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H on. M ari o A . G uerra Ci vi l i an A i de to the Secretary of the A rm y I N TR TR O D U C TI TI O N T TO TH TH E U U . S. S. A R M A R M Y A r A rm y 1 10 1 14 August 2017

A l i t t l e backgr ound about m e… • Cuban Ref ugee at t he age A ppoi nt ed Ci vi l i an A i de of 6 “ Vi aj e de Li ber t ad” t o t he Secr et ar y of t he A r m y • Pur sued t he Am er i can D r eam • M ayor of t he Ci t y of D ow ney 2006- 201 4 • 1 0 Year s as m em ber of Los Angel es U . S. Ar m y Com m uni t y Advi sor y Boar d

1 . 0 O V ER V I EW YO U R U N I TED STATES A RM Y The Ar m y i s ol der t han t he count r y i t ser ves. Aut hor i zed by t he Second Cont i nent al Congr ess, t he Cont i nent al Ar m y w as est abl i shed on 1 4 June 1 775. TH E A RM Y: • i s t he ol dest and l ar gest of t he m i l i t ar y depar t m ent s; • has Sol di er s i n ever y st at e and U . S. t er r i t or y ( Tot al Ar m y) ; • i s t he second l ar gest U . S. em pl oyer ( W al - M ar t i s t he l ar gest ) ; • has over 250 M i l i t ar y O ccupat i onal Speci al t i es and O f f i cer speci al t i es ; and • i s t he f oundat i on of t he Joi nt For ce. Few er t han 1 % of Am er i cans cur r ent l y ser ve i n t he m i l i t ar y; 79% of Sol di er s com e f r om f am i l i es t hat have ser ved i n t he m i l i t ar y.

1 . 1 PEO PLE A R E O U R A R M Y SO LD I ERS SERVE A N D LI VE BY A SET O F SEVEN CO M M O N VA LU ES: LO YA LTY D U TY EVERY RESPECT SO LD I ER SELFLESS SERVI CE I S A VO LU N TEER H O N O R So Sol di di er er s ar ar e not no i n t t h he Ar Ar m y— I N TEGRI TY Sol So di di er er s ar ar e t t h he ar ar m y. G en. Cr ei ght on Abr am s, h Chi PERSO N A L CO U RA GE 26 t ef of St af f of t he Ar m y

1 . 2 A M ER I C A ’ S A R M Y 1 . 002 M I LLI O N* 340, 21 6 SO LDI ERS PI ECES O F EQ U I PM EN T ~1 79, 000 SUPPO RTI NG CO M BATANT CO M M ANDS 284, 344 26, 232 W H EELED CO M BAT VEH I CLES VEH I CLES 82% 1 8% M ALE FEM ALE 20, 742 4, 300 M RAP AI RCRAFT VEH I CLES • 56% Caucasi an • 21 % Af r i can Am er i can • 1 5% Hi spani c 1 32 • 6% Asi an/ Paci f i c I sl ander W ATERCRAFT • 2% O t her / Unknown

TH E A M ER I CA N SO LD I ER 1 . 3 TH EN & N O W 201 9 1 968 ( ENLI STED) ( EN LI STED ) • 28 year s ol d • 22 year s ol d • 96% hi gh school gr aduat es • 79% hi gh school gr aduat es • 1 • < 5% f em al e 1 % f em al e • 21 • 48% % m i nor i t y m i nor i t y • 60% dr af t ees • 1 00% vol unt eer s • 36% m ar r i ed • 52% m ar r i ed • SG T base pay = $279/ m o* • SGT base pay = $3, 001 / m o • SG LI cover age = $1 0, 000* • SGLI cover age = $400, 000 • 35 l bsof equi pm ent ( $1 , 856) * • 75+ l bsof equi pm ent ( $1 9, 454) • I ndi vi dual r epl acem ent s • Uni t r ot at i ons • 62% sur vi val r at e i f w ounded • 88% sur vi val r at e i f wounded * N ot adj us t ed f or i nf l at i on.

1 . 4 W H AT YO U R A R M Y D O ES The U . S. Ar m y i s gl obal l y engaged w i t h appr oxi m at el y 1 84, 000 Sol di er s suppor t i ng Com bat ant Com m ander s i n 1 40 count r i es. These Sol di er s conduct com bat oper at i ons , det er aggr essi on and assur e our al l i es and par t ner s. CRI TI CA L EN A BLI N G CA PA BI LI TI ES • Joi nt and Theat er l ogi st i cs, i ncl udi ng suppor t t o al l i es • M i l i t ar y t r ai ni ng and educat i on cent er s • M i l i t ar y heal t hcar e –O per at i ng t he m aj or i t y of m i l i t ar y hospi t al s • Ci vi l Engi neer i ng ( Ar m y Cor ps of Engi neer s) • D om est i c nat ur al di sast er r esponse • Adm i ni s t er i ng Ar l i ngt on N at i onal Cem et er y • I nf ect i ous di sease r esear ch

1 . 5 TH E U N I TED STATES A R M Y . The U . S. Ar m y i s a t ot al ar m y—one Ar m y—com pr i sed of t hr ee com ponent s: Regul ar Ar m y, Ar m y N at i onal G uar d and Ar m y Reser ve. 201 9 CURRENT 201 9 AUTHO RI ZED ENDSTRENGTH* ENDSTRENGTH* ( UPDATED) ( ENACTED) REGULAR ARM Y: 478, 000 487 , 500 ARM Y NATI O NAL GUARD: 335, 500 343, 500 ARM Y RESERVE: 1 89, 250 1 99, 500 TOTAL ARM Y: 1 , 002, 750 1 , 030, 500 Th The Ar Ar m y de depe pends on on t t h he suppo ppor t of of 330 330, 000 000 D e D epar t m ent of of t t he h Ar Ar m y ci ci vi vi l i an an em pl em oyees ees.

CO N STI TU TI O N A LLY 1 . 6 A U TH O R I ZED The Congr ess shal l have t he pow er : “ To pr ovi de f or t he com m on def ense. . . To r ai se and suppor t Ar m i es. . . To pr ovi de and m ai nt ai n a N avy. . . To m ake r ul es f or t he G over nm ent and Regul at i on of t he l and and naval f or ces. . . To decl ar e w ar . . . And t o m ake l aw s w hi ch shal l be necessar y and pr oper f or car r yi ng out t he f or egoi ng pow er s. ” —Ar t i cl e I , Sect i on 8, —The Const i t ut i on of t he U ni t ed St at es

1 . 7 R O LE O F TH E A R M Y Feder al l aw , under Ti t l e 1 0 of t he U ni t ed St at es Code, st at es t hat t he Ar m y “ shal l be or gani zed, t r ai ned and equi pped pr i m ar i l y f or pr om pt and sust ai ned com bat i nci dent t o oper at i ons on l and. ” The pur pose of t he U. S. A r m y i s t o f i ght our nat i on’ s w ar s. The Ar m y pr ovi des gr ound f or ces t o t he Com bat ant Com m ander s as t he l and com ponent of t he Joi nt For ce. PREVEN T: The Ar m y det er s conf l i ct by m ai nt ai ni ng cr edi bi l i t y based on capaci t y, r eadi ness and m oder ni zat i on. SH A PE: The Ar m y shapes t he envi r onm ent by sust ai ni ng st r ong r el at i onshi ps w i t h ot her ar m i es, bui l di ng t hei r capaci t y and f aci l i t at i ng st r at egi c success. W I N : I f pr event i on f ai l s, t he Ar m y r api dl y appl i es i t s com bi ned ar m s capabi l i t i es t o dom i nat e t he envi r onm ent and w i n deci si vel y.

1 . 8 A R M Y LEA D ER SH I P d Secr d Secr 24 r 24 r et et ar ar y y of of t t he he A r A r m y m y 37t 37t h h Chi Chi ef ef of of St St af af f f of of t t he he A r A r m y m y 1 1 6t 6t h h Ser Ser geant geant M aj M aj or or of of t t he he A r A r m y m y Ryan Ryan D . D . M cCar M cCar t t hy hy Gener Gener al al Jam es Jam es C. C. M cConvi M cConvi l l l l e e M i M i chael chael Gr Gr i i nst nst on on • Exer • Seni • Seni ci ses ci vi l i an or of f i cer of t he or enl i st ed advi sor cont r ol of t he Ar m y Ar m y, pr i m ar y advi sor t o t o t he Chi ef of St af f t he Secr et ar y of t he Ar m y • For • Advocat m ul at es and es f or Sol di er s • Readi i m pl em ent spol i cy ness of t he f or ce gui dance f or t he Ar m y • Shapi ng t he Fut ur e Ar m y • Resour ces t he Ar m y

1 . 9 A R M Y PR I O R I TI ES REA D I N ESS Ensur i ng t he Ar m y i s r eady t o f i ght t oday. BU I LD I N G TH E FU TU RE A RM Y Ensur i ng t he Ar m y can f i ght i n t he f ut ur e. M A I N TA I N I N G TH E A LL- VO LU N TEER FO RCE Ensur i ng t he Ar m y i s com m i t t ed t o pr ovi di ng t he best possi bl e car e, suppor t and ser vi ces.