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The United States Army is the primary ground force in the U.S. Military, primarily handling external operations with the Army National Guard handling internal matters.

History

During the Cold War, the US Army was one of a number of interested clients for the Umbrella Corporation's bioweapons program.^[1] It was also involved in secret bioweapons research which, though illegal in the 1972 Bioweapons Convention, continued into the 1990s. In 1998, their bioweapons project received a potential gain with Golgotha, a virus engineered by Umbrella USA virologist Dr. William Birkin. Moles within the US military became aware of this plan, and Birkin was shot in a raid by Umbrella's USS paramilitary group before he could defect.

In the aftermath of the Birkin attack, an experimental Epsilon strain of t-Virus contaminated Raccoon City's drinking water, mutating tens of thousands within days. The Pentagon was quickly made aware, and drew up plans for a major operation which they formally announced in the early hours of 24 September. By the following day, the city was successfully blockaded, with checkpoints positioned on the highways to control the flow of traffic.^[2] The Army National Guard soon arrived to assist the Regular Army. Civilians were evacuated out from the city and taken to designated zones for testing to confirm they were not infected.^[3] The initial evacuations suffered setbacks, with the loss of a Chinook that was carrying dozens of civilians.^[4] The Army nonetheless continued its operations within the city itself, setting up bases around the city, including the highway overpass.^[5] Along with wagons transporting squads,^[2] armoured vehicles also found their use in tackling the disorder.^[6] The blockade managed to fail in some places, allowing unaware citizens to enter the city.

Alongside the Army's official mission were secret missions assigned to Delta Force to salvage its interest in Umbrealla's bioweapons, which included the raid on the Raccoon General Hospital where data on the t-virus was kept. Umbrella's private subway was infiltrated with the goal of recovering a Golgotha sample from NEST, though the unit was misled to the far-away Incineration Disposal Plant P-12A, where it was wiped-out in combat with five T-103 Tyrants sent to kill them after Umbrella's moles reported in their location.^[3]^[7] Ultimately, Raccoon City was wiped out in a missile strike following the Army's virtual abandonment of its missions there, having given up the city as a lost cause.

In the years following the disaster and the Army's ineffectual response, the US military sought out a trained anti-bioweapon force, which became the Federal Bioterrorism Commission. This was, however, disbanded with its assets transferred to the UN-sanctioned BSAA. Responsibilities for anti-bioweapon missions within the United States then fell onto the 75th Ranger Regiment which, in 2005, was entrusted with the extermination of Zombies in Harvardville following a bioterror incident and arresting the terrorist behind it.^[8]

In 2011, the US Army cooperated with Russian forces in occupying and disarming the Eastern Slav Republic when it was discovered that the national government had been employing B.O.Ws during the country's civil war.

Further notes

Three playable characters in the Resident Evil series have served in the US Army. Jill Valentine served for some undisclosed years and trained with Delta Force. Mark Wilkins served during the Vietnam War. The biographies for the original Resident Evil indicated that Albert Wesker, between 1991 and 1996, was a commissioned engineering officer in the United States Army while simultaneously being assigned to Umbrella's Intelligence Division.
It's possible the MPs escorting Billy to his execution are members of the Army, since they carry what is known as the Army Handgun (though it is never explained exactly how Billy obtained this weapon, this is the most logical assumption).
Billy's handgun is called the "Army Handgun" and is a modified Colt M1911. Examining the weapon explains that it is the standard handgun of the U.S. Army, which is inaccurate. While the U.S. Marine Corps still uses the Colt, the Army has switched to the Beretta 92FS (the weapon the Samurai Edge is built around). Likely this is either a translation error, or an attempt by Capcom to differentiate between both character's handguns.

Gallery

Sources

↑ Resident Evil Archives. BradyGames. p. 293.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Resident Evil Outbreak (2003), scene: ""Outbreak" KEVIN: ENDING".
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Famitsu interview with Yasuhisa Kawamura.
↑ Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 (2004), scene: "No Hope (Kevin)".
↑ Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 (2004), level: "End of the Road".
↑ Resident Evil Outbreak (2003), level: "Decisions, Decisions".
↑ Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (2007), file: "Emergency Orders".
↑ Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008).

[1] Resident Evil Archives. BradyGames. p. 293.

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Resident Evil Outbreak (2003), scene: ""Outbreak" KEVIN: ENDING".

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Famitsu interview with Yasuhisa Kawamura.

[4] Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 (2004), scene: "No Hope (Kevin)".

[5] Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 (2004), level: "End of the Road".

[6] Resident Evil Outbreak (2003), level: "Decisions, Decisions".

[7] Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (2007), file: "Emergency Orders".

[8] Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008).

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+{{articletype|prime}}[[File:USArmy.png|thumb|190px|"Army Strong" logo.]]
+The '''United States Army''' is the primary ground force in the U.S. Military, primarily handling external operations with the [[Army National Guard]] handling internal matters.
+== History ==
-[[File:USArmy.png|thumb|190px|"Army Strong" logo.]]
-The '''United States Army''' is the primary ground force in the U.S. Military. The Army was one of [[Umbrella Corporation|Umbrella]]'s [[bio-weapons]] customers,<ref>{{Cite book |title=[[Resident Evil Archives]] |publisher=BradyGames |page=293}}</ref> and operated its own special weapons program relating to the handling of weaponized viruses.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.capcom-europe.com/blog/2012/01/resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city-special-ops/ |title=RESIDENT EVIL: OPERATION RACCOON CITY SPECIAL OPS |publisher=Capcom Europe |accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref>
+During the Cold War, the US Army was one of a number of interested clients for the [[Umbrella Corporation]]'s bioweapons program.<ref>{{Cite book |title=[[Resident Evil Archives]] |publisher=BradyGames |page=293}}</ref> It was also involved in secret bioweapons research which, though illegal in the 1972 Bioweapons Convention, continued into the 1990s. In 1998, their bioweapons project received a potential gain with Golgotha, a virus engineered by Umbrella USA virologist Dr. [[William Birkin]]. Moles within the US military became aware of this plan, and Birkin was shot in a raid by Umbrella's USS paramilitary group before he could defect.
+In the aftermath of the Birkin attack, an experimental [[Epsilon strain]] of t-Virus contaminated [[Raccoon City]]'s drinking water, mutating tens of thousands within days. The Pentagon was quickly made aware, and drew up plans for a major operation which they formally announced in the early hours of 24 September. By the following day, the city was successfully blockaded, with checkpoints positioned on the highways to control the flow of traffic.<ref name=":1">''Resident Evil Outbreak'' (2003), scene: "[["Outbreak" KEVIN: ENDING]]".</ref> The [[Army National Guard]] soon arrived to assist the Regular Army. Civilians were evacuated out from the city and taken to designated zones for testing to confirm they were not infected.<ref name=":0">[[Famitsu interview with Yasuhisa Kawamura]].
-==Umbrella and Raccoon City==
+</ref> The initial evacuations suffered setbacks, with the loss of a Chinook that was carrying dozens of civilians.<ref>''Resident Evil Outbreak File #2'' (2004), scene: "[[No Hope (Kevin)]]".</ref> The Army nonetheless continued its operations within the city itself, setting up bases around the city, including the highway overpass.<ref>''Resident Evil Outbreak File #2'' (2004), level: "[[End of the Road]]".</ref> Along with wagons transporting squads,<ref name=":1" /> armoured vehicles also found their use in tackling the disorder.<ref>''Resident Evil Outbreak'' (2003), level: "[[Decisions, Decisions]]".</ref> The blockade managed to fail in some places, allowing unaware citizens to enter the city.
-Following his recent disagreements with Umbrella executives, [[William Birkin]] offered to defect to U.S. military authorities with the [[Golgotha Virus|G-Virus]]. Knowing that possession of Birkin and the G-Virus would eliminate the need to purchase bio-weapons from Umbrella, the military accepted. The U.S. government decided to send a Special Forces unit to take Birkin into custody. However, Umbrella found out about the deal and sent the [[Umbrella Security Service]] to seize the virus from Birkin, while using spies within the U.S. government to cause the Special Forces to take the wrong underground lift. Rather than arriving at the underground laboratory, they arrived at the [[Incineration Disposal Plant P-12A]]. Meanwhile, the U.S.S. secured the laboratory and shot Birkin, who injected himself with the G-Virus and caused the [[t-Virus]] to leak into [[Raccoon City]], sparking a [[Raccoon City Destruction Incident|major outbreak]].
+Alongside the Army's official mission were secret missions assigned to [[Delta Force]] to salvage its interest in Umbrealla's bioweapons, which included the raid on the [[Raccoon General Hospital]] where data on the t-virus was kept. Umbrella's private subway was infiltrated with the goal of recovering a Golgotha sample from NEST, though the unit was misled to the far-away [[Incineration Disposal Plant P-12A]], where it was wiped-out in combat with five T-103 Tyrants sent to kill them after Umbrella's moles reported in their location.<ref name=":0" /><ref>''Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (2007)'', file: "[[Emergency Orders]]".</ref> Ultimately, Raccoon City was wiped out in a missile strike following the Army's virtual abandonment of its missions there, having given up the city as a lost cause.
-By September 25, it apparently appeared that most of the city was in ruins filled with zombies and other unseen creatures and the [[Raccoon Police Department]] (RPD) was unable to stop them due to the sheer numbers and underestimating the creatures' abilities, while the response to the fires in and around the buildings by the [[Raccoon City Fire Department]] (RFD) was severely limited by the zombie hordes. That same day, the State Governor deployed the [[Army National Guard]] to assist in the evacuation efforts of civilians in the city, and the President also committed large numbers of Army soldiers to bolster the National Guard. Due to the nature of the assignment, the Army and the National Guard were ordered not to enter the city and help the RPD and RFD, leaving the outnumbered police and fire personnel to fend against the zombies and evacuate civilians for themselves.
+In the years following the disaster and the Army's ineffectual response, the US military sought out a trained anti-bioweapon force, which became the Federal Bioterrorism Commission. This was, however, disbanded with its assets transferred to the UN-sanctioned BSAA. Responsibilities for anti-bioweapon missions within the United States then fell onto the [[75th Ranger Regiment]] which, in 2005, was entrusted with the extermination of [[Zombie]]s in Harvardville following a bioterror incident and arresting the terrorist behind it.<ref>''Resident Evil: Degeneration'' (2008).</ref>
-However, the Army did send two of its Special Forces units into the city, mainly to recover the G-virus. One unit was sent into the [[Raccoon General Hospital]] (which hosted an Umbrella bio-weapons and virology lab) and, based on [[Carlos Oliveira]]'s observations, was wiped out by a pack of [[Hunter β]]s. Another unit was sent on a specialist operation into the [[Incineration Disposal Plant P-12A]], where they killed and were killed by a number of [[Tyrant (T-103 Model)|T-103]] Tyrants sent into the facility by [[Umbrella Corporation|Umbrella]] to stop them.<ref>''Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles'', [[Emergency Orders]]</ref>
+In [[2011]], the US Army cooperated with [[Russia]]n forces in occupying and disarming the [[Eastern Slav Republic]] when it was discovered that the national government had been employing B.O.Ws during the country's civil war.
-When [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump Donald Trump] decided to run for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States President of the United States] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election 2016 elections], his wife [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melania_Trump Melania] attempted to discourage him from pursuing his political ambitions by informing their young son Barron about the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory conspiracy theories] regarding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccination vaccinations] and the danger posed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_hesitancy disbelief] in the beneficial result of their use, convincing him to scold his father about his support from conspiracy theorist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Jones Alex Jones] who is vehemently opposed to vaccines, with Trump, who believed that an endorsement of Alex Jones was vital for his victory in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries primaries] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States) Republican Party], responding to Barron that Alex Jones is right in his condemnation of vaccines, using the Resident Evil series as an example by comparing the [https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Umbrella_Corporation Umbrella Corporation] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization World Health Organisation] and even claiming that Barron's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism autism] was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMR_vaccine_and_autism caused] by being [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inoculation vaccinated]  when he was an infant. Barron was heavily influenced as a result of that incident and a few years later, he told his father that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei Ali Khamenei] reminded him of [https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Ganondorf Ganondorf] from the [https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild Breath of the Wild] game of the [https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_series Legend of Zelda] series while noting his similarity with [https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Albert_Wesker Albert Wesker] in the fact that they had both devolved into [https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Calamity_Ganon mindless monsters] shortly before their eventual death after a previously failed attempt to kill them by their [https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Chris_Redfield respective enemies] that were used as [https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Link playable characters], prompting President Trump to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93United_States_relations prepare] for a war against [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Iran] in order to prove [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Bolton John R. Bolton], a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism neoconservative] member of his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Donald_Trump cabinet] who opposes the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism anarcho-capitalist] views that Trump adopted as a result of Alex Jones, as imprudent in his support for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_imperialism imperialism] as a way to express the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism exceptionalism] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States], thus uniting his family in support of his daughter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanka_Trump Ivanka], who desires to oppose Bolton's friend [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney Mitt Romney] in a future presidential candidacy as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States) Democrat].
-== After Raccoon City ==
-Once the [[Federal Bioterrorism Commission]] was disbanded, the United States decided to rely on its own Armed Forces to combat bio-terrorism in its territory. The Army's [[75th Ranger Regiment]] primarily filled this role and was tasked with eliminating threats during the [[Harvardville Airport incident]].
 ==Further notes==
+* Three playable characters in the ''Resident Evil'' series have served in the US Army. [[Jill Valentine]] served for some undisclosed years and trained with [[Delta Force]]. [[Mark Wilkins]] served during the Vietnam War. The biographies for the original ''Resident Evil'' indicated that [[Albert Wesker]], between 1991 and 1996, was a commissioned engineering officer in the United States Army while simultaneously being assigned to Umbrella's Intelligence Division.
-*In [[Resident Evil Outbreak]], if a player decides to detonate the street infected with zombies, a scene will occur where the U.S. Army deploys an investigation unit into [[Raccoon City]], presumably to identify the cause of the outbreak.
-*Also the character [[Mark Wilkins]] from the Outbreak series was a Lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
 * It's possible the MPs escorting Billy to his execution are members of the Army, since they carry what is known as the Army Handgun (though it is never explained exactly how Billy obtained this weapon, this is the most logical assumption).
 * Billy's handgun is called the "Army Handgun" and is a modified Colt M1911. Examining the weapon explains that it is the standard handgun of the U.S. Army, which is inaccurate. While the U.S. Marine Corps still uses the Colt, the Army has switched to the Beretta 92FS (the weapon the Samurai Edge is built around). Likely this is either a translation error, or an attempt by Capcom to differentiate between both character's handguns.
-* The biographies for the original ''Resident Evil'' indicated that [[Albert Wesker]], between 1991 and 1996, was a commissioned engineering officer in the United States Army, suggesting Wesker was a double agent.
-*In Resident Evil:Operation Raccoon City the USS (Umbrella Security Service.) Fight U.S. Army Spec-Ops there is also a dlc where you can play as the Spec-Ops Field Unit.
-*The U.S. Army Spec-Ops were sent in to evacuate civilians whilst the Spec-Ops Field Unit was sent in to find evidence as to why the outbreak happened.
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