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[[Image:US Army 31st Infantry.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A US Army infantryman on patrol, Iraq]]
The '''United States Army''' is the branch of the [[United States]] armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. As of 2005, it consisted of 488,579 soldiers on active duty, 333,177 in the Army National Guard (ARNG) and 204,134 in the United States Army Reserve (USAR).
The '''United States Army''' is the branch of the [[United States]] armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. As of 2005, it consisted of 488,579 soldiers on active duty, 333,177 in the Army National Guard (ARNG) and 204,134 in the United States Army Reserve (USAR).