Carla Mooney - U. S. Army. Ground Assualt

Content Area Vocabulary:

Read the list. What do these words mean?

boot camp

combat

emergency

location

missiles

missions

radar

recruits

reserve

weaponry

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Extension Activity

Design a boot camp obstacle course. Youll need to have obstacles to jump over, climb under, and race through. Have a partner time you as you complete your course. Are you ready for boot camp?

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Carla Mooney U.S. Army: Ground Assault

p. cm. -- (Freedom Forces)

ISBN 978-1-62169-921-7 (hard cover) (alk. paper)

ISBN 978-1-62169-816-6 (soft cover)

ISBN 978-162717-025-3 (e-book)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013938873

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CHAPTER ONE

GROUND ATTACK

When facing a fierce enemy, who are the first forces sent into combat? Army soldiers lead the ground attack. Army soldiers fire weapons, launch missiles, and operate radar. Army officers lead the troops and make crucial battlefield decisions.

The Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces. Other branches of the Armed Forces are the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Coast Guard. The Army is in charge of all land warfare. Army soldiers may also perform humanitarian and peacekeeping duties.

U.S. soldiers wear protective clothing and carry their equipment with them.

U.S. Humanitarian Assistance insures that food and other vital supplies reach populations in need after a war or large-scale emergency.

The U.S. Army is one of the largest and most powerful in the entire world. It has more than 488,000 active duty soldiers. The Army also has about 189,000 Reserve soldiers. Reserve soldiers are called to duty when needed during a national emergency or global conflict.

Army Structure

Soldier's Rank Insignias

Because the Army is so large, it is organized into units.

CHAPTER TWO

ARMY HISTROY

How did the U.S. Army get started? The Army can trace its history all the way back to the founding of America. The Continental Congress founded the Army on June 14, 1775. It was called the Continental Army. General George Washington led the Army against the British in the American Revolution.Since then, the Army has fought in wars around the world.

George Washington and Continental Army at Long Island in New York.

U.S. Army soldiers engage enemy forces during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp, Afghanistan.