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570d4faffed7b91900d45e63
United_States_Army
In response to the September 11 attacks, and as part of the Global War on Terror, U.S. and NATO forces invaded Afghanistan in October 2001, displacing the Taliban government. The U.S. Army also led the combined U.S. and allied invasion of Iraq in 2003. It served as the primary source for ground forces with its ability ...
About how many U.S. soldiers died as of March 2008 due to counterinsurgency?
{ "answer_start": [ 507 ], "text": [ "more than 4,000" ] }
570d4faffed7b91900d45e64
United_States_Army
In response to the September 11 attacks, and as part of the Global War on Terror, U.S. and NATO forces invaded Afghanistan in October 2001, displacing the Taliban government. The U.S. Army also led the combined U.S. and allied invasion of Iraq in 2003. It served as the primary source for ground forces with its ability ...
How many Iraqi insurgents were killed from 2003-2011?
{ "answer_start": [ 594 ], "text": [ "23,813" ] }
570d58c8b3d812140066d6ff
United_States_Army
Currently, the army is divided into the Regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard. The army is also divided into major branches such as Air Defense Artillery, Infantry, Aviation, Signal Corps, Corps of Engineers, and Armor. Before 1903 members of the National Guard were considered state soldiers unles...
What were National Guard members considered before 1903?
{ "answer_start": [ 300 ], "text": [ "state soldiers" ] }
570d58c8b3d812140066d700
United_States_Army
Currently, the army is divided into the Regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard. The army is also divided into major branches such as Air Defense Artillery, Infantry, Aviation, Signal Corps, Corps of Engineers, and Armor. Before 1903 members of the National Guard were considered state soldiers unles...
In what year did the Milita Act take place?
{ "answer_start": [ 395 ], "text": [ "1903" ] }
570d58c8b3d812140066d701
United_States_Army
Currently, the army is divided into the Regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard. The army is also divided into major branches such as Air Defense Artillery, Infantry, Aviation, Signal Corps, Corps of Engineers, and Armor. Before 1903 members of the National Guard were considered state soldiers unles...
The Air Defense Artillery is a branch of what?
{ "answer_start": [ 54 ], "text": [ "the Army" ] }
570d58c8b3d812140066d702
United_States_Army
Currently, the army is divided into the Regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard. The army is also divided into major branches such as Air Defense Artillery, Infantry, Aviation, Signal Corps, Corps of Engineers, and Armor. Before 1903 members of the National Guard were considered state soldiers unles...
National Guardsmen are under the authority of who?
{ "answer_start": [ 496 ], "text": [ "the governor" ] }
570d5adeb3d812140066d71b
United_States_Army
The U.S. Army currently consists of 10 active divisions as well as several independent units. The force is in the process of contracting after several years of growth. In June 2013, the Army announced plans to downsize to 32 active combat brigade teams by 2015 to match a reduction in active duty strength to 490,000 sol...
How many divisions are there in the U.S. Army?
{ "answer_start": [ 36 ], "text": [ "10" ] }
570d5adeb3d812140066d71c
United_States_Army
The U.S. Army currently consists of 10 active divisions as well as several independent units. The force is in the process of contracting after several years of growth. In June 2013, the Army announced plans to downsize to 32 active combat brigade teams by 2015 to match a reduction in active duty strength to 490,000 sol...
How many brigade teams did the Army downsize to by 2015?
{ "answer_start": [ 222 ], "text": [ "32" ] }
570d5adeb3d812140066d71d
United_States_Army
The U.S. Army currently consists of 10 active divisions as well as several independent units. The force is in the process of contracting after several years of growth. In June 2013, the Army announced plans to downsize to 32 active combat brigade teams by 2015 to match a reduction in active duty strength to 490,000 sol...
Who is the Army Chief of Staff?
{ "answer_start": [ 347 ], "text": [ "Raymond Odierno" ] }
570d5adeb3d812140066d71e
United_States_Army
The U.S. Army currently consists of 10 active divisions as well as several independent units. The force is in the process of contracting after several years of growth. In June 2013, the Army announced plans to downsize to 32 active combat brigade teams by 2015 to match a reduction in active duty strength to 490,000 sol...
By 2018, how many active Army members will there be?
{ "answer_start": [ 426 ], "text": [ "450,000" ] }
570d5adeb3d812140066d71f
United_States_Army
The U.S. Army currently consists of 10 active divisions as well as several independent units. The force is in the process of contracting after several years of growth. In June 2013, the Army announced plans to downsize to 32 active combat brigade teams by 2015 to match a reduction in active duty strength to 490,000 sol...
How many Army Reserve members will there be by 2018?
{ "answer_start": [ 493 ], "text": [ "195,000" ] }
570d6db3fed7b91900d460ad
United_States_Army
Training in the U.S. Army is generally divided into two categories – individual and collective. Basic training consists of 10 weeks for most recruits followed by Advanced Individualized Training (AIT) where they receive training for their military occupational specialties (MOS). Some individuals MOSs range anywhere fro...
What categories are U.S. Army training divided into?
{ "answer_start": [ 69 ], "text": [ "individual and collective" ] }
570d6db3fed7b91900d460ae
United_States_Army
Training in the U.S. Army is generally divided into two categories – individual and collective. Basic training consists of 10 weeks for most recruits followed by Advanced Individualized Training (AIT) where they receive training for their military occupational specialties (MOS). Some individuals MOSs range anywhere fro...
How long does basic training last?
{ "answer_start": [ 123 ], "text": [ "10 weeks" ] }
570d6db3fed7b91900d460af
United_States_Army
Training in the U.S. Army is generally divided into two categories – individual and collective. Basic training consists of 10 weeks for most recruits followed by Advanced Individualized Training (AIT) where they receive training for their military occupational specialties (MOS). Some individuals MOSs range anywhere fro...
How long does military occupation specialties training last?
{ "answer_start": [ 322 ], "text": [ "14–20 weeks" ] }
570d6db3fed7b91900d460b0
United_States_Army
Training in the U.S. Army is generally divided into two categories – individual and collective. Basic training consists of 10 weeks for most recruits followed by Advanced Individualized Training (AIT) where they receive training for their military occupational specialties (MOS). Some individuals MOSs range anywhere fro...
What does OSUT stand for?
{ "answer_start": [ 337 ], "text": [ "One Station Unit Training" ] }
570d6db3fed7b91900d460b1
United_States_Army
Training in the U.S. Army is generally divided into two categories – individual and collective. Basic training consists of 10 weeks for most recruits followed by Advanced Individualized Training (AIT) where they receive training for their military occupational specialties (MOS). Some individuals MOSs range anywhere fro...
Where are the Armor School and the Infantry School both located?
{ "answer_start": [ 828 ], "text": [ "Fort Benning, Georgia" ] }
570d6f14fed7b91900d460ed
United_States_Army
Many units are supplemented with a variety of specialized weapons, including the M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), to provide suppressive fire at the fire-team level. Indirect fire is provided by the M203 grenade launcher. The M1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun or the Mossberg 590 Shotgun are used for door breaching a...
What does the SAW in M249 SAW stand for?
{ "answer_start": [ 91 ], "text": [ "Squad Automatic Weapon" ] }
570d6f14fed7b91900d460ee
United_States_Army
Many units are supplemented with a variety of specialized weapons, including the M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), to provide suppressive fire at the fire-team level. Indirect fire is provided by the M203 grenade launcher. The M1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun or the Mossberg 590 Shotgun are used for door breaching a...
What kind of gunfire is the M249 SAW generally used for?
{ "answer_start": [ 127 ], "text": [ "suppressive fire" ] }
570d6f14fed7b91900d460ef
United_States_Army
Many units are supplemented with a variety of specialized weapons, including the M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), to provide suppressive fire at the fire-team level. Indirect fire is provided by the M203 grenade launcher. The M1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun or the Mossberg 590 Shotgun are used for door breaching a...
What is the Mossberg 590 used for?
{ "answer_start": [ 304 ], "text": [ "door breaching and close-quarters combat" ] }
570d6f14fed7b91900d460f0
United_States_Army
Many units are supplemented with a variety of specialized weapons, including the M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), to provide suppressive fire at the fire-team level. Indirect fire is provided by the M203 grenade launcher. The M1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun or the Mossberg 590 Shotgun are used for door breaching a...
What gun do designated marksmen use?
{ "answer_start": [ 350 ], "text": [ "M14EBR" ] }
570d6f14fed7b91900d460f1
United_States_Army
Many units are supplemented with a variety of specialized weapons, including the M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), to provide suppressive fire at the fire-team level. Indirect fire is provided by the M203 grenade launcher. The M1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun or the Mossberg 590 Shotgun are used for door breaching a...
What semi-automatic sniper do Snipers use?
{ "answer_start": [ 476 ], "text": [ "M110" ] }
570d7376fed7b91900d46145
United_States_Army
The Pentagon bought 25,000 MRAP vehicles since 2007 in 25 variants through rapid acquisition with no long-term plans for the platforms. The Army plans to divest 7,456 vehicles and retain 8,585. Of the total number of vehicles the Army will keep, 5,036 will be put in storage, 1,073 will be used for training, and the rem...
How many MRAP vehicles has the Pentagon bought since 2007?
{ "answer_start": [ 20 ], "text": [ "25,000" ] }
570d7376fed7b91900d46147
United_States_Army
The Pentagon bought 25,000 MRAP vehicles since 2007 in 25 variants through rapid acquisition with no long-term plans for the platforms. The Army plans to divest 7,456 vehicles and retain 8,585. Of the total number of vehicles the Army will keep, 5,036 will be put in storage, 1,073 will be used for training, and the rem...
How many of the vehicles will be used for training?
{ "answer_start": [ 276 ], "text": [ "1,073" ] }
570d7376fed7b91900d46146
United_States_Army
The Pentagon bought 25,000 MRAP vehicles since 2007 in 25 variants through rapid acquisition with no long-term plans for the platforms. The Army plans to divest 7,456 vehicles and retain 8,585. Of the total number of vehicles the Army will keep, 5,036 will be put in storage, 1,073 will be used for training, and the rem...
How many of the 25,000 vehicles do they plan on getting rid of?
{ "answer_start": [ 161 ], "text": [ "7,456" ] }
570d7376fed7b91900d46148
United_States_Army
The Pentagon bought 25,000 MRAP vehicles since 2007 in 25 variants through rapid acquisition with no long-term plans for the platforms. The Army plans to divest 7,456 vehicles and retain 8,585. Of the total number of vehicles the Army will keep, 5,036 will be put in storage, 1,073 will be used for training, and the rem...
The Army will be keeping 5,681 of what vehicle?
{ "answer_start": [ 371 ], "text": [ "Oshkosh M-ATV" ] }
570d7376fed7b91900d46149
United_States_Army
The Pentagon bought 25,000 MRAP vehicles since 2007 in 25 variants through rapid acquisition with no long-term plans for the platforms. The Army plans to divest 7,456 vehicles and retain 8,585. Of the total number of vehicles the Army will keep, 5,036 will be put in storage, 1,073 will be used for training, and the rem...
What type of ambulance will the Army have 301 of?
{ "answer_start": [ 591 ], "text": [ "Maxxpro" ] }
570d7463b3d812140066d97f
United_States_Army
The U.S. Army black beret (having been permanently replaced with the patrol cap) is no longer worn with the new ACU for garrison duty. After years of complaints that it wasn't suited well for most work conditions, Army Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey eliminated it for wear with the ACU in June 2011. Soldiers stil...
What piece of the uniform has been replaced by the patrol cap?
{ "answer_start": [ 14 ], "text": [ "black beret" ] }
570d7463b3d812140066d980
United_States_Army
The U.S. Army black beret (having been permanently replaced with the patrol cap) is no longer worn with the new ACU for garrison duty. After years of complaints that it wasn't suited well for most work conditions, Army Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey eliminated it for wear with the ACU in June 2011. Soldiers stil...
Who was the Army Chief of Staff at this time?
{ "answer_start": [ 234 ], "text": [ "General Martin Dempsey" ] }
570d7463b3d812140066d981
United_States_Army
The U.S. Army black beret (having been permanently replaced with the patrol cap) is no longer worn with the new ACU for garrison duty. After years of complaints that it wasn't suited well for most work conditions, Army Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey eliminated it for wear with the ACU in June 2011. Soldiers stil...
What month and year was the black beret replaced?
{ "answer_start": [ 296 ], "text": [ "June 2011" ] }
570d7463b3d812140066d982
United_States_Army
The U.S. Army black beret (having been permanently replaced with the patrol cap) is no longer worn with the new ACU for garrison duty. After years of complaints that it wasn't suited well for most work conditions, Army Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey eliminated it for wear with the ACU in June 2011. Soldiers stil...
If a soldier is in a unit in jump status, what color beret do they wear?
{ "answer_start": [ 429 ], "text": [ "maroon" ] }
570d7463b3d812140066d983
United_States_Army
The U.S. Army black beret (having been permanently replaced with the patrol cap) is no longer worn with the new ACU for garrison duty. After years of complaints that it wasn't suited well for most work conditions, Army Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey eliminated it for wear with the ACU in June 2011. Soldiers stil...
The rifle green beret is worn by whom?
{ "answer_start": [ 542 ], "text": [ "Special Forces" ] }
570d7b58b3d812140066d9d5
United_States_Army
As a uniformed military service, the Army is part of the Department of the Army, which is one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The U.S. Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the Secretary of the Army (SECARMY), and by a chief military officer, the Chief of Staff of ...
How many military departments does the Department of Defense have?
{ "answer_start": [ 101 ], "text": [ "three" ] }
570d7b58b3d812140066d9d6
United_States_Army
As a uniformed military service, the Army is part of the Department of the Army, which is one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The U.S. Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the Secretary of the Army (SECARMY), and by a chief military officer, the Chief of Staff of ...
What does SECARMY stand for?
{ "answer_start": [ 232 ], "text": [ "Secretary of the Army" ] }
570d7b58b3d812140066d9d7
United_States_Army
As a uniformed military service, the Army is part of the Department of the Army, which is one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The U.S. Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the Secretary of the Army (SECARMY), and by a chief military officer, the Chief of Staff of ...
What does CSA stand for?
{ "answer_start": [ 302 ], "text": [ "Chief of Staff of the Army" ] }
570d7b58b3d812140066d9d8
United_States_Army
As a uniformed military service, the Army is part of the Department of the Army, which is one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The U.S. Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the Secretary of the Army (SECARMY), and by a chief military officer, the Chief of Staff of ...
At the end of 2016, how many soldiers were in the Regular Army?
{ "answer_start": [ 469 ], "text": [ "475,000" ] }
570d7b58b3d812140066d9d9
United_States_Army
As a uniformed military service, the Army is part of the Department of the Army, which is one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The U.S. Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the Secretary of the Army (SECARMY), and by a chief military officer, the Chief of Staff of ...
How many soldiers were there in the entire U.S. Army at the end of 2016?
{ "answer_start": [ 657 ], "text": [ "1,015,000" ] }
570d7c81fed7b91900d461c7
United_States_Army
The army's major campaign against the Indians was fought in Florida against Seminoles. It took long wars (1818–58) to finally defeat the Seminoles and move them to Oklahoma. The usual strategy in Indian wars was to seize control of the Indians winter food supply, but that was no use in Florida where there was no winter...
What Indian tribe was the Army's major campaign against?
{ "answer_start": [ 76 ], "text": [ "Seminoles" ] }
570d7c81fed7b91900d461c8
United_States_Army
The army's major campaign against the Indians was fought in Florida against Seminoles. It took long wars (1818–58) to finally defeat the Seminoles and move them to Oklahoma. The usual strategy in Indian wars was to seize control of the Indians winter food supply, but that was no use in Florida where there was no winter...
During what years did the wars between the Army and the Seminoles take place?
{ "answer_start": [ 106 ], "text": [ "1818–58" ] }
570d7c81fed7b91900d461c9
United_States_Army
The army's major campaign against the Indians was fought in Florida against Seminoles. It took long wars (1818–58) to finally defeat the Seminoles and move them to Oklahoma. The usual strategy in Indian wars was to seize control of the Indians winter food supply, but that was no use in Florida where there was no winter...
What state were the Seminoles moved to?
{ "answer_start": [ 164 ], "text": [ "Oklahoma" ] }
570d7c81fed7b91900d461ca
United_States_Army
The army's major campaign against the Indians was fought in Florida against Seminoles. It took long wars (1818–58) to finally defeat the Seminoles and move them to Oklahoma. The usual strategy in Indian wars was to seize control of the Indians winter food supply, but that was no use in Florida where there was no winter...
What did the Army traditionally take control of to defeat the Indians?
{ "answer_start": [ 244 ], "text": [ "winter food supply" ] }
570d7c81fed7b91900d461cb
United_States_Army
The army's major campaign against the Indians was fought in Florida against Seminoles. It took long wars (1818–58) to finally defeat the Seminoles and move them to Oklahoma. The usual strategy in Indian wars was to seize control of the Indians winter food supply, but that was no use in Florida where there was no winter...
During what century did the Seminoles enter Florida?
{ "answer_start": [ 511 ], "text": [ "eighteenth" ] }
570d7ed6b3d812140066da05
United_States_Army
During the Cold War, American troops and their allies fought Communist forces in Korea and Vietnam. The Korean War began in 1950, when the Soviets walked out of a U.N. Security meeting, removing their possible veto. Under a United Nations umbrella, hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops fought to prevent the takeover of ...
What year did the Korean War start?
{ "answer_start": [ 124 ], "text": [ "1950" ] }
570d7ed6b3d812140066da06
United_States_Army
During the Cold War, American troops and their allies fought Communist forces in Korea and Vietnam. The Korean War began in 1950, when the Soviets walked out of a U.N. Security meeting, removing their possible veto. Under a United Nations umbrella, hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops fought to prevent the takeover of ...
Who walked out of the U.N. security meeting?
{ "answer_start": [ 135 ], "text": [ "the Soviets" ] }
570d7ed6b3d812140066da07
United_States_Army
During the Cold War, American troops and their allies fought Communist forces in Korea and Vietnam. The Korean War began in 1950, when the Soviets walked out of a U.N. Security meeting, removing their possible veto. Under a United Nations umbrella, hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops fought to prevent the takeover of ...
In what two countries did the American troops fight Communist forces?
{ "answer_start": [ 81 ], "text": [ "Korea and Vietnam" ] }
570d7ed6b3d812140066da08
United_States_Army
During the Cold War, American troops and their allies fought Communist forces in Korea and Vietnam. The Korean War began in 1950, when the Soviets walked out of a U.N. Security meeting, removing their possible veto. Under a United Nations umbrella, hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops fought to prevent the takeover of ...
In what year did the Korean war end?
{ "answer_start": [ 575 ], "text": [ "1953" ] }
570d80d7fed7b91900d461d7
United_States_Army
By 1989 Germany was nearing reunification and the Cold War was coming to a close. Army leadership reacted by starting to plan for a reduction in strength. By November 1989 Pentagon briefers were laying out plans to reduce army end strength by 23%, from 750,000 to 580,000. A number of incentives such as early retirement...
In 1989, what did the Pentagon plan to reduce the army end strength to?
{ "answer_start": [ 264 ], "text": [ "580,000" ] }
570d80d7fed7b91900d461d8
United_States_Army
By 1989 Germany was nearing reunification and the Cold War was coming to a close. Army leadership reacted by starting to plan for a reduction in strength. By November 1989 Pentagon briefers were laying out plans to reduce army end strength by 23%, from 750,000 to 580,000. A number of incentives such as early retirement...
Which country did Iraq invade in 1990?
{ "answer_start": [ 375 ], "text": [ "Kuwait" ] }
570d80d7fed7b91900d461d9
United_States_Army
By 1989 Germany was nearing reunification and the Cold War was coming to a close. Army leadership reacted by starting to plan for a reduction in strength. By November 1989 Pentagon briefers were laying out plans to reduce army end strength by 23%, from 750,000 to 580,000. A number of incentives such as early retirement...
What operation began in January 1991?
{ "answer_start": [ 490 ], "text": [ "Desert Storm" ] }
570d80d7fed7b91900d461da
United_States_Army
By 1989 Germany was nearing reunification and the Cold War was coming to a close. Army leadership reacted by starting to plan for a reduction in strength. By November 1989 Pentagon briefers were laying out plans to reduce army end strength by 23%, from 750,000 to 580,000. A number of incentives such as early retirement...
How many troops were involved in Operation Desert Storm?
{ "answer_start": [ 555 ], "text": [ "500,000" ] }
570d80d7fed7b91900d461db
United_States_Army
By 1989 Germany was nearing reunification and the Cold War was coming to a close. Army leadership reacted by starting to plan for a reduction in strength. By November 1989 Pentagon briefers were laying out plans to reduce army end strength by 23%, from 750,000 to 580,000. A number of incentives such as early retirement...
How long did Operation Desert Storm last?
{ "answer_start": [ 768 ], "text": [ "one hundred hours" ] }
570d875efed7b91900d461e9
United_States_Army
The task of organizing the U.S. Army commenced in 1775. In the first one hundred years of its existence, the United States Army was maintained as a small peacetime force to man permanent forts and perform other non-wartime duties such as engineering and construction works. During times of war, the U.S. Army was augment...
What year was the U.S. army organized?
{ "answer_start": [ 50 ], "text": [ "1775" ] }
570d875efed7b91900d461ea
United_States_Army
The task of organizing the U.S. Army commenced in 1775. In the first one hundred years of its existence, the United States Army was maintained as a small peacetime force to man permanent forts and perform other non-wartime duties such as engineering and construction works. During times of war, the U.S. Army was augment...
What group combined with the U.S. Army?
{ "answer_start": [ 342 ], "text": [ "United States Volunteers" ] }
570d875efed7b91900d461eb
United_States_Army
The task of organizing the U.S. Army commenced in 1775. In the first one hundred years of its existence, the United States Army was maintained as a small peacetime force to man permanent forts and perform other non-wartime duties such as engineering and construction works. During times of war, the U.S. Army was augment...
Who raised the United States Volunteers?
{ "answer_start": [ 402 ], "text": [ "various state governments" ] }
570d88cdfed7b91900d461ef
United_States_Army
The United States Army is made up of three components: the active component, the Regular Army; and two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. Both reserve components are primarily composed of part-time soldiers who train once a month, known as battle assemblies or unit training assemblies (UT...
What is the active component of the U.S. Army?
{ "answer_start": [ 81 ], "text": [ "Regular Army" ] }
570d88cdfed7b91900d461f0
United_States_Army
The United States Army is made up of three components: the active component, the Regular Army; and two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. Both reserve components are primarily composed of part-time soldiers who train once a month, known as battle assemblies or unit training assemblies (UT...
What are the two reserve components of the U.S. Army?
{ "answer_start": [ 127 ], "text": [ "Army National Guard and the Army Reserve" ] }
570d88cdfed7b91900d461f1
United_States_Army
The United States Army is made up of three components: the active component, the Regular Army; and two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. Both reserve components are primarily composed of part-time soldiers who train once a month, known as battle assemblies or unit training assemblies (UT...
What are UTAs?
{ "answer_start": [ 292 ], "text": [ "unit training assemblies" ] }
570d88cdfed7b91900d461f2
United_States_Army
The United States Army is made up of three components: the active component, the Regular Army; and two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. Both reserve components are primarily composed of part-time soldiers who train once a month, known as battle assemblies or unit training assemblies (UT...
The U.S. Army is organized under what title of the United States Code?
{ "answer_start": [ 455 ], "text": [ "10" ] }
570d88cdfed7b91900d461f3
United_States_Army
The United States Army is made up of three components: the active component, the Regular Army; and two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. Both reserve components are primarily composed of part-time soldiers who train once a month, known as battle assemblies or unit training assemblies (UT...
Who does the D.C. National Guard report to?
{ "answer_start": [ 803 ], "text": [ "the U.S. President" ] }
570d8c85fed7b91900d46203
United_States_Army
Following their basic and advanced training at the individual-level, soldiers may choose to continue their training and apply for an "additional skill identifier" (ASI). The ASI allows the army to take a wide ranging MOS and focus it into a more specific MOS. For example, a combat medic, whose duties are to provide pre...
What does ASI stand for?
{ "answer_start": [ 134 ], "text": [ "additional skill identifier" ] }
570d8c85fed7b91900d46204
United_States_Army
Following their basic and advanced training at the individual-level, soldiers may choose to continue their training and apply for an "additional skill identifier" (ASI). The ASI allows the army to take a wide ranging MOS and focus it into a more specific MOS. For example, a combat medic, whose duties are to provide pre...
What is are combat medics duties?
{ "answer_start": [ 309 ], "text": [ "provide pre-hospital emergency treatment" ] }
570d8c85fed7b91900d46205
United_States_Army
Following their basic and advanced training at the individual-level, soldiers may choose to continue their training and apply for an "additional skill identifier" (ASI). The ASI allows the army to take a wide ranging MOS and focus it into a more specific MOS. For example, a combat medic, whose duties are to provide pre...
Where do the officers go to complete their branch specific training?
{ "answer_start": [ 671 ], "text": [ "Basic Officer Leaders Course" ] }
570d8c85fed7b91900d46206
United_States_Army
Following their basic and advanced training at the individual-level, soldiers may choose to continue their training and apply for an "additional skill identifier" (ASI). The ASI allows the army to take a wide ranging MOS and focus it into a more specific MOS. For example, a combat medic, whose duties are to provide pre...
If the officers want to advance their careers even further, where is that available?
{ "answer_start": [ 863 ], "text": [ "Army Correspondence Course Program" ] }
570d90eeb3d812140066da3d
United_States_Army
The army has relied heavily on tents to provide the various facilities needed while on deployment. The most common tent uses for the military are as temporary barracks (sleeping quarters), DFAC buildings (dining facilities), forward operating bases (FOBs), after action review (AAR), tactical operations center (TOC), mo...
What does the army use for facilities while they are deployed?
{ "answer_start": [ 31 ], "text": [ "tents" ] }
570d90eeb3d812140066da41
United_States_Army
The army has relied heavily on tents to provide the various facilities needed while on deployment. The most common tent uses for the military are as temporary barracks (sleeping quarters), DFAC buildings (dining facilities), forward operating bases (FOBs), after action review (AAR), tactical operations center (TOC), mo...
What is the abbreviation for a tactical operations center?
{ "answer_start": [ 312 ], "text": [ "TOC" ] }
570d90eeb3d812140066da40
United_States_Army
The army has relied heavily on tents to provide the various facilities needed while on deployment. The most common tent uses for the military are as temporary barracks (sleeping quarters), DFAC buildings (dining facilities), forward operating bases (FOBs), after action review (AAR), tactical operations center (TOC), mo...
What does FOB stand for?
{ "answer_start": [ 225 ], "text": [ "forward operating bases" ] }
570d90eeb3d812140066da3f
United_States_Army
The army has relied heavily on tents to provide the various facilities needed while on deployment. The most common tent uses for the military are as temporary barracks (sleeping quarters), DFAC buildings (dining facilities), forward operating bases (FOBs), after action review (AAR), tactical operations center (TOC), mo...
Where are the dining facilities called?
{ "answer_start": [ 189 ], "text": [ "DFAC buildings" ] }
570d90eeb3d812140066da3e
United_States_Army
The army has relied heavily on tents to provide the various facilities needed while on deployment. The most common tent uses for the military are as temporary barracks (sleeping quarters), DFAC buildings (dining facilities), forward operating bases (FOBs), after action review (AAR), tactical operations center (TOC), mo...
What are the barracks used for?
{ "answer_start": [ 169 ], "text": [ "sleeping quarters" ] }
570d9363b3d812140066da5b
United_States_Army
The American Civil War was the costliest war for the U.S. in terms of casualties. After most slave states, located in the southern U.S., formed the Confederate States, C.S. troops led by former U.S. Army officers, mobilized a very large fraction of Southern white manpower. Forces of the United States (the "Union" or "t...
Which war had the most U.S. casualties associated with it?
{ "answer_start": [ 0 ], "text": [ "The American Civil War" ] }
570d9363b3d812140066da5c
United_States_Army
The American Civil War was the costliest war for the U.S. in terms of casualties. After most slave states, located in the southern U.S., formed the Confederate States, C.S. troops led by former U.S. Army officers, mobilized a very large fraction of Southern white manpower. Forces of the United States (the "Union" or "t...
What were the U.S. forces referred to as?
{ "answer_start": [ 303 ], "text": [ "the \"Union\" or \"the North\"" ] }
570d9363b3d812140066da5d
United_States_Army
The American Civil War was the costliest war for the U.S. in terms of casualties. After most slave states, located in the southern U.S., formed the Confederate States, C.S. troops led by former U.S. Army officers, mobilized a very large fraction of Southern white manpower. Forces of the United States (the "Union" or "t...
What state did not contribute any troops to the Union Army?
{ "answer_start": [ 487 ], "text": [ "South Carolina" ] }
570d94bdb3d812140066da61
United_States_Army
Starting in 1910, the army began acquiring fixed-wing aircraft. In 1910, Mexico was having a civil war, peasant rebels fighting government soldiers. The army was deployed to American towns near the border to ensure safety to lives and property. In 1916, Pancho Villa, a major rebel leader, attacked Columbus, New Mexico,...
In what year did the army start using fixed-wing aircraft?
{ "answer_start": [ 12 ], "text": [ "1910" ] }
570d94bdb3d812140066da62
United_States_Army
Starting in 1910, the army began acquiring fixed-wing aircraft. In 1910, Mexico was having a civil war, peasant rebels fighting government soldiers. The army was deployed to American towns near the border to ensure safety to lives and property. In 1916, Pancho Villa, a major rebel leader, attacked Columbus, New Mexico,...
Who attacked New Mexico in 1916?
{ "answer_start": [ 254 ], "text": [ "Pancho Villa" ] }
570d94bdb3d812140066da63
United_States_Army
Starting in 1910, the army began acquiring fixed-wing aircraft. In 1910, Mexico was having a civil war, peasant rebels fighting government soldiers. The army was deployed to American towns near the border to ensure safety to lives and property. In 1916, Pancho Villa, a major rebel leader, attacked Columbus, New Mexico,...
What year did the U.S. join World War I?
{ "answer_start": [ 490 ], "text": [ "1917" ] }
570d94bdb3d812140066da64
United_States_Army
Starting in 1910, the army began acquiring fixed-wing aircraft. In 1910, Mexico was having a civil war, peasant rebels fighting government soldiers. The army was deployed to American towns near the border to ensure safety to lives and property. In 1916, Pancho Villa, a major rebel leader, attacked Columbus, New Mexico,...
What date did the U.S. intervention in New Mexico end?
{ "answer_start": [ 367 ], "text": [ "7 February 1917" ] }
570d95b5b3d812140066da7d
United_States_Army
During the 1960s the Department of Defense continued to scrutinize the reserve forces and to question the number of divisions and brigades as well as the redundancy of maintaining two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. In 1967 Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara decided that 15 combat di...
Who was the Secretary of Defense in 1967?
{ "answer_start": [ 279 ], "text": [ "Robert McNamara" ] }
570d95b5b3d812140066da7e
United_States_Army
During the 1960s the Department of Defense continued to scrutinize the reserve forces and to question the number of divisions and brigades as well as the redundancy of maintaining two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. In 1967 Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara decided that 15 combat di...
How many divisions did the Secretary of Defense cut the original 15 down to?
{ "answer_start": [ 394 ], "text": [ "8" ] }
570d95b5b3d812140066da7f
United_States_Army
During the 1960s the Department of Defense continued to scrutinize the reserve forces and to question the number of divisions and brigades as well as the redundancy of maintaining two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. In 1967 Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara decided that 15 combat di...
How many brigades did the Secretary of Defense increase the number to?
{ "answer_start": [ 505 ], "text": [ "18" ] }
570d965afed7b91900d4624d
United_States_Army
On September 11, 2001, 53 Army civilians (47 employees and six contractors) and 22 soldiers were among the 125 victims killed in the Pentagon in a terrorist attack when American Airlines Flight 77 commandeered by five Al-Qaeda hijackers slammed into the western side of the building, as part of the September 11 attacks....
How many victims were killed in the attack on the Pentagon?
{ "answer_start": [ 107 ], "text": [ "125" ] }
570d965afed7b91900d4624e
United_States_Army
On September 11, 2001, 53 Army civilians (47 employees and six contractors) and 22 soldiers were among the 125 victims killed in the Pentagon in a terrorist attack when American Airlines Flight 77 commandeered by five Al-Qaeda hijackers slammed into the western side of the building, as part of the September 11 attacks....
What aircraft was hijacked?
{ "answer_start": [ 169 ], "text": [ "American Airlines Flight 77" ] }
570d965afed7b91900d4624f
United_States_Army
On September 11, 2001, 53 Army civilians (47 employees and six contractors) and 22 soldiers were among the 125 victims killed in the Pentagon in a terrorist attack when American Airlines Flight 77 commandeered by five Al-Qaeda hijackers slammed into the western side of the building, as part of the September 11 attacks....
Did they crash into the eastern or wester part of the Pentagon.
{ "answer_start": [ 254 ], "text": [ "west" ] }
570d965afed7b91900d46250
United_States_Army
On September 11, 2001, 53 Army civilians (47 employees and six contractors) and 22 soldiers were among the 125 victims killed in the Pentagon in a terrorist attack when American Airlines Flight 77 commandeered by five Al-Qaeda hijackers slammed into the western side of the building, as part of the September 11 attacks....
Who was the highest ranking official killed in the attack?
{ "answer_start": [ 321 ], "text": [ "Lieutenant General Timothy Maude" ] }
570d9cecdf2f5219002ed040
United_States_Army
The army is also changing its base unit from divisions to brigades. Division lineage will be retained, but the divisional headquarters will be able to command any brigade, not just brigades that carry their divisional lineage. The central part of this plan is that each brigade will be modular, i.e., all brigades of the...
What is the army replacing divisions with?
{ "answer_start": [ 58 ], "text": [ "brigades" ] }
570d9cecdf2f5219002ed041
United_States_Army
The army is also changing its base unit from divisions to brigades. Division lineage will be retained, but the divisional headquarters will be able to command any brigade, not just brigades that carry their divisional lineage. The central part of this plan is that each brigade will be modular, i.e., all brigades of the...
How will the brigades be structured?
{ "answer_start": [ 286 ], "text": [ "modular" ] }
570d9cecdf2f5219002ed042
United_States_Army
The army is also changing its base unit from divisions to brigades. Division lineage will be retained, but the divisional headquarters will be able to command any brigade, not just brigades that carry their divisional lineage. The central part of this plan is that each brigade will be modular, i.e., all brigades of the...
Who can command any brigade?
{ "answer_start": [ 111 ], "text": [ "divisional headquarters" ] }
570d9d86df2f5219002ed050
United_States_Army
The army employs various individual weapons to provide light firepower at short ranges. The most common weapons used by the army are the compact variant of the M16 rifle, the M4 carbine, as well as the 7.62×51mm variant of the FN SCAR for Army Rangers. The primary sidearm in the U.S. Army is the 9 mm M9 pistol; the M11...
What is the primary sidearm used by the U.S. Army?
{ "answer_start": [ 297 ], "text": [ "9 mm M9 pistol" ] }
570d9d86df2f5219002ed051
United_States_Army
The army employs various individual weapons to provide light firepower at short ranges. The most common weapons used by the army are the compact variant of the M16 rifle, the M4 carbine, as well as the 7.62×51mm variant of the FN SCAR for Army Rangers. The primary sidearm in the U.S. Army is the 9 mm M9 pistol; the M11...
What type of frag grenade is used by the U.S. Army?
{ "answer_start": [ 485 ], "text": [ "M67" ] }
570d9d86df2f5219002ed052
United_States_Army
The army employs various individual weapons to provide light firepower at short ranges. The most common weapons used by the army are the compact variant of the M16 rifle, the M4 carbine, as well as the 7.62×51mm variant of the FN SCAR for Army Rangers. The primary sidearm in the U.S. Army is the 9 mm M9 pistol; the M11...
The M18 is a type of what kind of grenade?
{ "answer_start": [ 519 ], "text": [ "smoke" ] }
570d9d86df2f5219002ed053
United_States_Army
The army employs various individual weapons to provide light firepower at short ranges. The most common weapons used by the army are the compact variant of the M16 rifle, the M4 carbine, as well as the 7.62×51mm variant of the FN SCAR for Army Rangers. The primary sidearm in the U.S. Army is the 9 mm M9 pistol; the M11...
Through what system are handguns being replacedby the U.S. Army?
{ "answer_start": [ 387 ], "text": [ "Modular Handgun System" ] }
570d9e64df2f5219002ed062
United_States_Army
The army's most common vehicle is the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), commonly called the Humvee, which is capable of serving as a cargo/troop carrier, weapons platform, and ambulance, among many other roles. While they operate a wide variety of combat support vehicles, one of the most common types ...
What does HMMWV stand for?
{ "answer_start": [ 38 ], "text": [ "High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle" ] }
570d9e64df2f5219002ed063
United_States_Army
The army's most common vehicle is the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), commonly called the Humvee, which is capable of serving as a cargo/troop carrier, weapons platform, and ambulance, among many other roles. While they operate a wide variety of combat support vehicles, one of the most common types ...
What is the HMMWV also known as?
{ "answer_start": [ 110 ], "text": [ "Humvee" ] }
570d9e64df2f5219002ed064
United_States_Army
The army's most common vehicle is the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), commonly called the Humvee, which is capable of serving as a cargo/troop carrier, weapons platform, and ambulance, among many other roles. While they operate a wide variety of combat support vehicles, one of the most common types ...
The M1A2 Abrams is an example of what?
{ "answer_start": [ 396 ], "text": [ "battle tank" ] }
570d9e64df2f5219002ed065
United_States_Army
The army's most common vehicle is the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), commonly called the Humvee, which is capable of serving as a cargo/troop carrier, weapons platform, and ambulance, among many other roles. While they operate a wide variety of combat support vehicles, one of the most common types ...
What does MRAP stand for?
{ "answer_start": [ 573 ], "text": [ "Mine Resistant Ambush Protected" ] }
570d2a29b3d812140066d4c7
Franco-Prussian_War
The German states proclaimed their union as the German Empire under the Prussian king, Wilhelm I, uniting Germany as a nation-state. The Treaty of Frankfurt of 10 May 1871 gave Germany most of Alsace and some parts of Lorraine, which became the Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine (Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen).The Ger...
Under what Prussian king did the German empire unite as a nation-state?
{ "answer_start": [ 87 ], "text": [ "Wilhelm I" ] }
570d2a29b3d812140066d4c8
Franco-Prussian_War
The German states proclaimed their union as the German Empire under the Prussian king, Wilhelm I, uniting Germany as a nation-state. The Treaty of Frankfurt of 10 May 1871 gave Germany most of Alsace and some parts of Lorraine, which became the Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine (Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen).The Ger...
What was the date of the Treaty of Frankfurt?
{ "answer_start": [ 160 ], "text": [ "10 May 1871" ] }
570d2a29b3d812140066d4c9
Franco-Prussian_War
The German states proclaimed their union as the German Empire under the Prussian king, Wilhelm I, uniting Germany as a nation-state. The Treaty of Frankfurt of 10 May 1871 gave Germany most of Alsace and some parts of Lorraine, which became the Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine (Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen).The Ger...
The Treaty of Frankfurt gave Germany which Imperial territory?
{ "answer_start": [ 267 ], "text": [ "Alsace-Lorraine" ] }
570d2a29b3d812140066d4ca
Franco-Prussian_War
The German states proclaimed their union as the German Empire under the Prussian king, Wilhelm I, uniting Germany as a nation-state. The Treaty of Frankfurt of 10 May 1871 gave Germany most of Alsace and some parts of Lorraine, which became the Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine (Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen).The Ger...
Following the unification of Germany, who maintained great authority in international affairs for two decades?
{ "answer_start": [ 469 ], "text": [ "Otto von Bismarck" ] }
570d2a29b3d812140066d4cb
Franco-Prussian_War
The German states proclaimed their union as the German Empire under the Prussian king, Wilhelm I, uniting Germany as a nation-state. The Treaty of Frankfurt of 10 May 1871 gave Germany most of Alsace and some parts of Lorraine, which became the Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine (Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen).The Ger...
Which specific fear was a factor in causing World War I?
{ "answer_start": [ 615 ], "text": [ "another Franco-German war" ] }
570d2d98fed7b91900d45cc5
Franco-Prussian_War
The Ems telegram had exactly the effect on French public opinion that Bismarck had intended. "This text produced the effect of a red flag on the Gallic bull", Bismarck later wrote. Gramont, the French foreign minister, declared that he felt "he had just received a slap". The leader of the monarchists in Parliament, Ado...
What telegram had the intended effect on French public opinion?
{ "answer_start": [ 4 ], "text": [ "Ems telegram" ] }
570d2d98fed7b91900d45cc6
Franco-Prussian_War
The Ems telegram had exactly the effect on French public opinion that Bismarck had intended. "This text produced the effect of a red flag on the Gallic bull", Bismarck later wrote. Gramont, the French foreign minister, declared that he felt "he had just received a slap". The leader of the monarchists in Parliament, Ado...
Following the Ems telegram, what reaction did the French foreign minister report that he felt?
{ "answer_start": [ 233 ], "text": [ "he felt \"he had just received a slap\"" ] }
570d2d98fed7b91900d45cc7
Franco-Prussian_War
The Ems telegram had exactly the effect on French public opinion that Bismarck had intended. "This text produced the effect of a red flag on the Gallic bull", Bismarck later wrote. Gramont, the French foreign minister, declared that he felt "he had just received a slap". The leader of the monarchists in Parliament, Ado...
In Parliament, who was the leader of the monarchists?
{ "answer_start": [ 317 ], "text": [ "Adolphe Thiers" ] }