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United States Army [r]: Branch of the United States Armed Forces with the principal responsibility of conducting large-scale ground combat ^[e]

Fort McPherson [r]: A U.S. Army installation in the Atlanta, Georgia area; headquarters of Forces Command and United States Third Army; recommended for closure by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission; Fort Gillem is a sub-base ^[e]
- United States Army Reserve Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Third United States Army [r]: In United States Central Command, the headquarters organization for United States Army Components. Also designated ARCENT. ^[e]
- Fort Gillem [r]: A sub-installation of Fort McPherson ^[e]
  - First United States Army [r]: Headquarters organization of the reserve components of the United States Army ^[e]

Fort Lewis [r]: Add brief definition or description
- I Corps [r]: U.S. Army corps headquartered at Fort Lewis, Washington (U.S. state); designated principally as a command organization for Pacific contingencies; commanded by LTG Charles Jacoby Jr. ^[e]
Fort Hood [r]: Largest base of the U.S. Army, near Killeen, Texas; home location of the III Armored Corps, the 1st Cavalry Division, and training organizations of division size ^[e]
- III Corps [r]: Usually called by its traditional name, III Armored Corps, one of the three active-duty U.S. Army contingency operations corps units, with headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas; commanded by LTG Bob Cone ^[e]
XVIII Airborne Corps [r]: A corps headquarters of the United States Army, long reserved for highly mobile strategic reserve operations but now deployed when the corps level of command is needed; headed by LTG Frank Helmick ^[e]

Fort Irwin [r]: Add brief definition or description
- National Training Center [r]: The first major U.S. Army battle simulation facility to use the MILES "laser tag" system, a heavily instrumented battlefield, and a dedicated "aggressor" force to provide highly realistic training center for armored and mechanized infantry forces, of battalion/brigade size; located at Fort Irwin, California (U.S. state) ^[e]
Fort Polk [r]: With a civilian address of Leesville, Arkansas, Home of the Joint Readiness Training Center, a highly realistic facility for light infantry; the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, two infantry brigades, and other units ^[e]
- Joint Readiness Training Center [r]: A highly realistic training center for light infantry in wooded and urban areas, analogous to the National Training Center for heavy forces in desert, using virtual reality as well as real weapons; operated by the U.S. Army at Fort Polk, Arkansas (U.S. state) ^[e]