Military branches (2002) | Military branches (2001) | ||
Afghanistan | NA; note - the December 2001 Bonn Agreement calls for all militia forces to come under Afghan Interim Authority (AIA) control, but formation of a national army is likely to be a gradual process; Afghanistan's forces continue to be factionalized largely along ethnic lines | NA; note - the military does not exist on a national basis; some elements of the former Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Border Guard Forces, National Police Force (Sarandoi), and tribal militias still exist but are factionalized among the various groups | |
Algeria | Peoples National Army (ANP), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie | National Popular Army, Navy, Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie | |
Andorra | no regular military forces, but there is a police force | - | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (including the Coast Guard) | Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (includes Coast Guard) | |
Argentina | Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes naval aviation and Marines), Coast Guard, Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force | Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force | |
Armenia | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards | Army, Air Force and Air Defense Aviation, Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops) | |
Aruba | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard | Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard | |
Australia | Royal Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force | Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force | |
Austria | Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK) | Army (includes Flying Division) | |
Azerbaijan | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards | |
Bahrain | Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) comprising Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force, Amiri Guards, National Guard | Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force | |
Bangladesh | Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense Parties, Armed Police Battalions, National Cadet Corps) | Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense Parties, National Cadet Corps), Armed Police battalions | |
Barbados | Royal Barbados Defense Force (including Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force | Royal Barbados Defense Force (includes Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force | |
Belarus | Army, Air Force (including air defense), Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards | Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards | |
Belgium | Army, Navy, Air Components, Federal Police | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Medical Service | |
Benin | Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie | Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie | |
Bermuda | no regular indigenous military forces; Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary | Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary | |
Bhutan | Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Forest Guards | Royal Bhutan Army, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Royal Body Guards, Forest Guards (paramilitary) | |
Bolivia | Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia) | Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia) | |
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) | Federation Army or VF (composed of both Croatian and Bosniak elements), Republika Srpska Army or VRS (composed of Bosnian Serb elements); note - within both of these forces air and air defense are subordinate commands | |
Botswana | Botswana Defense Force (including Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police | Botswana Defense Force (includes Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police | |
Bulgaria | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (subordinate to Ministry of Defense), Internal Forces (subordinate to Ministry of Interior), Civil Defense Forces (subordinate to the president) | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Forces, Internal Troops | |
Burundi | Army (including naval and air units), Gendarmerie | Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie | |
Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF): Army, Navy, Air Force | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), including Army, Navy, and Air Force - created in 1993 by the merger of the Cambodian People's Armed Forces and the two noncommunist resistance armies
note: Khmer Rouge and royalist insurgent forces were integrated into the RCAF in 1999 |
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Cameroon | Army, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard | Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard | |
Canada | Canadian Armed Forces (comprising Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Communications Command, Training Command) | Canadian Forces (includes Land Forces Command or LC, Maritime Command or MC, Air Command or AC, Communications Command or CC, Training Command or TC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | |
Cape Verde | Army, Coast Guard | Army, Coast Guard/Marines | |
Cayman Islands | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF) | Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF) | |
Central African Republic | Central African Armed Forces (FACA) (including Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, and Air Force), Presidential Security Guard, Gendarmerie, National Police | Central African Armed Forces (includes Army, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, Police Force) | |
Chad | Armed Forces (including National Army, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Rapid Intervention Force, National and Nomadic Guard (GNNT), Presidential Security Guard, Police | Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police, Rural and Nomadic Guard (GNNT) | |
Chile | Army of the Nation, National Navy (including naval air, coast guard, and marines), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National Police), Investigations Police | Army, Navy (includes Naval Air, Coast Guard, and Marines), Air Force, Carabineros of Chile (National Police), Investigations Police
note: Carabineros and Investigations Police are normally administered by the Ministry of Interior, but in times of national emergency, they are considered part of the military |
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China | People's Liberation Army (PLA): comprises ground forces, Navy (including naval infantry and naval aviation), Air Force, and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force), People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops, nominally a state security body but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA), militia | People's Liberation Army (PLA) - which includes Ground Forces, Navy (includes Marines and Naval Aviation), Air Force, Second Artillery Corps (the strategic missile force), People's Armed Police (internal security troops, nominally subordinate to Ministry of Public Security, but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA in wartime) | |
Colombia | Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, including Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana), National Police (Policia Nacional) | Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana), National Police (Policia Nacional) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Security Battalion | Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Presidential Security Group | |
Congo, Republic of the | Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie, National Police | Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie | |
Costa Rica | no regular indigenous military forces; Air Section, Ministry of Public Forces (Fuerza Publica) | Coast Guard, Air Section, Ministry of Public Security Force (Fuerza Publica)
note: Costa Rica has no military, only domestic police forces, including the Coast Guard and Air Section |
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Cote d'Ivoire | Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard) | Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard), Sapeur-Pompier (Military Fire Group) | |
Croatia | Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HV), Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces | |
Cuba | Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) including Ground Forces, Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), and Youth Labor Army (EJT); note - the Border Guard Troops (TGF) are controlled by the Interior Ministry | Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) includes ground forces, Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Troops Militia (MTT), and Youth Labor Army (EJT); the Border Guard (TGF) is controlled by the Interior Ministry | |
Cyprus | Greek area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police
Turkish area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) |
Greek Cypriot area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements), Hellenic Forces Contingent on Cyprus (ELDYK), Greek Cypriot Police; Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (TCSF), Turkish mainland army units | |
Czech Republic | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Force | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense, Railroad Units | |
Djibouti | Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force) | Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force) | |
Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) | Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) | |
East Timor | the East Timor Defense Force or FALINTIL-FDTL comprises a light-infantry Army and a small Naval component; note - plans are to develop a force of 1,500 active personnel and 1,500 reserve personnel over the next five years | - | |
Ecuador | Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, National Police | Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano), Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana), National Police (Policia Nacional) | |
El Salvador | Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Estonia | Estonia Defense Forces (including Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force), 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 |
Ground Forces, Navy/Coast Guard, Air and Air Defense Force (not officially sanctioned), Maritime Border Guard, Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Security Forces (internal and border troops) | |
Ethiopia | Ethiopian National Defense Force (Ground Forces, Air Force, militia, police)
note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession |
Ground Forces, Air Force, Police, Militia
note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the independence of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession and ships which belonged to the former Ethiopian Navy and based at Djibouti have been sold |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | British Forces Falkland Islands no regular indigenous military forces; (includes Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy), Police Force | British Forces Falkland Islands (includes Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines), Police Force | |
Faroe Islands | no regular indigenous military forces; small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained | defense is the responsibility of Denmark; no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained | |
Fiji | Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF), includes ground forces, naval division | Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF; includes ground and naval forces) | |
Finland | Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (including Sea Guard) | Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (includes Sea Guard) | |
France | Army (includes marines), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie | Army (includes Marines), Navy (includes Naval Air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie | |
French Guiana | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie | French Forces, Gendarmerie | |
French Polynesia | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie | French Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie | |
Gabon | Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential (Republican) Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police | Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police | |
Gambia, The | Gambian National Army (GNA) (includes marine unit), National Police, Presidential Guard | Army (includes marine unit), National Police, Presidential Guard | |
Gaza Strip | in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, a Public Security Force and a civil Police Force | NA | |
Georgia | Ground Forces (includes National Guard), combined Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces, Republic Security and Police Forces (internal and border troops) | Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops) | |
Germany | Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Joint Support Service | Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Border Police, Coast Guard | |
Ghana | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, Palace Guard, Civil Defense | |
Gibraltar | no regular indigenous military forces; British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force | British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force | |
Greece | Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, Police, National Guard | Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, National Guard, Police | |
Grenada | Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard | Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard | |
Guadeloupe | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie | French Forces, Gendarmerie | |
Guatemala | Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Guyana | Guyana Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana Police Force, Guyana People's Militia, Guyana National Service | Guyana Defense Force (GDF; includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana People's Militia (GPM), Guyana National Service (GNS), Guyana Police Force | |
Haiti | Haitian National Police (HNP)
note: the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished |
Haitian National Police (HNP)
note: the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been demobilized but still exist on paper until constitutionally abolished |
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Holy See (Vatican City) | Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera) | - | |
Honduras | Army, Navy (including marines), Air Force | Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force | |
Hong Kong | no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) including 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 | Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) including 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 | Ground Forces, Air Force; note - there is a paramilitary Border Guard which is under the Ministry of Interior | |
Iceland | no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard | no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard; note - Iceland's defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik | |
India | Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Strategic Nuclear Command (SNC), Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (including Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, Rashtriya Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Ladakh Scouts, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, Defense Security Corps, and Indian Reserve Battalions) | Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, Rashtriya Rifles, and National Security Guards) | |
Indonesia | Army, Navy (including marines and naval air arm), Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines
note: as of 1 July 2000, the National Police became an independent organization that reports directly to the president |
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Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Command), Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Qods [special operations], and Basij [Popular Mobilization Army] forces), Law Enforcement Forces | Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces), Revolutionary Guards (includes Ground, Air, Navy, Qods, and Basij-mobilization-forces), Law Enforcement Forces | |
Ireland | Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana) | Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana) | |
Israel | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (includes ground, naval, and air components with Air Defense Forces), Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli military services | Israel Defense Forces (includes ground, naval, and air components), Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal), Frontier Guard, Chen (women); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli military services | |
Jamaica | Jamaica Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force | Jamaica Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force | |
Japan | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force), Japanese Coast Guard | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force) | |
Jordan | Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command or Socom); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations | Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF; includes Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, and Royal Jordanian Air Force); Ministry of the Interior's Public Security Force (falls under JAF only in wartime or crisis situations) | |
Kazakhstan | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Border Service, Republican Guard | General Purpose Forces (Army), Air Force, Border Guards, Navy, Republican Guard | |
Kenya | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary General Service Unit of the Police | |
Kuwait | Army, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard | |
Laos | Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force, National Police Department | Lao People's Army (LPA; includes riverine element), Air Force, National Police Department | |
Latvia | Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guard, National Guard | Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) | |
Lesotho | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; including Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; includes Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police (RLMP) | |
Liberia | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army, Air Force, Navy | |
Libya | Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air and Air Defense Command (includes Air Force) | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Command | |
Lithuania | Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, National Volunteer Defense Forces (SKAT) | Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard (Skat) | |
Luxembourg | Army, Grand Ducal Police | Army; note - the government abolished the Gendarmerie | |
Macau | no regular indigenous military forces; responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there is a local police force | Macau garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes about 500 troops | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | Army (ARM), Air and Air Defense Forces, Police Force | Army (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Police Force | |
Madagascar | People's Armed Forces (comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, Aeronaval [Navy and Air] Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment | Popular Armed Forces (includes Intervention Forces, Development Forces, Aeronaval Forces - includes Navy and Air Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment | |
Malawi | Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including paramilitary Mobile Force Unit) | Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes paramilitary Mobile Force Unit) | |
Malaysia | Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Field Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts | Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts | |
Malta | Armed Forces (including land forces [with subordinate air squadron and maritime squadron] and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force | Armed Forces (including land forces, an air squadron, a maritime squadron, and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force | |
Marshall Islands | no regular military forces; Police Force | no regular military forces (a coast guard may be established); Police Force | |
Martinique | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie | French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie | |
Mexico | National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines) | National Defense Secretariat (includes Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry) | |
Moldova | Ground Forces (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Republic Security Forces (includes paramilitary Internal Troops and Border Troops) | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops) | |
Montserrat | no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force | Police Force | |
Mozambique | Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces, Militia | Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Militia | |
Namibia | National Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing), Police | National Defense Force (Army), Police | |
Nauru | no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force | no regular armed forces; Directorate of the Nauru Police Force | |
Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary | Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary | |
Netherlands Antilles | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Royal Netherlands Air Force, National Guard, Police Force | Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, Police Force | |
New Caledonia | no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force | French Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force | |
Niger | Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Intervention and Security Force | Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police | |
Nigeria | Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Niue | no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force | Police Force | |
Norway | Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (including Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard | Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard | |
Oman | Royal Omani Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Royal Omani Police | Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police) | |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element) | Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, and Special Forces Unit) | |
Peru | Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP), National Police (includes General Police, Security Police, and Technical Police) | Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru), National Police (Policia Nacional) | |
Philippines | Army, Navy (including Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force, paramilitary units | Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force | |
Portugal | Army, Navy (PON) (includes Marines), Air Force, Republican Guard (includes Fiscal Guard) | Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National Republican Guard | |
Puerto Rico | no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force | paramilitary National Guard, Police Force | |
Qatar | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Security | |
Reunion | no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) | French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) | |
Romania | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense, Border Guards | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense | |
Russia | Ground Forces, Navy, Air Forces, Space Forces, Airborne Forces, Strategic Rocket Forces | Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Strategic Rocket Forces | |
Rwanda | Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit) | Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force, Coast Guard, Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force | |
Saint Lucia | Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit and Coast Guard) | Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard | |
San Marino | Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar), Gendarmerie; note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance | Voluntary Military Force, Police Force | |
Serbia and Montenegro | Army (VJ) (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces) | - | |
Seychelles | Army, Coast Guard (includes Air Wing), Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Police Force (includes Police Mobile Unit, a special weapons and tactics unit capable of assisting the Army in maintaining internal stability) | Army, Coast Guard, air wing, National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit, Police Force | |
Sierra Leone | Army (RSLAF) | Army | |
Slovakia | Army (Ground Forces), Air and Air Defense Forces, Home Guards (Territorial Defense Forces), Civil Defense Force, Railway Armed Forces (subordinate to the Ministry of Transportation, Post, and Telecommunications) | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, Civil Defense Force | |
South Africa | South African National Defense Force (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service | South African National Defense Force or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service or SAPS | |
Suriname | National Army (including small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police | National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police | |
Sweden | Army, Royal Navy (including Coast Artillery and Naval Helicopter Service), Air Force | Swedish Army, Royal Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force | |
Syria | Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), Police and Security Force | Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force, Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces, Police and Security Force | |
Taiwan | Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command | Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, Coastal Patrol and Defense Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces | |
Tajikistan | Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops) | Army, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops) | |
Tanzania | Tanzanian People's Defense Force (including Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit (including Police Marine Unit and Police Air Wing), territorial militia | Tanzanian People's Defense Force or TPDF (includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit, Militia | |
Thailand | Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, paramilitary forces (includes the Border Patrol Police [including Police Aerial Reinforcement Unit], Thahan Phran, Special Action Forces, Police Aviation Division, Thai Marine Police, and the Volunteer Defense Corps) | Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, Paramilitary Forces | |
Tonga | Tonga Defense Services (made up of three operational command components and two support elements, including the Royal Marines, Royal Guards, Maritime Force, a support/logistics group, and a training group), Police; note - a new air wing that will be subordinate to the Ministry of Defense is being developed | Tonga Defense Services (includes Royal Tongan Marines, Tongan Royal Guards, Maritime Force, Police); note - a new Air Wing which will be subordinate to the Defense Ministry is being developed | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (including Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service | Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service | |
Turkey | Land Forces, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie | Land Force, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie | |
Tuvalu | no regular military forces; Police Force (includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations) | no regular military forces; Police Force includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations | |
Uganda | Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (including Army, Marine unit, Air Wing) | Army, Air Wing, Marine Unit | |
Ukraine | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Interior Troops, Border Troops | Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Internal Troops, Border Troops | |
United Arab Emirates | Army, Navy (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force) | Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary (includes Federal Police Force) | |
United Kingdom | Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), Royal Air Force | Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force | |
United States | Department of the Army, Department of the Navy (includes Marine Corps), Department of the Air Force
note: the Coast Guard is normally subordinate to the Department of Transportation, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy |
Department of the Army, Department of the Navy (includes Marine Corps), Department of the Air Force
note: the Coast Guard is normally subordinate to the Department of Transportation, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy |
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Uruguay | Army, Navy (including Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, Marines), Air Force, Police (Coracero Guard, Grenadier Guard) | Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, Marines), Air Force, Police (Coracero Guard, Grenadier Guard) | |
Uzbekistan | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal security and border troops) | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard | |
Vanuatu | no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; including the paramilitary Mobile Force or VMF) | no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; includes the paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force or VMF) | |
Venezuela | National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales or FAN) includes Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada - including marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional) | National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales or FAN) includes Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada), 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 (includes Ground Forces, People's Navy Command [including Naval Infantry], Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard) | People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes Ground Forces, Navy, and Air Force), Coast Guard | |
West Bank | - | NA | |
Western Sahara | - | NA | |
Yemen | Army (includes Special Forces, established in 1999), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard | Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential Guards, paramilitary (includes Police) | |
Yugoslavia | - | Army (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces) | |
Zambia | Army, Air Force, Police, paramilitary forces | Army, Air Force, National Service, police |