. ↑ Army offers up to $90K bonuses to lure troops back (6 June 2017).
4. ↑ Needing troops, U.S. Army offers up to $90K bonuses to re-enlist.
5. ↑ First Army – Mission. *army.mil*.
6. ↑ Archived copy.
7. ↑ Archived copy.
8. ↑ Army announces Afghanistan deployment for 1,000 soldiers, ArmyTimes, by Michelle Tan, dated 2 March 2016, last accessed 3 October 2016
9. ↑ South Korean troops form combined division with U.S. Army. *Army Times* (14 January 2015).
10. ↑ 173rd Airborne Brigade Site Redirect.
11. ↑ 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard official website, last accessed 4 December 2020
12. ↑ 29th Infantry Division, Virginia National Guard official homepage, last accessed 4 December 2020
13. ↑ Army Special Operations Forces Fact Book 2018, USASOC official website, dated 2018, last accessed 28 July 2019
14. ↑ The U.S. Army's Delta Force: How This Secret Group of Deadly Soldiers Came to Be (30 April 2019).