The United States Armed Forces is the military service of the United States and is structured into five branches.
United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard United States Air Force Officer (armed forces) United States Service academies Staff college United States Navy Uniformed services of the United States Recruit training Robert Gates United States Army Non-commissioned officer Commander-in-chief President of the United States Afghanistan Iraq United States Secretary of Defense Armed forces North Vietnam American Civil War Operation Enduring Freedom South Vietnam Iraq War Direct commission officer George Washington United States Department of Defense Full-spectrum dominance Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Cold War Vietnam War Delayed Entry Program World War II Battlefield commission Post-Cold War era Admiral of the Navy Pushmataha Colonial war Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States Goldwater-Nichols Act Status quo ante
