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U. S. Armed Forces

United States Armed Forces
Seals of the United States Armed Forces.png
The seals of the five service branches of the U.S. Armed Forces
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
Headquarters The Pentagon, Virginia, U.S.
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief President Donald Trump
Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Gen Joseph Dunford, USMC

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Paul J. Selva, USAF
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman CSM John W. Troxell, USA
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

Marine Corps

Navy

Air Force

Coast Guard


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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