Compare Military branches (2004) - Military branches (2001)

Compare Military branches (2004) with Military branches (2001)

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	Military branches (2004)	Military branches (2001)
Afghanistan	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	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
Albania	General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Forces Command, Doctrine and Exercises Command, Logistics Support Command	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards
Algeria	People's National Army (ANP; includes Ground Forces), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force (QJA), Territorial Air Defense	National Popular Army, Navy, Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie
Andorra	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra	-
Angola	Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA)	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force
Antigua and Barbuda	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (including 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), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)	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 Force and Air Defense Force	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	Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, new Special Operations Command (announced in December 2002)	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
Bahamas, The	Royal Bahamas Defense Force (including Coast Guard)	Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police Force
Bahrain	Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard	Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force
Bangladesh	Army, Navy, Air Force	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 (Troops Command and Coast Guard)	Royal Barbados Defense Force (includes Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force
Belarus	Army, Air and Air Defense Force	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards
Belgium	Army, Naval, and Air Operations Commands	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Medical Service
Benin	Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force	Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie
Bermuda	Bermuda Regiment	Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary
Bhutan	Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia	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)	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 an Air Wing)	Botswana Defense Force (includes Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police
Brazil	Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (including Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB)	Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary)
Brunei	Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police
Bulgaria	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Forces, Internal Troops
Burkina Faso	Army, Air Force	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia
Burundi	Army (including Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie	Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
Cambodia	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: 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
Cameroon	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard
Canada	Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air 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 military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force	Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)
Central African Republic	Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force	Central African Armed Forces (includes Army, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, Police Force)
Chad	Armed Forces: National Army (ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard	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 Marine Corps), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National 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
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 Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)	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	Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Presidential Security Group
Congo, Republic of the	Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy	Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie
Costa Rica	no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security	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
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, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO)	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces
Cuba	Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT)	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	Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police north Cyprus: 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	Czech Army: Ground Forces, Air Forces, Special Forces	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	no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Coast Guard)	Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)
Dominican Republic	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police
East Timor	East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy	-
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
Equatorial Guinea	Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police
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, Mobilized Militia 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
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	no regular military forces	British Forces Falkland Islands (includes Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines), Police Force
Faroe Islands	no regular military forces	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): Land Forces, Naval Division	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF; includes ground and naval forces)
Finland	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (includes Sea Guard)
France	Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (including naval air), Air Force (including Air Defense), National Gendarmerie	Army (includes Marines), Navy (includes Naval Air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie	French Forces, Gendarmerie
French Polynesia	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force	French Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Gabon	Army, Navy, Air Force, 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) (including Naval Unit), 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 (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Germany	Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine; including Naval Air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Border Police, Coast Guard
Ghana	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, Palace Guard, Civil Defense
Gibraltar	Royal Gibraltar Regiment	British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
Greece	Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (EPA), National Guard	Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, National Guard, Police
Grenada	no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force	Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
Guadeloupe	no regular military forces	French Forces, Gendarmerie
Guatemala	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Guinea	Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National)
Guyana	Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps; Guyana People's Militia	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
Holy See (Vatican City)	Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera)	-
Honduras	Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), 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, 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)	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	Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines note: as of 1 July 2000, the National Police became an independent organization that reports directly to the president
Iran	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	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
Iraq	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)	Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam
Ireland	Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps)	Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana)
Israel	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	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
Italy	Army, Navy, Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri	Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri
Jamaica	Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing	Jamaica Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force
Japan	Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force), 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, 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	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Guard	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard
Laos	Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force	Lao People's Army (LPA; includes riverine element), Air Force, National Police Department
Latvia	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)	Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)
Lesotho	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; with Army and Air Wing)	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; includes Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police (RLMP)
Liberia	Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Air Force, Navy
Libya	Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Command
Lithuania	National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT), Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force	Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard (Skat)
Luxembourg	Army	Army; note - the government abolished the Gendarmerie
Macau	responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces	Macau garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes about 500 troops
Macedonia	Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; including Air and Air Defense Command)	-
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	-	Army (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Police Force
Madagascar	People's Armed Forces: comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval - Navy and Air - Force; National Gendarmerie	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 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 Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts	Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts
Maldives	National Security Service: comprising Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element; Coast Guard	National Security Service
Mali	Army, Air Force, National Guard	Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale)
Malta	Armed Forces: Land Forces (including Air Squadron and Maritime Squadron), Revenue Security Corps	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; Marshall Islands Police	no regular military forces (a coast guard may be established); Police Force
Martinique	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie	French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Mauritania	Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard (BSSP)	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard
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	National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Mongolia	Mongolian People's Army (comprising Ground Forces, Air Defense Forces), Border Guards, Internal Security Forces, Construction Corps Forces, Civil Defense Authority	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	Police Force
Morocco	Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force	Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces
Mozambique	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces	Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Militia
Namibia	Namibian Defense Force: Army (including Naval Wing, 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, Defense Interservice Command	Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary
Netherlands Antilles	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
Nicaragua	Army (includes Navy), Navy	Army, Navy, Air Force
Niger	Army, Air Force, National Intervention and Security Force	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police
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 (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), 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	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police)
Pakistan	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard
Palau	no regular military forces; Police Force	NA
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Defense Force: 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, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP)	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	Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force
Poland	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force
Portugal	Army, Navy (PON; including Marines), Air Force (FAP), Republican Guard (including 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	Land Force, Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Amiri 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	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Civil Defense	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense
Russia	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Forces; Airborne troops, Strategic Rocket Forces, and Military Space Forces are classified as independent combat arms, not subordinate to any of the three branches	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Strategic Rocket Forces
Rwanda	Rwandan Defense Forces (Army, Air Forces)	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 (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)	Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
San Marino	Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance	Voluntary Military Force, Police Force
Sao Tome and Principe	Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard, National Guard	Army, Navy, Security Police
Serbia and Montenegro	Army (VJ) (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces)	-
Seychelles	Army, Coast Guard (including Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Seychelles National Police (includes Police Mobile Unit)	Army, Coast Guard, air wing, National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit, Police Force
Sierra Leone	Army (RSLAF)	Army
Singapore	Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force
Slovakia	Ground Forces (including Home Guard [Domobrana]), Air and Air Defense Forces (January 2003)	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, Civil Defense Force
Somalia	A Somali National Army was attempted under the interim government; numerous factions and clans maintain independent militias, and the Somaliland and Puntland regional governments maintain their own security and police forces	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: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services	South African National Defense Force or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service or SAPS
Spain	Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Marines	Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard
Sudan	Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF), Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Forces	Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia
Suriname	National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements)	National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police
Swaziland	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing)	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force
Sweden	Army, Royal Navy, Air Force (Flygvapnet)	Swedish Army, Royal Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force
Switzerland	Land Forces, Air Force	Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards
Syria	Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (including Air Defense Command), 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, Armed Forces Police Command	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, Coastal Patrol and Defense Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces
Tajikistan	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Tanzania	Tanzanian People's Defense Force: Army, Naval Wing, and Air Defense Command; National Service	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 (including Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force	Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, Paramilitary Forces
Tonga	Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (including Air Wing)	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: Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing	Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Tunisia	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard
Turkey	Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces Command (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard Command, Gendarmerie (Jandarma)	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 (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing	Army, Air Wing, Marine Unit
Ukraine	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS) 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 and Air Defense Force, 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	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)	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
Uruguay	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force	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	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: 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 (including Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (including Marines), Air Force (including 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	Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service	Army, Air Force, National Service, police