Military branches (2003) | Military branches (2004) | ||
Afghanistan | NA; note - the December 2001 Bonn Agreement called for all militia forces to come under the authority of the central government, but regional leaders have continued to retain their militias and the formation of a nation army will be a gradual process; Afghanistan's forces continue to be factionalized, largely along ethnic lines | Afghan National Army, currently being trained by the US with the assistance of the international community, is 7,000 strong; note - the December 2001 Bonn Agreement called for all militia forces to come under the authority of the central government, but regional leaders have continued to retain their militias and the formation of a national army remains a gradual process; Afghanistan's militia forces continue to be factionalized, largely along ethnic lines | |
Albania | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards | General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Forces Command, Doctrine and Exercises Command, Logistics Support Command | |
Algeria | People's National Army (ANP), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie | People's National Army (ANP; includes Ground Forces), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force (QJA), Territorial Air Defense | |
Andorra | no regular military forces, but there is a police force | no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra | |
Angola | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force | Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA) | |
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 (including 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), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) | |
Armenia | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards | Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force | |
Australia | Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force | Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, new Special Operations Command (announced in December 2002) | |
Bahamas, The | Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police Force | Royal Bahamas Defense Force (including Coast Guard) | |
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): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, 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 | |
Barbados | Royal Barbados Defense Force (including Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force | Royal Barbados Defense Force (Troops Command and Coast Guard) | |
Belarus | Army, Air Force (including air defense), Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards | Army, Air and Air Defense Force | |
Belgium | Army, Navy, Air Components, Federal Police | Army, Naval, and Air Operations Commands | |
Benin | Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie | Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Bermuda | no regular indigenous military forces; Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary | Bermuda Regiment | |
Bhutan | Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Forest Guards | Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia | |
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) | |
Botswana | Botswana Defense Force (including Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police | Botswana Defense Force (including an Air Wing) | |
Brazil | Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary) | Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (including Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB) | |
Brunei | Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police | Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force | |
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 | |
Burkina Faso | Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia | Army, Air Force | |
Burundi | Army (including naval and air units), Gendarmerie | Army (including Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie | |
Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF): Army, Navy, Air Force | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Cameroon | Army, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard | Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force | |
Canada | Canadian Armed Forces (comprising Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Communications Command, Training Command) | Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command | |
Cayman Islands | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF) | no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force | |
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): Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air 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: National Army (ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard | |
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 Marine Corps), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National Police) | |
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 Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Security Battalion | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Congo, Republic of the | Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie, National Police | Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy | |
Costa Rica | no regular indigenous military forces; Air Section, Ministry of Public Forces (Fuerza Publica) | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security | |
Croatia | Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HV), Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces | 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) including Revolutionary Army (ER), 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): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT) | |
Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police
Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) |
Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police
north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) |
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Czech Republic | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Force | Czech Army: Ground Forces, Air Forces, Special Forces | |
Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) | no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Coast Guard) | |
Dominican Republic | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
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 | East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy | |
Equatorial Guinea | Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police | Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force | |
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, Mobilized Militia
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 | no regular military forces | |
Faroe Islands | no regular indigenous military forces; small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained | no regular military forces | |
Fiji | Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF), includes ground forces, naval division | Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division | |
Finland | Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (including Sea Guard) | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
France | Army (includes marines), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie | Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (including naval air), Air Force (including Air Defense), National Gendarmerie | |
French Guiana | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie | |
French Polynesia | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force | |
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, National Gendarmerie, National Police | |
Gambia, The | Gambian National Army (GNA) (includes marine unit), National Police, Presidential Guard | Gambian National Army (GNA) (including Naval Unit), Presidential Guard | |
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 (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force | |
Germany | Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Joint Support Service | Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine; including Naval Air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service | |
Ghana | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Gibraltar | no regular indigenous military forces; British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force | Royal Gibraltar Regiment | |
Greece | Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, Police, National Guard | Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (EPA), National Guard | |
Grenada | Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard | no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force | |
Guadeloupe | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie | no regular military forces | |
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, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police | |
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: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps; Guyana People's Militia | |
Honduras | Army, Navy (including marines), Air Force | Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force | |
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, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (including 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 | Army, Navy (including marines and naval air arm), Air Force | Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU) | |
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), Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Qods Force [special operations], and Basij [Popular Mobilization Army]), Law Enforcement Forces | |
Iraq | Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam; note - with the defeat of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003, the data listed in the following entries for Iraq is invalid, but is retained here for historical purposes and until replaced by valid information related to the future Iraqi Government (April 2003) | note: in the summer of 2003 the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) began recruiting and training a New Iraqi Army (NIA) that would have a purely defensive mission and capability; in March 2004, the Iraqi Interim Government established a Ministry of Defense to create an Iraqi Armed Force; at that time the NIA was renamed the Iraqi Armed Force - Army (IAF-A); plans also were put into effect to reconstitute an Iraqi Army Air Corps (IAAC) and Coastal Defense Force (navy), but there are no plans to reconstitute an Iraqi Air Force; the Army's primary new focus will be domestic counterinsurgency, which is a change of direction from the CPA's intent to create an army not involved in domestic politics; in mid-2004 the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) was designated the Iraqi National Guard (ING) and subordinated to the Defense Ministry and the Iraqi Armed Forces Pre-war Iraqi military equipment was largely destroyed by Coalition forces during combat operations in early 2003 or subsequently looted or scrapped (September 2004) | |
Ireland | Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana) | Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps) | |
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): Ground Corps (including Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal)), Navy, Air Force(including Air Defense Forces); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli military services | |
Italy | Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri | Army, Navy, Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri | |
Jamaica | Jamaica Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force | Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing | |
Kazakhstan | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Border Service, Republican Guard | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard | |
Kuwait | Army, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard | Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Guard | |
Laos | Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force, National Police Department | Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force | |
Latvia | Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guard, National Guard | Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) | |
Lesotho | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; including Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; with Army and Air Wing) | |
Liberia | Army, Navy, Air Force | Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): 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 Force, Air Defense Command | |
Lithuania | Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, National Volunteer Defense Forces (SKAT) | National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT), Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force | |
Luxembourg | Army, Grand Ducal Police | Army | |
Macau | no regular indigenous military forces; responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there is a local police force | responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces | |
Macedonia | - | Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; including Air and Air Defense Command) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 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, and Aeronaval - Navy and Air - Force; National Gendarmerie | |
Malawi | Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including paramilitary Mobile Force Unit) | Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including 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 Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts | |
Maldives | National Security Service | National Security Service: comprising Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element; Coast Guard | |
Mali | Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale) | Army, Air Force, National Guard | |
Malta | Armed Forces (including land forces [with subordinate air squadron and maritime squadron] and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force | Armed Forces: Land Forces (including Air Squadron and Maritime Squadron), Revenue Security Corps | |
Marshall Islands | no regular military forces; Police Force | no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police | |
Martinique | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie | |
Mauritania | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard | Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard (BSSP) | |
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) | National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force | |
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 People's Army (comprising Ground Forces, Air Defense Forces), Border Guards, Internal Security Forces, Construction Corps Forces, Civil Defense Authority | |
Morocco | Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces | Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Mozambique | Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces, Militia | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces | |
Namibia | National Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing), Police | Namibian Defense Force: Army (including Naval Wing, Air Wing), Police | |
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, Defense Interservice Command | |
Netherlands Antilles | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Royal Netherlands Air Force, National Guard, Police Force | National Guard, Police Force | |
Nicaragua | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army (includes Navy), Navy | |
Niger | Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Intervention and Security Force | Army, Air Force, National Intervention and Security Force | |
Nigeria | Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force | Army, Navy, Air 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 (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard | |
Oman | Royal Omani Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Royal Omani Police | Royal Omani Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Pakistan | Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Palau | NA | no regular military forces; Police Force | |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element) | Papua New Guinea Defense Force: Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element | |
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, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP) | |
Philippines | Army, Navy (including Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force, paramilitary units | Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force | |
Poland | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force | Land Forces, Navy, Air Force | |
Portugal | Army, Navy (PON) (includes Marines), Air Force, Republican Guard (includes Fiscal Guard) | Army, Navy (PON; including Marines), Air Force (FAP), Republican Guard (including Fiscal Guard) | |
Qatar | Army, Navy, Air Force | Land Force, Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Amiri Air Force | |
Romania | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense, Border Guards | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Civil Defense | |
Rwanda | Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie | Rwandan Defense Forces (Army, Air Forces) | |
Saint Lucia | Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit and Coast Guard) | Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (including 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 (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance | |
Sao Tome and Principe | Army, Navy, Security Police | Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard, National Guard | |
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 (including Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Seychelles National Police (includes Police Mobile Unit) | |
Singapore | Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force | Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense 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) | Ground Forces (including Home Guard [Domobrana]), Air and Air Defense Forces (January 2003) | |
South Africa | South African National Defense Force (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service | South African National Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services | |
Spain | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard | Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Marines | |
Sudan | Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia | Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF), Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Forces | |
Suriname | National Army (including small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police | National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements) | |
Swaziland | Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force | Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing) | |
Sweden | Army, Royal Navy (including Coast Artillery and Naval Helicopter Service), Air Force | Army, Royal Navy, Air Force (Flygvapnet) | |
Switzerland | Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards | Land Forces, 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 (including Air Defense Command), 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, Armed Forces Police Command | |
Tajikistan | Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops) | Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard | |
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: Army, Naval Wing, and Air Defense Command; National Service | |
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 (including Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force | |
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: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (including Air Wing) | |
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: Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing | |
Tunisia | Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard | Army, Navy, Air Force | |
Turkey | Land Forces, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie | Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces Command (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard Command, Gendarmerie (Jandarma) | |
Uganda | Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (including Army, Marine unit, Air Wing) | Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing | |
Ukraine | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Interior Troops, Border Troops | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS) 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 and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police 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) | 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 (including Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, Marines), Air Force, Police (Coracero Guard, Grenadier Guard) | Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force | |
Uzbekistan | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal security and border troops) | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard | |
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: 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 (including Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (including Marines), Air Force (including Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard | |
Zambia | Army, Air Force, Police, paramilitary forces | Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service |