United States Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces are the national military forces of the United States of America, a country in the continent of North America. Established in the late 18th century, it consists of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Space Force. It is considered the most powerful military in the world.
The President of the United States is the military's overall head, and helps form military policy with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), a federal executive department, acting as the principal organ by which military policy and warfare are carried out. The highest-ranking officers of each of the service branches also advice the President as the Joint Chiefs of Staff, although they do not have operational command authority. The current Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces is Joe Biden in his capacity as President of the United States, while the DoD is currently overseen by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
Quotes
edit- The enemy say that Americans are good at long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron. I call upon the Eleventh instantly to give the lie to that slander. Charge!
- Winfield Scott, Address to the 11th Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Chipewa (July 5, 1814), in Edwin L. Sabin, Into Mexico with General Scott (1920)
