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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§7062 Policy; Composition; Organized Peace Establishment

Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART I — ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 707 — THE ARMY › § 7062

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress wants the Army to be able to keep peace and protect the United States, its commonwealths, possessions, and areas it occupies; to support national policies; to carry out national goals; and to defeat any nation that attacks or threatens U.S. security. The Army is made up mainly of land combat and support forces, plus any aviation and water transport that belong to it. It must be organized, trained, and equipped mainly for quick, sustained fighting on land. The Army includes the Regular Army; the Army National Guard of the United States and the Army National Guard when serving the United States; the Army Reserve; and people appointed, enlisted, or drafted into the Army without a component. The organized peace establishment means all Army units, their bases and support, and all Army members needed for immediate full mobilization in a national emergency.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §7062

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(a)It is the intent of Congress to provide an Army that is capable, in conjunction with the other armed forces, of—
(1)preserving the peace and security, and providing for the defense, of the United States, the Commonwealths and possessions, and any areas occupied by the United States;
(2)supporting the national policies;
(3)implementing the national objectives; and
(4)overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the United States.
(b)In general, the Army, within the Department of the Army, includes land combat and service forces and such aviation and water transport as may be organic therein. It shall be organized, trained, and equipped primarily for prompt and sustained combat incident to operations on land. It is responsible for the preparation of land forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war except as otherwise assigned and, in accordance with integrated joint mobilization plans, for the expansion of the peacetime components of the Army to meet the needs of war.
(c)The Army consists of—
(1)the Regular Army, the Army National Guard of the United States, the Army National Guard while in the service of the United States and the Army Reserve; and
(2)all persons appointed or enlisted in, or conscripted into, the Army without component.
(d)The organized peace establishment of the Army consists of all—
(1)military organizations of the Army with their installations and supporting and auxiliary elements, including combat, training, administrative, and logistic elements; and
(2)members of the Army, including those not assigned to units;
necessary to form the basis for a complete and immediate mobilization for the national defense in the event of a national emergency.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3062(a)3062(b)3062(c)3062(d)10:20.5:181–1(e).10:1b.10:20i.
July 10, 1950, ch. 454, § 2, § 101, 64 Stat. 321.
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 205(e), 61 Stat. 501. 50:1021.
June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 301, 64 Stat. 268;
July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 807(b), 66 Stat. 508.
July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 301, 66 Stat. 498. In subsection (a), 10:20 (1st 19 words) is omitted as surplusage. The word “Commonwealth” is inserted to reflect the present status of Puerto Rico. The words “any areas occupied by the United States” are substituted for the words “occupied areas wherever located”. In subsection (c), the words “consists of” are substituted for the word “includes”. In subsection (c)(1), the words “the Army National Guard while in the service of the United States” are substituted for the words “all persons serving in the Army under call * * * under any provision of law, including members of the National Guard of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia when in the service of the United States pursuant to call as provided by law”. 10:1b (words between 1st and 3d semicolons) and 50:1021 (last sentence) are omitted, since the components listed include their members. In subsection (c)(2), the words “or inducted” are omitted as covered by the word “conscripted”. In subsection (d), 10:20i (8th through 38th words) is omitted as surplusage. The words “consists of all” are substituted for the words “shall include all of”. The words “members of the Army” are substituted for the word “personnel”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3062 of this title as this section. 2006—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “Commonwealths and possessions” for “Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 7062

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110