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Year o the NCOArmy leaders designate 2009 as the

Year o the NCO.

Year in reviewSoldiers training and on the battlefeld

are pictured worldwide.

Enlisted ranksRanks o troops rom all branches

o the armed orces are illustrated.

Ofcer ranksInsignia o ofcers rom all o the

services are depicted.

Military weaponsArmy weapons, trucks and helicop-

ters are shown with nomenclature.

SoldieringSoldiers are depicted on the job

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Army history actsInteresting aspects o Army history

are presented.

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Troops from a joint civil affairs teamassemble for a pre-mission huddleat Camp Liberty, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2008,prior to going on an assessmentmission at the Hateen industrial parkin Baghdad.

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Australian and American combat engineers rebuild the Mabey Johnson Bridge in Aghanistan.

Soldiers rom Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Battalion,91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team re120-mm mortars during operations south o Forward OperatingBase Naray, Aghanistan, March 26, 2008. The Soldiers are ringthe mortars in hopes o fushing out anti-coalition militia suspectedo attacking an Aghan supply truck.

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Year in Review

EventsArmy divers rom Fort Eustis, Va., begin diving operations or the ormer Soviet submarine Juliett 484 atthe bottom o Providence River in Rhode Island, June 7, 2008. Navy and Army divers are participating inthe joint service operation with ederal, state and local authorities to raise the vessel, which sank in about30 eet o water during a nor'easter that struck the area in April 2007. The exercise is part o the Depart-ment o Deense's Innovative Readiness Training program, which trains military divers through real-world,community-based projects.

Members o the 1st Inantry Division march in Chicago's Memorial Day parade, May 24, 2008.


ChrisGray-Garcia

(Photo by Petty Ocer 1st Class Eric Lippmann)


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Sta Sgt. Chad Atkinson walks with his amily in the ourth annual AmericaSupports You Freedom Walk. Joining him are his wie, Sylvia, right; daughterMackenzie, 9, ar let; daughter Rylia, 11, let; and 16-day-old daughter, Sophie.

Soldiers and Airmen rom the Washington, D.C. National Guard unurl an Ameri-can fag in the outeld during pre-game ceremonies or the inaugural game atNationals Park in Washington, D.C., March 30, 2008.

The Army Color Guard presentsthe colors during the openingceremony o the June 7, 2008baseball game between theWashington Nationals and theSan Francisco Giants at Nation-als Park, Washington, D.C. Theevening was billed as "ArmyNight."

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C.ToddLopez

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Year in Review

Fitness

Spc. Ryan C. Balinty takes a break during hisworkout in the gym o Joint Security Station

Hurriyah One, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2008. Balintiy is amember o the 502nd Inantry Regiment, 101stAirborne Division.

Soldiers lit weights at the Multinational Divi-sion Baghdad and 4th Inantry Division gym onCamp Liberty, Iraq, May 21, 2008.

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Participants in the annual Department o theArmy Sta Run make their way through the

western end o Arlington National Cemetery,June 12, 2008. In addition to the scenery, thepurpose o the cemetery route was so partici-pants could refect on the sacrices o the menand women o the U.S. armed orces.

Soldiers get an endurance and quadricepsworkout using specialized equipment duringa train-the-trainer clinic, June 11, 2008, atFort Bragg, N.C. The Army Family and Morale,Welare and Recreation Command purchased3,205 o the exercise systems to be distributedthrough a pilot program at Fort Bragg and tobe included in recreation kits headed to troopsin Iraq and Aghanistan.

Soldiers rush the starting line as they begina ve-kilometer race on Camp Liberty, Iraq,Sept. 20, 2008. The race was in memory o Lt.Gen. Timothy J. Maude who was killed in theattack on the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2001.

AdamSkoczylas

TimHipps

Sgt.WhitneyHouston


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Year in Review

Humanitarianism

Texas National Guard Pvt. Mark Rivera o Com-pany A, 72nd Infantry Brigade, and Pvt. 1st ClassJoseph Davora, Co. A, 1-41 Infantry Regiment,carry a woman stranded by food waters to awaiting truck, where Pvt. John Paul Borrego andPfc. Christopher Culbelier, both from the 72ndInfantry Brigade, stand by to help.

Sgt. 1st Class Jamie Neely (center), a scout platoon sergeant for 3rd Battalion, 7thInfantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, reenlists whilestanding in the Euphrates River in central Iraq, Feb. 25, 2008.


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& Human Interest

Soldiers assigned to the Iowa Army National Guard construct a 7-oot leveeto protect an electrical generator rom rising foodwaters in Hills, Iowa, June14, 2008. Iowa National Guard Airmen and Soldiers were activated to workwith state and local agencies to provide security and help with recovery infooded areas.

1st Lt. John Busuego photographs children in Baghdad's Adhamiyah security district, Aug.19, 2008. Busuego is the economics-development coordinator for 1st Battalion, 27th InfantryRegiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad.

J.B.Jaso

Louisiana Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Halbert J. HardyJr. helps evacuate residents of Lake Charles, La., when Hur-ricane Ike ooded parts of the area.

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Year in Review

In Iraq

(Top left) An Iraqi boy smiles behind Sgt.1st Class Brian Snyder, platoon sergeant ofCharlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 10th CavalryRegiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4thInfantry Division, in Amiriyah, April 4, 2008.Soldiers were in the area to seek informa-tion rom amily members o detainees andto assess security checkpoints.

Pfc. Silas Giberti (left), Sgt. Nicolas LeMay and Sgt. Aaron Walters recite the oath of enlistment given by 1st Lt. Jacob Sweatland, who conducted thereenlistment, Aug.16, 2008. Multi-National Division Baghdad Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,25th Infantry Division, recently received the ag from Hells Kitchen rehouse, which was home to Engine 34 and Ladder 21 in New York. The ag ewoutside the re station, Sept. 11, 2001. On that day, 34 reghters from the station lost their lives in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center.

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(Above and right) Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron,89th Cavalry Regiment, Headquarters and Headquar-ters Troop, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, patrolBaghdad, March 27, 2008.


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Year in Review

TimHipps

February 5, 2008

July 26, 2008

All-Navy goalkeeper Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Alfordmakes a save between Capt. Mark Hillen (left) of Hunter ArmyAireld, Ga., and Sgt. Richard Pina of Fort Stewart, Ga., duringthe Sailors' 1-0 victory over All-Army in the nal match of themen's 2008 Armed Forces Soccer Championship Tournamentat Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

Sergeant 1st Class Elisa Tennyson picks up a silver inthe womens style discipline for the 30th FederationAeronautique Internationale World Style and AccuracyParachuting Championships in Slovakia.

Sports

A referee keeps a close watch on a ght as Sgt. DustinSanders (top) and Pfc. Carl Miller (bottom) battle it out dur-ing a combatives tournament at Fort Bragg, N.C.

February 2008

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U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shotgun shooterPfc. Vincent Hancock, 19, of Eatonton, Ga., setstwo Olympic records and prevails in a four-shotshoot-off with Norway's Tore Brovold to winthe men's skeet competition at the OlympicGames.

TimH

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August 16, 2008

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driving the No. 88 National Guard Chevy, and Mark Martin, in the No. 8 Army car, battle for position

on the front stretch of Texas Motor Speedway. Martins Army team fought hard all day and nished in eighth place,including picking up two spots on the nal lap. Earnhardt started the race on the pole and led the 43-car eld for 31laps, but fell back due to handling issues, crossing the nish line a lap down in 12th place.

Lt. Col. William (Dean) Thurmond

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Year in Review

Sgt. Gwendolyn Jackson-Edwards, a medic assigned to 354th Civil Affairs Brigade Special Functioning Team, treats a ve-month-old baby during a medical-civil action project in Dammerjog, Djibouti, April 3, 2008. Servicemembers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa provided medical care toover 500 people in the area during the two-day event.

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Spc.AngelicaGolindano

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Army

Fort Dix Post Command Sgt. Maj. Bonita Davis shares kid-level information on being part ofArmy families during an Army Birthday celebration at Fort Dix, N.J., June 12, 2008.

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Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Webster, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 25thField Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, provides securityoutside the Al-Alwya power station in Karadah, Iraq, March 19, 2008. (Photo by Air ForceStaff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey)

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Sgt. 1st Class Sumalee Bustamante, a former drillsergeant and a military police ofcer with 1st Brigade,10th Mountain Division, corrects the hand position ofa female Iraqi Police recruit at parade rest during

the rst day of training at the Kirkuk Police Academy,Aug. 16, 2008

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Year in Review

Wounded WarriorsCpl. Terry Lingman uses a hand cycle to complete the 10-mile bike ride portion of a triathlon, May 2008. OperationComfort and the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreationin Texas donated the hand cycles for the wounded warriorsto use during the event .

ElaineWilson

Spc. Justin Clark (seated), who is currently undergoingtherapy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, leadsriders on the Road 2 Recovery 480-mile bike trek inMay 2008.



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Sgt. Lilina Benning (left), gets a surf lesson fromSuzy Stewart at Kailua Beach on the island ofOahu, Hawaii. Community supporters helpedspread some aloha to a group of 26 woundedwarriors and family members by providing re-sources or many outdoor activities, May 6-16. Afterwards, the wounded warriors, most ofwhom are amputees, returned to Brooke ArmyMedical Center, Fort Sam Houston, to continuerecuperating.

MollyHayden

Master Sgt. Dan Robles completes a 500-meterswim at Fort Sam Houstons outdoor pool. Rob-les was one of several participants in a triathlonfor wounded warriors, May 23, sponsored by theCenter for the Intrepid in Texas. The triathloncomprised a 2-mile run, 500-meter swim and10-mile bike ride. The CFI is a state-of-the-artphysical rehabilitation center located next toBrooke Army Medical Center.

ElaineWilson

1st Sgt. Christopher Self crosses the finishline of the 2-mile-run segment of a triathlon forwounded warriors, May 23, sponsored by theCenter for the Intrepid at Fort Sam Houston,Texas. Self nished the triathlon in one hour,three minutes and 12 seconds.

ElaineWilson

Kirk Simendinger, prosthetist from the Centerfor the Intrepid at Fort Sam Houston, Texas,assists Spc. Mark Roseberry with his prosthesisso he can start the 10-mile bike ride during atriathlon in May.

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Training

Year in Review

Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 118th Field Artillery, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard participate in infantrysquad battle course training on Fort McCoy, Wis., July 17, 2008, during Patriot 2008. Patriot is a joint, multinational exercise involv-ing National Guard, Reserve and active components of the Air Force and Army, as well as Canadian, British and Dutch forces.


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Drill Sgt. Primus Brown instructs Soldiers fromCompany B, 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry as theylearn to high crawl through a sand pit as part ofan obstacle course on Fort Benning's Sand Hill,Oct. 17, 2008. (Photo by David Dismukes)

Spc. Daniel Farrier, MEDCOM Soldierof the Year, rescues a mannequinfrom a damaged vehicle duringthe combat scenario portion of thecompetition, June 17, 2008. (Photoby Jerry Harben)

Soldiers of the 305th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Divi-sion parachute out of an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during a jointforcible entry exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., June 17, 2008. JFEX is ajoint airdrop designed to enhance service cohesiveness between Armyand Air Force personnel by training both services on how to executelarge-scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (Photo by Airman1st Class Daniel Owen)

Soldiers from 25th Infantry Division perform a low crawlas part of their training at Schoeld Barracks, Hawaii,Feb. 4, 2008. (Photo by Spc. David House)

A Soldier competes in the "Best Warrior" competition night-re exercise at FortLee, Va., on Oct. 2, 2008. Twenty-four of the Army's nest warriors representing12 commands from across the Army gathered at Fort Lee, from Sept. 29 to Oct.3, to compete in the competition, which names the Army's Soldier and Noncom-missioned Ofcer of the Year. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tom Steber)



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Spc. Raymond Poltera, tactical unmanned aerial vehicle operator, 1st BrigadeCombat Team, 4th Inantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, launchesan RQ-7B Shadow 200 TUAV rom a pneumatic launcher at the aircrat's primarylaunch and recovery site on Camp Taji, Aug. 11, 2008. The Shadow providescommanders on the ground the ability to see the entire battleeld.

An aircrew rom the Louisiana National Guard usesthe AVCATT (Aviation Combined Arms TacticalTrainer) during mobility training at Fort Sill, Okla.The simulator also aords the air crews the oppor-tunity to perorm many tasks that would otherwisebe costly. They can work on their communicationschecks, unit standard operating procedures andfight operations.

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Technology

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Iraq

Spc. Erik Heath, a member o Company D, 2ndBattalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, hooks up atow-bar to the rear wheel o a Black Hawk at theCombat Aviation Brigade fightline, Baghdad.

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For some

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of action is to stay

where you are and

shelter-in-place.

Be sure you have an

emergency kit with

enough supplies or

at least three days.

Knowhowto

secure your home.

Befamiliarwiththeemer-

gency notifcation system

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The M-4, a compact versiono the M-16A2 rie, enablesSoldiers to shoot eectivelyin close quarters, as well asup to 500 meters. The carbineuses 5.56 mm ammunition andweighs 7.5 pounds with slingand loaded magazine.

The M-16 fres 5.56 mm,NATO-compatible ammunitionin single- or three-round bursts. It weighs8.8 pounds with sling andloaded magazine and hasan eective range o 800

meters. The M-16 can beftted with a bayonet and agrenade launcher.

The M-249 Squad AutomaticWeapon can be carried and fredby one Soldier or mounted on avehicle. It weighs 16.5 poundsand fres 5.56 mm rounds at arate o up to 750 per minute,eective to 800 meters.



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variations or modifcations

o Army weapons depicted

on these pages may exist.

For a more comprehensive

description, visit:

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actfles.

The M-9 is semi-automatic and uses 9 mmammunition in a 15-round

magazine. Maximumeective range is 50

meters and weight is 2.6pounds, ully loaded.

The crew-served MK-19grenade machine gun is usedagainst enemy combatants andlightly armored vehicles. Itcan be fred rom a tripodon the ground or mounted ona variety o vehicles. Itweighs 72.5 pounds and fres

belt-ed 40 mm grenades toan eective range o 2,200

meters at 60 rounds perminute.

The M-240 is a belt-ed,crew-served machine gun.It weighs 27.6 pounds and

fres 7.62 mm ammunitionat an eective range o1,800 meters at 200-600rounds per minute. It can

be mounted on the ground,helicopters and vehiclesand delivers more energyto targets than the

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The M-2 is acrew-served,machine gun,weighing 84

pounds. It fres.50-caliberrounds at a rateo 550 per minuteup to 4.2 milesand can be fredrom the groundor vehicles.


The TOW (tube-launched,optically-tracked, wire command-link guided) missile system is

fred by a crew o two rom theground or vehicles. This anti-tank, ortifcation-breachingweapon uses a variety o

missiles, guided by a gunner,who must keep the sights on thetarget. Launcher weight with TOWis about 200 pounds and maximumrange is 3,750 meters.

The mortar is a crew-servedweapon used or close-in supporto ground troops. Mortars usehigh-explosive, illumination

phosphorous, or smoke rounds romthe ground or vehicles. Ranges are7,240 meters or the 120 mm, 5,600

meters or the 81 mm and 3,489 orthe 60 mm mortar.


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The Patriot (PhasedArray TrackingIntercept o Target)

missile system isused or air deenseagainst missiles andaircrat.

The M-270 MLRS(Multiple LaunchRocket System) is ananti-armor systemthat fres extended-range rockets and

Army Tactical MissileSystem missiles. Thelauncher can travel upto 300 miles.


The M-102 and M-119 105 mmtowed howitzers providesupport fres to light,

airborne and air assaultorces. The M-198 155 mmtowed howitzer providessupport fres to Stryker

brigade combat teams andlight and special-purposeorces. Howitzer roundsinclude high explosive,smoke, scatterable mines andillumination.

Javelin is a fre-and-orget,shoulder-fred, anti-tank missilesystem with an eective range

o 2,500 meters. It is also usedto breach ortifcations, engagehelicopters and can be fred roma variety o vehicles.


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The FIM-92 Stinger,shown here in theAvenger confguration,is a short-range,air-deense missileweighing 35 pounds,with a range o about15,000 eet. The weapon

can be shoulder-fred ormounted on vehicles andhelicopters.

The M-88 Hercules (Heavy EquipmentRecovery Combat Utility Lit andEvacuation System) is a tracked,

armored vehicle providing recoverysupport or the Abrams tank, heavy

Assault Bridge and heavy sel-propelledartillery. It has a range o 280 miles,a speed o 25 mph and carries a crew othree.

Several types oarmored personnelcarriers transporttroops, mortars,

missiles anda variety oequipment across

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The M-1 Abrams tank isused to attack heavyarmor orces. It isequipped with a 120 mm

main gun, travels 45 mphand carries a crew oour.

The M-109 Paladinis a sel-

propelled howitzerthat can fre ourrounds per minuteup to 22,000

meters or 30,000meters assisted.A crew o our isrequired.

The Bradley Fighting Vehicle(also known as the Infantryor Cavalry Fighting Vehicle)carries an infantry squadand provides re support todismounted infantry. It alsois employed against enemyghters, tanks, vehicles,bunkers and helicopters. TheBradley operates at a speed of41 mph for 250 miles. Armamentincludes 25 mm cannon, TOW

missiles and the M-240 machinegun.



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The MRAP (Mine ResistantAmbush Protected) vehicleis designed to carry troopsand increase survivabilityo land mine explosions andimprovised explosive deviceattacks.

The Humvee (High-Mobility MultipurposeWheeled Vehicle) is alight vehicle used tocarry Soldiers and up to4,400 pounds o cargoand weapons (includingTOW missiles). Humveesare also used as feldambulances. Maximumhighway speed is 65 mphwith a range o 350 miles.

Stryker vehicles providefre support, bunker-

and wall-breechingcapability, trooptransport, reconnaissanceand medical evacuation.It can travel 60 mph andhas a range o 300 miles.

Several types of HEMTT (HeavyEquipment Mobility TacticalTruck) are used to carry cargoand fuel or tow vehicles,trailers and howitzers. Rangeis 300 miles.



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(Above) Sta Sgt. Nathan Camp, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon,Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Inantry Regiment, coaches an

Iraqi policeman during room-clearance training, Aug. 14, 2008,in the Jaza'ir community o Baghdad.

(Right) Cpl. Michael Good, rom Company B, 1st Battalion,32nd Inantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, moves alonga path overlooking the Aghan village o Aranas while on patrolin Nuristan Province.

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Minnesota National Guardsmen participate in cold-weather training withNorwegian orces at Camp Vearnes, Norway, Feb. 18, 2008. (Photo by Tech.Sgt. Jason Role)



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Sta Sgt. James Gibson scans the terrain while his battle buddies keep a watchul eyerom the water during training on Camp Atterbury, Ind., Sept. 20, 2008. The Soldiers areassigned to the 152nd Cavalry Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron. (Photo bySgt. Sheila Holifeld)



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Spc. Rebecca Buck, a medic rom Head-quarters and Headquarters Company, 1stBattalion, 14th Inantry Regiment, 2nd StrykerBrigade Combat Team, 25th Inantry Division,provides perimeter security outside an Iraqipolice station in Tarmiya Province, Iraq, March30, 2008.

Soldiers rom the 23rd Inantry maneuverthrough a water-treatment acility.

Sta Sgt. Jesse Linen, 1st Brigade Combat

Team, 1st Armored Division, coaches an Iraqisoldier in Tal Aar.

AirForce

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Interesting factshisto

rical

Dec. 26, 1776

This scene o the Battle o Trenton on the morningo Dec. 26, 1776, depicts Continental Soldiersoverrunning the Hessian artillery position ol-lowing a short duel with American artillery. Lt.James Monroe, a uture president o the UnitedStates, was badly wounded during this part othe battle. Firing rom behind ences and insidebuildings, the Continentals quickly orced theHessian garrison to surrender. (From: Soldierso the American Revolution, illustrated by H.Charles McBarron)

Continental Army uniorm s

The bu and blue uniorms o the

ocers o the Continental Army were

drawn rom the uniorm pattern o the

Virginia militia.

Medal o Honor

O the 2,402 Medals o Honor

awarded to Soldiers, only one was

earned by an Army dentist. Capt.

Ben L. Salomon, a dentist serving

with the 105th Inantry Regiment,

27th Inantry Division, during the

American eort to capture Saipan,

was at a battalion aid station when

it was attacked by an overwhelming

orce o Japanese inantry. Salomon

killed several enemy soldiers attack-

ing wounded GIs, then manned a

machine gun to cover his comrades

withdrawal. When the Americans

retook the area, Salomon was ound

dead, with 98 dead Japanese soldiers

around his position.

West Point uniorm

The traditional West Point gray cadet

uniorm was patterned ater uniorms

worn during the War o 1812.

The age o the only living Ameri-

can veteran o World War I. Frank

Buckles, o Charles Town, W.Va.,

age 107, was a motorcycle driver

who spent much o the war deliver-

ing dispatches. He also served as an

ambulance driver.

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The Army was in charge o explor-

ing and mapping much o America.

For example, the Lewis and Clark

Expedition was comprised o Army

ocers and noncommissioned o-

cers. The Army conducted several

other expeditions through the Ameri-

can West, as well as Alaska and the

Arctic.

Exploring America

The rst Army astronaut entered

space. Lt. Col. Robert L. Stewart was

a crew member o the space shuttle

Challenger. To date, more than a

dozen Army astronauts have orbited

the Earth on space shuttle missions.

Feb. 11, 1984

The Ballad o Rodger Young

In July o 1943, wounded as his

platoon was orced to withdraw, Pvt.

Rodger Young, 148th Inantry, 37thInantry Division, struck back at the

enemy with hand grenades until he

was cut down. His actions earned the

Medal o Honor and inspired The

Ballad o Rodger Young, a popular

hit parade song in World War II.

U.S. troops stationed in Ireland, move on thedouble across a stream during training inNorthern Ireland, circa World War II. (Photo byU.S. Army Signal Corps)

Dormitory C, Sternberg General Hospital, CampThomas, Chickamauga, Ga., circa 1898.


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about the U.S. Army

Second Lt. Sally W. Murphy gradu-

ated rom Army fight school, becom-

ing the Armys rst emale helicopter

pilot.

General o the Armies John J. Pershing's wel-come to New York (let to right) Gov. Al Smith,Gen. Pershing and Mayor John F. Hylan. Persh-ing's eorts to build a modern Army remain withus today. (WWI Signal Corps Collection)

Pc. John Sizemore, rom Company C, preparesto move o Hill 742 during a search and destroymission in the highlands around Dak, SouthVietnam, Nov. 14-17, 1967.

The rst U.S. satellite, Explorer I,

was launched into orbit aboard an

Army Jupiter-C rocket.

Jan. 31, 1958

General o the Armies

General John J. Pershing and Presi-

dent George Washington are the only

two recipients o the six-star rank,or general o the armies. However,

Pershing was the only one to actu-

ally hold the title, since Washington

was posthumously appointed to the

rank on Oct. 11, 1976 by an Act o

Congress.

Captain Robert M. Losey, an Army

Air Corps military attach in Norway,

was killed in a German air raid. He

was the rst American military casu-

alty o World War II.

April 21, 1940

First Lt. Thomas E. Selridge became

the Armys rst aviation casualty

when he crashed while fying with

Orville Wright at Fort Myer, Va.

Sept. 17, 1908

June 4, 1974

Celebrity Soldiers

A number o celebritiesactors,

singers, musicians and sports g-

ureshave served in the Army. They

include: Elvis Presley, Art Carney,

James Garner, Tony Bennett, Jimi

Hendrix, John Fogerty, Charles Durn-

ing, Sammy Davis Jr., Clint East-

wood, Burt Lancaster, James Coburn,

James Arness, Mel Brooks, Ossie

Davis, Robert Duvall, Hal Holbrook,

Kris Kristoerson, Richard Pryor,

Tony Randall, Gene Wilder, Jackie

Robinson, Monte Irvin, Rod Serling,

Carl Reiner, Lou Groza, Warren

Spahn and Dan Blocker.

Women war correspondents working in the Eu-ropean theatre o operations pose or a photo inEngland, Feb. 1, 1943. (L-R): Mary Welch: Timeand Lie; Dixie Tighe: International; KathleenHarriman: Newsweek; Helen Kirkpatrick: ChicagoDaily News; Lee Miller: Vogue; Tania Long: N.Y.Times. (Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps)

First emale general ofcer

Anna Mae Hayes, chie o the Army

Nurse Corps, became the rst emale

general ocer in Army history when

she was promoted to brigadier general

on Jun. 11, 1970.


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Purple Heart Battalion

The Japanese-American 100th

Inantry Battalion, 442d Regimen-

tal Combat Team became the most

decorated unit in U.S. military history

or its size and length o service; the

100th Inantry Battalion earned thenickname Purple Heart Battalion.

Today, the 100th Inantry Battalion,

442nd Inantry, is the only inantry

unit in the Army Reserve.

General o the Army

Since the creation o the General o

the Army, or ve-star rank in 1946,

only ve men have held the title,

including Gens. George C. Marshall,

Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas

MacArthur, Henry H. Arnold and

Omar Bradley.

The number o campaigns the Army

has taken part in since 1775. The rst

was Lexington in 1775; most recent

campaign is Iraq. Campaigns cur-

rently ongoing are Kosovo Deense

and Operations Enduring and Iraqi

Freedom. Each campaign is rep-

resented by a campaign streamer

displayed on the Army fag.

First shoulder patchThe rst shoulder sleeve insignia, or

shoulder patch, is credited to the 81st

Division during World War I. The

81st became known as the Black Cat

Division or its black cat shoulder

patch.

Unidentied Army mine planter o 1942-1943series. (U. S. Army Signal Corps photo)

National Guard birthday

On Dec. 13, 1636, the Massachusetts

General Court directed the establish-

ment o the rst militia regiments in

North America. This date is recog-

nized as the birthday o the National

Guard.

The number o Asian-American Sol-

diers rom World War II who were

awarded the Medal o Honor. On

Jan. 21, 2000, President Bill Clinton

presented the awards, which were theculmination o a our-year inves-

tigation by the Army to determine

whether the Soldiers bravery was not

properly recognized because o anti-

Japanese sentiment during the World

War II era.

June 14, 1775The U.S. Army was established on

June 14, 1775, when the Continental

Army authorized the enlistment o 10

companies o rifemen or one year.

George Washington was appointed as

the Continental Armys commanding

general the ollowing day. June 14,

1775 is also the birthday o the inan-

try, the oldest branch o the Army.

A 200-year lieutenant

On Oct. 27, 2000, nearly 200 years

ater he let the Army, Congress

approved legislation promoting

Lt.William Clark, co-leader o the

Lewis and Clark expedition (Corps o

Discovery) to captain, regular Army,

backdated to March 26, 1804.

A somber distinctionDeputy Chie o Sta or Personnel,

Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, became

the highest-ranking Soldier killed by

enemy action since World War II,

when he was atally wounded during

the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on

the Pentagon.

Sept. 11, 2001

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Brig. Gen. Kenneth S. Sweaney, commandinggeneral, X U.S. Corps Artillery, pulls the lanyardMay 18, 1952, to re the 150,000th round of am-munition used by the men o Battery B, 955thField Artillery Battalion, U.S. Eighth Army. (U.S.Army Signal Corps photo)

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order o theday, Full victory - nothing else, to paratroopersin England, just beore they board their airplanesto participate in the rst assault o the invasiono Europe.

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The last Union veteran o the Civil

War, Albert Woolson, a drummer boy

with the 1st Minnesota Heavy Artil-

lery, died.

The rst naval feet action in U.S.military history was actually carried

out by the Army. Brig. Gen. Bene-

dict Arnold led a fotilla o gunboats

against a larger British feet in the

Battle o Valcour Island on Lake

Champlain. Arnolds orce was

deeated, but it delayed a British inva-

sion rom Canada until the ollowing

year.

Contemporary artwork by C. Randle, depicts theContinental squadron, under Brig. Gen. BenedictArnold, just beore the Battle o Valcour Island.

The vessels shown include schooner Royal Sav-age (center) and (rom let to right around RoyalSavage): schooner Revenge, galley Washington,gondola Philadelphia, galley Congress, gondolaJersey, galley Lee, gondola Boston (in the middle,largely hidden behind Royal Savage's sails),gondola Spitre, gondola New Haven, gondolaProvidence, gondola Connecticut, gondola NewYork, sloop Enterprise and galley Trumbull.

U.S.

NavalHistoricalCenter

Soldiers rom the 14th Engineer Combat Bat-talion, 8th U.S. Army, ground the M-1 "VLA"barrage balloon, March 22, 1952. The balloon wasused to mark the Panmunjon Military ArmisticeConerence perimeter. The balloon was 35 eetlong, 14 feet in diameter, held 3,000 cubic feeto helium gas, and was elevated to a height o1,200 feet.

Roots o the ROTCThe Reserve Ocer Training Corps

traces its origins back to the Morrill

Act o 1862. Also known as the Land

Grant Colleges Act, the law granted

land to states to establish colleges,

with an emphasis on engineering and

agriculture science in their curricula.

In addition, the colleges were to in-

clude military training or students.

Mechanized Army

During World War II, the U.S. Army

became the worlds rst truly mecha-

nized army. Even the mighty German

Army, the Wehrmacht, which had

introduced the world to blitzkrieg,

or lightning war, and the power-

ul Red Army still relied heavily on

horses and mules or transport.

West Point - frst engineer school

Many o the nations great engineer-

ing and construction projects have

been carried out by the Army. The

U.S. Military Academy at West Point,

established in 1802, was the nations

rst engineer school. Among the proj-

ects handled by the Army and U.S.

Army Corps o Engineers: the U.S.

Capitol, the Washington Monument,

the Panama Canal, the Pentagon, and

the inrastructure or the Manhattan

Project. Today, the Corps o Engi-neers maintains much o the nations

waterways and food control projects.Aug. 2, 1956

Native Americans in World War I

and World War II

While the Navajo Code Talkers have

become well known or their service

with the Marine Corps in the Pacic

Theater in World War II (where they

used their native tongue as a orm ocode or communications). The Army

has also employed Native Americans

to perorm similar roles. In World

War I, the Army employed Choc-

taws to conuse the Germans during

the ghting on the Western Front.

In World War II, Comanche Indians

assigned to the 4th Signal Company,

4th Inantry Division, played an im-

portant role during the divisions op-

erations in the Normandy campaign.

Martha Hahn, a student at South

Dakota State University, became the

rst emale to be commissioned a

second lieutenant through the Army

Reserve Ocer Training Corps on

May 7, 1976.

1976

Oct. 11, 1776

Army engineers in Korea combined mortar shellsand gasoline to produce a new anti-personnelmine and night illumination technique, May 12,1951. An 81-mm mortar shell was tied to the topo a 55-gal drum o gasoline and ignited by anelectrical charge.


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Child hero

The youngest Soldier to earn the

Medal o Honor was William Wil-

lie Johnston, a drummer with the

3rd Vermont Inantry during the

Civil War. Johnston was just shy o

his 11th birthday when he earned his

Medal o Honor.

Soldier and Noble laureate

Retired Gen. George C. Marshall

was awarded the Noble Peace Prizeon Dec. 10, 1953, or his eorts to

bring about the economic recovery o

Europe in the wake o World War II.

Marshall, who was serving as Presi-

dent Harry S. Trumans secretary o

state in the late 1940s, was the rst

proessional Soldier to win the award.

First man in Nurse Corps

Although the Army Nurse Corps was

established in 1902, the rst male to

be commissioned through the Corps,

Edward L.T. Lyon, did not occur

until 53 years later.

National Weather Bureau

Congress established the NationalWeather Bureau and gave the U.S.

Army Signal Corps responsibility or

running it. The Signal Corps oper-

ated the bureau until 1890, when it

was transerred to the Department o

Agriculture.

1870

A UH-1D helicopter prepares or a resupply mis-sion or Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Inantry, 4thInantry Division, during Operation MacArthur,conducted 20 miles southwest of Dak To, Vietnam,Dec. 10-16, 1967.

The Armys rst Arican-American

general ocer, Benjamin O. Davis

Sr., was promoted to the rank o

brigadier general.

Oct. 25, 1940

Hamiltons Bat tery

The oldest unit in the regular Army is

Headquarters and Headquarters Bat-

tery, 5th Field Artillery. The battery,

nicknamed Hamiltons Battery,

traces its lineage to the Revolution-

ary War, when it was commanded by

Alexander Hamilton.

Patton in the Olympics

Legendary Army Gen. George S. Pat-

ton took part in the 1912 Olympics in

Stockholm, Sweden, as a competitor

in the modern pentathlon. He did not

medal in the event.

The number o presidents who have

served in the Army or Army Na-

tional Guard (including state militias).

Nineteen served in a time o war,

two achieved ve-star rank, and one

earned the Medal o Honor (Teddy

Roosevelt).

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12,000 miles

The Army Corps o Engineers main-

tains more than 12,000 miles o com-

mercially navigable channels across

the United States.

Oct. 6, 1955

No. 2 Gun Crew, Btry. D, 208th CA AA, man their3-inch AA gun at New Fighter Strip, Dobodura,New Guinea, May 17, 1943. (U.S. Signal Corpsphoto)

With colors fying and guidons down, the leadtroops o the amous 9th Cavalry pass in reviewat the regiments new home in rebuilt CampFunston, Fort Riley, Kan., May 28, 1941.


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Cpl. John Ferrari, 4th Signal Service Co., workson a telephone connection box on Fort Jay, N.Y.,March 1941. (U.S. Signal Corps photo)

A Soldier directs the landing o a UH-1V Iroquois("Huey") helicopter ambulance during a masscasualty training exercise at Thadj in the EasternProvince of Saudi Arabia, Nov. 29, 1990.

S

pc.

RandallR.

Anderson

Soldiers as par k ra nger s

The rst national parks were admin-

istered by the Army; todays park

ranger uniorms trace their origins to

the Armys role in administering the

parks.

The Armys last mule unit was inac-

tivated.

Dec. 1, 1956

Armys frst nuclear reactor

The Army activated its rst nuclear

reactor at Fort Belvoir, Va., in 1957.

The reactor, operated by the Army

Corps o Engineers, was used to train

Army technicians, but it was also the

rst reactor to power an electricalgrid in the United States.

Soldier elected p resident

Major Gen. Zachary Taylor was

elected president in November 1848

and was the only serving regular

Army ocer to be elected president.

The last veteran o the American

Revolution, Daniel Bakeman, died in

1869 at the age o 109.

1869

Pigeons in service

Although the Army started using ra-dios to communicate in World War I,

the U.S. Army Pigeon Servicepart

o the Signal Corpswas not dis-

banded until 1957. The Armys last

carrier pigeons were sold or donated

to zoos.

Woman Medal o Honor recipient

Only one woman, Dr. Mary Walker,

a civilian contract surgeon serving

with the Union Army in the Civil

War, has been awarded the Medal

o Honor. Her medal was rescinded,

along with 910 others as a result o an

Army-wide review in 1917, but was

reinstated by President Jimmy Carter

in 1977.

Historical facts provided by the U.S. Army Center ofMilitary History.

Army aircrat

When the Army purchased its rst

aircrat in 1908, it went to the Signal

Corps.

The U.S. Army Pigeon Service, part o the SignalCorps, was disbanded in 1957

Three members o an American patrol cross aLuxembourg eld on a scouting mission, Dec. 30,1944. White bed sheets camoufage them in thesnow. Let to right: Sgt. James Storey, Newman,Ga.; Pvt. Frank A. Fox, Wilmington, Del.; and Cpl.Dennis Lavanoha, Harrisville, N.Y. (U.S. ArmySignal Corps photo)


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