History of the United States Army that captured North Africa and Sicily and later fought in Italy. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, and in the subsequent liberation of Europe and defeat of Nazi Germany, millions of U.S. Army troops played a central role. In the Pacific, Army soldiers participated alongside the U.S. Marine Corps in the "island hopping" campaign that wrested the Pacific Islands from Japanese control. Following the Axis surrenders in May (Germany) and August (Japan) of 1945, Army troops were deployed to Japan and Germany to occupy the two defeated nations. The U.S. Army Air Force, which was an outgrowth of the earlier Army
Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army and South China Sea. The four other inland military regions will be streamlined into two military areas mainly for organizing forces for operations. The change is to occur over the next five years. In February 2016, the seven military regions were reorganised into five theater commands, as part of the 2015 People's Republic of China military reform. Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army uses a system of theater commands, of which there are now five: By July 1950 there were the Northwest, North China Military Region, Northeastern Military Region, Southwest Military Region, East China Military