US Army Organization and Force Structure Overview
Explore the detailed breakdown of the US Army's organization and force structure, from squad and platoon levels to company, battalion, brigade, and division formations. Learn about the unit structures, team compositions, and the hierarchical arrangement of soldiers within the US Army. Discover the roles and responsibilities of different ranks and units, providing insight into how such a large military force is effectively managed and organized.
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US Army Organization and Force Structure Steele Arbeeny SSG FA VCASNY
US Army Current Strength ~1.1M Soldiers (2014) Active Duty, 450,000 National Guard, 450,000 Reserves, 250,000
Organization The only way to manage and organization that big is to break it down into smaller pieces.
Team Team Leader Rifleman Automatic Rifleman Grenadier
Squad Graphic Symbol Squad Leader Team Leader Team Leader Automatic Rifleman Grenadier Automatic Rifleman Grenadier Rifleman Rifleman
Platoon Graphic Symbol Platoon Leader Platoon Sergeant Squad Leader Squad Leader Squad Leader
Company AKA Troop (Cav) Battery (Artillery) Graphic Symbol Company Commander Executive Officer First Sergeant Platoon Leader Platoon Leader Platoon Leader 1st SQD 2nd SQD 3rd SQD 1st SQD 2nd SQD 3rd SQD 1st SQD 2nd SQD 3rd SQD
Battalion AKA Squadron (Cav) Graphic Symbol Executive Officer Battalion Commander Command Sergeant Major Operations Officer Line Company Commander Line Company Commander Line Company Commander Headquarters Company Commander
Brigade AKA Regiment Commander normally a Colonel (O-6) Two or more Battalions make up a Brigade Are often organized in Brigade Combat Teams consisting of an Artillery BN, Engineer BN, and Forward Support BN in addition to organic maneuver BNs X Graphic symbol (one X) X Mech Inf Bde Mech Inf Bn Mech Inf Bn Armor Bn
Division Commander normally a Major General (O-8) Each Division has C2, combat, combat service, combat service support units 10 active duty Divisions in US Army Five types of Divisions: graphic symbol (two Xs) Armored Mechanized Light Infantry Airborne Air Assault XX
Active Divisions CONUS Air Assault Armored Light Infantry 1st Cavalry Div Ft Hood, TX 1st Armored Div Ft Riley , KS (1 Bde) 101st Airborne Div Ft Campbell, KY 25th Infantry Div Ft Lewis, WA (1 Bde) 10th Mountain Div Ft Drum, NY Mechanized Airborne 1st Infantry Div Ft Riley, KS (1 Bde) 2nd Infantry Div Ft Lewis, WA (1 Bde) 4th Infantry Div Ft Hood, TX Ft Carson, CO 3rd Infantry Div Ft Stewart, GA Ft Benning, GA 82nd Airborne Div Ft Bragg, NC
Active Divisions OCONUS Armored Light Infantry 25th Infantry Div Schofield Barracks, HI 1st Armored Div Bad Kreuznach, Germany Mechanized 2nd Infantry Div Camp Red Cloud, Korea 1st Infantry Div Wurzburg, Germany
Corps I Corps - Ft Lewis WA 7th Infantry Division (The CONUS part of the 2ID) 42nd MP BDE 62nd Medical BDE 593rd Sustainment BDE III Corps Ft Hood TX 1st Armored DIV 1st Infantry Div 3rd Armored Cav Rgt 36th Engineer BDE 1st Cavalry Div 4th Infantry Div 75th FA BDE (Others) XVIII Airborne Corps Ft Bragg NC 3rd Infantry Div 82nd Airborne Div 18th FA BDE (Others) 10th Mountain Div 101st Airborne Div 20th Engineer BDE
Higher Echelons Above the Corps level is considered EAC or Echelons Above Corps These are purpose-built organizations that include Army, Army Group and Theater Commands
Armies 1st Army Training, Readiness and Mobilization Command Rock Island Arsenal, IL 6th Army US Army South Joint Base SA TX 7th Army US Army Europe Heidelberg, DE 2nd Army Cyber Command Ft Belvoir VA 3rd Army US Army Central Shaw AFB, Sumter SC 8th Army US Forces Korea Yongsan Garrison 5th Army US Army North Joint Base SA TX 9th Army US Army Africa Vicenza IT
FORSCOM Largest Army Command consisting of over 750,000 solders from the Active Army, ARNG and USAR. Nearly 2/3 of the entire Army is under FORSCOM FORSCOM Ft Bragg NC XVIII Corps 1st Army USAR Cmd I Corps III Corps JRTC Ft Irwin NTC 20th CBRNE Cmd 32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Cmd
