US ARMED FORCES ORGANIZATION. The Armed Forces of the USA consist of the Army (Land Forces), Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard including their Regular and Reserve components

The Armed Forces of the USA consist of the Army (Land Forces), Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard including their Regular and Reserve components.

The Army is responsible for preparing forces for combat operations on land (Land Forces). The Navy and Marine Corps are responsible for preparing forces for combat operations at sea. The Air Force is responsible for preparing forces for combat operations in the air.

The Army is one of the main armed services of the Armed Forces. The Army includes different arms and services. There are about twenty arms and services in the Army.

Arms are those units that directly participate in combat. They are as follows: Infantry, Artillery and Armour. Their main mission is combat and combat support.

The Corps of Engineers, the Signal Corps and the Military Police Corps are referred to both arms and services because they have units with fighting duties.

The main services are Ordnance Corps, Chemical Corps, Army Medical Service, Transportation Corps and others. The main mission of services is combat service support.

Under the Constitution of the United States the President is commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. He is assisted by several agencies. The two most important agencies are the National Security Council and the Department of Defence. The Department of Defence is headed by the civilian Secretary of Defence.

 

3.s	Answer the questions.

 

1. How are the US Armed Forces organized?

2. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed Forces?

3. What are the US armed services?

4. What are the three military departments in the US?

 

4.	Translate words and word combinations into English.

 

Збройні сили, вид збройних сил, сухопутні війська, військово-морські сили, повітряні сили, морська піхота, берегова охорона, резерв, бойові дії, головнокомандувач, стратегічне планування.

 

5.	Complete the speech bubbles.

 

1. The Armed Forces of the USA consist of ________

2. The Army is responsible for ________

3. The Navy and Marine Corps are responsible for ________

4. The Air Force is responsible for ________

5. The Army includes different ________. There are about twenty ________.

6. The main services are ________.

7. Under the Constitution of the United States the President is _______.

8. The Department of Defence is headed by ________.