All Topics  
United States Department of the Army

 

   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link






 

United States Department of the Army



 
 
The Department of the Army is one of the three service departments in the United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Military of the United States....
. It is headed by the Secretary of the Army
United States Secretary of the Army

The United States Secretary of the Army is a civilian office within the United States Department of Defense with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications, and financial mana...
, a civilian, who is responsible for the administrative (non-operational) affairs of the United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
.

The department was formed in 1789 as the United States Department of War
United States Department of War

The United States Department of War, sometimes also called the War Office, was the department of the United States Federal government of the United States's Federal government of the United States#Executive branch responsible for the operation and maintenance of land Military of the United States from 1789 until September 18, 1947,...
 and was renamed the United States Department of the Army on September 18, 1947.

The highest ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff of the Army
Chief of Staff of the United States Army

File:USChiefofStaffArmy.PNGThe Chief of Staff of the United States Army is the highest ranking officer in the United States Army and is member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ....
.








Discussion
Ask a question about 'United States Department of the Army'
Start a new discussion about 'United States Department of the Army'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


United States Department of the Army Seal
The Department of the Army is one of the three service departments in the United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Military of the United States....
. It is headed by the Secretary of the Army
United States Secretary of the Army

The United States Secretary of the Army is a civilian office within the United States Department of Defense with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications, and financial mana...
, a civilian, who is responsible for the administrative (non-operational) affairs of the United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
.

The department was formed in 1789 as the United States Department of War
United States Department of War

The United States Department of War, sometimes also called the War Office, was the department of the United States Federal government of the United States's Federal government of the United States#Executive branch responsible for the operation and maintenance of land Military of the United States from 1789 until September 18, 1947,...
 and was renamed the United States Department of the Army on September 18, 1947.

The highest ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff of the Army
Chief of Staff of the United States Army

File:USChiefofStaffArmy.PNGThe Chief of Staff of the United States Army is the highest ranking officer in the United States Army and is member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ....
.

External links