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First Army is the oldest and longest-established field army of the United States Army. [4] It served as a theater army, having seen service in both World War I and World War II, and supplied the US army with soldiers and equipment during the Korean War and the Vietnam War under some of the most famous and distinguished officers of the U.S. Army.
Mark Hamilton Landes (born 19 May 1968) is a career officer in the United States Army who has commanded First United States Army since September 2024. A 1990 graduate of the United States Military Academy, and a veteran of the Iraq War, War in Afghanistan, and Operation Inherent Resolve, he was promoted to major general in 2021.
The letter "A" represents "Army" and is also the first letter of the alphabet suggesting "First Army." Background: A black letter "A" was approved as the authorized insignia by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Force, on 16 November 1918 and approved by the War Department on 5 May 1922. The background was added on 17 November 1950 ...
An Army G-1 project to Identify Army Organizational Factors Contributing to Sexual Assault Risk has released a RAND study of August 2017 to July 2018 records of sexual assault. The 18 June 2021 study showed that the average risk of sexual assault for women was 5.8%, [ 38 ] and for men 0.64%. [ 39 ]
In response to the report of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, the Army has established the People first task force (PFTF), an Army-wide task force that is headed by 3 chairs: 1) Lt. Gen. Gary M. Brito, 2) Diane M. Randon, and 3) Sgt. Maj. Julie A.M. Guerra, who are: 1) the deputy chief of staff G-1, 2) the assistant deputy chief of ...
Laura Jane Richardson [1] (née Strickland; born 11 December 1963) [1] [2] is a active United States Army general who last served as the commander of United States Southern Command from 2021 to 2024. Prior to that, she was the commanding general of United States Army North from 2019 to 2021.
A native of Greenville, South Carolina, James attended J.L. Mann High School and was commissioned as an Armor Officer through the Army ROTC program at The Citadel.After serving as a Tank Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in the 37th Armor Regiment at Fort Riley, Kansas, he attended the Infantry Officer Advanced Course then deployed to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm as the Plans ...
Valorous Unit Award for dates of service 1 Dec 2005 - 4 Nov 2006. [1]For extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy. During the period 1 December 2005 to 4 November 2006, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment and its subordinate units displayed extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.