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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The Marching Twenty-Four affiliation United States Armed Forces
Armed Forces of Latvia cooperatesWith United States Armed Forces
Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
The Invisible War topic United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
War Dogs belongsTo United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines
Kandahar International Airport hasMilitaryUser United States Armed Forces
Bagram Theater Internment Facility operator United States Armed Forces
Abu Ghraib prison operatedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
OTBD servedAsMilitaryBase United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
African Lion exercise participant United States Armed Forces
Maxwell Field, Alabama partOf United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Maxwell Field
this entity surface form: United States military
Reveille bugle call usedBy United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Reveille (bugle call)
this entity surface form: armed forces of the United States
Howard Stark developedTechnologyFor United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
Battle of Eniwetok belligerent United States Armed Forces
Guam Tracking Station operatedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Shoalwater Bay Training Area usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
U.S. Reserve Officers' Training Corps appliesTo United States Armed Forces
Al-Tanf border crossing usedBy United States Armed Forces
Central Identification Laboratory serves United States Armed Forces
WRR operatedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Missile Defense Alarm System operator United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Sangley Point formerlyUsedBy United States Armed Forces
Battle of Makin belligerent United States Armed Forces
C. partOf United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: C. Robert Kehler
Inmarsat Government serves United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
Chinese National Revolutionary Army divisions alliedWith United States Armed Forces
Topside usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Vaihingen district hasMilitaryPresence United States Armed Forces
Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment associatedWith United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. Armed Forces
EUSA service United States Armed Forces
Alaska State Defense Force notPartOf United States Armed Forces
Diego Garcia Tracking Station operator United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
United States military courts of criminal appeals jurisdiction United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Combat Action Ribbon (Gulf War era) armedForcesBranch United States Armed Forces
Commander, U.S. Central Command employer United States Armed Forces
Barbados Defence Force cooperatesWith United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
AFSA operatedBy United States Armed Forces
CSS coordinatesActivitiesAcross United States Armed Forces
Planning Tool for Resource Integration, Synchronization, and Management user United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
U.S. Air Force officers partOf United States Armed Forces
Command and Staff College regionServed United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
SAASS regionServed United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant) usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
William Stryker affiliation United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Beretta 92FS pistol serviceIn United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Beretta 92FS
Federal Machine and Welder servedClient United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military