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==History==
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The history of the U.S. Armed Forces dates back to 14 June 1775, with the creation of the [[Continental Army]], even before the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] marked the establishment of the United States.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=1775 |url=https://www.army.mil/1775/ |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=U.S. Army }}</ref> The [[Continental Navy]], established on 13 October 1775, and [[Continental Marines]], established on 10 November 1775, were created in close succession by the [[Second Continental Congress]] in order to defend the new nation against the [[British Empire]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Birth of the U.S. Navy |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/origins-of-the-navy/birth-of-the-us-navy.html |date=Dec 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209034256/https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/origins-of-the-navy/birth-of-the-us-navy.html |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |access-date=May 23, 2023 |website=U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Resolution Establishing the Continental Marines |url=https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Frequently-Requested-Topics/Historical-Documents-Orders-and-Speeches/Resolution-Establishing-the-Continental-Marines/ |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=Marine Corps University |date=10 November 1775 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418235155/https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Frequently-Requested-Topics/Historical-Documents-Orders-and-Speeches/Resolution-Establishing-the-Continental-Marines/  |archive-date= April 18, 2022 }}</ref>

These forces demobilized in 1784 after the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] ended the Revolutionary War. The [[Congress of the Confederation]] created the current [[United States Army]] on 3 June 1784.<ref name=":4" /> The [[United States Congress]] created the current [[United States Navy]] on 27 March 1794 and the current [[United States Marine Corps]] on 11 July 1798.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brief History of the United States Marine Corps |url=https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Brief-Histories/Brief-History-of-the-United-States-Marine-Corps/ |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=Marine Corps University }}</ref> All three services trace their origins to their respective Continental predecessors. The 1787 adoption of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] gave [[United States Congress|Congress]] the power to "raise and support armies," to "provide and maintain a navy", and to "make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces", as well as the power to [[Declaration of war by the United States|declare war]]. The President of the United States is the United States Armed Forces' [[commander-in-chief]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Power to Declare War  |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/War-Powers/ |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives }}</ref>

The [[United States Coast Guard]] traces its origin to the formation of the [[Revenue Cutter Service]] on 4 August 1790, which merged with the [[United States Life-Saving Service]] on 28 January 1915 to establish the Coast Guard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Time Line 1700 – 1800 |url=https://www.history.uscg.mil/Complete-Time-Line/Time-Line-1700-1800/ |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=www.history.uscg.mil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Time Line 1900's – 2000's |url=https://www.history.uscg.mil/Complete-Time-Line/Time-Line-1900-2000/ |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=www.history.uscg.mil}}</ref> The [[United States Air Force]] was established as an independent service on 18 September 1947; it traces its origin to the formation of the [[Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps]], which was formed 1 August 1907 and was part of the [[United States Army Air Forces|Army Air Forces]] before being recognized as an independent service in the National Security Act of 1947.<ref>{{Cite web |website=Air Force News |date=21 November 2017 |title=Air Force History |url=https://www.military.com/air-force-birthday/air-force-history.html |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref>

The [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]] was formerly considered to be a branch of the United States Armed Forces from 29 July 1945 until 3 July 1952, and is now one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 August 2016 |url=https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center/vso/veterans-preference-and-wartime-service#8 |title=Veterans Preference and "Wartime" Service |access-date=20 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621221456/https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center/vso/veterans-preference-and-wartime-service#8 |archive-date=21 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Should it be called into active duty again, it would constitute a seventh branch of the Armed Forces.<ref name="crs">{{Cite web |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10550 |title=Defense Primer: The Military Departments |date=2023-01-09 |accessdate=2024-07-04 |language=en-US |publisher=[[Congressional Research Service]] |first=Alan |last=Ott}}</ref>

The [[United States Space Force]] was established as an independent service on 20 December 2019. It is the sixth branch of the U.S. military and the first new branch in 72 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/USSpaceForceDoD/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARCv5bxQxz9QMM5ZPYFZoeVpS2-x_IUaiLhEShloFBFWb45cy1FWp5DgsJCSd-dcjt0yQdmhSqbsRbgE |title=United States Space Force Facebook Page|website=Facebook|date=20 December 2019}}</ref> The origin of the Space Force can be traced back to the [[Air Force Space Command]], which was formed 1 September 1982 and was a [[List of major commands of the United States Air Force|major command]] of the United States Air Force.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Space Operations Command |url=https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/About-Space-Operations-Command |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=Spoc.SpaceForce.mil }}</ref>

The U.S. Congressional Research Office annually publishes a ''[[List of Notable Deployments of U.S. Military Forces Overseas]]'' since 1798.<ref>[https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/details?prodcode=R42738 Versions of Report # R42738], U.S. Congressional Research Service</ref>