Tag: Armed Forces

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces hears appeals from the military courts (courts martial) of the army, navy, air force and coast guard. The Court was originally created in 1951 as the United States Court of Military Justice. The name was changed in 1994. Legal Materials […]

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces hears appeals from the military courts (courts martial) of the army, navy, air force and coast guard. The Court was originally created in 1951 as the United States Court of Military Justice. The name was changed in 1994. Legal Materials […]

  • Armed Forces

    Armed Forces in the United States United States Constitution According to theEncyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled ARMED FORCESAt the height of the Cold War, a doctor was drafted into the army; he was denied the commission usually afforded doctors because he […]

  • Armed Forces

    Armed Forces in the United States United States Constitution According to theEncyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled ARMED FORCESAt the height of the Cold War, a doctor was drafted into the army; he was denied the commission usually afforded doctors because he […]

  • Armed Forces Members

    Armed Forces Members in the United States Introduction to Armed Forces Members Executive Order Executive Order in relation with Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty (October 16, 2014): By the authority vested in me […]

  • Military Forces

    Military Forces in the United States Military Forces and the State Laws Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Military Forces: Military Forces in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal Military Forces in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal Military […]

  • Status of Forces Agreement

    Status of Forces Agreement in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 527 STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTFollowing world war ii, as a consequence of entering into a series of mutual defense pacts, the United […]

  • Desegregation of the Armed Forces

    Desegregation of the Armed Forces in United States Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948) On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order establishing the President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, […]

  • Constitution Forces

    Constitution Forces in the United States Constitution of the United States Forces That Shaped the Constitution In 1774 the Parliament of Great Britain capped a series of abuses against the American colonies by imposing a tax on tea imports to the colonies. The colonies quickly agreed to […]

  • Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in the United States Article XVII The States Parties shall transmit information and notifications required by this Treaty in written form. They shall use diplomatic channels or other official channels designated by them, including in particular […]

  • Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in the United States Article XIV 1. For the purpose of ensuring verification of compliance with the provisions of this Treaty, each State Party shall have the right to conduct, and the obligation to accept, within the area of application, […]

  • Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in the United States Article XI 1. Each State Party shall limit its armoured vehicle launched bridges so that, 40 months after entry into force of this Treaty and thereafter, for the group of States Parties to which it belongs the aggregate […]

  • Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in the United States Article IX 1. Other than removal from service in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII, battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, artillery, combat aircraft and attack helicopters within the area of application shall […]

  • Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in the United States Article V 1. To ensure that the security of each State Party is not affected adversely at any stage: (A) within the area consisting of the entire land territory in Europe, which includes all the European island territories, […]

  • Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in the United States Article III 1. For the purposes of this Treaty, the States Parties shall apply the following counting rules: All battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, artillery, combat aircraft and attack helicopters, as defined in […]