Defense Budgets
This country has by far the largest defense budget, in excess of $750 billion, more than triple that of China in second place. It also boasts over 92 destroyers and 11 aircraft carriers in its fleets. Its air power includes 13,300 aircraft, and 983 attack helicopters, as of April 2023
The United States
What is The Current Army Slogan?
Be All you Can be
Steven Spielberg’s WWII homage to the “greatest generation” has a loose connection to events from the Civil War that involve President Lincoln’s letter to a woman who had lost several sons in battles
What is Saving Private Ryan (1998)
What does the Term NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
This country has available military manpower of more than 761 million people as of April 2023, along with 50 destroyer warships and 78 submarines, among many other military assets
China
Army Slogan from 2018-2023
Warriors Wanted
What's your Warrior
This Civil War drama tells the story of the first all-African-American volunteer regiment that served in the Union Army
Glory (1989)
The NATO Phonetic Alphabet associates each letter of the English alphabet with a distinct word, starting with Alfa, Bravo, and Charlie. Of the 26 words present, only two are a single syllable. One is “golf.” What is the other?
Mike
Name one branch or part of the government
a. Congress (Legislative)
b. President (Executive)
c. Supreme Courts (Judicial)
With a defense spending of almost 2% in GDP this country has more than 1,400 military aircraft, and more than 111,000 vehicles as of January 2023. It also has four helicopter carriers, as well as second (behind only the US) when it came to the strength of its special-mission aircraft fleet.
Japan
This is the Army Slogan from 1980 to 2001
Be all that you can be
Directed by Oliver Stone, who served in Vietnam, also wrote this film about a new recruit (Charlie Sheen) caught between a battle of wills involving two sergeants
Platoon (1986)
This is the Largest Defense Contractor in the State of Alabama
Boeing ($2.1 Billion in 2021 Contracts)
With a surname meaning 'black head', who was the United States Army general who led all coalition forces in the Gulf War?
General Norman Schwarzkopf
This country had a defense budget of $19.9 billion in 2023. It also has nearly 285 fighter aircraft and 91 attack helicopters, both the 8th largest fleets of those kinds in the world
Taiwan
Army slogan from 2001-2006
Army of One
is the true story of U.S. Army medic Desmond T. Doss, a pacifist, who saved American soldiers wounded at the Battle of Okinawa and became the only American serviceman to win the Medal of Honor for not firing a shot.
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
What year was NATO signed into existence?
The foundations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were officially laid down on 4 April 1949 with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty, more popularly known as the Washington Treaty.
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve in their roles, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the House
This country has had the fifth-highest defense budget of around $52.3 billion, behind only the US, China, Russia, and India. As of January 2023, this country also had around 601 aircraft, 266 tanks, and 287 helicopters
Germany
Army Slogan from 2006-2018
Army Strong
is a comedy vehicle for Robin Williams, who plays Adrian Cronauer, an irreverent disc jockey sent to Vietnam to raise morale with his broadcasts on the U.S. Armed Services radio station
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
This State is where the US Military spent the most money in FY 21 on defense spending.
Virginia $62.7 Billion (11.2 % of US Defense Spending)
This man is considered the principal author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson