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The United States Army Signal Corps ( USASC) is a branch of the United States Army that creates and manages communications and information systems for the command and control of combined arms forces. It was established in 1860, the brainchild of Major Albert J. Myer, and had an important role in the American Civil War.
A mobile public affairs detachment is a modular, task organizable unit that is assigned to a Division Headquarters, Corps Headquarters, Senior Army Sustainment Headquarters, Theater Army Headquarters or Unified Command. It provides direct Public Affairs support through planning, coordination, execution and supervision of expeditionary and ...
Technician fifth grade. The T/5 insignia of a letter "T" below two chevrons. Technician fifth grade (abbreviated T/5 or Tec 5) was a rank of the United States Army from 1942 to 1948. [1] The rank was created to recognize enlisted soldiers with special technical skills, but who were not trained as combat leaders. [2] [3]
Y – Vessel, liquid cargo. The US Army Corps of Engineers has a total of 11 dredge vessels, divided into hopper and non-hopper dredges. [15] In total the Corps has approximately 2,300 floating plant assets, including barges, tow boats, floating cranes, survey boats, patrol boats and dredges.
The 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (5th SFG (A), 5th Group) is one of the most decorated active duty United States Army Special Forces groups. The 5th SFG (A) saw extensive action in the Vietnam War and played a pivotal role in the early months of Operation Enduring Freedom. 5th Group is designed to deploy and execute nine doctrinal ...
The Field Artillery Branch is the field artillery branch of the United States Army.This branch, alongside the Infantry and Cavalry branches, was formerly considered to be one of the "classic" combat arms branches (defined as those branches of the army with the primary mission of engaging in armed combat with an enemy force), but is today included within the "Maneuver, Fires and Effects" (MFE ...
The United States Army North (ARNORTH) is a formation of the United States Army. An Army Service Component Command (ASCC) subordinate to United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), [1] [2] ARNORTH is the joint force land component of NORTHCOM. [3] ARNORTH is responsible for homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities.
The Army is currently restructuring its personnel management systems, as of 2019. [1] [2] [3] Changes took place in 2004 and continued into 2013. Changes include deleting obsolete jobs, merging redundant jobs, and using common numbers for both enlisted CMFs and officer AOCs (e.g. "35" is military intelligence for both officers and enlisted).