United States Army North

Fifth Army Fifth United States Army United States Army North
United States Army North shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	4 January 1943 – 2 October 1945 11 June 1946 – present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
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
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant General John R. Evans Jr.
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
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Flag
NATO Map Symbol

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.