United States Volunteers

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United States Volunteers (also called U.S. Volunteers, U.S. Volunteer Army, among other variations) are military volunteers called upon during wartime and during times of local, state, or national emergency, to help the United States Army and national, regional, or state missions. They are separate from the Regular Army and the militia. United States Volunteers served in all United States war from the War of 1812 to the Philippine–American War. Currently there is an active component; the U.S. Volunteers - Joint Services Command (USV-JSC) that is lead by LTG John Natterstad as of 2026.

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