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Afghanistan | Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force) (2006)
Albania | General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command
Algeria | People's National Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)
Andorra | no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
Angola | Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA) (2006)
Antigua and Barbuda | Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force: Infantry, Coast Guard (2004)
Argentina | Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Naval Infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2005)
Armenia | Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force
Aruba | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
Australia | Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command
Austria | Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
Azerbaijan | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Bahamas, The | Royal Bahamaian Defense Force (naval forces) (2004)
Bahrain | Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard
Bangladesh | Army, Navy, Air Force
Barbados | Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command and Coast Guard (2005)
Belarus | Ground Force, Air and Air Defense Force (2006)
Belgium | Land, Naval, and Air Components (2005)
Belize | Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard
Benin | Army, Navy, Air Force
Bermuda | Bermuda Regiment
Bhutan | Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2005)
Bolivia | Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval; includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana) (2004)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | VF Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army), VRS Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army)
Botswana | Botswana Defense Force (includes an Air Wing)
Brazil | Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil (MB), includes Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2006)
Brunei | Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) (2005)
Bulgaria | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces
Burkina Faso | Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (2005)
Burma | Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
Burundi | National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (disbanding begun in 2004) (2005)
Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Royal Khmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force (2005)
Cameroon | Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC) (2006)
Canada | Canadian Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Canada Command (homeland security) (2006)
Cape Verde | People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing)
Cayman Islands | no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
Central African Republic | Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Ground Forces, Air Force; General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Republican Guard (2004)
Chad | Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, Gendarmerie (2004)
Chile | Army of the Nation, National Navy (includes naval air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Chilean Air Force, Chilean Carabineros (National Police)
China | People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes Airborne Forces), and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police (PAP); Reserve and Militia Forces (2006)
Colombia | Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)
Comoros | Comoran Security Force
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Army, Navy, Air Force
Congo, Republic of the | Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Navy, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (2005)
Cook Islands | no regular military forces; Ministry of Police and Disaster Management (2004)
Costa Rica | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police
Cote d'Ivoire | Army, Navy, Air Force
Croatia | Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO), Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2006)
Cuba | Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT)
Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements); north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
Czech Republic | Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command, Support and Training Forces Command (2005)
Denmark | Defense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral Danish Fleet, Tactical Air Command, Home Guard (Hjemmevaernet) (2005)
Djibouti | Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)
Dominica | no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard)
Dominican Republic | Army, Navy, Air Force
East Timor | East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy (Armada) (2005)
Ecuador | Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)
Egypt | Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El Salvador | Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force (FAS)
Equatorial Guinea | Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
Eritrea | Army, Navy, Air Force
Estonia | Estonian Defense Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Staff, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Maritime Border Guard, Coast Guard; note - Border Guards and Ministry of Internal Affairs become part of the Estonian Defense Forces in wartime; the Coast Guard is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in peacetime and the Estonian Navy in wartime
Ethiopia | Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Air Force note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | no regular military forces
Faroe Islands | no regular military forces
Fiji | Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division (2005)
Finland | Finnish Defense Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (2003)
France | Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
French Polynesia | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
Gabon | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, The | Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard
Gaza Strip | in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (2002)
Georgia | Ground Forces (includes National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Navy (2006)
Germany | Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service
Ghana | Army, Navy, Air Force
Gibraltar | Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Greece | Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy (Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Ellinikos Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2006)
Grenada | no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Guadeloupe | no regular military forces
Guatemala | Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
Guinea | Army (includes Presidential Guard, Republican Guard), Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police
Guinea-Bissau | People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force
Guyana | Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps, Guyana People's Militia
Haiti | the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper unless they are constitutionally abolished
Holy See (Vatican City) | Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
Honduras | Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
Hong Kong | no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region
Hungary | Ground Forces, Air Forces
Iceland | no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan)
India | Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps)
Indonesia | Indonesia Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, includes Marines, naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU) note: The TNI is directly subordinate to the president but the government is making efforts to incorporate it into the Department of Defense
Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Qods Force (special operations), and Basij Force (Popular Mobilization Army); Law Enforcement Forces (2004)
Iraq | Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Regular Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (2005)
Ireland | Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps) (2006)
Israel | Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps, Navy, Air and Space Force (includes Air Defense Forces); historically there have been no separate Israeli military services
Italy | Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Corpo dei Carabinieri, CC) (2005)
Jamaica | Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing
Japan | Japanese Defense Agency (JDA): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jietai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jietai, MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jietai, ASDF) (2006)
Jordan | Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command (SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations
Kazakhstan | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard
Kenya | Army, Navy, Air Force
Kiribati | no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands)
Korea, North | North Korean People's Army: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force; Civil Security Forces (2005)
Korea, South | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard)
Kuwait | Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense Force), National Guard (2002)
Kyrgyzstan | Army, Air Force, National Guard (2004)
Laos | Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force
Latvia | Latvian Republic Defense Force: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) (2005)
Lebanon | Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force
Lesotho | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing
Liberia | Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
Libya | Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
Lithuania | Ground Forces, Navy, Lithuanian Military Air Forces, National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT) (2005)
Luxembourg | Army
Macau | China's People's Revolutionary Army (PLA) constitutes the only armed force in Macau; several police forces constitute the Security Forces of Macau (SFM) that are subordinate to the General Secretariat of Security, a body comparable to a ministry of interior (2004)
Macedonia | Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; includes Joint Operational Command, with subordinate Air Wing); Special Force Command (2006)
Madagascar | People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval (Navy and Air) Force; National Gendarmerie
Malawi | Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes Mobile Force Unit)
Malaysia | Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM): Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2005)
Maldives | National Security Service includes Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element, Coast Guard
Mali | Army, Air Force, National Guard
Malta | Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005)
Marshall Islands | no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police
Martinique | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Mauritania | Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes Naval Infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005)
Mauritius | National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard)
Mexico | Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Semar): Naval Air and Marines (2004)
Micronesia, Federated States of | no ministry of defense and no standing armed forces; the paramilitary Maritime Wing, a small maritime law enforcement unit, is responsible to the Division of Maritime Surveillance within the Office of the Attorney General (2003)
Moldova | National Army (includes Ground Forces, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces) (2006)
Mongolia | Mongolian People's Army (MPA), Mongolian People's Air Force (MPAF); there is no navy (2005)
Montserrat | no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005)
Morocco | Royal Armed Forces: includes Army, Navy, Air Force (Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine)
Mozambique | Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM): Army Command, Navy (Marinha Mocambique, MM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2004)
Namibia | Namibian Defense Force: Army (includes Air Wing), Navy, Police
Nauru | no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force
Nepal | Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service); Nepalese Police Force
Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht or KLu), Royal Military Police, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (2004)
Netherlands Antilles | no regular military forces; National Guard, Police Force (2005)
New Caledonia | no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force
New Zealand | New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Nicaragua | Army (includes Navy, Air Force)
Niger | Niger Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (2005)
Nigeria | Army, Navy, Air Force
Niue | no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Norway | Norwegian Army (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2006)
Oman | Royal Omani Armed Forces: Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) (2005)
Pakistan | Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines), Air Force (2006)
Palau | no regular military forces; Police Force
Panama | an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service)
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element)
Paraguay | Army, Navy (includes Naval Aviation, River Defense Corps, Coast Guard), Air Force
Peru | Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP)
Philippines | Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force
Poland | Land Forces (includes Navy (Marynarka Wojenna, MW)), Polish Air Force (Polsjie Sily Powietrzne, PSP) (2005)
Portugal | Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)
Puerto Rico | no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
Qatar | Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF)
Reunion | no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) (2005)
Romania | Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Special Operations, Civil Defense (2005)
Russia | Ground Forces (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches
Rwanda | Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
Saint Lucia | no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) (2003)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
Samoa | no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force
San Marino | no regular military forces; Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar) performs ceremonial duties and limited police functions (2006)
Sao Tome and Principe | Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard (2004)
Saudi Arabia | Land Forces (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary)
Senegal | Army, Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Air Force (2005)
Serbia and Montenegro | Serbian and Montenegrin Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore, VSCG): Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces (2005)
Seychelles | Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005)
Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing)
Singapore | Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense (2005)
Slovakia | Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily), Training and Support Forces (Vycviku a Podpory Sily) (2005)
Slovenia | Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)
Solomon Islands | no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP)
Somalia | a Somali National Army was attempted under the interim government; numerous factions and clans maintain independent militias, and the Somaliland and Puntland regional governments maintain their own security and police forces
South Africa | South African National Defense Force (SANDF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint Operations, Joint Support, Military Intelligence, Military Health Service (2004)
Spain | Army, Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA) (2006)
Sri Lanka | Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force
Sudan | Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force
Suriname | National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements)
Swaziland | Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes Air Wing), Royal Swaziland Police Force (RSPF) (2005)
Sweden | Army, Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN), Air Force (Flygvapnet)
Switzerland | Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)
Syria | Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air and Air Defense Force (includes Air Defense Command) (2005)
Taiwan | Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
Tajikistan | Ground Troops, Air and Air Defense Troops, Mobile Troops (2005)
Tanzania | Tanzanian People's Defense Force (JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing, Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service
Thailand | Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force
Togo | Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005)
Tonga | Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (includes Air Wing)
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes Air Wing) (2004)
Tunisia | Army, Navy, Air Force (2003)
Turkey | Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force
Turkmenistan | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2004)
Tuvalu | no regular military forces; national police force
Uganda | Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing
Ukraine | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (2002)
United Arab Emirates | Army, Navy (includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force)
United Kingdom | Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
United States | Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy
Uruguay | Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force
Uzbekistan | Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard
Vanuatu | no regular military forces; security forces comprise the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) and paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), which includes Vanuatu's naval force, known as the Police Maritime Wing (PMW); border security in Vanuatu is the joint responsibility of the Customs and Inland Revenue Service, VPF, VMF, and PMW (2003)
Venezuela | National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales or FAN) - includes Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada; includes Marines, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional)
Vietnam | People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN): Ground Forces, People's Navy Command (including Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard
Yemen | Army (includes Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (includes Marines), Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard (2002)
Zambia | Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (2005)
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