US Army
Land warfare service
The US Army is the land warfare branch of the United States Armed Forces, responsible for ground-based military operations.
It's the largest and oldest branch of the US military, with both active duty and reserve components including the Army National Guard.
He enlisted in the US Army right out of high school.
Small infantry formation
- squadSmall working group
- riflemanArmed soldier or NZ bird
- gruntsShort, guttural sounds
- infantrymanGround-based combat soldier
battalion · regiment · company · division · brigade · fireteam · sergeant · corporal
Widespread, not specialized
- colonelSenior military officer
- majorOf chief importance
- captainOne who commands
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
sergeant · corporal · private · commander · cadet · warrant officer · specialist · first sergeant
Voluntary entry into service
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- drillHole-boring device
- basic trainingInitial military instruction
boot camp · active duty · reserve · National Guard · tour · deployment · discharge · honorable
Large storage vessel
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- HumveeMilitary multipurpose transport
Bradley · Abrams · Black Hawk · Apache · grenade · M16 · ammunition · armored vehicle
Deliberate tactical movement
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- flankingAt the sides of
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
engagement · assault · breach · extraction · logistics · patrol · raid · siege
No longer in workforce
- VAVeterans' federal department
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- comradesClose allies in cause
- brotherhoodKinship among men
medals · reintegration · PTSD · survivor · memorial · sacrifice · valor · heroism
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
- strongholdFortified place of defense
protection · guard · blockade · checkpoint · garrison · base · outpost · forward operating base
Recurring arrangement or template
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- blendCombine into mixture
- camoConcealment pattern, briefly
disguise · cover · ghillie suit · woodland · desert camo · ACU · face paint · netting
platoon
Small infantry formation
infantryman · battalion · regiment · company · division · brigade · fireteam · sergeant · corporal · private
general
Widespread, not specialized
lieutenant · sergeant · corporal · private · commander · cadet · warrant officer · specialist · first sergeant · sergeant major
enlistment
Voluntary entry into service
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- drillHole-boring device
basic training · boot camp · active duty · reserve · National Guard · tour · deployment · discharge · honorable · GI Bill
tank
Large storage vessel
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
Humvee · Bradley · Abrams · Black Hawk · Apache · grenade · M16 · ammunition · armored vehicle · howitzer
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
reconnaissance · engagement · assault · breach · extraction · logistics · patrol · raid · siege · formation
retired
No longer in workforce
brotherhood · medals · reintegration · PTSD · survivor · memorial · sacrifice · valor · heroism · Purple Heart
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
stronghold · protection · guard · blockade · checkpoint · garrison · base · outpost · forward operating base · barricade
pattern
Recurring arrangement or template
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- blendCombine into mixture
camo · disguise · cover · ghillie suit · woodland · desert camo · ACU · face paint · netting · terrain
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- nationSovereign political entity
freedom · liberty · pride · service · duty · honor · country · Old Glory · salute · ceremony
- occupied GermanySoviet occupation, denazification, Berlin Airlift, occupation forces, war crimes trials
- Philippine-American WarLuzon, pacification, insurrection, water cure, war atrocities
- militarysoldiers, troops, officers, navy, generals
- resistanceresistance, defiance, resistance fighters, civil resistance, resist
- WWII AlliesAllied Powers, United Kingdom, Britain, France, Soviet Union
- Cold WarBerlin Wall, Iron Curtain, arms race, Warsaw Pact, Cuban Missile Crisis
US ArmyRed Army
Soviet ground forces
Soviet Army · Wehrmacht · People's Liberation Army · Viet Cong · Taliban
US Armycivilian population
civil society · private sector · non-combatants · Peace Corps · noncombatants
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