United States Military Power-The Eagle Takes Flight

The Military Power of the United States of America
Department Of Defense
The U.S. military is one of the largest militaries in terms of number of personnel. It draws its manpower from a large pool of volunteers; although conscription has been used in the past in various times of both war and peace, it has not been used since 1972. As of 2010, the United States spends about $692 billion annually to fund its military forces, constituting approximately 43 percent of world military expenditures (As of 2009). The U.S. armed forces as a whole possess large quantities of advanced and powerful equipment, which gives them significant capabilities in both defense and power projection.
Department of the Air Force
As of 2009Air National Guard; and 370 Air Force Reserve); approximately 180 unmanned combat air vehicles, 2,130 air-launched cruise missiles, and 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles. The USAF has 330,159 personnel on active duty, 68,872 in the Selected and Individual Ready Reserves, and 94,753 in the Air National Guard as of September 2008. In addition, the USAF employs 151,360 civilian personnel, and has over 60,000 auxiliary members in the Civil Air Patrol, making it the largest air force in the world
Department of the Army
The primary mission of the Army is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities ... in support of the National Security and Defense Strategies." The Army is a military service within the Department of the Army, one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The Army is headed by the Secretary of the Army, and the highest ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff of the Army. In fiscal year 2009, the Regular Army reported a strength of 549,015 soldiers; the Army National Guard (ARNG) reported 358,391 and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) reported 205,297 putting the combined component strength total at 1,112,703 soldiers
Department of the Navy
The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S. Navy also has the world's largest carrier fleet, with 11 in service and one under construction. The service had 328,516 personnel on active duty and 101,689 in the Navy Reserve in January 2011. It operates 286 ships in active service and more than 3,700 aircraft. The United States Marine Corps includes just under 203,000 active duty Marines (as of October 2010) and just under 40,000 reserve Marines (as of 2010) It is the smallest of the United States' armed forces in the Department of Defense (the United States Coast Guard is smaller, about one-fifth the size of the Marine Corps, but is normally under the Department of Homeland Security). The Marine Corps is nonetheless larger than the armed forces of many significant military powers; for example, it is larger than the active duty Israel Defense Forces and the entire British Army.

PS: The USMC Is A Component Of The Department Of The Navy And Is Shown In This Video.

Due To Many Complaints, I Made A Marine Corp Video
SEE LINK BELOW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVMcWR2_s8o

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[Isometimeseatsalt]

idiots that dont understand that the marines are still technically in the navy...sigh...

[GOAF2014]

@Isometimeseatsalt Thank You! Finally, thanks you for finally knowing the truth!!!

[greenvillion]

us coast guard??/

[GOAF2014]

@greenvillion Not DoD, theyre Homeland Security

[datnikacarlos]

U forgot the marine corps! Wtf man

[GOAF2014]

@datnikacarlos Read the description dimwit, or atleast the comments.

[doubledee3226]

U.S.A: Still the most badass country there is and ever will be.

China: A lot of jackie chans that can walk in a straight line.

Russia: well if rocky IV didnt teach you anything then idk what to tell you

[farcry2outlaw]

@immapopcha that's preposterous.

the army soldiers creed has comrade in it...

" i will never leave a fallen comrade "

[immapopcha]

@farcry2outlaw only communist say "comrades"

[awesomeness7654]

@Shiraz144 challenge accepted

[f39eagle2]

love your videos man,keep up the good work.

[SaBuKaa]

What The Song Name?

[AdangerousRETARD]

@hardnut451 "USA would never go into debt for another 2000 years thas a fact" where did you get this? im not being an asshole i want to know

[greenvillion]

well the uscg is a party of the military