A compiliation of facts about the US military. Enjoy!
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US Military Facts (FY 2019)
The US Armed Forces are the 3RD largest military (1.3M active personnel), behind the Chinese People's Liberation Army "PLA" (2M) and the Indian Armed Forces (1.4M).
The US Armed Forces are the largest overseas military (170K active personnel, 160+ countries), larger than the rest of the world combined.
The US Armed Forces have the largest military command (6K bases).
The US Armed Forces have the largest overseas military command (800+ bases, 70+ countries), larger than the rest of the world combined and equal to 95% of the world.
The US Armed Forces have the 2ND largest special operations force (69K personnel), behind the Korean People's Army (200K).
The US Armed Forces have active combat operations in 6 countries and active special operations in 134 countries.
The US Armed Forces are the most powerful military, ahead of the Russian Armed Forces and the PLA.
The US Armed Forces are under the US Department of Defense and also under the US Department of Homeland Security during peacetime.
The US Armed Forces and the US Army were founded together (June 1775), older than the US (July 1776).
The US Armed Forces are the most expensive military ($702B annually, including the US Coast Guard), more expensive than the next 7 militaries combined and equal to 38% of the world.
The US Department of Defense is the largest employer (2.8M personnel, military and civilian), ahead of the PLA (2.5M) and Walmart (2.3M).
The US Department of Defense is the 3RD most expensive agency in the US ($693B annually), behind the US Department of Health and Human Services ($1.1T) and the US Social Security Administration ($1T).
The US Department of Defense has the most expensive military programs, including the Joint Strike Fighter "Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II" ($11B annually) and the Virginia-class submarine ($7.4B).
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the US Department of Defense.
The Pentagon is the largest office building (6.5M SQ FT), ahead of the FCA US LLC Headquarters and Technology Center (5.3M SQ FT) and the Place du Portage (5M SQ FT).
The US Secretary of Defense is the leader and chief executive officer of the US Department of Defense.
The US Secretary of Defense is the 2ND-in-command of the US Armed Forces (excluding the US Coast Guard during peacetime), the unofficial "Deputy Commander-in-Chief".
The US Army is the 3RD largest army (476K active personnel), behind the PLA Ground Force "PLAGF" (1.3M) and the Indian Army (1.2M).
The US Army is the largest branch of the US Armed Forces (1M personnel, including reserve and national guard).
The US Army has the 3RD largest armored fleet (45K vehicles, including reserve), behind the Russian Ground Forces (71K) and the PLAGF (53K).
The US Army has the 3RD most main battle tanks "MBT" (8.4K), behind the Russian Ground Forces (15K) and the PLAGF (9.1K).
The US Army has the largest air fleet for an army (3.5K aircrafts), the unofficial 3RD largest air fleet.
The US Army has the most combat aircrafts for an army (816).
The US Army has the largest known unmanned fleet (6.1K unmanned aerial vehicles "UAV").
The US Army has 180 combat UAV "UCAV".
The US Army is the oldest branch of the US Armed Forces (June 1775).
The US Army is the 2ND most expensive branch of the US Armed Forces ($182B annually).
The US Navy is the largest navy (336K active personnel), ahead of the PLA Navy "PLAN" (255K) and the Russian Navy (148K).
The US Navy has 438K personnel (including reserve).
The US Navy has the 3RD largest naval fleet by vessels (490 ships, including reserve), behind the Korean People's Navy (810, including boats) and the PLAN (728, including auxiliary).
The US Navy has the 3RD largest naval fleet by combat vessels (290 ships), behind the PLAN (496) and the Russian Navy (348).
The US Navy has the largest naval fleet by tonnage, larger than the next 13 navies combined.
The US Navy has 2 of the largest naval vessels (Ford and Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, 1106 and 1092 FT LG).
The US Navy has the most aircraft carriers (11), almost equal to the rest of the world combined.
The US Navy had the 1ST nuclear aircraft carrier (USS Enterprise, 1961).
The US Navy has the most nuclear aircraft carriers (11), ahead of the French Navy (1).
The US Navy has the 2ND most submarines (72), behind the PLAN (76).
The US Navy had the 1ST nuclear submarine (USS Nautilus, 1954).
The US Navy has the most nuclear submarines (72), ahead of the Russian Navy (39) and the PLAN (18).
The US Navy has the largest air fleet for a navy (2.6K aircrafts), the unofficial 4TH largest air fleet.
The US Navy has the most combat aircrafts for a navy (700+).
The US Navy has the 2ND most elite special operations force (SEAL), behind the British Army (SAS).
The US Navy has 200 active submarine-launched ballistic missiles (limited by New START) in 14 active ballistic missile submarines.
The US Navy is the 2ND oldest branch of the US Armed Forces (October 1775).
The US Navy has an annual budget of $150B.
The US Air Force is the 2ND largest air force (321K active personnel), behind the PLA Air Force "PLAAF" (398K).
The US Air Force is the 2ND largest branch of the US Armed Forces (496K personnel, including reserve and national guard).
The US Air Force has the largest air fleet (5.1K aircrafts), ahead of the Russian Air Force (4.3K, including reserve) and the PLAAF (3K).
The US Air Force has the most combat aircrafts (2.2K), ahead of the PLAAF (1.6K) and the Russian Air Force (1.3K, excluding helicopters).
The US Air Force has the 2ND largest military aircraft (Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, 222 FT WD), behind the Russian Air Force (Antonov An-124 Ruslan, 240 FT).
The US Air Force had the 1ST stealth aircraft (Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, 1981).
The US Air Force has the most stealth aircrafts (318), ahead of the PLAAF (28) and the Russian Air Force (10).
The US Air Force has the 1ST 5TH-generation aircraft (Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, 2005).
The US Air Force is the only air force to have 2 active 5TH-generation aircrafts (Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II).
The US Air Force has the 2ND largest known unmanned fleet (3.9K UAV).
The US Air Force has 288 UCAV.
The US Air Force has the largest UCAV (Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk, 130 FT WD).
The US Air Force has 400 active intercontinental ballistic missiles (limited by New START) and 56 active strategic bombers.
The US Air Force was a component of the US Army (1907 - 1947).
The US Air Force is the youngest branch of the US Armed Forces (September 1947).
The US Air Force is the most expensive branch of the US Armed Forces ($194B annually).
The US Marine Corps is the largest marine force (186K active personnel), larger than the next 11 marine forces combined.
The US Marine Corps is the unofficial 18th largest army.
The US Marine Corps is the 2ND smallest branch of the US Armed Forces (222K personnel, including reserve) and the smallest branch of the US Department of Defense.
The US Marine Corps has the largest armored fleet for a marine force (2.5K vehicles).
The US Marine Corps has the most MBT for a marine force (403).
The US Marine Corps has the largest air fleet for a marine force (1.3K aircrafts), the unofficial 5TH largest air fleet.
The US Marine Corps has the most combat aircrafts for a marine force (365).
The US Marine Corps is the only combined-arms marine force.
The US Marine Corps is under the US Department of the Navy.
The US Marine Corps is the 2ND least expensive branch of the US Armed Forces ($43B annually), and the least expensive branch of the US Department of Defense.
The US Coast Guard is the largest coast guard (40K active personnel), ahead of the China Coast Guard (16K) and the Indian Coast Guard (15K).
The US Coast Guard is the unofficial 12TH largest navy.
The US Coast Guard is the smallest branch of the US Armed Forces (47K personnel, including reserve).
The US Coast Guard has the largest coast guard fleet by vessels (243 ships and 1650 boats), ahead of the China Coast Guard (225 ships and 1050 boats).
The US Coast Guard has the 2ND largest coast guard fleet by tonnage, behind the China Coast Guard.
The US Coast Guard has the 3RD largest patrol cutter (Legend-class, 418 FT LG), behind the China Coast Guard (3901 Haijing, 541 FT) and the Japan Coast Guard (Shikishima-class, 492 FT).
The US Coast Guard has the largest air fleet for a coast guard (201), the unofficial 7TH largest naval air fleet.
The US Coast Guard is also the only law enforcement branch of the US Armed Forces.
The US Coast Guard is under the US Department of Homeland Security during peacetime and under the US Department of the Navy during wartime.
The US Coast Guard is the 2ND youngest branch of the US Armed Forces (August 1790).
The US Coast Guard is the least expensive branch of the US Armed Forces ($9.9B annually).
The US Space Force will be the 6TH branch of the US Armed Forces.
The US Space Force will have 15K personnel (military and civilian) in 2024.
The US Space Force will have reserve and national guard components.
The US Space Force will be under the US Department of the Air Force.
The US Space Force will be established in 2020.
The US Space Force will have an annual budget of $2B in 2024.
The US has the 2ND largest arsenal of nuclear warheads (1.3K active and 6.1K total, limited by New START), behind Russia (1.4K and 6.5K).
The US has the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons delivery systems (656 active and 800 total), ahead of Russia (524 and 760) and France (88 and 90).
The US had the 1ST nuclear weapon (Trinity, 1945) and the 1ST thermonuclear weapon (Ivy Mike, 1952).
The US is the only country to have used nuclear weapons in combat operations ("Little Boy" and "Fat Man", 1945).
The US had the 2ND most powerful weapon (B-41, 25 MT of TNT), behind the Soviet Union "USSR" (RDS-202 "Tsar Bomba", 50 MT).
The US had the most nuclear weapons tests (1K), more than the rest of the world combined.
The US has built the most nuclear warheads (70K), more than the rest of the world combined.
The US had the 2ND largest arsenal of nuclear warheads ever (31K, 1966), behind the USSR (45K, 1986).
The US had the 2ND intercontinental ballistic missile (SM-65 Atlas, 1957), behind the USSR (R-7 Semyorka, 1953).
The US has the 1ST multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1970).
The US has the 2ND most powerful non-nuclear weapon (GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast "MOAB", 11 T of TNT), behind Russia (Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power "Father of All Bombs", 44 T).
The US has used the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in combat operations (MOAB, 2017).
The US is the 3RD largest country by population (327M), behind China (1.4B) and India (1.2B).
The US is the 3RD largest country by area (3.7M SQ MI, including overseas territories), behind Russia (6.6M) and Canada (3.8M).
The US has the largest economy by nominal gross domestic product ($21T) and the 2ND largest economy by purchasing power parity.
The US has the largest national net wealth ($98T), larger than the next 3 countries combined and equal to 30% of the world.
The US has the largest national debt ($22T), ahead of China ($14T) and Japan ($5.2T).
The US has an annual federal revenue of $3.4T and an annual federal budget of $4.1T.
The US is 1 of 5 founding members of the largest intergovernmental organization (United Nations, 193 countries).
The US is 1 of 12 founding members of the largest military alliance (North Atlantic Treaty Organization "NATO", 29 countries).
The US has designated 18 countries as "Major Non-NATO Allies".
The US is the 2ND country to send personnel in space (May 1961), behind the USSR (April 1961).
The US is the only country to have landed personnel on the moon (6 X, 1969 - 1972).
The US is the only country to be a "Superpower", after the USSR dissolved.
The White House is the residence and workplace of the President of the US.
The White House is the headquarters of the Executive Office of the President of the US.
The White House is the 3RD most guarded place in the US, behind Area 51 and Fort Knox.
The President of the US is the head of state and government of the US.
The President of the US is the leader of the executive branch of the US federal government.
The President of the US is the Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed Forces.
'MURICA!
Note: All figures are estimated, unrounded, and subject to change.
Note: All measurements are in imperial units because...America. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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