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Gift of Marion M. Foskett, 1999.43.4 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army
Gift of Marion M. Foskett, 1999.43.4 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army

American, founded 1947
BiographyThe Army, as one of the three military departments (Army, Navy and Air Force) reporting to the Department of Defense, is composed of two distinct and equally important components: the active component and the reserve components. The reserve components are the United States Army Reserve and the Army National Guard. Regardless of component, the Army conducts both operational and institutional missions.
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