Editing United States Armed Forces (section)

{{Short description|Combined military forces of the United States}}
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{{Infobox national military
| country = United States
| name = United States Armed Forces
| image = <!--DO NOT CHANGE THE ORDER OF THESE IMAGES - THEY ARE LISTED IN ORDER OF SERVICE BRANCH SENIORITY-->[[File:Military service mark of the United States Army.svg|90px]] [[File:Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg|90px]] [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|90px]] [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|90px]] [[File:Seal of the United States Space Force.svg|90px]] [[File:Seal of the United States Coast Guard.svg|90px]]
| alt = 
| caption = Emblems of the U.S. Armed Forces service branches
| image2 = 
| alt2 = 
| caption2 = 
| motto = 
| founded = {{Start date and age|1775|06|14|df=yes}}{{efn|With the establishment of the [[Continental Army]].}}
| current_form = <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE HERE OR ELSEWHERE IN THE ARTICLE. Please read the talk page as to why. -->
| branches = {{plainlist|
* {{Army|United States|name=U.S. Army|size=25px}}
* {{Marines|United States|name=U.S. Marine Corps|size=25px}}
* {{Navy|United States|name=U.S. Navy|size=25px}}
* {{Air force|United States|name=U.S. Air Force|size=25px}}
* {{Space force|United States|name=U.S. Space Force|size=25px}}
* {{Coast guard|United States|name=U.S. Coast Guard|size=25px}}
}}
| headquarters = [[The Pentagon]], [[Arlington County, Virginia]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.defense.gov/about/|defense.gov}}<br>{{URL|https://www.dhs.gov/operational-and-support-components|dhs.gov}}
<!-- Leadership -->| commander-in-chief = {{Flagicon image|Flag of the President of the United States of America.svg|size=25px}} [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]]
| commander-in-chief_title = [[Commander-in-Chief of the United States|Commander-in-Chief]]
| chief minister = {{Flagicon image|USSecDefflag.svg|size=25px}} [[Pete Hegseth]]
| chief minister_title = [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]
| minister = {{Flagicon image|Flag of the United States Secretary of Homeland Security.svg|size=25px}} [[Kristi Noem]]
| minister_title = [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]]
| commander = {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.svg|size=25px}} [[General (United States)|Gen]] [[Dan Caine]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]
{{Infobox |child=yes
| label1 = [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]
| data1 = {{Flagicon image|VJCSflag.svg|size=25px}} [[Admiral (United States)|ADM]] [[Christopher W. Grady]], [[United States Navy|USN]]
| label2 = [[Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman]]
| data2 = {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman.svg|size=25px}} [[Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman|SEAC]] [[Troy E. Black]], [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] 
}}
| commander_title = [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]
<!-- Manpower -->| age = 17 with parental consent, 18 for voluntary service.{{efn|Maximum age for first-time enlistment is 35 for the Army,<ref name="goarmy.com">{{cite web|title=Common Questions About Eligibility and Requirements|url=https://www.goarmy.com/how-to-join/requirements.html |website=Goarmy.com|access-date=10 November 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110141651/https://www.goarmy.com/how-to-join/requirements.html|archive-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> 28 for the Marine Corps,<ref name="marines.com">{{cite web|title=General Requirements|url=https://www.marines.com/become-a-marine/requirements/general.html|website=Marines.com|access-date=10 November 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110142055/https://www.marines.com/become-a-marine/requirements/general.html|archive-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> 41 for the Navy,<ref name="navy.com">{{cite web|title=Requirements to Join|url=https://www.navy.com/joining/requirements|website=Navy.com|access-date=10 November 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110143355/https://www.navy.com/joining/requirements|archive-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> 42 for the Air Force,<ref name="airforce.com">{{cite web|title=Join the Active Duty Air Force|url=https://www.airforce.com/how-to-join/join-the-air-force|website=Airforce.com|access-date=10 November 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110143643/https://www.airforce.com/how-to-join/join-the-air-force|archive-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> 42 for the Space Force,<ref name="spaceforce.com">{{cite web|title=Join as Enlisted|url=https://www.spaceforce.com/how-to-join/enlisted-guardians|website=Spaceforce.com|access-date=10 November 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110144212/https://www.spaceforce.com/how-to-join/enlisted-guardians|archive-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> and 42 for the Coast Guard.<ref name="uscg.mil">{{cite web|title=Coast Guard removes barriers to boost recruiting|url=https://www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/3208270/coast-guard-removes-barriers-to-boost-recruiting/|website=MyCG|access-date=10 November 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608005138/https://www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/3208270/coast-guard-removes-barriers-to-boost-recruiting/|archive-date=8 June 2023}}</ref>}}
| conscription = [[Conscription in the United States|Inactive since 1973]] (males must register at age 18)
| manpower_age = 18–25
| available = 15 million (2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sss.gov/about/ | title=About Selective Service }}</ref>
| available_f = 
| fit = 
| fit_f = 
| active = 1,328,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN11994|title=FY2023 NDAA: Active Component EndStrength|date=23 August 2022|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref>
| ranked = 3rd
| reserve = 799,500<ref name="House Appropriations">{{cite web|url=https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/appropriations-committee-releases-fiscal-year-2022-defense-funding-bill|title=Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Funding Bill|date=29 June 2021|access-date=3 August 2021|archive-date=12 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012054629/https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/appropriations-committee-releases-fiscal-year-2022-defense-funding-bill|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<!-- Financial -->| amount = [[Military budget of the United States|$895 billion (2025)]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.mehrnews.com/news/225954/Biden-inks-895-bln-US-defense-budget-for-2025 | title=Biden inks $895 bln US defense budget for 2025| publisher=en.mehrnews.com| date=2024-12-24| accessdate=2025-01-05}}</ref><br>([[List of countries by military expenditures|ranked 1st]])
| percent_GDP = 3.38% (2024)<ref name="NATO">{{cite web |title=Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014–2024) |url=https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/6/pdf/240617-def-exp-2024-en.pdf#page=9| date=2024-06-17| publisher=NATO Public Diplomacy Division|access-date=2025-01-05}}</ref>
<!-- Industrial -->| domestic_suppliers = [[List of United States defense contractors|List]]
| foreign_suppliers = {{flag|United Kingdom}}<br>{{flag|Germany}}<br>{{flag|Netherlands}}<br>{{flag|France}}<br>{{flag|Israel}}<br>{{flag|Italy}}<br>{{flag|Sweden}}<br>{{flag|Australia}}<br>{{flag|Japan}}<br>{{flag|Jordan}}<br>{{flag|Spain}}<br>{{flag|Norway}}<br>{{flag|Switzerland}}<br>{{flag|Singapore}}<br>{{flag|South Africa}}<br>{{flag|Czech Republic}}<br>{{flag|Canada}}<br>{{flag|South Korea}}<br>{{flag|Brazil}}<br>{{flag|Bulgaria}}
| imports = US$652.6 million (2014–2022)<ref name="SIPRI_US"/>
| exports = US$28.50 billion (2014–2022)<ref name="SIPRI_US">{{cite web|url=https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/values.php|title=TIV of arms imports/exports from United States, 2014–2022|date=26 January 2024|work=[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]]}}</ref> 
<!-- Related aricles -->| history = [[Military history of the United States]]<br />[[:Category:Wars involving the United States|Warfare directory of the United States]]<br />[[List of wars involving the United States|Conflicts involving the United States]]<br />[[:Category:Battles involving the United States|Battles involving the United States]]
| ranks = <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE HERE OR ELSEWHERE IN THE ARTICLE. Please read the talk page as to why. --> {{plainlist}}
* '''Commissioned officer'''
** [[United States Army officer rank insignia|Army officer]]
** [[United States Marine Corps rank insignia|Marine Corps officer]]
** [[United States Navy officer rank insignia|Navy officer]]
** [[United States Air Force officer rank insignia|Air Force officer]]
** [[United States Space Force rank insignia#Officer insignia|Space Force officer]]
** [[United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia|Coast Guard officer]]
* '''Warrant officer'''
** [[Army Field Clerk|Army warrant officer]]
** [[Marine gunner|Marine Corps warrant officer]]
** [[Warrant officer (United States)#Navy|Navy warrant officer]]
** [[Warrant officer (United States)#Air Force|Air Force warrant officer]]
** [[Warrant officer (United States)#Coast Guard|Coast Guard warrant officer]]
* '''Enlisted'''
** [[United States Army enlisted rank insignia|Army enlisted]]
** [[United States Marine Corps rank insignia|Marine Corps enlisted]]
** [[List of United States Navy enlisted rates|Navy enlisted]]
** [[United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia|Air Force enlisted]]
** [[United States Space Force rank insignia#Enlisted insignia|Space Force enlisted]]
** [[List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks|Coast Guard enlisted]]
{{endplainlist}}
}}

The '''United States Armed Forces''' are the [[Military|military forces]] of the [[United States]].<ref>As stated on the [http://www.navy.mil/submit/view_styleguide.asp?sort=A official U.S. Navy website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629064644/http://www.navy.mil/submit/view_styleguide.asp?sort=A |date=29 June 2011 }}, "armed forces" is capitalized when preceded by "United States" or "U.S."</ref> U.S. [[United States Code|federal law]] names six armed forces: the [[United States Army|Army]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], [[United States Navy|Navy]], [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], [[United States Space Force|Space Force]], and the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]].<ref>{{uscsub|10|101|a|4}} and {{USC|5|2101}}</ref> Since 1949, all of the armed forces, except the Coast Guard, have been permanently part of the [[United States Department of Defense]]. They form six of the eight [[uniformed services of the United States]].

Each of the different military services is assigned a role and domain. The Army conducts land operations. The Navy and Marine Corps conduct maritime operations, the Marine Corps specializing in amphibious and maritime littoral operations primarily for supporting the Navy. The Air Force conducts air operations. The Space Force conducts space operations. The Coast Guard is unique in that it specializes in maritime operations and is also a [[Law enforcement in the United States|law enforcement]] agency.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/About/Our-Forces/|title=Our Forces|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref><ref name="auto5">{{Cite web |date=17 September 2020 |title=DIRECTIVE Functions of the Department of Defense and Its Major Components |url=https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/issuances/dodd/510001p.pdf |access-date=8 August 2023 |website=Department of Defense}}</ref>

From their inception during the [[American Revolutionary War]], the Army and the Navy, and later the other services, have played a decisive role in [[History of the United States|the country's history]]. They helped forge a sense of national unity and identity through victories in the early-19th-century [[First Barbary War|First]] and [[Second Barbary War]]s. They played a critical role in the [[Territorial evolution of the United States|territorial evolution of the U.S.]], including the [[American Civil War]]. The [[National Security Act of 1947]] created the Department of Defense or DoD, after a short period being called the National Military Establishment) headed by the [[United States Secretary of Defense|secretary of defense]], superior to the service secretaries. It also created both the U.S. Air Force and [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]]; in 1949, an amendment to the act merged the cabinet-level departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force into the DoD.<ref>Kinnard, Douglas. "The Secretary of Defense in Retrospect." The Secretary of Defense. Lexington: University of Kentucky, 1980. 192–93. Print.</ref>

The [[president of the U.S.]] is the [[Commander-in-Chief of the United States|commander-in-chief]] of the armed forces and forms military policy with the DoD and [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS), both [[United States federal executive departments|federal executive departments]], acting as the principal organs by which military policy is carried out.

The personnel size of the six armed forces together ranks them among the world's [[List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel|largest state armed forces]]. They draw their personnel from a large pool of professional [[Volunteer military|volunteers]]. The U.S. has used military [[Conscription in the United States|conscription]], but not since 1973. The [[Selective Service System]] retains the power to conscript males, requiring the registration of all male citizens and residents of the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 25.

The U.S. Armed Forces are considered the world's most powerful military, especially since the end of the [[Cold War]].<ref name="CreditSuisse2015">{{cite report|url=http://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileid=EE7A6A5D-D9D5-6204-E9E6BB426B47D054|title=The End of Globalization or a more Multipolar World?|publisher=[[Credit Suisse]] AG |first1=Michael|last1=O’Sullivan|first2=Krithika |last2=Subramanian|date=17 October 2015|access-date=14 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215235711/http://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileid=EE7A6A5D-D9D5-6204-E9E6BB426B47D054|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The military expenditure of the U.S. was US$916&nbsp;billion in 2023, the highest in the world, accounting for [[List of countries by military expenditures|37% of the world's defense expenditures]].'''''<ref name="SIPRI-2020">{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Trends in Military Expenditure 2023 |url=https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/2404_fs_milex_2023.pdf#page=2 |access-date=22 April 2024 |publisher=[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]]}}</ref>''''' The U.S. Armed Forces has significant capabilities in both defense and [[power projection]] due to its large budget, resulting in advanced and powerful technologies which enable widespread deployment of the force around the world, including around [[List of United States military bases|800 military bases outside the U.S.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/download/bsr/CompletedBSR2015-Final.pdf |title=Department of Defense {{!}} Base Structure Report {{!}} FY 2015 Baseline|date=5 September 2015 |access-date=18 October 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905060541/http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/download/bsr/CompletedBSR2015-Final.pdf|archive-date=5 September 2015}}</ref>

The U.S. Air Force is the world's largest air force, followed by the [[United States Army Aviation Branch|U.S. Army Aviation Branch]]. The [[Commander, Naval Air Forces|U.S. Naval Air Forces]] is the fourth-largest air arm in the world and is the largest [[naval aviation]] service, while [[United States Marine Corps Aviation|U.S. Marine Corps Aviation]] is the world's seventh-largest air arm. The U.S. Navy is the world's largest navy by [[tonnage]].<ref>
{{cite web |title='15 Fascinating Facts You Never Learned About America' – Reader's digest |url=http://www.rd.com/culture/america-fascinating-facts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401223607/http://www.rd.com/culture/america-fascinating-facts/ |archive-date=1 April 2017 |access-date=11 April 2017 |publisher=rd.com}}
</ref> The U.S. Coast Guard is the world's 12th-largest maritime force.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coast Guard Organization and Administration, Chapter One |url=http://www.uscg.mil/INTERNATIONAL/affairs/Publications/MMSCode/english/Chap1.htm|access-date=7 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103063142/http://www.uscg.mil/INTERNATIONAL/affairs/Publications/MMSCode/english/Chap1.htm|archive-date=3 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>