Population: 281 404 thousand people. The military budget is 293,3 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 1 367 700 people. The reserve - 1 200 600 people. The reserve consists of the National Guard - 464 100 people (land forces - 357 200, air force - 106 900) and the reserve of the branches - 710 900 (land forces - 363 700, air force - 74 400, naval forces - 173 000, marines - 99 800). The reserve of the 2nd turn - 25 600 people (land forces - 700, air force - 16 800, naval forces - 7 200, marines - 900). Militarized formations (patrols of civil aircraft) - 53 000 people. Recruitment for the army is voluntary.
Land forces: 477 800 people (71 400 women), 3 army headquarters, 4 army corps headquarters (1 airborne headquarters), 10 divisions: 2 armoured (3 headquarters of brigades, 5 tank and 4 motorized infantry battalions, 3 self-propelled artillery battalions, the MLRS battalion, 1 anti-aircraft battalion, 1 army-co-operation aviation brigade), 2 mechanized, 1 mechanized (3 headquarters of brigades, 4 tank and 5 motorized infantry battalions, 3 self-propelled artillery battalions, the MLRS battalion, 1 anti-aircraft artillery battalion, 1 army-co-operation aviation brigade), 1 mechanized (3 headquarters of brigades, 4 tank, 3 motorized infantry and 2 airborne battalions, 3 self-propelled artillery battalions, 1 anti-aircraft battalion, 1 army-co-operation aviation brigade), 2 light infantry (3 headquarters of brigades, 9 infantry battalions, 3 self-propelled artillery battalions, 1 anti-aircraft battalion, 1 army-co-operation aviation brigade), 1 airborne (3 headquarters of brigades, 9 airborne battalions, 3 artillery battalions, 1 anti-aircraft battalion, 1 helicopter support battalion, 1 army-co-operation aviation brigade) and 1 airborne (3 headquarters of brigades, 9 airborne battalions, 3 artillery battalions, 2 army-co-operation aviation brigades: 7 helicopter battalions); 11 detached brigades (5 army-co-operation aviation, 6 artillery: 3 self-propelled artillery, 3 artillery battalions), 11 MLRS battalions, 3 detached armoured cavalry regiments, 1 detached infantry battalion, 1 airborne tactical group, 11 detached SAM battalions (10 Patriot, 2 Avenger). The National Guard: 357 200 people, 8 divisions (1 armoured, 3 mechanized, 3 middle, 1 light infantry), 16 detached brigades (2 armoured, 5 mechanized, 7 infantry, 1 light infantry, 1 armoured cavalry), 17 headquarters of artillery brigades, 1 detached infantry battalion, 36 artillery battalions, 19 army-co-operation aviation battalions, 37 engineer battalions, 11 detached SAM battalions (2 Patriot, 9 Avenger). The reserve - 363 700 people, 12 training divisions, 13 regional commands.
The command of special operations of land forces: 15 300 people, the headquarters, 5 special groups, the ranger regiment, the psychological operations group (5 battalions), the battalion for relations with civil authorities, 2 battalions (intercommunications and general support), the air regiment of special operations. The reserve of the command of special operations: 2 800 people - National Guard, 7 800 - the reserve; 2 special groups, 4 commands and 8 brigades for relations with civil authorities; 2 groups of psychological operations, 36 divisions for relations with civil authorities.
Arms: 7 620 battle tanks M1 Abrams of all modifications, 110 armoured reconnaissance vehicles Fuchs, 6 710 infantry fighting vehicles Bradley, 15 400 ATC of all modifications, 1 547 towed guns (434 M102, 416 M119, 697 M198), 2 476 self-propelled guns M109A1, 881 MLRS (able to launch the rockets ATACMS), 1 556 mortars (932 M120/121, 624 M252), 19 000 antitank missile systems Dragon, 950 antitank missile systems Javelin, 626 self-propelled antitank missile systems M901 Toy, 6 710 antitank missile systems Toy on M2 / МЗ Bradley, 1 379 multi-purpose automobile Hammer with antitank missile systems Toy, 785 SAM systems Avenger, 483 surface-to-air guided missile systems Patriot, 271 planes (128 C-12 of various modifications, 43 C-23, 11 C-26, 2 T-34, 3 C-20, 22 UC-35, 2 C-31, 2 C-182, 1 PA-31, 2 UV-20A, 4 UV-18A) and about 4 715 helicopters (of them 1 340 combat ones): 370 AH-1S, 740 AH-64A/D, 64 EH-6QA, 452 СН/MH-47, 387 OH-58A/C, 385 OH-58D (194 combat), 36 AH-6/MH-6, 735 UH-1 H/V, 1 405 UH-60/MH-60/VL/K, 135 TH-67, 4 UH-60Q, 2 RAH-66, 7 pilotless vehicles Hunter (5 are mothballed), 51 amphibian vessels, 89 boats LCM-8, surface radars: 122 AN/TPQ-36, 70 AN/KPQ-37, 66 AN/TPQ-32, 15 AN/TSQ-138, 24 AN/TSQ-138A.
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