US Department of the Army · Washington, DC United States

The US Department of the Army has its marching orders. One of the three military departments (along with the Air Force and Navy) of the US Department of Defense, the Army provides ground-based military forces to deter and fight wars and protect the security of the US. The army has more than 1 million soldiers, including active duty soldiers (more than half) and reservists (Army National Guard and Army Reserves). Army personnel are deployed in about 80 countries. The Army operates about 60 bases throughout the US, plus more than a dozen in Africa, Europe, Japan, the Middle East, and South Korea. To read the full description, subscribe now.