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A United States Armed Force is a national armed force for a United States of America Government.



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2016

  1. As stated on the official U.S. Navy website, "armed forces" is capitalized when preceded by "United States" or "U.S.".
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  3. http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/download/bsr/CompletedBSR2015-Final.pdf


  • (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces#Budget Retrieved:2016-7-11.
    • The United States has the world's largest military budget. In the fiscal year 2016, $580.3 billion in funding were enacted for the Department of Defense (DoD) and for "Overseas Contingency Operations" in the War on Terrorism.[1] Outside of direct DoD spending, the United States spends another $218 to $262 billion each year on other defense-related programs, such as Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, nuclear weapons maintenance, and the State Department.

      By service, $146.9 billion was allocated for the Army, $168.8 billion for the Navy and Marine Corps, $161.8 billion for the Air Force and $102.8 billion for defense-wide spending.[1] By function, $138.6 billion was requested for personnel, $244.4 billion for operations and maintenance, $118.9 billion for procurement, $69.0 billion for research and development, $1.3 billion for revolving and management funds, $6.9 billion for military construction, and $1.3 billion for family housing.[1]

      In FY 2009, major defense programs saw continued funding:

      • $4.1 billion was requested for the next-generation fighter, F-22 Raptor, which was to roll out an additional 20 planes in 2009
      • $6.7 billion was requested for the F-35 Lightning II, which is still under development, but 16 planes were slated to be built
      • The Future Combat System program is expected to see $3.6 billion for its development.
      • A total of $12.3 billion was requested for missile defense, including Patriot CAP, PAC-3 and SBIRS-High.
    • Loren Thompson, a defense analyst with the Lexington Institute, has blamed the "vast sums of money" squandered on cutting-edge technology projects that were then canceled on shortsighted political operatives who lack a long-term perspective in setting requirements. The result is that the number of items bought under a given program are cut. The total development costs of the program are divided over fewer platforms, making the per-unit cost seem higher and so the numbers are cut again and again in a death spiral. [2] Although the United States was the world's biggest exporter of major weapons in 2010–14, the US was also the world's eight biggest importer during the same period. US arms imports increased by 21 per cent between 2005–2009 and 2010–14. Cost containment measures in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Obama administration's energy policy will play a critical determining roles because health care and fuel costs are the two fastest-growing segments of the defense budget. [3] [4]
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named DoD Budget and Manpower Details
  2. Thompson, Loren B. "How To Waste $100 Billion: Weapons That Didn't Work Out." Forbes Magazine, 19 December 2011.
  3. Miles, Donna. "Review to Consider Consequences of Budget Cuts." American Forces Press Service, 21 April 2011.
  4. "White House Forum on Energy Security." The White House, 26 April 2011.