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Divisions | Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, League of Legends, Overwatch, Magic the Gathering, Halo Infinite |
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Founded | November 2018 |
Head coach | Marcus Lovejoy (Halo Infinite) [1] |
Parent group | United States Army |
U.S. Army Esports is an esports team sponsored by the United States Army.[2] The team, which consists of active duty and reserve personnel, was announced in November 2018 as a public outreach initiative operating within the Fort Knox, Kentucky-based Army Marketing and Engagement Team.[3][4] Games in which the team announced it would compete include Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, League of Legends, Overwatch and Magic: The Gathering.[5][6]
In 2020, U.S. military esports activities garnered widespread media attention after a successful legal battle led by the ACLU forced them to lift the bans on the people they had removed for discussing war crimes committed by U.S. armed forces.[7][8][9]
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