*** Welcome to piglix ***

U.S. Armed Forces

United States Armed Forces
United States Joint Service Color Guard on parade at Fort Myer
The U.S. Joint Service Color Guard on parade at Fort Myer, Virginia in October 2001.
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
Commander-in-Chief President Donald Trump
Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford
Manpower
Military age 17 with parental consent, 18 for voluntary service. Maximum age for enlistment is 35 for the Army, 28 for the Marines, 34 for the Navy, 39 for the Air Force, and 27 for the Coast Guard.
Active personnel 1,301,300 (ranked 2nd)
Reserve personnel 811,000
Expenditures
Budget US$597 billion (2015) (ranked 1st)
Percent of GDP 3.3% (2015)
Industry
Foreign suppliers List
Related articles
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
New York City draft riots
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
Puerto Rican Nationalist Revolts
Korean War
1958 Lebanon crisis
Dominican Civil War
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
165 Watts Rebellion
Korean DMZ Conflict
King assassination riots
Operation Eagle Claw
Multinational Force Lebanon
Invasion of Grenada
Operation Golden Pheasant
Invasion of Panama
Gulf War
1992 Los Angeles riots
Somali Civil War

Operation Deliberate Force
Kosovo War
War on Terror
Operation Enduring Freedom

Iraq War
War in North-West Pakistan
Military deployment after Hurricane Katrina
Pakistan–United States skirmishes
Intervention against ISIL

Other
Ranks

Army
Army officer
Army warrant officer
Army enlisted
Marines
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
New York City draft riots
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
Puerto Rican Nationalist Revolts
Korean War
1958 Lebanon crisis
Dominican Civil War
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
165 Watts Rebellion
Korean DMZ Conflict
King assassination riots
Operation Eagle Claw
Multinational Force Lebanon
Invasion of Grenada
Operation Golden Pheasant
Invasion of Panama
Gulf War
1992 Los Angeles riots
Somali Civil War


...
Wikipedia

...