An Overview of Army structure and capabilities - Force Management ...
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Organization <strong>of</strong> the US <strong>Army</strong> (<strong>Army</strong> 101) Primer<br />
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE :<br />
Military Intelligence (MI) provides all-source<br />
information <strong>and</strong> intelligence for the comm<strong>and</strong>er <strong>and</strong><br />
his planning staff. MI units use a variety <strong>of</strong> ground<br />
based equipment, <strong>and</strong> there is growing reliance on<br />
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). UAS give<br />
comm<strong>and</strong>ers the opportunity to see farther <strong>and</strong><br />
clearer than they could even in the recent past. They<br />
are employed in a variety <strong>of</strong> units including Military<br />
Intelligence <strong>and</strong> Aviation units. More detail will come<br />
later in this primer as we examine the support brigade<br />
<strong>structure</strong>.<br />
SIGNAL :<br />
Signal units provide the communications means<br />
for an operational area. Communication<br />
requirements have multiplied over the recent past,<br />
<strong>and</strong> with the advent <strong>of</strong> Digitization, b<strong>and</strong>width<br />
requirements have literally exploded.<br />
Digitization is a communications architecture that<br />
allows headquarters elements <strong>and</strong> combat crews to<br />
exchange voice, data <strong>and</strong> video information in real<br />
time. This information exchange requires significant<br />
b<strong>and</strong>width, <strong>and</strong> it is Signal units that provide those<br />
services.<br />
SUPPORT : Includes the Logistics Corps,<br />
Quartermaster, Transportation, Medical Service,<br />
Ordnance (Maintenance <strong>and</strong> Ammunition) <strong>and</strong><br />
Aviation Maintenance.<br />
Support organizations provide the logistical<br />
support <strong>and</strong> sustainment for other units operating in<br />
the theater or the continental U.S. Depicted to the<br />
right are some representative (but not all inclusive)<br />
types <strong>of</strong> ground <strong>and</strong> aviation support units.<br />
Combat Service Support provides “field support”<br />
<strong>and</strong> “sustainment support”. Additional definitions,<br />
roles <strong>and</strong> functions for Support organizations are<br />
found later in this Primer.<br />
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SPT<br />
Quartermaster<br />
Transportation<br />
Medical Service<br />
Logistics<br />
Corps<br />
Ordnance<br />
• Maintenance<br />
• Ammunition<br />
Aviation<br />
Maintenance<br />
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