Armed Forces Day

 US Armed Forces

Today is Armed Forces Day in the United States.

The US Armed Forces consists of six Service Branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.

The US Military was formed 248 years ago (July 14, 1775.)

There are 1,747,970 Active-Duty Servicemen/women and 402,515 Reserve Servicemen/Women in the US Military.

The US Military has been All-Volunteer since The Draft ended 50 years ago (in 1973.)

 

US Army:

487,083 Active Duty Personnel

352,358 Army National Guard Personnel

191,752 Army Reserve Personnel

1,007,193 Total Uniformed Personnel

 

US Marine Corps:

180,958 Active Personnel

32,400 Reserve Personnel

213,358 Total Uniformed Personnel

 

US Navy:

349,593 Active Duty Personnel

 

101,583 Reserve Personnel

451,176 Total Uniformed Personnel

 

US Air Force:

328,820 Active Duty Personnel

69,056 Reserve Personnel

397,876 Total Uniformed Personnel

 

US Space Force:

8,600 Active Duty Personnel

 

US Coast Guard:

40,558 Active Duty Personnel

7,724 Reserve Personnel

48,282 Total Uniformed Personnel

 

The US Military has 314 Military Bases across 50 US States, DC and 5 US Territories.

 

The US Military has 184 Military Bases across the World: Australia (4), Aruba (1), Bahrain (2), the Bahamas (1), Belgium (4), the British Indian Ocean Territory (1), Bulgaria (4), Cameroon (1), Curacao (1), Cuba (1), Djibouti (1), Estonia (1),  Germany (40), Greece (1), Greenland (2), Honduras (1), Iceland (1),  Iraq (12), Israel (1),  Italy (8), Japan (24), Kenya (1), Kosovo (1), Kuwait (8), Lithuania (2), the Netherlands (2), New Zealand (1), Niger (3), Peru (1), Poland (3), Portugal (1), Qatar (1), Romania (3), Saudi Arabia (5), Singapore (2), South Korea (15), Spain (2), Syria (12). Turkey (2), the United Arab Emirates (1) and the United Kingdom (6).