ARMY

BRANCHES
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BRANCHES ARMS SERVICES
ARMY COMBAT ARMS FINANCE CORPS
NAVY COMBAT MEDICAL CORPS
AIR FORCE SUPPORT ARMS QUARTERMASTER CORPS
ORDNANCE CORPS
MEDICAL CORPS
CHPALAIN CORPS
NAVY
 NAVY

sea missions Special operations powerful machines

 Crisis response
 Evacuation
 Humanitarian
operations
AIR FORCE
 AIR FORCE

air Provides provides

space reconnaissance transportation
cyberspace for other armed forces
 JOINT FORCE

a unit or formation comprising

representation of combat power from two
or more branches of the military
ARMY
 ARMY
responsible for
provides land land based military
largest branch domination oprerations
 Branches of the Army

BASIC
BRANCHES SPECIAL
BRANCHES
 ARMS
 SERVICES
 ARMS

 branches whose officers are primarily concerned with

combat and combat support

 Combat arms: Infantry, Armor, Field Artillery, Air Defense

Artillery, Aviation, Corps of Engineers, Special Forces

 Combat support arms: Signal Corps, Chemical Corps,

Military Intelligence, Military Police Corps
 COMBAT ARMS

● INFANTRY
● ARMOR
● FIELD ARTILLERY
● AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY
● ARMY AVIATION
● CORPS OF ENGINEERS
● SPECIAL FORCES
 INFANTRY

 destroy, capture, repel enemy assault

 plays key role in close combat situations
 the nucleus of the Army’s fighting strength
 ARMOR

 destroys the enemy through firepower, shock

action and mobility
 Horse Cavalry
 tank
 FIELD ARTILLERY

 Fire Support branch

 destroys the enemy by cannon, rocket, missile fire
 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY

 protects the force and selected geopolitical assets from

aerial attack, missile attack and surveillance
 fire at moving targets
 protects the ground forces from the threat of aerial
bombardment
 ARMY AVIATION

 find, fix, destroy the enemy through fire and

maneuver
 provide combat, combat service, and combat
service support in coordinated operations
 CORPS OF ENGINEERS
 are the first and last to leave the battle
 Combat missions include:
• bridge building and destruction;
• minefield emplacement and reduction;
• tasks requiring specialized engineer skills and equipment

Construction engineers
 Topographic engineers
 SPECIAL FORCES

 experts in unconventional warfare

 soldiers are culturally savvy and have foreign

language skills
 COMBAT ARMS

● SIGNAL CORPS
● MILITARY INTELLIGENCE (MI)
● MILITARY POLICE CORPS
● CHEMICAL CORPS
 SIGNAL CORPS

 operations range from tactical combat signal units

to detachment command in signal units

 duties:
• research and development of new communications
electronics equipment
• missile guidance systems
• lasers and computer hardware
 MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

 determine enemy’s plans, intentions and

capabilities before they are set into motion

 duties:
• planning, organizing, training, operations of tactical
intelligence, counterintelligence, signals intelligence;
• electronic warfare
• security, interrogation, aerial reconnaissance and surveillance
 MILITARY POLICE CORPS

 detect and deter the enemy in the rear area;

 protect command posts, communication centers
and vital resources;
 prepare for war by leading and training combat
ready military police forces that can conduct
combat operations against enemy forces
 peacetime: garrison law enforcement, criminal
investigation, terrorism counteraction, physical
security, corrections and crime prevention
 CHEMICAL CORPS

 responsible for battlefield nuclear, biological,

chemical, smoke and flame operations, including
combat operations, logistics training, intelligence,
personnel management, research, development and
analysis.
 SERVICES
 branches whose officers are primarily concerned with
sustaining the operating forces in the theatre of operations
at all levels of war
 service support/administration
 the Adjutant General’s Corps. Finance Corps,
Quartermaster Corps, Ordnance Corps, Signal Corps,
Chemical Corps, Miliary Police Corps, Transportation
Corps, Veterinary Corps.
 THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS

 helps servicemen with the tasks that affect their overall

welfare and well-being
 the AG Corps office is responsible for both peacetime and
wartime personnel systems
 personnel activities covered: accession of new soldiers,
discharge and retirement
 wartime personnel systems: replacement operations,
strength accounting, casualty reporting, postal services.
 FINANCE CORPS

 sustain operations through purchasing and acquiring

supplies and services
 Finance Corps duties:
• make sure commercial vendors are paid, contractual
payments are met
• balance and project budgets
• pay servicemen for their service
 JUDGE AND ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS

 provides legal service for the Army and its soldiers

 judge advocates serve as prosecutors and defense attorneys
for criminal trials under the conde of Military Justice
 provide routine legal services for soldiers, retirees and
their families
 practice international, operation, labor, contract,
environmental, tort, and administrative law
 QUARTERMASTER CORPS

 plan and direct activities which provide soldiers with food,

water, petroleum, repair parts, weapon systems and a
multitude of field services

 occupational specialties of the Quartermaster Corps

• Petroleum Management
• Materiel/Service Management
• Subsistence Management.
 ORDNANCE CORPS

 responsible for keeping the Army's combat forces moving

and shooting by developing, producing, acquiring and
supporting the Army's weapons systems, ammunition,
missiles, wheeled and tracked vehicles.

 manages and maintains a diverse range of Army materiel

from conventional and special ammunition to major
weapon and missile systems.
 MEDICAL CORPS

 treats and looks after the sick, injured and wounded

soldiers
 CHAPLAIN CORPS

 provides religious support to servicemen and their families

in war and peace

 contribute to the operational effectiveness of the armed

forces by supporting the moral and spiritual well-being of
military personnel
 TRANSPORTATION CORPS

 experts in the systems, vehicles and procedures related to

moving troops and supplies in the Army

 responsible for commanding and controlling

transportation
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
1. What are the armed forces in most countries divided
into?

2. What is the primary mission of the Army?

3. What is the main mission of the Navy?

4. What is the primary mission of the Air Force?