Afghanistan | Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force), Afghan Militia Force (AMF) (2005) | |
Albania | General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command | |
Algeria | People's National Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005) | |
Andorra | no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra | |
Angola | Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA) | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force: Infantry, Coast Guard (2004) | |
Argentina | Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) | |
Armenia | Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force | |
Aruba | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard | |
Australia | Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command | |
Austria | Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK) | |
Azerbaijan | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces | |
Bahamas, The | Royal Bahamaian Defense Force (naval forces) (2004) | |
Bahrain | Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard | |
Bangladesh | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Barbados | Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command and Coast Guard (2005) | |
Belarus | Army, Air and Air Defense Force | |
Belgium | Land, Naval, and Air Components (2005) | |
Belize | Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard | |
Benin | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Bermuda | Bermuda Regiment | |
Bhutan | Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2005) | |
Bolivia | Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval; includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana) (2004) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | VF Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army), VRS Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army) | |
Botswana | Botswana Defense Force (includes an Air Wing) | |
Brazil | Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB) | |
Brunei | Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force | |
Bulgaria | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces | |
Burkina Faso | Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (2005) | |
Burma | Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (2005) | |
Burundi | National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2005) | |
Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Cameroon | Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force | |
Canada | Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Canada Command (homeland security) to be operational in early 2006 (2005) | |
Cape Verde | People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing) | |
Cayman Islands | no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force | |
Central African Republic | Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Ground Forces, Air Force; General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Republican Guard (2004) | |
Chad | Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, Gendarmerie (2004) | |
Chile | Army of the Nation, National Navy (includes naval air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Chilean Air Force, Chilean Carabineros (National Police) | |
China | People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes Airborne Forces), and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops considered to be an adjunct to the PLA); Militia (2003) | |
Colombia | Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana) | |
Comoros | Comoran Security Force | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Congo, Republic of the | Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Navy, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (2005) | |
Cook Islands | no regular military forces; Ministry of Police and Disaster Management (2004) | |
Costa Rica | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police | |
Cote d'Ivoire | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Croatia | Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO) | |
Cuba | Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT) | |
Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements)
north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) |
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Czech Republic | Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command, Support and Training Forces Command (2005) | |
Denmark | Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard (Hjemmevaernet) | |
Djibouti | Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force) | |
Dominica | no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard) | |
Dominican Republic | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
East Timor | East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy (Armada) (2005) | |
Ecuador | Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) | |
Egypt | Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command | |
El Salvador | Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force (FAS) | |
Equatorial Guinea | Army, Navy, Air Force (2005) | |
Eritrea | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Estonia | Estonian Defense Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Staff, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Maritime Border Guard, Coast Guard
note: Border Guards and Ministry of Internal Affairs become part of the Estonian Defense Forces in wartime; the Coast Guard is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in peacetime and the Estonian Navy in wartime |
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Ethiopia | Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Air Force
note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession (2003) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | no regular military forces | |
Faroe Islands | no regular military forces | |
Fiji | Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division (2005) | |
Finland | Finnish Defense Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (2003) | |
France | Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie | |
French Guiana | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie | |
French Polynesia | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force | |
Gabon | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police | |
Gambia, The | Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard | |
Gaza Strip | in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (2002) | |
Georgia | Ground Forces (includes National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force, Interior Forces | |
Germany | Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service | |
Ghana | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Gibraltar | Royal Gibraltar Regiment | |
Greece | Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA) | |
Grenada | no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force | |
Guadeloupe | no regular military forces | |
Guatemala | Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force | |
Guinea | Army (includes Presidential Guard, Republican Guard), Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police | |
Guinea-Bissau | People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force | |
Guyana | Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps, Guyana People's Militia | |
Haiti | the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia) | |
Honduras | Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force | |
Hong Kong | no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region | |
Hungary | Ground Forces, Air Forces | |
Iceland | no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan) | |
India | Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps) | |
Indonesia | Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, includes Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU) | |
Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Qods Force (special operations), and Basij Force (Popular Mobilization Army) Law Enforcement Forces: (2004) |
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Iraq | Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Regular Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (2005) | |
Ireland | Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps) | |
Israel | Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps, Navy, Air and Space Force (includes Air Defense Forces); historically there have been no separate Israeli military services | |
Italy | Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Corpo dei Carabinieri, CC) (2005) | |
Jamaica | Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing | |
Japan | Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force) | |
Jordan | Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command (SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations | |
Kazakhstan | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard | |
Kenya | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Kiribati | no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands) | |
Korea, North | North Korean People's Army: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force; Civil Security Forces (2005) | |
Korea, South | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard) | |
Kuwait | Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense Force), National Guard (2002) | |
Kyrgyzstan | Army, Air Force, National Guard (2004) | |
Laos | Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force | |
Latvia | Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) | |
Lebanon | Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force | |
Lesotho | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing | |
Liberia | Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Libya | Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command | |
Lithuania | Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT) | |
Luxembourg | Army | |
Macau | China's People's Revolutionary Army (PLA) constitutes the only armed force in Macau; several police forces constitute the Security Forces of Macau (SFM) that are subordinate to the General Secretariat of Security, a body comparable to a ministry of interior (2004) | |
Macedonia | Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; includes Air and Air Defense Command) | |
Madagascar | People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval (Navy and Air) Force; National Gendarmerie | |
Malawi | Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes Mobile Force Unit) | |
Malaysia | Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2005) | |
Maldives | National Security Service includes Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element, Coast Guard | |
Mali | Army, Air Force, National Guard | |
Malta | Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005) | |
Marshall Islands | no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police | |
Martinique | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie | |
Mauritania | Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes Naval Infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005) | |
Mauritius | National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard) | |
Mexico | Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM)
Secretariat of the Navy (Semar): Naval Air and Marines (2004) |
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Micronesia, Federated States of | no ministry of defense and no standing armed forces; the paramilitary Maritime Wing, a small maritime law enforcement unit, is responsible to the Division of Maritime Surveillance within the Office of the Attorney General (2003) | |
Moldova | National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force | |
Mongolia | Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian People's Army (MPA), Mongolian People's Air Force (MPAF) (2005) | |
Montserrat | no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005) | |
Morocco | Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine) | |
Mozambique | Mozambique Armed Defense Forces: Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Logistics Command | |
Namibia | Namibian Defense Force: Army (includes Air Wing), Navy, Police | |
Nauru | no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force | |
Nepal | Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force | |
Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (2004) | |
Netherlands Antilles | National Guard, Police Force | |
New Caledonia | no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force | |
Nicaragua | Army (includes Navy, Air Force) | |
Niger | Niger Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (2005) | |
Nigeria | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Niue | no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force | |
Norway | Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard | |
Oman | Royal Omani Armed Forces: Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2005) | |
Pakistan | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Palau | no regular military forces; Police Force | |
Panama | an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service) | |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) | |
Paraguay | Army, Navy (includes Naval Aviation, River Defense Corps, Coast Guard), Air Force | |
Peru | Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP) | |
Philippines | Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard, Marine Corps), Air Force | |
Poland | Land Forces, Navy, Polish Air Force (PSP) | |
Portugal | Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005) | |
Puerto Rico | no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force | |
Qatar | Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF) | |
Reunion | no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) | |
Romania | Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Special Operations, Civil Defense (2005) | |
Russia | Ground Forces (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches | |
Rwanda | Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force | |
Saint Lucia | Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard | |
Samoa | no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force | |
San Marino | Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance | |
Sao Tome and Principe | Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard (2004) | |
Saudi Arabia | Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary) | |
Senegal | Army, Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Air Force (2005) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | Serbian and Montenegrin Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore, VSCG): Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces (2005) | |
Seychelles | Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005) | |
Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing) | |
Singapore | Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense (2005) | |
Slovakia | Army of the Slovak Republic (Armady Slovenskej Republika): Land Command, Air Forces (Vozdushne Sily), Training and Support Command, Logistics Command (2005) | |
Slovenia | Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces) | |
Solomon Islands | no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP) | |
Somalia | A Somali National Army was attempted under the interim government; numerous factions and clans maintain independent militias, and the Somaliland and Puntland regional governments maintain their own security and police forces | |
South Africa | South African National Defense Force (SANDF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint Operations, Joint Support, Military Intelligence, Military Health Service (2004) | |
Spain | Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Naval Infantry | |
Sri Lanka | Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force | |
Sudan | Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force | |
Suriname | National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements) | |
Swaziland | Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes Air Wing), Royal Swaziland Police Force (RSPF) (2005) | |
Sweden | Army, Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN), Air Force (Flygvapnet) | |
Switzerland | Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) | |
Syria | Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (includes Air Defense Command), Police and Security Force | |
Taiwan | Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command | |
Tajikistan | Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force | |
Tanzania | Tanzanian People's Defense Force (JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing, Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service | |
Thailand | Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force | |
Togo | Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005) | |
Tonga | Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (includes Air Wing) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes Air Wing) (2004) | |
Tunisia | Army, Navy, Air Force (2003) | |
Turkey | Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force | |
Turkmenistan | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2004) | |
Tuvalu | no regular military forces; national police force | |
Uganda | Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing | |
Ukraine | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (2002) | |
United Arab Emirates | Army, Navy (includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force) | |
United Kingdom | Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force | |
United States | Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard (Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy) | |
Uruguay | Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force | |
Uzbekistan | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard | |
Vanuatu | no regular military forces; security forces comprise the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) and paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), which includes Vanuatu's naval force, known as the Police Maritime Wing (PMW); border security in Vanuatu is the joint responsibility of the Customs and Inland Revenue Service, VPF, VMF, and PMW (2003) | |
Venezuela | National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales, FAN): Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada - includes Marines, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional) | |
Vietnam | People's Army of Vietnam: Ground Forces, People's Navy Command (includes Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard | |
Yemen | Army (includes Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (includes Marines), Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard (2002) | |
Zambia | Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service | |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (2005) |