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U.S. Agency for Global Media
The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is an independent federal agency supervising U.S. international broadcasting, including Voice of America, known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors until 2018.
U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent is a Marvel Comics superhero, John Walker, created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary, debuting as Super-Patriot in Captain America #323 (1986). He briefly served as Captain America before becoming U.S. Agent in Captain America #354 (1989), and appears in the MCU played by Wyatt Russell.
U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, established in 1944, trains Air Force test pilots, flight test engineers, and space testers at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection
The U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection is the Army's official collection of Armor and Cavalry history at Fort Benning, Georgia, holding 271 historic vehicles and over 9,000 artifacts.
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center
The U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center, formerly TARDEC, is the Army's research and development facility for ground systems technology, located at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan.
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), now part of DEVCOM, is the Army's sole foundational research laboratory, created in 1992 and headquartered in Adelphi, Maryland.
U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), established in 2004 and headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, delivered technology to soldiers until it became DEVCOM in 2019.
U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command
USASOAC (U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command) is USASOC's aviation major subordinate command, overseeing Army special operations aviation, the 160th SOAR Night Stalkers, fixed-wing aviation, and UAS.
U.S. Bancorp
U.S. Bancorp is a Minneapolis-based bank holding company whose subsidiary U.S. Bank, with about $692 billion in assets and 70,000 employees, is among the largest US commercial banks.
U.S. Bank Stadium
U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis multi-purpose NFL stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings, opened July 22, 2016, replacing the Metrodome; $1.1 billion cost, first U.S. stadium ETFE roof, hosted Super Bowl LII and 2019 Final Four.
U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)
U.S. Bank Tower, originally named Library Tower and later First Interstate Bank World Center, is a 1,018-foot skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, the city's tallest until 2017.
U.S. Battery Manufacturing
U.S. Battery Manufacturing is an American maker of deep-cycle batteries for golf cars, marine vehicles, and energy storage, founded in 1926 and based in Corona, California.
U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular, legally United States Cellular Corporation, was an American regional wireless carrier serving 21 states until it sold its wireless operations to T-Mobile in 2025.
U.S. Dollar Index
The U.S. Dollar Index, ticker DXY, measures the dollar against six major currencies. Developed by the Federal Reserve in 1973, it is now maintained by ICE.
U.S. Figure Skating Championships
U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the annual U.S. national figure skating competition (first held 1914, New Haven), crowning champions in women, men, pairs, and ice dance and doubling as Olympic trials in Olympic years.
U.S. government response to the September 11 attacks
U.S. government response to the September 11 attacks: the federal legislative, security, and intelligence actions after 9/11, including the TSA, Department of Homeland Security, USA PATRIOT Act, 9/11 Commission reforms, and REAL ID.
U.S. history of alcohol minimum purchase age by state
History of state-set U.S. alcohol minimum purchase ages: 21 after 1933 repeal, lowered to 18-20 by 29 states in the 1970s, then restored to 21 nationwide by 1988 via the National Minimum Drinking Age Act's highway-fund penalty.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a DHS agency created in March 2003, enforces immigration and customs laws through ERO and HSI, detains and removes noncitizens, and has expanded sharply since 2025.
U.S. Labor Party
U.S. Labor Party (USLP), LaRouche movement political party formed 1973 by the National Caucus of Labor Committees; vehicle for Lyndon LaRouche's 1976 presidential run, known for Operation Mop Up, later dormant after his Democratic pivot.
U.S. Marshals (film)
U.S. Marshals is a 1998 American action thriller directed by Stuart Baird, a spin-off of The Fugitive in which Tommy Lee Jones reprises his role as Marshal Sam Gerard.
U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay
U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay was the largest American overseas naval base, on Luzon, Philippines, occupied from 1899, supporting Seventh Fleet operations until its 24 November 1992 closure and conversion into the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the Department of the Navy's corporate research laboratory, opened in Washington, D.C. in 1923 and known for pioneering American radar and GPS satellites.
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft tail codes
Tail codes are letters, usually two, painted on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft tails to identify the wing, group, or squadron, adopted in 1946.
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report (US News, USN&WR): American digital media company and former weekly newsmagazine founded by David Lawrence (United States News, 1933; merged 1948), Zuckerman-owned, Washington D.C., known for Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings; print ended December 2010.
U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking
The U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking, published since 1983 and annual since 1988, ranks over 1,700 U.S. colleges by weighted outcomes, resources and peer assessment; the leading American college list, repeatedly overhauled amid boycotts.
U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking
U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking: annual global university ranking published since 2014, ranking 2,250+ schools in 100+ countries on 13 research-only indicators (citations, publications, reputation) using Clarivate Web of Science data.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent federal agency licensing and regulating civilian nuclear materials, created by Congress in 1974 and operating since 1975.
U.S. Open (bowling)
The U.S. Open, also known as the PBA U.S. Open, is a professional ten-pin bowling tournament run by the USBC with the PBA, decided over a grueling 56-game format.
U.S. Open (golf)
U.S. Open (golf), United States Open Championship, annual national open golf major run by the USGA since 1895; first played at Newport R.I. with 11 entries, won by Horace Rawlins, now a 156-player major known for its difficult course setup.
U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, first played in 1913–14 as the National Challenge Cup, is America's oldest soccer competition, a knockout open to pro and amateur clubs.