United States Army North

Fifth Army
Fifth United States Army
United States Army North
United States Army North shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1921-1933
1943-1945
1946-present
CountryUnited States United States of America
Branch United States Army
TypeArmy Service Component Command
RoleTheater Army
Part ofAllied Armies in Italy (later renamed Allied forces in Italy and then 15th Army Group)
United States Northern Command
Garrison/HQFort Sam Houston, Texas
Motto(s)"Strength of the Nation!"
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Scott M. Sherman
Notable
commanders
Mark W. Clark
Lucian Truscott
John P. Lucas
William B. Caldwell III
Guy C. Swan III
Thomas R. Turner II
William B. Caldwell IV
Laura J. Richardson
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Flag
NATO Map Symbol

The United States Army North (ARNORTH) is a formation of the United States Army. An Army Service Component Command (ASCC) subordinate to United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM),[1][2] ARNORTH is the joint force land component of NORTHCOM.[3] ARNORTH is responsible for homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities.[4][3] ARNORTH is headquartered at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Redesignated ARNORTH in 2004, it was first activated in early January 1943 as the United States Fifth Army, under the command of Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark.

  1. ^ "United States Army North (Fifth Army) History". US Army North (Fifth Army). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ^ "The United States Army Organization". US Army.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Army North (15 May 2020) Joint Forces Land Component Command JFLCC component of NORTHCOM
  4. ^ Sgt. Joshua Ford, U.S. Army North PAO (January 22, 2010) ARNORTH CG visits 167th TSC

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