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Military branch (also service branch or armed service) is according to common standard a subdivision of the national armed forces of a sovereign nation or state.
Types of branches
| Type | Role | Example (if atypical) |
|---|---|---|
| Air and space force | Air and space warfare | French Air and Space Force |
| Airborne forces | Paratrooper operations | Russian Airborne Forces |
| Air defense force | Air and missile defense | Egyptian Air Defense Forces |
| Air force | Aerial warfare | |
| Army | Ground warfare | |
| Border guard | Border security | Vietnam Border Guard |
| Coast Guard | Maritime security | United States Coast Guard |
| Command and control | Reconnaissance, Communication, Surveillance, Information warfare | People's Liberation Army Information Support Force |
| Cyber force | Cyberwarfare | Digital and Intelligence Service (Singapore) |
| Emergencies service | Disaster relief and emergency management | Military Emergencies Unit (Spain) |
| Engineering service | Military engineering | Construction and Engineering Forces (Mongolia) |
| Gendarmerie | Military and/or public policing | National Gendarmerie (France) |
| General Staff | Command and control | Strategic Command Operations (Venezuela) |
| Logistics service | Military logistics | Joint Support Service (Germany) |
| Marines | Naval land force | United States Marine Corps |
| Medical service | Medical service | Belgian Medical Component |
| Military police | Military law enforcement agency | Republic of China Military Police |
| Military reserve force | National reserve and auxiliary service | Lithuanian National Defense Volunteer Forces |
| Navy | Naval warfare | |
| Strategic rocket force | Operation of land-based strategic missiles | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (China) |
| Royal/Presidential guard | Protection of royal families / presidential offices and ceremonial duties | Saudi Royal Guard Regiment / Republican Guard (Algeria) |
| Space force | Space warfare | United States Space Force |
| Special forces | Special operations | Polish Special Forces |
| Unmanned systems forces | Drone warfare | Unmanned Systems Forces (Ukraine) |
Unified armed forces
The Canadian Armed Forces is the unified armed forces of Canada. While it has three environmental commands - namely the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force - it remains a single military service.
NATO definition
Branch of service (also branch of military service or branch of armed service) refers, according to NATO standards, to a branch, employment of combined forces or parts of a service, below the level of service, military service, or armed service.
See also
- List of militaries by country
- Military organization
References
- Boileau, John (November 11, 2021). "Unification des Forces armées canadiennes" [Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces]. "L'Encyclopédie canadienne" [The Canadian Encyclopedia] (in English and French).
- "A – K" [A – K]. Militärisches Studienglossar Englisch Teil I Englisch [Military Study Glossary English Part I English] (in German). Hürth: Bundesprachenamt. 1996. p. 226. OCLC 1245240835.
This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Military branch news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Military branch also service branch or armed service is according to common standard a subdivision of the national armed forces of a sovereign nation or state A United States Armed Forces Joint Service Color Guard This color guard consists of personnel from 5 of the 6 military branches of the United States Armed Forces Army Marines Air Force Navy and Coast Guard Types of branchesType Role Example if atypical Air and space force Air and space warfare French Air and Space ForceAirborne forces Paratrooper operations Russian Airborne ForcesAir defense force Air and missile defense Egyptian Air Defense ForcesAir force Aerial warfareArmy Ground warfareBorder guard Border security Vietnam Border GuardCoast Guard Maritime security United States Coast GuardCommand and control Reconnaissance Communication Surveillance Information warfare People s Liberation Army Information Support ForceCyber force Cyberwarfare Digital and Intelligence Service Singapore Emergencies service Disaster relief and emergency management Military Emergencies Unit Spain Engineering service Military engineering Construction and Engineering Forces Mongolia Gendarmerie Military and or public policing National Gendarmerie France General Staff Command and control Strategic Command Operations Venezuela Logistics service Military logistics Joint Support Service Germany Marines Naval land force United States Marine CorpsMedical service Medical service Belgian Medical ComponentMilitary police Military law enforcement agency Republic of China Military PoliceMilitary reserve force National reserve and auxiliary service Lithuanian National Defense Volunteer ForcesNavy Naval warfareStrategic rocket force Operation of land based strategic missiles People s Liberation Army Rocket Force China Royal Presidential guard Protection of royal families presidential offices and ceremonial duties Saudi Royal Guard Regiment Republican Guard Algeria Space force Space warfare United States Space ForceSpecial forces Special operations Polish Special ForcesUnmanned systems forces Drone warfare Unmanned Systems Forces Ukraine Unified armed forces The Canadian Armed Forces is the unified armed forces of Canada While it has three environmental commands namely the Canadian Army Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force it remains a single military service NATO definition Branch of service also branch of military service or branch of armed service refers according to NATO standards to a branch employment of combined forces or parts of a service below the level of service military service or armed service See alsoList of militaries by country Military organizationReferencesBoileau John November 11 2021 Unification des Forces armees canadiennes Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces L Encyclopedie canadienne The Canadian Encyclopedia in English and French A K A K Militarisches Studienglossar Englisch Teil I Englisch Military Study Glossary English Part I English in German Hurth Bundesprachenamt 1996 p 226 OCLC 1245240835
