United States (disambiguation)

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.

Citizendium contains various articles about the United States, including:

Main:

•  United States of America: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. ^[e]
•  United States dollar: The currency of the United States. ^[e]

Judicial:

•  United States District Courts: The 94 first-level trial courts of the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government. ^[e]
• United States Courts of Appeals: Add brief definition or description
• United States Supreme Court: Add brief definition or description

Specific appeals courts:

•  United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit: Add brief definition or description
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Add brief definition or description
• United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit: Add brief definition or description

Maritime:

•  United States Maritime Commission: in existence from 1936-1950, an independent executive agency of the United States government, which promoted merchant ship operations ^[e]
•  United States Federal Maritime Board: Add brief definition or description

Miscellaneous:

•  United States Mission to the Republic of Vietnam: The combination of all U.S. official organizations in Vietnam; during the Vietnam War, it included the military, as opposed to the separate chains of command in Iraq and Afghanistan ^[e]
•  United States Commission on CIA activities within the United States: Also known as the Rockefeller Commission, a 1975 Presidentially appointed, bipartisan panel to determine if certain Central Intelligence Agency activities, performed in the United States, were improper ^[e]

Cabinet members (there should be 12 of these!):

•  United States Secretary of Agriculture: U.S. Cabinet official responsible for the United States Department of Agriculture ^[e]
•  United States Secretary of Defense: The civilian official with authority over all personnel of the United States Department of Defense, currently Robert Gates ^[e]
•  United States Secretary of Energy: Cabinet officer who heads the United States Department of Energy, currently Steven Chu ^[e]
•  United States Secretary of Homeland Security: Cabinet officer who heads the United States Department of Homeland Security; currently Janet Napolitano ^[e]
•  United States Secretary of State: The senior cabinet officer of the United States, responsible for the conduct of diplomacy, currently Hillary Clinton ^[e]

Military:

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs: A cabinet-level agency of the U.S. government, responsible for the delivery of services and benefits to veterans of the uniformed services, headed by United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki ^[e]
•  United States Air Force: Branch of the U.S. armed forces responsible for land-based aircraft, as well as land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles ^[e]
•  United States Army: Branch of the United States Armed Forces with the principal responsibility of conducting large-scale ground combat ^[e]
•  United States Navy: Branch of the U.S. armed forces] responsible for combat on, over, and under water. ^[e]
•  United States Marine Corps: Branch of the U.S. armed forces serving as elite fighters on land and aboard sea-going amphibious warfare ships. ^[e]
•  United States Coast Guard: A uniformed service of the United States, with diverse maritime safety, search and rescue, law enforcement, and military responsibilities ^[e]
•  United States Central Command: Unified Combatant Command responsible for U.S. operations in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, now under the command of General James Mattis ^[e]
•  United States Military Academy: The undergraduate professional college of the United States Army, at West Point, New York ^[e]
•  United States European Command: U.S. Unified Combatant Command with responsibility for Europe and some nearby areas, such as the Mediterranean Sea; United States Africa Command is a subcommand ^[e]
•  United States Fifth Fleet: Now the United States Navy component of United States Central Command; in WWII, the Pacific Fleet when under the command of ADM Raymond Spruance ^[e]
•  United States Fleet Forces Command: United States Navy command responsible for the domestic training and readiness of naval forces available to the Unified Combatant Commands ^[e]
•  United States Forces-Afghanistan: (USFOR-A) is the senior U.S. military headquarters for the Afghanistan War (2001-2021) ^[e]
•  United States Forces Korea: The senior U.S. command, primarily the Eighth United States Army and Seventh Air Force is a sub-unified command of United States Pacific Command ^[e]

More:

• United States Information Agency/Definition: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Institute of Peace: A quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization) created by the United States, to serve as a resource in peace operations and conflict resolution ^[e]
•  United States intelligence community: The United States' intelligence agencies coordinated by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. ^[e]
•  United States Joint Forces Command: A source of "surge" planners and staff, while helping organize the mission-focused joint task force that will address the specific need of other U.S. Unified Combatant Commands ^[e]
• United States Lifesaving Service/Definition: Add brief definition or description
• United States Lighthouse Service/Definition: Add brief definition or description
• United States Marine Aviation/Definition: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Naval Academy: undergraduate college of the United States Navy, accepting two senator-selected freshmen annually from each U.S. state; located in Annapolis, Maryland. ^[e]
•  United States Pacific Command: The U.S. Unified Combatant Command, headquartered in Hawaii, and responsible for the Pacific and East Asia ^[e]
•  United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges: Atolls and island complexes in the Pacific Ocean, managed as refuges by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of Interior. ^[e]
• United States Revenue Cutter Service/Definition: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Southern Command: U.S. Unified Combatant Command responsible for military operations in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America ^[e]
•  United States Sixth Fleet: The major forward-deployed United States Navy command of the United States European Command; operates in the Mediterranean Sea ^[e]
•  United States Strategic Command: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Special Operations Command: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Third Fleet: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Transportation Command: Add brief definition or description
•  United States Veterans Health Administration: Add brief definition or description
•  United States v. Lara: Add brief definition or description
•  United States v. Lopez: Add brief definition or description