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U.S. Armed Forces Overview

The United States has six armed services: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Space Force. The Army, Navy and Air Force are administered by a service department within the Dept. of Defense (DoD). The Marine Corps is a second armed service in the Dept. of the Navy. Space Force has similar arrangement under the Dept. of the Air Force. During peacetime, the Coast Guard is under the administrative control of the Dept. of Homeland...

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