Armed forces of foreign countries

Lesson 1

Us armed forces organization

1.

In this exercise we’ll concentrate on the words and word combinations to be sure you know what they mean.

1	Army (Land Forces)	An army is a large organized group of people who are armed and trained to fight on land in a war
2	Navy	A country's navy consists of the people it employs to fight at sea, and the ships they use
3	Air Force	The Air Force is the branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations in the air
4	Marine Corps	A branch of the U.S. armed services (part of the U.S. Navy), founded in 1775 and trained to operate on land and at sea
5	Coast Guard	A branch of the U.S. armed forces, under the Department of Transportation since 1967, responsible for the enforcement of maritime law and for the protection of life and property at sea. In time of war, or at the direction of the president, the Coast Guard serves as part of the U.S. Navy
6	Infantry	Soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively
7	Artillery	Large-calibre guns used in warfare on land
8	Armour	Consists of tanks and other military vehicles used in battle
9	Corps of Engineers	Інженерні війська
10	Signal Corps	Війська зв’язку
11	Military Police Corps	The corps responsible for police and disciplinary duties in an army
12	Ordnance Corps	Refers to military supplies, especially weapons
13	Chemical Corps
14	Army Medical Service
15	Transportation Corps

2.

Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian.

Us armed forces organization

The Armed Forces of the USA consist of the Army (Land Forces), Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard including their Regular and Reserve components.

The Army is responsible for preparing forces for combat operations on land (Land Forces). The Navy and Marine Corps are responsible for preparing forces for combat operations at sea. The Air Force is responsible for preparing forces for combat operations in the air.

The Army is one of the main armed services of the Armed Forces. The Army includes different arms and services. There are about twenty arms and services in the Army.

Arms are those units that directly participate in combat. They are as follows: Infantry, Artillery and Armour. Their main mission is combat and combat support.

The Corps of Engineers, the Signal Corps and the Military Police Corps are referred to both arms and services because they have units with fighting duties.

The main services are Ordnance Corps, Chemical Corps, Army Medical Service, Transportation Corps and others. The main mission of services is combat service support.

Under the Constitution of the United States the President is commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. He is assisted by several agencies. The two most important agencies are the National Security Council and the Department of Defence. The Department of Defence is headed by the civilian Secretary of Defence.

3.	Answer the questions.

1. How are the US Armed Forces organized?

2. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed Forces?

3. What are the US armed services?

4. What are the three military departments in the US?

4.	Translate words and word combinations into English.

Збройні сили, вид збройних сил, сухопутні війська, військово-морські сили, повітряні сили, морська піхота, берегова охорона, резерв, бойові дії, головнокомандувач, стратегічне планування.

5.	Complete the speech bubbles.

1. The Armed Forces of the USA consist of ________

2. The Army is responsible for ________

3. The Navy and Marine Corps are responsible for ________

4. The Air Force is responsible for ________

5. The Army includes different ________. There are about twenty ________.

6. The main services are ________.

7. Under the Constitution of the United States the President is _______.

8. The Department of Defence is headed by ________.