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. Kelly militaryBranch United States Armed Forces
Harold W. Gehman Jr. memberOf United States Armed Forces
Army and Navy Journal subject United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. armed forces
Defense Health Agency jurisdiction United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. Armed Forces
Defense Finance and Accounting Service appliesToJurisdiction United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military services
Defense Finance and Accounting Service serviceArea United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Defense Commissary Agency operatesInJurisdiction United States Armed Forces
United States forces in the Philippines partOf United States Armed Forces
26th Space Aggressor Squadron supports United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
U.S. military bands partOf United States Armed Forces
Cliff Unger affiliation United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Lithuanian Armed Forces cooperatesWith United States Armed Forces
United States Marines under Robert E. Lee partOf United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Eight Marines service United States Armed Forces
ASI usedBy United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: RAF Ascension Island
this entity surface form: United States military
Wideawake Airfield usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Italian XXI Corps opposedTo United States Armed Forces
FN MAG usedBy United States Armed Forces
Remington Rand majorCustomer United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Monica Helms veteranOf United States Armed Forces
Soldier: 76 affiliation United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines service United States Armed Forces
Palau Islands campaign belligerent United States Armed Forces
Air America supportedOrganization United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command militaryBranch United States Armed Forces
Army of the North opponent United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. forces
Battle of Los Angeles (1846) belligerent United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
Public Law 110-181 appliesTo United States Armed Forces
Public Law 112-239 appliesTo United States Armed Forces
MSSA relatedTo United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Military Selective Service Act
Battle of Lexington (American Civil War) belligerent United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
John André executedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
Public Law 102-484 appliesTo United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. Armed Forces
Confederate States militia opposedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
War Powers Clauses appliesTo United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
World War I Victory Medal serviceBranch United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military forces
United States Navy–Marine Corps team partOf United States Armed Forces
Inner Circles: How America Changed the World portraysInstitution United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military establishment
Guantánamo Bay files leak appliesToJurisdiction United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
Public Law 115-91 subject United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
George M. Parker Jr. affiliation United States Armed Forces
Lucy Lane affiliation United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
American Optical Company hasCustomer United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
Cactus Dome constructedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Pine Gap (nearby US–Australia joint defence facility) usedBy United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Pine Gap
this entity surface form: United States military
BDU usedBy United States Armed Forces
Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert developedFor United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Pouch Attachment Ladder System standardizedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
MOLLE usedBy United States Armed Forces