United States Department of the Army

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federal executive agency military department

The United States Department of the Army is the federal executive department-level organization responsible for overseeing, administering, and supporting the United States Army as a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Aliases (7)

Department of the Army ×31
U.S. Department of the Army ×6
Headquarters, Department of the Army ×2
Department of the Army Headquarters ×1
Department of the Army headquarters ×1
Military Departments of the United States ×1
United States military departments ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive agency → military department →
abbreviation	DA →
branchOfMilitary	United States Army →
budgetFunction	funding of United States Army operations → funding of United States Army personnel → funding of United States Army procurement → funding of United States Army research and development →
coordinatesWith	National Guard Bureau →
country	United States of America →
dateFormed	1947-09-18 →
employs	civilian personnel → military personnel →
governingDocument	Title 10 of the United States Code →
governs	United States Army Reserve → United States Army active component →
hasComponent	Army Secretariat → Army Staff → Office of the Secretary of the Army →
hasDeputyLeaderTitle	Under Secretary of the Army →
hasLeaderTitle	Secretary of the Army →
hasMilitaryAdvisorTitle	Chief of Staff of the Army →
hasOfficeholder	Secretary of the Army →
headOfGovernmentBody	Secretary of the Army →
headquartersCity	Arlington, Virginia →
headquartersLocation	The Pentagon →
headquartersMetropolitanArea	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 → National Security Act of 1947 →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
mission	to organize, train, and equip active and reserve forces for the conduct of prompt and sustained combat operations on land →
oversees	United States Army →
parentAgency	United States Department of Defense →
partOf	United States Department of Defense →
precededBy	United States Department of War →
regulates	United States Army policies →
responsibleFor	administration of the United States Army → equipping of United States Army forces → organizing United States Army forces → sustaining United States Army forces → training of United States Army forces →
scope	national →
sector	defense →
subordinateTo	Secretary of Defense → United States Department of Defense →
typeOfOrganization	civilian-led military department →
usesLanguage	English →
website	https://www.army.mil →

Referenced by (114)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy at West Point → DeWitt Army Community Hospital → Fort Belvoir → Fort Huachuca → Fort Lee, Virginia, United States → Fort McNair → Fort Sill, Oklahoma → Kelley Barracks → Madigan Army Medical Center → Memorial Amphitheater → Natick Labs → PCD ("U.S. Department of the Army") → Pueblo Chemical Depot → Redstone Arsenal →	ownedBy
Army Secretariat → Assistant Secretary of the Army → Chief Information Officer of the Army ("Headquarters, Department of the Army") → Chief Management Officer of the Army ("Department of the Army") → Chief of Army Reserve ("Department of the Army") → Chief of Staff of the Army → General Counsel of the Army → Office of the Secretary of the Army → Secretary of the Army → U.S. Army Futures Command ("Department of the Army") → U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command ("Department of the Army") → Under Secretary of the Army → United States Military Academy →	partOf
Army National Guard of the District of Columbia → Army Reserve ("Department of the Army") → Army service component command ("Department of the Army") → Organized Reserve Corps ("Department of the Army") → U.S. Army Forces Command ("Department of the Army") → U.S. Army Installation Management Command ("Department of the Army") → U.S. Army Recruiting Command ("Department of the Army") → United States Army operational commands ("Department of the Army") → United States Medical Department (Army) →	subordinateTo
Fort Cavazos → Fort Eustis, Virginia → Fort Irwin National Training Center ("U.S. Department of the Army") → Fort Wainwright → U.S. Army Pacific ("Department of the Army") →	controlledBy
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army → Army Research Office → Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command ("Department of the Army") → U.S. Army Installation Management Command → U.S. Army Research Office ("Department of the Army") →	jurisdiction
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → Arlington National Cemetery → Blackhorse Regiment → U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command → United States Army Institute of Heraldry →	operatedBy
Air Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Combat Medical Badge → DSM → European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal →	presentedBy
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army → U.S. Army officers → United States Medical Department (Army) → William Westmoreland →	employer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers → U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center → United States Army Signal Corps → United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command →	parentOrganization
Army Space and Missile Defense School → Center for Cyber Operations ("U.S. Department of the Army") → Future Warfare Center ("U.S. Department of the Army") →	affiliation
Army Pamphlet 670-1 ("Headquarters, Department of the Army") → USAR ("Department of the Army") → United States Army seal ("Department of the Army") →	governingBody
AR 670-1 ("Department of the Army") → Army Regulation 600-8-22 ("Department of the Army") → Army Regulation 670-1 →	issuedBy
Army Distinguished Service Medal → Distinguished Service Cross → Purple Heart →	presenter
Assistant Secretary of the Army → Under Secretary of the Army →	appliesToJurisdiction
Army Valorous Unit Award → United States Army Institute of Heraldry →	establishedBy
DA →	abbreviationFor
Panama Canal Zone →	administeredBy
United States Army flag →	adoptedBy
National Security Act Amendments of 1949 ("Department of the Army") →	affectedAgency
Public Law 80-253 ("Department of the Army") →	affects
Crypt of the Unknown from the Vietnam War →	associatedWith
Medal of Honor →	awardedBy
Army Valorous Unit Award ("Department of the Army Headquarters") →	awardingAuthority
Defense Agencies ("Department of the Army") →	beneficiary
General Counsel of the Army →	chiefLegalOfficerOf
Joint Staff ("Military Departments of the United States") →	collaboratesWith
United States Army War College ("Department of the Army") →	governedBy
Title 10 of the United States Code ("Department of the Army") →	governs
National Military Establishment ("Department of the Army") →	hasComponent
United States Army seal ("Department of the Army") →	hasOuterRingText
United States Department of Defense →	hasPart
Secretary of the Army ("Department of the Army") →	headOf
NME →	includes
United States Army seal ("Department of the Army") →	inscription
Auditor General of the Army →	locatedIn
Battle of the Bulge Memorial ("U.S. Department of the Army") →	maintainedBy
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ("United States military departments") →	notInChainOfCommandOver
U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command →	operatesUnder
Fort Lewis →	operator
Secretary of the Army ("Department of the Army") →	oversees
United States Army Security Agency →	oversight
Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives ("Department of the Army") →	oversightBy
Army Pamphlet 670-1 ("Department of the Army") →	publisher
Ranger Tab ("U.S. Department of the Army") →	recognizedBy
United States Army seal ("Department of the Army") →	regulatesUse
United States Department of War →	replacedBy
United States Army →	serviceBranchOf
United States Army flag ("Department of the Army headquarters") →	usedAt
Madam Secretary →	usedInContext