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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Commander, United States European Command serviceBranch United States Armed Forces
Italian XX Motorised Corps opposedTo United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
American canServeIn United States Armed Forces
Navy Cross usedBy United States Armed Forces
MILNET regionServed United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Executive Order 9981 appliesTo United States Armed Forces
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff partOf United States Armed Forces
Chief of Space Operations partOf United States Armed Forces
Defense Information Systems Network user United States Armed Forces
Combined Armed Forces chorus associatedWith United States Armed Forces
Technical Center serves United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Viet Cong opposedTo United States Armed Forces
Nguyen Hue (Nguyen Chi Thanh and other PAVN leaders often associated) opposedBy United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Nguyen Hue
Agent Orange usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
U.S. War Powers Resolution appliesTo United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. armed forces
Fallujah combatant United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Iraqi Interim Government forces alliedWith United States Armed Forces
Tommy Franks memberOf United States Armed Forces
Kahoʻolawe usedBy United States Armed Forces
Urgent Fury hasParticipant United States Armed Forces
Lebanese Civil War hasParticipant United States Armed Forces
Bahrain Defence Force cooperatesWith United States Armed Forces
United States Coast Guard emblem serviceBranch United States Armed Forces
Bari usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler partOf United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: John F. Sattler
Presidency of the United States commanderInChiefOf United States Armed Forces
Joint Special Operations Command militaryBranch United States Armed Forces
Admiral Wesley L. McDonald memberOf United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Wesley L. McDonald
Saudi Armed Forces cooperatesWith United States Armed Forces
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces cooperatesWith United States Armed Forces
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers memberOf United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States uniformed services
Persian Gulf states hasSecurityPresenceOf United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
New Zealand forces cooperatedWith United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
First to Fight associatedBranch United States Armed Forces
Operation Inherent Resolve participant United States Armed Forces
Commandant of the Coast Guard partOf United States Armed Forces
Cactus usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Northern Alliance supportedBy United States Armed Forces
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel primaryActor United States Armed Forces
2001 fall of Kabul supportedBy United States Armed Forces
Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act relatedTo United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
1st Earl Alexander of Tunis alliedWith United States Armed Forces
Military Justice Act of 1983 appliesTo United States Armed Forces
Osama bin Laden burialBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Richard Black militaryBranch United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Richard Black (Virginia politician)
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
CAF cooperatesWith United States Armed Forces
STANAG magazine usedBy United States Armed Forces
Heckler & Koch notableCustomer United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military units
Picatinny rail (on upgraded models) standardizedBy United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Picatinny rail
this entity surface form: U.S. military