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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Operation Odyssey Dawn leadBy United States Armed Forces
President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services hasJurisdiction United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
War Powers Act of 1941 beneficiary United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Coast Guard Cross armedForcesBranch United States Armed Forces
United States military departments relatedTo United States Armed Forces
Diego Garcia usedBy United States Armed Forces
Powell Doctrine appliesTo United States Armed Forces
SIPRNET usedBy United States Armed Forces
Hughes Helicopters usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Willcox Playa usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Stephen Rochon memberOf United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
National Liberation Front foughtAgainst United States Armed Forces
Cu Chi tunnels opponent United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Demilitarized Zone (Vietnam) borderedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
MR I (South Vietnam) alliedForces United States Armed Forces
AO usedBy United States Armed Forces
subject surface form: Agent Orange
this entity surface form: United States military
Hercules Inc. suppliedTo United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: U.S. military
Navy and Army Airfields at Pearl Harbor operatedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Chelsea Manning detainedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Kiska Island wasContestedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
American Expeditionary Forces partOf United States Armed Forces
MR II (South Vietnam) usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military forces
Nguyen Hue Offensive belligerent United States Armed Forces
Binh Long Province associatedWith United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military forces
MR III (South Vietnam) usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military forces
Public Law 93-148 appliesTo United States Armed Forces
Packard Motor Car Company suppliedTo United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Department of Defense Inspector General appliesTo United States Armed Forces
American Soldier setting United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Union Navy partOf United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
Battle of Kontum opponent United States Armed Forces
Abu Ayyub al-Masri killedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
Abu Ayyub al-Masri foughtAgainst United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Ali Hassan al-Majid arrestedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
House Committee on Armed Services hasJurisdictionOver United States Armed Forces
M-Code usedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
Caribbean Peacekeeping Force hasParticipantType United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States armed forces
People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada) opponent United States Armed Forces
Public Law 107-243 appliesTo United States Armed Forces
United Defense Force hasBranch United States Armed Forces
Multinational Force in Lebanon participant United States Armed Forces
Pearls Airport capturedBy United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States forces
The Feather Merchants fictionalSetting United States Armed Forces
this entity surface form: United States military
BDF cooperatesWith United States Armed Forces
United States Coast Guard flag serviceBranch United States Armed Forces