Compare Military branches (2005) - Military branches (2008)

Compare Military branches (2005) with Military branches (2008)

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	Military branches (2005)	Military branches (2008)
Afghanistan	Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force), Afghan Militia Force (AMF) (2005)	Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force) (2006)
Albania	General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command	Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, General Staff Headquarters (includes Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command) (2007)
Algeria	People's National Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)	National Popular Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)
Andorra	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
Angola	Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA)	Angolan Armed Forces (FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Angolan National Air Force (FANA) (2007)
Antigua and Barbuda	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force: Infantry, Coast Guard (2004)	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (2006)
Argentina	Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)	Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2007)
Armenia	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force	Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Nagorno-Karabakh Self Defense Force (NKSDF), Air Force, Air Defense Force (2006)
Aruba	no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard	no regular indigenous military forces; the Netherlands maintains a detachment of marines, a frigate, and an amphibious combat detachment in the neighboring Netherlands Antilles (2005)
Australia	Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command	Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command (2006)
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 (2008)
Bahamas, The	Royal Bahamaian Defense Force (naval forces) (2004)	Royal Bahamian Defense Force: Land Force, Navy, Air Wing (2007)
Bahrain	Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard	Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Naval Force, Air Force, National Guard
Bangladesh	Army, Navy, Air Force	Bangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini, BAF) (2008)
Barbados	Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command and Coast Guard (2005)	Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Barbados Coast Guard (2007)
Belarus	Army, Air and Air Defense Force	Belarus Armed Forces: Land Force, Air and Air Defense Force (2008)
Belgium	Land, Naval, and Air Components (2005)	Belgian Armed Forces: Land Operations Command, Naval Operations Command, Air Operations Commands (2005)
Belize	Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard	Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard
Benin	Army, Navy, Air Force	Benin Armed Forces (FAB): Army (l'Arme de Terre), Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB), Benin People's Air Force (Force Aerienne Populaire de Benin, FAPB) (2008)
Bermuda	Bermuda Regiment	no regular military forces; Bermuda Police Service, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary, Bermuda Regiment
Bhutan	Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2005)	Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2008)
Bolivia	Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval; includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana) (2004)	Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Bolivian Navy (Armada Boliviana; includes marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2008)
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 (includes an Air Wing)	Botswana Defense Force (includes an air wing) (2006)
Brazil	Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB)	Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil (MB), includes Naval Air and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)), Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2007)
Brunei	Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force	Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF): Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) (2008)
Bulgaria	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces	Bulgarian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Bulgarian Air Forces (Bulgarski Voennovazdyshni Sily, BVVS) (2008)
Burkina Faso	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (2005)	Army, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie (2006)
Burma	Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)	Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay) (2008)
Burundi	National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2005)	National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing) (2008)
Cambodia	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Royal Cambodian Army, Royal Khmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force (2008)
Cameroon	Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force	Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC) (2008)
Canada	Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Canada Command (homeland security) to be operational in early 2006 (2005)	Canadian Forces: Land Forces Command (LFC), Maritime Command (MARCOM), Air Command (AIRCOM), Canada Command (homeland security) (2008)
Cape Verde	People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing)	People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing) (2007)
Cayman Islands	no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force	no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
Central African Republic	Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Ground Forces, Air Force; General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Republican Guard (2004)	Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces, General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Military Air Service, National Police (2008)
Chad	Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, Gendarmerie (2004)	Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Chadian Air Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT), Gendarmerie (2007)
Chile	Army of the Nation, National Navy (includes naval air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Chilean Air Force, Chilean Carabineros (National Police)	Army of the Nation, Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes naval air, marine corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh), Carabineros Corps (Cuerpo de Carabineros) (2007)
China	People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes Airborne Forces), and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops considered to be an adjunct to the PLA); Militia (2003)	People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes airborne forces), and Second Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police (PAP); Reserve and Militia Forces (2006)
Colombia	Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)	National Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Naval Infantry (Infanteria de Marina, Colmar), and Coast Guard), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC) (2008)
Comoros	Comoran Security Force	National Development Army (AND): Comoran Security Force; Comoran Federal Police (2007)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Army, Navy, Air Force	Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC) (2008)
Congo, Republic of the	Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Navy, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (2005)	Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Gendarmerie, Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP) (2008)
Cook Islands	no regular military forces; Ministry of Police and Disaster Management (2004)	no regular military forces; National Police Department (2007)
Costa Rica	no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police	no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2006)
Cote d'Ivoire	Army, Navy, Air Force	Cote d'Ivoire Defense and Security Forces (FDSC): Army, Navy, Air Force (2006)
Croatia	Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO)	Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH), consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air Force, Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2007)
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 (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER; includes Territorial Militia Troops, MTT), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR; includes Marine Corps), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (EJT) (2008)
Cyprus	Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements) north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)	Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements); north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
Czech Republic	Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command, Support and Training Forces Command (2005)	Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command (includes Army and Air Forces), Support and Training Forces Command (2007)
Denmark	Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard (Hjemmevaernet)	Defense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral Danish Fleet, Island Command Greenland, Tactical Air Command (2006)
Djibouti	Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)	Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)
Dominica	no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard)	no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes coast guard) (2006)
Dominican Republic	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD) (2007)
East Timor	East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy (Armada) (2005)	-
Ecuador	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2007)
Egypt	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El Salvador	Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force (FAS)	Salvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2008)
Equatorial Guinea	Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)	National Guard (Guardia Nacional (Army), with Coast Guard (Navy) and Air Wing) (2008)
Eritrea	Army, Navy, Air Force	Eritrean Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (2008)
Estonia	Estonian Defense Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Staff, 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	Estonian Defense Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force (Eesti Ohuvagi), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2008)
Ethiopia	Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Air Force note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession (2003)	Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) (2008) 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	no regular military forces
Faroe Islands	no regular military forces	no regular military forces
Fiji	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division (2005)	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Forces (2008)
Finland	Finnish Defense Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (2003)	Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army, Navy (includes coastal defense forces), Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat) (2006)
France	Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie	Army (includes marines, Foreign Legion, light aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes air defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie	-
French Polynesia	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
Gabon	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, The	Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard	Gambian National Army (National Guard, GNA), Gambian Navy (GN) (2007)
Gaza Strip	in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (2002)	in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (2007)
Georgia	Ground Forces (includes National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force, Interior Forces	Georgian Armed Forces: Land Forces (includes National Guard), Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2006)
Germany	Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service	Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Service Support Command (Streitkraeftebasis), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst) (2006)
Ghana	Army, Navy, Air Force	Ghanaian Army, Ghanaian Navy, Ghanaian Air Force (2007)
Gibraltar	Royal Gibraltar Regiment	Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Greece	Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA)	Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy (Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polimiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2007)
Grenada	no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force	no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2007)
Guadeloupe	no regular military forces	-
Guatemala	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
Guinea	Army (includes Presidential Guard, Republican Guard), Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard (2007)
Guinea-Bissau	People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force	People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force; paramilitary force
Guyana	Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps, Guyana People's Militia	Guyana Defense Force: Army (includes Coast Guard, Air Corps) (2007)
Haiti	the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished	no regular military forces - small coast guard; the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper unless they are constitutionally abolished (2007)
Holy See (Vatican City)	Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)	Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
Honduras	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2007)
Hong Kong	no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes 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) includes elements of Ground Forces, Navy, and 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, Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Legiero, ML) (2008)
Iceland	no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan)	no regular military forces; Icelandic National Police (2006)
India	Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (includes 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 (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (includes 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	Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, includes Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)	Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes marines, naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Kommando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2008)
Iran	Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Qods Force (special operations), and Basij Force (Popular Mobilization Army) Law Enforcement Forces: (2004)	Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force of the Military of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Niru-ye Hava'i-ye Artesh-e Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran; includes air defense); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Qods Force (special operations), and Basij Force (Popular Mobilization Army); Law Enforcement Forces (2007)
Iraq	Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Regular Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (2005)	Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (2005)
Ireland	Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps)	Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps) (2006)
Israel	Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps, Navy, Air and Space Force (includes Air Defense Forces); historically there have been no separate Israeli military services	Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Naval Forces (INF), Israel Air Force (IAF) (2007)
Italy	Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Corpo dei Carabinieri, CC) (2005)	Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Corpo dei Carabinieri, CC) (2005)
Jamaica	Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing	Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing (2007)
Japan	Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)	Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jietai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jietai, MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai, ASDF) (2008)
Jordan	Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command (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 Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya), Special Operations Command (Socom); Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations) (2006)
Kazakhstan	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard	Ground Forces, Naval Force, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard
Kenya	Army, Navy, Air Force	Kenyan Army, Kenyan Navy, Kenyan Air Force (2007)
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) (2007)
Korea, North	North Korean People's Army: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force; Civil Security Forces (2005)	North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
Korea, South	Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard)	Army, Navy, Republic of Korea Air Force (Han-guk Kong Goon), Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (coast guard) (2006)
Kuwait	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense Force), National Guard (2002)	Land Forces, Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya), National Guard (2007)
Kyrgyzstan	Army, Air Force, National Guard (2004)	Army, Air Force, National Guard (2005)
Laos	Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force	Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF): Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force (2008)
Latvia	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)	Latvian Republic Defense Force: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Spelki), Border Guard, Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2007)
Lebanon	Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force	Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force (2007)
Lesotho	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing
Liberia	Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force	Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
Libya	Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command	Armed Peoples on Duty (APOD, Army), Libyan Arab Navy, Libyan Arab Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriya al-Arabia al-Libyya, LAAF) (2007)
Lithuania	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT)	Ground Forces, Naval Force, Lithuanian Military Air Forces, National Defense Volunteer Forces (2005)
Luxembourg	Army	Army
Macau	China's People's Revolutionary Army (PLA) constitutes the only armed force in Macau; several police forces constitute the Security Forces of Macau (SFM) that are subordinate to the General Secretariat of Security, a body comparable to a ministry of interior (2004)	no regular military forces
Macedonia	Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; includes Air and Air Defense Command)	Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM): Joint Operational Command, with subordinate Air Wing (Makedonsko Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo, MVV), Special Operations Regiment (2007)
Madagascar	People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval (Navy and Air) Force; National Gendarmerie	People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie
Malawi	Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes Mobile Force Unit)	Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment) (2007)
Malaysia	Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2005)	Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM): Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2008)
Maldives	National Security Service includes Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element, Coast Guard	Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Quick Reaction Force, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard (2007)
Mali	Army, Air Force, National Guard	Malian Armed Forces: Army, Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM), National Guard (2007)
Malta	Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005)	Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005)
Marshall Islands	no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police	no regular military forces; under the 1983 Compact of Free Association, the US has full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands; Marshall Islands Police (2006)
Martinique	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie	-
Mauritania	Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes Naval Infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005)	Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2007)
Mauritius	National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard)	no regular military forces; National Police Force, Special Mobile Force, National Coast Guard (2007)
Mexico	Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM) Secretariat of the Navy (Semar): Naval Air and Marines (2004)	Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico, ARM, includes Naval Air Force (FAN) and Marines) (2007)
Micronesia, Federated States of	no ministry of defense and no standing armed forces; the paramilitary Maritime Wing, a small maritime law enforcement unit, is responsible to the Division of Maritime Surveillance within the Office of the Attorney General (2003)	no regular military forces (2007)
Moldova	National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force	National Army: Ground Forces, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2006)
Mongolia	Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian People's Army (MPA), Mongolian People's Air Force (MPAF) (2005)	Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force; there is no navy (2008)
Montserrat	no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005)	no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005)
Morocco	Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine)	Royal Armed Forces (Forces Armees Royales, FAR): Royal Moroccan Army (includes Air Defense), Navy (includes Marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force (Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine) (2007)
Mozambique	Mozambique Armed Defense Forces: Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Logistics Command	Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha Mocambique, MM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2006)
Namibia	Namibian Defense Force: Army (includes Air Wing), Navy, Police	Namibian Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Wing (2006)
Nauru	no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force	no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force (2008)
Nepal	Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force	Nepalese Army, Armed Police Force (2008)
Netherlands	Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (2004)	Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (2006)
Netherlands Antilles	National Guard, Police Force	no regular military forces; National Guard (2008)
New Caledonia	no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force
New Zealand	New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force	New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2008)
Nicaragua	Army (includes Navy, Air Force)	National Army of Nicaragua (ENN; includes Navy, Air Force) (2007)
Niger	Niger Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (2005)	Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (2007)
Nigeria	Army, Navy, Air Force	Nigerian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (2007)
Niue	no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Norway	Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard	Norwegian Army (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2006)
Oman	Royal Omani Armed Forces: Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2005)	Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman, RAFO) (2007)
Pakistan	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2007)
Palau	no regular military forces; Police Force	no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2008)
Panama	an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service)	an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service)
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element)	Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) (2008)
Paraguay	Army, Navy (includes Naval Aviation, River Defense Corps, Coast Guard), Air Force	Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, General Naval Prefecture), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2006)
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)	Peruvian Army (Ejercito Peruano), Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP (includes naval air, naval infantry, and coast guard)), Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP) (2007)
Philippines	Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard, Marine Corps), Air Force	Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Philippine Air Force (Hukbomg Himpapawid ng Pilipinas) (2008)
Poland	Land Forces, Navy, Polish Air Force (PSP)	Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces (includes Navy (Marynarka Wojenna, MW)), Polish Air Force (Sily Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, SPRP) (2008)
Portugal	Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)	Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)
Puerto Rico	no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
Qatar	Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF)	Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF) (2007)
Reunion	no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)	-
Romania	Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Special Operations, Civil Defense (2005)	Land Forces, Naval Forces, Romanian Air Force (Fortele Aeriene Romane, FAR), Special Operations (2008)
Russia	Ground Forces (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches	Ground Forces (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily, VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches; Russian Ground Forces include the following combat arms: motorized-rifle troops, tank troops, missile and artillery troops, air defense of ground troops (2007)
Rwanda	Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force	Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force	Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
Saint Lucia	Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)	no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) (2007)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard	no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, Coast Guard (2007)
Samoa	no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force	no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2005)
San Marino	Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance	no regular military forces; Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar) performs ceremonial duties and limited police functions (2006)
Sao Tome and Principe	Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard (2004)	Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP), Presidential Guard (2007)
Saudi Arabia	Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary)	Land Forces (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary)
Senegal	Army, Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Air Force (2005)	Army, Senegalese Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2007)
Serbia	-	Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Land Forces Command (includes Serbian naval force, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube), Joint Operations Command, Air and Air Defense Forces Command (2007)
Serbia and Montenegro	Serbian and Montenegrin Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore, VSCG): Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces (2005)	-
Seychelles	Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005)	Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Naval Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005)
Sierra Leone	Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing)	Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Navy (Maritime Wing)) (2007)
Singapore	Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense (2005)	Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes Air Defense) (2008)
Slovakia	Army of the Slovak Republic (Armady Slovenskej Republika): Land Command, Air Forces (Vozdushne Sily), Training and Support Command, Logistics Command (2005)	Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2005)
Slovenia	Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)	Slovenian Army (includes air and naval forces)
Solomon Islands	no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP)	no regular military forces; 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	no national-level armed forces (2007)
South Africa	South African National Defense Force (SANDF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint Operations, Joint Support, Military Intelligence, Military Health Service (2004)	South African National Defense Force (SANDF): South African Army, South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), Joint Operations Command, Joint Support Command, Military Intelligence, Military Health Service (2007)
Spain	Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Naval Infantry	Spanish Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps), Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA) (2006)
Sri Lanka	Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force	Sri Lankan Army, Sri Lankan Navy, Sri Lankan Air Force (2006)
Sudan	Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force	Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Forces (2007)
Suriname	National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements)	National Army (Nationaal Leger, NL; includes Naval Wing, Air Wing) (2007)
Swaziland	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes Air Wing), Royal Swaziland Police Force (RSPF) (2005)	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes air wing), Royal Swaziland Police Force (RSPF) (2007)
Sweden	Army, Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN), Air Force (Flygvapnet)	Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2006)
Switzerland	Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)	Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe); Switzerland has no navy, but maintains a fleet of military patrol boats to patrol Swiss borders (2006)
Syria	Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (includes Air Defense Command), Police and Security Force	Syrian Armed Forces: Syrian Arab Army (includes Syrian Arab Navy), Syrian Arab Air and Air Defense Force (includes Air Defense Command) (2005)
Taiwan	Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command	Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
Tajikistan	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Mobile Force (2008)
Tanzania	Tanzanian People's Defense Force (JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing, Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service	Tanzanian People's Defense Force (Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing (includes Coast Guard), Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service (2007)
Thailand	Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force	Royal Thai Army (RTA), Royal Thai Navy (RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Knogtap Agard Thai, RTAF) (2006)
Timor-Leste	-	Timor-Leste Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (FDTL)): Army, Navy (Armada) (2008)
Togo	Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005)	Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005)
Tonga	Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (includes Air Wing)	Tonga Defense Services (TDS): Land Force (Royal Guard), Naval Force (includes Royal Marines, Air Wing) (2008)
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes Air Wing) (2004)	Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes air wing) (2004)
Tunisia	Army, Navy, Air Force (2003)	Army, Navy, Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'tunisia) (2007)
Turkey	Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force	Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri, TDK; includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri, THK) (2006)
Turkmenistan	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2004)	Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2007)
Tuvalu	no regular military forces; national police force	no regular military forces; Police Force
Uganda	Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing	Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF): Army (includes Marine Unit), Air Force (2007)
Ukraine	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (2002)	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (2002)
United Arab Emirates	Army, Navy (includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force)	Army, Navy (includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force)
United Kingdom	Army, Royal Navy (includes 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)	Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, 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, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2006)
Uzbekistan	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard
Vanuatu	no regular military forces; security forces comprise the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) and paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), which includes Vanuatu's naval force, known as the Police Maritime Wing (PMW); border security in Vanuatu is the joint responsibility of the Customs and Inland Revenue Service, VPF, VMF, and PMW (2003)	no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF; includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW)) (2007)
Venezuela	National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales, FAN): Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada - includes Marines, 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): Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada; includes Marines, 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 (includes Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard	People's Armed Forces: People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes People's Navy Command (with naval infantry, coast guard), Air and Air Defense Force (Kon Quan Nhan Dan), Border Defense Command), People's Public Security Forces, Militia Force, Self-Defense Forces (2005)
Yemen	Army (includes Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (includes Marines), Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard (2002)	Army (includes Republican Guard), Navy (includes Marines), Yemen Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2007)
Zambia	Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service	Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (2005)	Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (2005)