The 1st Army Corps ( eng. I Corps ) - operational-tactical formation ( army corps ) of the US Army.
| 1st Army Corps | |
|---|---|
 Sleeve chevron of the 1st case | |
| Years of existence | January 15, 1918 - the present |
| A country |  USA |
| Subordination | US Department of Defense |
| Enters into | US Army |
| Type of | compound |
| Dislocation | Lewis - McCord |
| Motto | America's Corps |
| Participation in | |
| Commanders | |
| Acting commander | Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti |
| Site | |
The headquarters of the corps is located at the joint base of Lewis - McCord , Washington .
The corps was created during the First World War , participated in several major battles in France , and was dissolved after the war. Re-formed during the Second World War , participated in hostilities in the Pacific , in particular in the liberation of New Guinea and the Philippines , participated in the occupation of Japan .
After the start of the Korean War, the corps was transferred to Korea, remained on the Korean Peninsula for all three years of the war and twenty more years after its end.
Currently, the 1st Army Corps is the current unit of the US Army, in particular, it participated in the Iraq war .
Content
Organization
The 1st Corps is unique in that among active US army corps it consists of a mixture of formations and units of regular forces and a reserve of the USA, whose formations and units are located in 47 of the 50 states of the USA, in total about 20,000 people. active forces and 20,000 people. reserve army.
1st Army Corps , Lewis-McCord , Washington ( I Corps )
- 7th Infantry Division ( 7th Infantry Division )
- 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division 1st Stryker Brigade
- 2nd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division ( 2st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division )
- 81st Striker Brigade of the 40th Infantry Division ( 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 40th Infantry Division ) [1] [2]
- 2nd Infantry Division Artillery Artillery
- 16th Army Aviation Brigade ( 16th Combat Aviation Brigade )
- 17th Artillery Brigade ( 17th Field Artillery Brigade )
- 555th Engineer Brigade ( 555th Engineer Brigade )
- 201st Reconnaissance Brigade ( 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade )
- 593rd Expeditionary Logistics Command ( 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command )
- 42nd Military Police Brigade ( 42nd Military Police Brigade )
- 62nd Medical Team ( 62nd Medical Brigade )
See also
- The first corps of the Potomac Army
Notes
- β http://www.stripes.com/news/army-to-pair-national-guard-reserve-units-with-active-duty-units-1.400570
- β Archived copy (inaccessible link) . The appeal date is December 26, 2016. Archived December 23, 2016.
Links
- Web page of the I case (inaccessible link from 12-08-2013 [2179 days] - history , copy )
- GlobalSecurity.org: I ββCorps