The American Army - The most powerful army in the world was formed on June 14, 1775, when a group of militiamen in the US joined together to fight British soldiers.
Of course, in the age of the nuclear bomb opening a conflict between the great powers would be madness and would call into question the fate of our own planet, but this has not stopped many countries from spending the fattest part of their budgets for the army.
The United States maintains dominance in both the military fund and the strongest military.
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Below are 5 interesting facts that will give you a new perspective on the US Army.
The earliest photos are from the American Civil War. These soldiers are from the Union, and they are in Virginia, during the battle of Chancellorsville.
1. The US military is older than the country it serves.
Americans celebrate their nation's birthday on the 4th of July. But in fact the military is America's 'big brother'. This makes sense when we consider these facts; 1775 Continental Army – led by George Washington (who would later become America's first president) – began to defeat the British Army so that Thomas Jefferson would have time and space to write (the Declaration of Independence) .
The US military began using fighter jets in 1910. In this photo they are flying over Manhattan in 1939
Only one million soldiers serve in the military, half of this number are active and serve full time, while the rest are National Guard and Army Reserve reservists. To put it in a clearer perspective; a city filled with soldiers would be larger than San Jose, California; Austin, Texas; Jacksonville, Florida; and San Francisco.
The First World War saw horrors such as the use of poison gas and trench warfare, where disease and rats ran rampant. The US sent thousands of soldiers to fight in France, like the ones pictured here, in 1917.
3. The US military is the second largest employer in the country
With 2.2 million people on the payroll, Walmart is America's largest employer. But the Army takes the primacy of the second in this ranking. While the cuts in the budget that will be made will reduce the number of soldiers in 2015, but even with these cuts it will still remain in second place, since the third place is held by Yum Brands with 523.000 employees.
American soldiers in France, in 1918, with gas masks
4. The US military spends approximately 3.8 billion gallons of fuel each year
Like any other large organization that needs energy to carry out its operations, the US Army needs fuel, even a lot of fuel. An Army fact sheet showed that the US Army spent about 83 gallons of fuel per day per soldier.
November 11, 1918, American soldiers celebrate the end of the First World War, in Kompeinje.
5. Most US Presidents have served in the military.
Of the 44 total number of presidents the USA has had, 31 of them have served in the military, 24 of them have served in the National Guard, although this is not a requirement - but President Washington had started this tradition, which is followed later by many other presidents.
The US Army in the famous Normandy Landings on June 6, 1944
Total population: 326,625,791
Total military personnel: 2,083,100
Total aircraft strength: 13,362
Fighter jets: 1,962
Tanks: 5,884
Total naval assets: 415 + twenty aircraft carriers
Defense budget: $647 billion.
We bring you the oldest photos of the American army from the Civil War, as well as photos of troops captured during the two world wars, as they were watched by the public at home, reports the Telegraph.
The 442nd Regiment was made up almost exclusively of American soldiers of Japanese descent, who were commended for bravery, and became the most decorated unit in US history.
The Army also fought alongside the Marines in the Pacific, against Japan. The infantry in this photo are walking alongside an M4 Sherman tank, in the Solomon Islands.
President Harry Truman integrated races into the military in 1948. The Korean War was the first conflict to have soldiers of mixed races fighting together.
The US military played a leading role in Operation Desert Storm, which led to the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation in 1990-1991. The soldiers in this photo are in danger, as Saddam Hussein could defend himself with chemical weapons against American bombing.
Howitzer tanks of the US army, on the Kuwaiti border, made possible the withdrawal of Iraqi troops.
The army has also functioned as peacekeepers in war-torn areas. Here they are in Ramadi, Iraq.
Army missions are also in the USA, where they have served to help residents in the event of disasters. The Louisiana Army National Guard is seen helping a child from the 2012 floods during Hurricane Isaac.
The army has very important air units. Here they are from the 173rd Brigade, 503nd Battalion, 130rd Infantry Regiment. Soldiers are being dropped in Ukraine from C-XNUMX Hercules transport planes
The US Army has a special parachute unit
Also, there is a special unit for Special Operations within the army, "Army Rangers", which have been formed since colonial times.
The US military also travels around the world to help friendly countries. Here they are training against fire in the Mission for Kosovo
