U. S. Armed Forces
United States Armed Forces |
The seals of the five service branches of the U.S. Armed Forces
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Founded |
14 June 1775 (with the establishment of the Continental Army)
(242 years, 7 months) |
Service branches |
United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy United States Air Force United States Coast Guard
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Headquarters |
The Pentagon, Virginia, U.S. |
Leadership |
Commander-in-Chief |
President Donald Trump
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Secretary of Defense |
James Mattis
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Secretary of Homeland Security |
Kirstjen Nielsen
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Gen Joseph Dunford, USMC
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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Gen Paul J. Selva, USAF
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Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman |
CSM John W. Troxell, USA
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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 |
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
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
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Ranks |
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
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Gen Joseph Dunford, USMC
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
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