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United States Armed Forces
Seals of the United States Armed Forces.png
The seals of each of the branches of the U.S. Armed Forces
Service branches United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
United States Air Force
United States Coast Guard
Headquarters The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Leadership
President President Donald Trump
Secretary of Defense Secretary James Mattis
Secretary of Homeland Security acting Secretary Elaine Duke
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford, USMC
Manpower
Military age 17 with parental consent, 18 for voluntary service. Maximum age for first-time enlistment is 35 for the Army, 28 for the Marine Corps, 34 for the Navy, 39 for the Air Force, and 27 for the Coast Guard.
Active personnel 1,281,900 (ranked 3rd)
Reserve personnel 811,000
Expenditures
Budget US$597 billion (2015) (ranked 1st)
Percent of GDP 3.3% (2015)
Industry
Domestic suppliers List
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History

American Revolutionary War
Whiskey Rebellion
Indian Wars
Barbary Wars
War of 1812
Patriot War
Mexican–American War
Utah War
Cortina Troubles
Reform War
American Civil War

Las Cuevas War
Spanish–American War
Banana Wars
Philippine–American War
Boxer Rebellion
Border War
World War I
Russian Civil War
World War II
Cold War

Persian Gulf War
Somali Civil War

Bosnian War

Kosovo War

Global War on Terrorism

Military deployment after Hurricane Katrina
Pakistan–United States skirmishes
Intervention against ISIL

Other
Ranks

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

Coast Guard enlisted

American Revolutionary War
Whiskey Rebellion
Indian Wars
Barbary Wars
War of 1812
Patriot War
Mexican–American War
Utah War
Cortina Troubles
Reform War
American Civil War

Las Cuevas War
Spanish–American War
Banana Wars
Philippine–American War
Boxer Rebellion
Border War
World War I
Russian Civil War
World War II
Cold War

Persian Gulf War
Somali Civil War

Bosnian War

Kosovo War

Global War on Terrorism

Military deployment after Hurricane Katrina
Pakistan–United States skirmishes
Intervention against ISIL


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