Army History
The Year the United States Army was founded
WHAT IS 1775?
THE BASIC FIGHTING UNIT IN THE ARMY, CONSISTING OF A RIFLEMAN, GRENADIER, AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN, AND THE LEADER OF THIS ELEMENT
WHAT IS A FIRE TEAM?
THE GROUP OF SOLDIERS THAT CARRY THE FLAGS AND RIFLES AT FORMAL EVENTS
WHAT IS COLOR GUARD?
FORMERLY THE RAVENNA ARSENAL, THIS NATIONAL GUARD BASE IS THE LOCATION OF OUR FTXs
WHAT IS CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD (CJAG)?
THE FOUR CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
WHAT ARE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST & WEST?
THE "SPLENDID LITTLE WAR" THAT SAW THE U.S. INVADE AND OCCUPY CUBA AND PUERTO RICO
WHAT IS THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR?
THE NUMBER OF SQUADS IN A PLATOON
WHAT IS FOUR?
THE COMMAND THAT CHANGES A SOLDIER'S VIEWING DIRECTION
WHAT IS A FACING MOVEMENT?
FORT CAMPBELL, KY, IS THE HOME OF THIS DIVISION WITH THE NICKNAME "SCREAMING EAGLES"
WHAT IS THE 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION?
THE FIVE PRIMARY TERRAIN FEATURES
WHAT ARE HILL, RIDGE, SADDLE, DEPRESSION AND VALLEY?
THE UNION VICTORIES THAT OCCURRED ON JULY 3RD AND 4TH 1863 THAT COLLECTIVELY TURNED THE TIDE OF THE CIVIL WAR IN FAVOR OF THE UNION
WHAT ARE GETTYSBURG AND VICKSBURG?
AN OFFENSIVE OPERATION REQUIRING A WITHDRAWAL PLAN
WHAT IS A RAID?
THE "MARCH" IN "FORWARD MARCH," THE WORD THAT PROMPTS ACTION
WHAT IS COMMAND OF EXECUTION?
WHERE THE 25th ID (TROPIC LIGHTNING) IS STATIONED
WHAT IS SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII?
DRAW, SPUR, CLIFF, CUT AND FILL
WHAT ARE THE THREE MINOR AND TWO SUPPLEMENTAL TERRAIN FEATURES?
AN APACHE CHIEF, WHO FOUGHT THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN THE 1870S AND 1880S. TODAY HIS NAME IS MOSTLY HEARD WHEN PEOPLE JUMP FROM TALL HEIGHTS.
WHO IS GERONIMO?
THE NUMBER OF 240s & 249s IN A STANDARD PLATOON, SPECIFYING NUMBER AND TYPE
WHAT IS EIGHT:
2 240s
6 249s?
THE COMMAND ISSUED TO MADE SOLDIERS STEP IN PLACE
WHAT IS MARK TIME MARCH?
THE HOME OF THE THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION
WHAT IS FT. STEWART, GA?
THE RATIO BETWEEN A DISTANCE ON THE MAP, AND A DISTANCE ON THE GROUND. FOUND NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE MAP.
WHAT IS THE SCALE?
THE 369TH INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE NY NATIONAL GUARD, SERVING IN WWI DURING THE CHAMPAGNE-MARNE AND MUESE-ARGONNE CAMPAIGNS. THIS UNIT OF MOSTLY AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS WAS THE FIRST ALLIED UNIT TO CROSS THE RHINE INTO GERMANY, THIS IS THEIR ICONIC NICKNAME
WHO ARE THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS?
THE STYLE OF AMBUSH WHERE THE ASSAULT AND SUPPORT ELEMENTS ARE BESIDE EACH OTHER
WHAT IS A LINEAR AMBUSH?
THE MANEUVER THAT A COLOR GUARD MAKES WHEN REVERSING THAT CHANGES THE POSITIONS OF THE FLAGS
WHAT IS COLORS REVERSE?
THE SECOND OLDEST ACTIVE AMERICAN MILITARY INSTALLATION, CURRENTLY HOME OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE
WHAT IS CARLISLE BARRACKS, PENNSYLVANIA
THE METHOD WHERE ONE FINDS THEIR OWN LOCATION USING A KNOWN POINT AND A LINEAR FEATURE ON A MAP
WHAT IS MODIFIED RESECTION?