Military of the United States - Unified Combatant Commands

The armed forces, also known as the armed services, of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy United States Air Force United States Coast Guard[1] Approximately 1.4 million personnel are currently on active duty in the military with an additional 860,000 personnel in the seven reserve components (456,000 of which ...

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• Military of the United States - Capabilities
• Military of the United States - Organization
• Military of the United States - National Command organizational chart
• Military of the United States - Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Military of the United States - Unified Combatant Commands
• Military of the United States - Personnel
• Military of the United States - Recruitment
• Military of the United States - Uniforms
• Military of the United States - Personnel in each service
• Military of the United States - Personnel deployed
• Military of the United States - Budget Comparison
• Military of the United States - Notes

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The United States military is unique in the amount of power it can project globally. Although France and the United Kingdom are capable of projecting limited amounts of power overseas, the United States military is the only military capable of fighting a major regional war at a distance from its homeland. The U.S. is also one of the few nations in the world that has a sizable nuclear arsenal and maintains active doctrines for plausible nuclear attack operations. As such, much of the U.S. military capabilities are tied up in logistics ...

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Military of the United States, Military of the United States - Capabilities, Military of the United States - Organization, Military of the United States - National Command organizational chart, Military of the United States - Joint Chiefs of Staff, Military of the United States - Unified Combatant Commands, Military of the United States - Personnel, Military of the United States - Recruitment, Military of the United States - Uniforms, Military of the United States - Personnel in each service, Military of the United States - Personnel deployed, Military of the United States - Budget Comparison, Military of the United States - Notes

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Main article U.S. military budget The military expenditure of the Department of Defense for 2004 was: The United States military budget is larger than the military budgets of the next twenty biggest spenders combined, and six times larger than China's, which places second (it should be noted that it is widely believed that China understates its actual military expenditures). Dollar for dollar, the United States and its closest allies are responsible for approximately two-thirds of all military spending on Earth (of which ...

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Military of the United States, Military of the United States - Capabilities, Military of the United States - Organization, Military of the United States - National Command organizational chart, Military of the United States - Joint Chiefs of Staff, Military of the United States - Unified Combatant Commands, Military of the United States - Personnel, Military of the United States - Recruitment, Military of the United States - Uniforms, Military of the United States - Personnel in each service, Military of the United States - Personnel deployed, Military of the United States - Budget Comparison, Military of the United States - Notes

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Military of the United States - Recruitment. As in most militaries, members of the U.S. armed forces hold ranks and can be promoted, and subscribes to the Officer/Enlisted distinction. After enlistment new recruits undergo Basic Training, followed by Advanced Individual Training in their primary Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) at any of the numerous MOS training facilities around the world. Initially recruits without higher education, or college degrees will hold the pay grade of E-1, and wil ...

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Under the United States Constitution, the President of the United States is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. To coordinate military action with diplomatic action, the President has an advisory National Security Council. Under the President is the United States Secretary of Defense, a Cabinet Secretary responsible for the Department of Defense. Both the President and Secre ...

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Military of the United States, Military of the United States - Capabilities, Military of the United States - Organization, Military of the United States - National Command organizational chart, Military of the United States - Joint Chiefs of Staff, Military of the United States - Unified Combatant Commands, Military of the United States - Personnel, Military of the United States - Recruitment, Military of the United States - Uniforms, Military of the United States - Personnel in each service, Military of the United States - Personnel deployed, Military of the United States - Budget Comparison, Military of the United States - Notes

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