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The Army Service Forces was one of the three autonomous components of the United States Army during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces, created on 9 March 1942. By dividing the Army into three large commands, the Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall, drastically reduced the number of officers and ...
The Military Service Institution of the United States was "a voluntary organization of officers of the Army for mutual improvement (the privileges of which are extended to officers of the National Guards of the States), fostered by Generals Sherman and Sheridan while they commanded the Army, and presided over by the senior major-generals, has now for many years been the constant means of ...
Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Armed Forces ( TAF; Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. The Turkish Armed Forces consist of the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The Chief of the General Staff is the Commander of the Armed Forces. In wartime, the Chief of the General ...
Lebanese Armed Forces. The Lebanese Armed Forces ( LAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية, romanized : Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya ), also known as the Lebanese Army [3] ( Arabic: الجيش اللبناني, romanized : Al-Jaish al-Lubnani ), is the military of the Lebanese Republic. It consists of three ...
The Army Map Service (AMS) was the military cartographic agency of the United States Department of Defense from 1941 to 1968, subordinated to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. On September 1, 1968, the AMS was redesignated the U.S. Army Topographic Command (USATC) and continued as an independent organization until January 1, 1972, when ...
The Army Medical Service (Hærens sanitet) was a branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. Dating back to the 19th century, it was dissolved in 2002 when all medical services became part of the Norwegian Armed Forces Medical Services (Forsvarets sanitet). Heads. Ole Svennby (1932–1940) Johan Holst (1940–1945) Carl Semb (1945–present)
The Military Intelligence and Security Service ( Dutch: Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst) is the military intelligence service of the Netherlands, which operates under the Ministry of Defence. [1] It is tasked with investigating the security of the armed forces and collects military intelligence from and about foreign countries.
The Military Provost Guard Service ( MPGS) is responsible for maintaining physical security at British Armed Forces locations throughout Great Britain. It is one of three constituent units of the Adjutant General's Corps Provost Branch (the other two parts being the Royal Military Police and the Military Provost Staff ).