Compare Military branches (2004) - Military branches (2002)

Compare Military branches (2004) with Military branches (2002)

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	Military branches (2004)	Military branches (2002)
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 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	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	Peoples National Army (ANP), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie
Andorra	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra	no regular military forces, but there is a police force
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 (including the 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 and Marines), Coast Guard, Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force
Armenia	Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force	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	Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, new Special Operations Command (announced in December 2002)	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 (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	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	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 (Troops Command and Coast Guard)	Royal Barbados Defense Force (including Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force
Belarus	Army, Air and Air Defense Force	Army, Air Force (including air defense), Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards
Belgium	Army, Naval, and Air Operations Commands	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: Army, Navy, Air Force	Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie
Bermuda	Bermuda Regiment	no regular indigenous military forces; Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary
Bhutan	Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia	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)	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 an Air Wing)	Botswana Defense Force (including 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 (subordinate to Ministry of Defense), Internal Forces (subordinate to Ministry of Interior), Civil Defense Forces (subordinate to the president)
Burkina Faso	Army, Air Force	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia
Burma	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Burundi	Army (including Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie	Army (including naval and air units), Gendarmerie
Cambodia	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF): Army, Navy, Air Force
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 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 military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; 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 (FACA) (including Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, and Air Force), Presidential Security Guard, Gendarmerie, National Police
Chad	Armed Forces: National Army (ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard	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 Marine Corps), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National 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 Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)	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	Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Security Battalion
Congo, Republic of the	Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy	Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie, National Police
Costa Rica	no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security	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, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO)	Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HV), 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) 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	Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police north Cyprus: 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)
Czech Republic	Czech Army: Ground Forces, Air Forces, Special Forces	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	no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Coast Guard)	Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including 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	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	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
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	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
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	no regular military forces	British Forces Falkland Islands no regular indigenous military forces; (includes Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy), Police Force
Faroe Islands	no regular military forces	no regular indigenous military forces; 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 forces, naval division
Finland	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (including 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	no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie
French Polynesia	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Gabon	Army, Navy, Air Force, 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) (including Naval Unit), 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 (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force	Ground Forces (includes National Guard), combined Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces, Republic Security and Police 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 (including naval air arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Joint Support Service
Ghana	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force
Gibraltar	Royal Gibraltar Regiment	no regular indigenous military forces; 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, Police, National Guard
Grenada	no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force	Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard
Guadeloupe	no regular military forces	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, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police	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: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps; Guyana People's Militia	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
Holy See (Vatican City)	Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera)	Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera)
Honduras	Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), 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, 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, 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	Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)	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), 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 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	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 (including 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 (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 (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri	Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri
Jamaica	Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing	Jamaica Defense Force (including 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), 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, 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	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National 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	Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force, National Police Department
Latvia	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)	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; with Army and Air Wing)	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; including Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police
Liberia	Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Libya	Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command	Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air and Air Defense Command (includes Air Force)
Lithuania	National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT), Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force	Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, National Volunteer Defense Forces (SKAT)
Luxembourg	Army	Army, Grand Ducal Police
Macau	responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces	no regular indigenous military forces; responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there is a local police force
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, and Aeronaval - Navy and Air - Force; National Gendarmerie	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 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 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: 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 [with subordinate air squadron and maritime squadron] and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force
Marshall Islands	no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police	no regular military forces; Police Force
Martinique	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie	no regular indigenous military forces; 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
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	National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force	Ground Forces (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Republic Security Forces (includes paramilitary Internal Troops 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	no regular indigenous military forces; 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, Special Forces, Militia
Namibia	Namibian Defense Force: Army (including Naval Wing, 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, Defense Interservice Command	Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary
Netherlands Antilles	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 (includes Navy), Navy	Army, Navy, Air Force
Niger	Army, Air Force, National Intervention and Security Force	Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Intervention and Security Force
Nigeria	Army, Navy, Air 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 (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), 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 Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Royal Omani Police
Pakistan	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard
Palau	no regular military forces; Police Force	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: 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, 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; FAP), National Police (includes General Police, Security Police, and Technical Police)
Philippines	Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force	Army, Navy (including Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force, paramilitary units
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 (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	Land Force, Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Amiri 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	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Civil Defense	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense, Border Guards
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 Forces, Space Forces, Airborne Forces, Strategic Rocket Forces
Rwanda	Rwandan Defense Forces (Army, Air Forces)	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 (including Special Service Unit, 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); 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, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard, National Guard	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 (including Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Seychelles National Police (includes Police Mobile Unit)	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	Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force
Slovakia	Ground Forces (including Home Guard [Domobrana]), Air and Air Defense Forces (January 2003)	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 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 (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service
Spain	Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Marines	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	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 (including 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)	Army, Royal Navy (including Coast Artillery and Naval Helicopter Service), 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 (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, Armed Forces Police Command	Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command
Tajikistan	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard	Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force, 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 (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 (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 (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: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (including Air Wing)	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: Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing	Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (including Ground Force, 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 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 (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing	Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (including Army, Marine unit, Air Wing)
Ukraine	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS) 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 and Air Defense Force, 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	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 (including 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, 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: 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 (including Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (including Marines), Air Force (including Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard	Army (includes Special Forces, established in 1999), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard
Zambia	Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service	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)