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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United States Army Air Corps branchOf United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
BGN usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Armed Forces of Chile cooperatesWith United States Armed Forces
Makataimeshekiakiak capturedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
Eleventh Air Fleet opponent United States Armed Forces
Allied Combined Operations Headquarters usedBy United States Armed Forces
William O. Wooldridge sphereOfActivity United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
ADA serviceBranchOf United States Armed Forces
Military Justice Act of 1968 appliesTo United States Armed Forces
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery usedBy United States Armed Forces
Operation Power Pack participant United States Armed Forces
Manuel Noriega overthrownBy United States Armed Forces
Rota Naval Base usedBy United States Armed Forces
Armed Forces of Colombia alliedWith United States Armed Forces
Comandancia in Panama City wasAttackedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military forces
Quadrennial Defense Review appliesTo United States Armed Forces
DIA serviceBranchFocus United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Defense Intelligence Agency
Rio Hato airfield usedBy United States Armed Forces
Rio Hato airfield wasObjectiveFor United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
Vice Chief of Naval Operations isKeyRoleIn United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States national defense structure
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated) alliedWith United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Hangar Three associatedWith United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
Saipan usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman partOf United States Armed Forces
Guomin Gemingjun alliedWith United States Armed Forces
S.1790 setsPolicyFor United States Armed Forces
Public Law 116-92 appliesTo United States Armed Forces
Joint Task Force One partOf United States Armed Forces
Vice Admiral William H. P. Blandy partOf United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: William H. P. Blandy
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Uzal G. Ent affiliation United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas partOf United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
United States heraldry usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military services
Red Beach usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Rio Hato usedBy United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Rio Hato airfield
this entity surface form: United States military
RAF Ascension Island usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Armed Forces of El Salvador cooperation United States Armed Forces
Military Selective Service Act relatedTo United States Armed Forces
Port of Alaska serves United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Improved Outer Tactical Vest usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Ball Aerospace servesCustomer United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
U.S. Army Cyber Corps serviceBranchOf United States Armed Forces
United States military commission appliesToJurisdiction United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
United States military commission administeredBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Camp Justice operatedBy United States Armed Forces
Iraqi Republican Guard opponent United States Armed Forces
Union Army partOf United States Armed Forces
Uday Hussein killedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
Qusay Hussein killedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Third Amendment to the United States Constitution appliesTo United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces