The New Afrikan Army (NAA) is the main branch of the New Afrikan Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest branch of the military, dating back to the New Afrikan struggle for independence in the early 1920s down to Feburary 23, 1954, when New Afrika was recognized as an independent state, and the NAA was established out of the guerilla forces that fought against the United States military. The Army's goal is the "provide general combat against enemy forces, and to establish dominance on the ground, using whatever means are avaliable to it and its uniformed personnel."