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Uniformed services of the United States
The emblems of the eight U.S. uniformed services
Founded14 June 1775; 248 years ago (1775-06-14)[a]
Service branches
  • Uniformed services of the United States U.S. Army
  • Uniformed services of the United States U.S. Marine Corps
  • Uniformed services of the United States U.S. Navy
  • Uniformed services of the United States U.S. Air Force
  • Uniformed services of the United States U.S. Space Force
  • Uniformed services of the United States U.S. Coast Guard
  • Uniformed services of the United States U.S. PHS Commissioned Corps
  • Uniformed services of the United States NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
Leadership
PresidentUniformed services of the United States Joe Biden
Federal department heads
  • Uniformed services of the United States Lloyd Austin (DoD)
  • Uniformed services of the United States Alejandro Mayorkas (DHS)
  • Uniformed services of the United States Xavier Becerra (HHS)
  • Uniformed services of the United States Gina Raimondo (DOC)
Personnel
Military age17 with parental consent, 18 for voluntary service.[b]
ConscriptionMale only (inactive since 1973)
Available for
military service
17 million[4], age 18–25 (2016)
Reaching military
age annually
2 million[5] (2016)
Active personnel1,374,125[6] (ranked 3rd)
Reserve personnel849,450[7]
Deployed personnel170,000[citation needed]
Expenditures
BudgetUS$721.5 billion (2020)[8] (ranked 1st)
Percent of GDP3.42% (2019)[9]
Industry
Domestic suppliersList
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HistoryMilitary history of the United States
List of engagements

American Revolutionary War
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War of 1812
Patriot War
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Cortina Troubles
Reform War
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  • New York City draft riots

Las Cuevas War
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World War I
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Cold War

  • Puerto Rican Nationalist Party insurgency
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  • 1958 Lebanon crisis
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  • Bay of Pigs Invasion
  • Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Vietnam War
  • Korean DMZ Conflict
  • Operation Eagle Claw
  • Multinational Force Lebanon
  • Operation Urgent Fury
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Persian Gulf War
Somali Civil War

  • Operation Gothic Serpent
  • Battle of Mogadishu

Bosnian War

  • Operation Deliberate Force
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Kosovo War

  • Operation Allied Force

Global War on Terrorism

  • Operation Enduring Freedom
    • Afghanistan
    • Philippines
    • Horn of Africa
    • Trans Sahara
  • Iraq War
  • Intervention against ISIL
  • Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Military deployment after Hurricane Katrina
Pakistan–United States skirmishes
Other

RanksCommissioned officer
  • Army officer
  • Marine Corps officer
  • Navy officer
  • Air Force officer
  • Space Force officer
  • Coast Guard officer
  • Public Health Service officer
  • NOAA Corps officer

Warrant officer

  • Army warrant officer
  • Marine Corps warrant officer
  • Navy warrant officer
  • Air Force warrant officer
  • Coast Guard warrant officer

Enlisted

  • Army enlisted
  • Marine Corps enlisted
  • Navy enlisted
  • Air Force enlisted
  • Space Force enlisted
  • Coast Guard enlisted

The United States has eight federal uniformed services that commission officers as defined by Title 10 and subsequently structured and organized by Titles 10, 14, 32, 33, and 42 of the U.S. Code.


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  2. ^ "Contact Us: Frequently Asked Questions - airforce.com". airforce.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Plan Your Next Move to Become a Coast Guard Member". Enlisted Opportunities. U.S. Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. ^ "QUICK FACTS AND FIGURES". Selective Service System. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Number of births in the United States from 1990 to 2016 (in millions)". Statista. 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ "ARMED FORCES STRENGTH FIGURES FOR JUNE 30, 2020".
  7. ^ IISS 2020, p. 46.
  8. ^ "National Defense Budget Estimates for FY 2021" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. April 2020.
  9. ^ "Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2012-2019)" (PDF). NATO Public Diplomacy Division. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

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