Military branches (2002) | Military branches (2002) | ||
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 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 | |
Albania | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards | |
Algeria | Peoples National Army (ANP), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie | Peoples National Army (ANP), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie | |
Andorra | no regular military forces, but there is a police force | no regular military forces, but there is a police force | |
Angola | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National 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 (including the 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 and Marines), Coast Guard, Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force | |
Armenia | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards | |
Aruba | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard | |
Australia | Royal Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force | Royal Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force | |
Austria | Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK) | Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK) | |
Azerbaijan | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces | |
Bahamas, The | Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police Force | Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police Force | |
Bahrain | Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) comprising Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force, Amiri Guards, National Guard | Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) comprising Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force, Amiri Guards, National Guard | |
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, Air Force, Coast Guard, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense Parties, Armed Police Battalions, National Cadet Corps) | |
Barbados | Royal Barbados Defense Force (including Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force | Royal Barbados Defense Force (including Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force | |
Belarus | Army, Air Force (including air defense), Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards | Army, Air Force (including air defense), Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards | |
Belgium | Army, Navy, Air Components, Federal Police | Army, Navy, Air Components, Federal Police | |
Belize | Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard) | Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard) | |
Benin | Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie | Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie | |
Bermuda | no regular indigenous military forces; Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary | no regular indigenous military forces; Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary | |
Bhutan | Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Forest Guards | Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Forest Guards | |
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, 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) | 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 (including Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police | Botswana Defense Force (including Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police | |
Brazil | Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary) | Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary) | |
Brunei | Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police | Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei 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 (subordinate to Ministry of Defense), Internal Forces (subordinate to Ministry of Interior), Civil Defense Forces (subordinate to the president) | |
Burkina Faso | Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia | Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia | |
Burma | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Burundi | Army (including naval and air units), Gendarmerie | Army (including naval and air units), Gendarmerie | |
Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF): Army, Navy, Air Force | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF): Army, Navy, Air Force | |
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 Armed Forces (comprising Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Communications Command, Training Command) | |
Cape Verde | Army, Coast Guard | Army, Coast Guard | |
Cayman Islands | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF) | no regular indigenous military forces; 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 (FACA) (including Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, and Air Force), Presidential Security Guard, Gendarmerie, National Police | |
Chad | Armed Forces (including National Army, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Rapid Intervention Force, National and Nomadic Guard (GNNT), Presidential Security Guard, Police | Armed Forces (including National Army, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Rapid Intervention Force, National and Nomadic Guard (GNNT), Presidential Security Guard, Police | |
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 of the Nation, National Navy (including naval air, coast guard, and marines), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National Police), Investigations Police | |
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): 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 | |
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, including Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana), National Police (Policia Nacional) | |
Comoros | Comoran Security Force | Comoran Security Force | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Security Battalion | Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Security Battalion | |
Congo, Republic of the | Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie, National Police | Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie, National Police | |
Costa Rica | no regular indigenous military forces; Air Section, Ministry of Public Forces (Fuerza Publica) | no regular indigenous military forces; Air Section, Ministry of Public Forces (Fuerza Publica) | |
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) | |
Croatia | Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HV), Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces | Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HV), 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) 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 | |
Cyprus | Greek area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police
Turkish area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) |
Greek area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police
Turkish area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) |
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Czech Republic | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Force | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Force | |
Denmark | Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard | Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard | |
Djibouti | Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force) | Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force) | |
Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) | Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) | |
Dominican Republic | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police | |
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 | 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, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, National Police | |
Egypt | Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command | Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command | |
El Salvador | Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force | Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force | |
Equatorial Guinea | Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police | Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police | |
Eritrea | Army, Navy, 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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 no regular indigenous military forces; (includes Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy), Police Force | |
Faroe Islands | no regular indigenous military forces; small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained | no regular indigenous military forces; 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 forces, naval division | |
Finland | Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (including Sea Guard) | Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (including 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 | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie | |
French Polynesia | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (including 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, Presidential (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 | Gambian National Army (GNA) (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 | 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 | |
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 (includes National Guard), combined Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces, Republic Security and Police Forces (internal and border troops) | |
Germany | Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Joint Support Service | Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Joint Support Service | |
Ghana | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force | |
Gibraltar | no regular indigenous military forces; British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force | no regular indigenous military forces; 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, Police, National Guard | |
Grenada | Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard | Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard | |
Guadeloupe | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie | |
Guatemala | Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force | Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force | |
Guinea | Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National) | Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National) | |
Guinea-Bissau | People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force | People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary 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 (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana Police Force, Guyana People's Militia, Guyana National Service | |
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 or unless they are constitutionally abolished |
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Holy See (Vatican City) | Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera) | Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera) | |
Honduras | Army, Navy (including marines), Air Force | Army, Navy (including 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 | 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 | |
Hungary | Ground Forces, Air Forces | Ground Forces, Air Forces | |
Iceland | no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard | no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard | |
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, 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) | |
Indonesia | Army, Navy (including marines and naval air arm), Air Force | Army, Navy (including marines and naval air arm), Air Force | |
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 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 | |
Iraq | Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam | Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam | |
Ireland | Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana) | Army (including 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 (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 | |
Italy | Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri | Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri | |
Jamaica | Jamaica Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force | Jamaica Defense Force (including 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), Japanese Coast Guard | |
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) 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 | |
Kazakhstan | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Border Service, Republican Guard | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Border Service, Republican Guard | |
Kenya | Army, Navy, Air Force | 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) | no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands) | |
Korea, North | Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces | Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces | |
Korea, South | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard) | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard) | |
Kuwait | Army, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard | Army, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard | |
Kyrgyzstan | Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops | Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops | |
Laos | Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force, National Police Department | Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), 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, Border Guard, National Guard | |
Lebanon | Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force) | Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force) | |
Lesotho | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; including Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; including Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police | |
Liberia | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Libya | Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air and Air Defense Command (includes Air Force) | Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air and Air Defense Command (includes Air Force) | |
Lithuania | Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, National Volunteer Defense Forces (SKAT) | Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, National Volunteer Defense Forces (SKAT) | |
Luxembourg | Army, Grand Ducal Police | Army, Grand Ducal Police | |
Macau | no regular indigenous military forces; responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there is a local police force | no regular indigenous military forces; responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there is a local police force | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | Army (ARM), Air and Air Defense Forces, Police Force | Army (ARM), 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 | People's Armed Forces (comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, Aeronaval [Navy and Air] Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment | |
Malawi | Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including paramilitary Mobile Force Unit) | Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including 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 Field Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts | |
Maldives | National Security Service | National Security Service | |
Mali | Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale) | Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale) | |
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 [with subordinate air squadron and maritime squadron] and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force | |
Marshall Islands | no regular military forces; Police Force | no regular military forces; Police Force | |
Martinique | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie | |
Mauritania | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard | |
Mauritius | National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard) | National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard) | |
Mexico | National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines) | National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines) | |
Moldova | Ground Forces (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Republic Security Forces (includes paramilitary Internal Troops and Border Troops) | Ground Forces (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Republic Security Forces (includes paramilitary Internal Troops and Border Troops) | |
Mongolia | Mongolian Armed Forces (includes General Purpose Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Troops); note - Border Troops are under Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs in peacetime | Mongolian Armed Forces (includes General Purpose Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Troops); note - Border Troops are under Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs in peacetime | |
Montserrat | no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force | no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force | |
Morocco | Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces | Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces | |
Mozambique | Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces, Militia | Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces, Militia | |
Namibia | National Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing), Police | National Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing), Police | |
Nauru | no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force | no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force | |
Nepal | Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force | Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese 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 (including 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 | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Royal Netherlands Air Force, National Guard, Police Force | |
New Caledonia | no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force | no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force | New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force | |
Nicaragua | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Niger | Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Intervention and Security Force | Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Intervention and Security Force | |
Nigeria | Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force | Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force | |
Niue | no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force | no regular indigenous military forces; 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 (including Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard | |
Oman | Royal Omani Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Royal Omani Police | Royal Omani Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Royal Omani Police | |
Pakistan | Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard | Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard | |
Palau | NA | NA | |
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) | 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 Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element) | Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element) | |
Paraguay | Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force | Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force | |
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; FAP), National Police (includes General Police, Security Police, and Technical Police) | |
Philippines | Army, Navy (including Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force, paramilitary units | Army, Navy (including Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force, paramilitary units | |
Poland | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force | |
Portugal | Army, Navy (PON) (includes Marines), Air Force, Republican Guard (includes Fiscal Guard) | Army, Navy (PON) (includes Marines), Air Force, Republican Guard (includes Fiscal Guard) | |
Puerto Rico | no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force | no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force | |
Qatar | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Reunion | no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) | no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (including 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 (AMR), Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense, Border Guards | |
Russia | Ground Forces, Navy, Air Forces, Space Forces, Airborne Forces, Strategic Rocket Forces | Ground Forces, Navy, Air Forces, Space Forces, Airborne Forces, Strategic Rocket Forces | |
Rwanda | Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie | Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit) | Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit) | |
Saint Lucia | Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit and Coast Guard) | Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit and Coast Guard) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard | Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard | |
Samoa | no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force | no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force | |
San Marino | Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar), Gendarmerie; note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance | Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar), Gendarmerie; note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance | |
Sao Tome and Principe | Army, Navy, Security Police | Army, Navy, Security Police | |
Saudi Arabia | Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary) | Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary) | |
Senegal | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police (Surete Nationale) | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police (Surete Nationale) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | Army (VJ) (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces) | 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 (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) | |
Sierra Leone | Army (RSLAF) | Army (RSLAF) | |
Singapore | Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force | Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force | |
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) | 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) | |
Slovenia | Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces) | Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces) | |
Solomon Islands | no regular military forces; Solomon Islands National Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP) | no regular military forces; Solomon Islands National Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP) | |
Somalia | A Somali National Army is being reformed 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 | A Somali National Army is being reformed 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 (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service | South African National Defense Force (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service | |
Spain | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard | |
Sri Lanka | Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force | Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force | |
Sudan | Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia | Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia | |
Suriname | National Army (including small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police | National Army (including small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police | |
Swaziland | Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force | Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force | |
Sweden | Army, Royal Navy (including Coast Artillery and Naval Helicopter Service), Air Force | Army, Royal Navy (including Coast Artillery and Naval Helicopter Service), Air Force | |
Switzerland | Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards | Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards | |
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 (includes 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 (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command | |
Tajikistan | Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops) | Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force, 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 (including Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit (including Police Marine Unit and Police Air Wing), territorial 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 (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) | |
Togo | Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie | Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie | |
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 (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 | |
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 (including Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service | |
Tunisia | Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard | Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard | |
Turkey | Land Forces, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie | Land Forces, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie | |
Turkmenistan | Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard | Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard | |
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) | Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (including Army, Marine unit, Air Wing) | |
Ukraine | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Interior Troops, Border Troops | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Interior 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 (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force) | |
United Kingdom | Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), Royal Air Force | Army, Royal Navy (including 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 (including 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, National Guard, Security Forces (internal security and border troops) | |
Vanuatu | no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; including the paramilitary Mobile Force or VMF) | no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; including the paramilitary 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 - 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) | |
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 (includes Ground Forces, People's Navy Command [including Naval Infantry], Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard) | |
Yemen | Army (includes Special Forces, established in 1999), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard | Army (includes Special Forces, established in 1999), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard | |
Zambia | Army, Air Force, Police, paramilitary forces | Army, Air Force, Police, paramilitary forces | |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police) | Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police) |