United States Armed Forces

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The United States Armed Forces is the combined military organization of the United States, encompassing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard, responsible for national defense and global power projection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
allianceMemberOf ANZUS
surface form: ANZUS security treaty system

NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

United States–Japan security alliance
United States–South Korea security alliance
alsoKnownAs United States Armed Forces
surface form: U.S. Armed Forces

United States Armed Forces
surface form: U.S. military

United States Armed Forces
surface form: US Armed Forces
budget largest military budget in the world
civilianLeader United States Secretary of Defense
commanderInChief President of the United States
country United States of America
engagedIn American Civil War
American Revolutionary War
Gulf War
Iraq War
Korean War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan

World War I
World War II
foundedBy United States Congress
globalPresence worldwide
governedBy Uniform Code of Military Justice
hasCapability airpower
amphibious warfare
conventional warfare
cyber operations
logistics and sustainment
naval power
nuclear weapons
space operations
special operations
hasCommandStructure Unified Combatant Commands
hasComponent United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
United States Space Force
hasReserveComponent Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces
United States National Guard
hasSubOrganization Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S. Africa Command
surface form: United States Africa Command

U.S. Central Command
surface form: United States Central Command

United States Cyber Command
United States European Command
United States Indo-Pacific Command
U.S. Northern Command
surface form: United States Northern Command

U.S. Southern Command
surface form: United States Southern Command

U.S. Special Operations Command
surface form: United States Special Operations Command

U.S. Strategic Command
surface form: United States Strategic Command
headquartersCity Arlington, Virginia
headquartersLocation Pentagon
surface form: The Pentagon
headquartersMetroArea Washington metropolitan area
surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
highestUniformedOfficer Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
historicalPrecursor Continental Army
United States Marine Corps
surface form: Continental Marines

Continental Navy
legalBasis Title 10 of the United States Code
Title 14 of the United States Code
Title 32 of the United States Code
United States Constitution
partOf Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
primaryRole national defense
recruitmentBasis all-volunteer force
secondaryRole deterrence
disaster response
homeland security support
humanitarian assistance
peacekeeping operations
power projection
subjectTo civilian control of the military
usesCurrency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
usesDoctrine joint operations doctrine
usesLanguage English

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John J. DaNang Greene militaryBranch United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: John J. "DaNang" Greene
this entity surface form: United States military
Tarin Kowt usedByMilitary United States Armed Forces
NRA (China) alliedWith United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: National Revolutionary Army
Chief of Staff of the United States partOf United States Armed Forces
Chief of Staff of the United States usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
MCPOCG uniformedService United States Armed Forces
Suicide Cliff associatedWith United States Armed Forces
COMINCH usedIn United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee oversees United States Armed Forces
James T. Conway memberOf United States Armed Forces
King Payne opposedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military forces
Bowlegs opponent United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
Mankato (Dakota leader) opponent United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
ALTAIR radar dataUsedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
Camp Echo operatedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
John Beckley’s son Alfred Beckley militaryBranch United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Alfred Beckley
this entity surface form: United States military (19th century)
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace notableMarket United States Armed Forces
Dr. Mark Clyne associatedWith United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
Battle of Bologna combatant United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
Ballistic Missile Defense Review appliesTo United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military services
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 subject United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (by inter-service precedence) partOf United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
ROK Armed Forces alliance United States Armed Forces
Jicarilla War conflictWith United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military forces
Bv206 articulated tracked vehicle usedBy United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Bv206
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Blount Island Marine Terminal usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
TTPI usedBy United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
this entity surface form: United States military
Executive Order 9419 subject United States Armed Forces
CINCPOA subordinateTo United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Advance to the Seine belligerent United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
M14 rifle standardServiceRifleOf United States Armed Forces
Armed Forces Day Parade honors United States Armed Forces
York, Upper Canada attackedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
Eel River tribe encountered United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military forces
Pech River hasStrategicSignificanceFor United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Carabao Island (Cavite) garrisonedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
Cavite Naval Base (Sangley Point) formerlyUsedBy United States Armed Forces
Fort Drum recapturedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
AN/AAS-52 multispectral targeting system usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
LORAN initialUsers United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Sopwith 1½ Strutter usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
Toby Keith militarySupportTheme United States Armed Forces
John Harold Buckley militaryBranch United States Armed Forces
Fort George National Historic Site capturedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
United States military history focusesOn United States Armed Forces
John J. McVeigh militaryBranch United States Armed Forces