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There are seven uniformed services of the United States:

Army
- Department of Defense
- Service member: Soldier
- Motto: “This We’ll Defend”
- Core Values: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage
- Responsibility: Land-based military operations
- Background: Oldest and largest branch of the U.S. military
- Organization: Includes the active and reserve components (United States Army Reserve and the Army National Guard)
- Army Posts
- Symbols and Insignia
Navy
- Department of Defense
- Service member: Sailor
- Motto: “Semper Fortis—Always Courageous”
- Mission: To maintain, train, and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas.”
- Core Values: Honor, Courage, and Commitment
- Responsibility: Conducts missions on all fronts: in the air, on land, and at sea.
- Naval Bases
Air Force
- Department of Defense
- Service member: Airman
- Motto: “Above All”
- Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do
- Mission: To deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests to fly and fight in air, space, and cyberspace.
- Responsibility: Prompt and sustained offensive and defensive air operations
Marine Corps
- Department of Defense
- Service Member: Marine
- Motto: “Semper Fidelis—Always Faithful”
- Mission:
  - The seizure or defense of advanced naval based and other land operations to support naval campaigns.
  - The development of tactics, techniques, and equipment used by amphibious landing forces.
  - Such other duties as the President may direct.
- Core Values: Honor, Courage, and Commitment
- Marine Corps Camps:
Coast Guard
- Department of Homeland Security
- Service Member: Guardian
- Motto: “Semper Paratus—Always Ready”
- Core Values: Honor and Integriy, Great Good of the Coast Guard, Innovation, Personal Initiative, Drive for Success, Teamwork
- Mission: To protect the public, the environment, and the United States economic and security interests in any maritime region in which those interests may be at risk, including international waters, and America’s coasts, ports, and inland waterways.
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Noncombatant uniformed service
- Mission: Protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of our Nation. As America’s uniformed service of public health professionals, the Commission Corps achieves its mission through:
  - Rapid and effective response to public health needs
  - Leadership and excellence in public health practices
  - Advancement of public health science
- Core Values: Leadership, Service, Integrity, and Excellence
- Responsibility: Deliver the Nation’s public health promotion and disease prevention programs and advancing public health science.
- Mental and Behavioral Health Professionals
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps
- Department of Commerce
- Noncombatant uniformed service
- Core Values: Honor, Respect, and Commitment
- Mission: Provide officers technically competent to assume positions of leadership and command in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Department of Commerce (DOC) programs and in the Armed Forces during times of war or national emergency. Discipline and flexibility are inherent in the Corps personnel system. Officers are trained for positions of leadership and command in the operation of ships and aircraft; in the conduct of field projects on land, at and under the sea, and in the air; in the management of NOAA observational and support facilities; as members or leaders of research efforts; and in the management of various organizational elements throughout NOAA.
- Insignia
- Ribbons

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4/9/2013