Fifth Army Fifth United States Army United States Army North | |
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![]() United States Army North shoulder sleeve insignia | |
Active | 4 January 1943 – 2 October 1945 11 June 1946 – present |
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Type | Army Service Component Command |
Role | Theater Army |
Part of | Allied Armies in Italy (later renamed Allied forces in Italy and then 15th Army Group) United States Northern Command |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
Motto(s) | "Strength of the Nation!" |
Engagements | World War II |
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Current commander | Major General Scott M. Sherman (acting) |
Notable commanders | Mark W. Clark Lucian Truscott John P. Lucas William B. Caldwell III Guy C. Swan III Thomas R. Turner II William B. Caldwell IV Laura J. Richardson |
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The United States Army North (ARNORTH) is a formation of the United States Army. An Army Service Component Command (ASCC) subordinate to United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM),[1][2] ARNORTH is the joint force land component of NORTHCOM.[3] ARNORTH is responsible for homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities.[4][3] ARNORTH is headquartered at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Redesignated ARNORTH in 2004, it was first activated in early January 1943 as the United States Fifth Army, under the command of Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark.