1. Army
   Marines
2. Air Force

The Marine Corps is famed for its motto: "Semper Fidelis," which means "always faithful." It's a rallying cry that's been screamed on more than a few battlefields.

1. Air Force
   Coast Guard
2. Navy

The Coast Guard -- the often forgotten fifth branch of the military -- is the smallest. It has roughly 40,000 active duty personnel.

1. vice president
   Secretary of the Navy
2. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is incredibly powerful. He (or she) is the top military advisor to the president, and as such, has major influence in the nation's military activities.

1. Navy
   Army
2. Air Force

In WWII, George Patton was an Army genius, consistently bedeviling his German adversaries. But he was equally irksome to U.S. leaders, a reason he kept getting placed on leave.

1. Vietnam War
   World War I
2. War of 1812

In the War of 1812, the British invaded and occupied Washington for a day. Then, they burned the White House to the ground before fleeing with glee.

1. 5 times
   42 times
2. no one knows

Sure, American has been involved in hundreds of skirmishes and battles. But the country's military has only taken part in five declared wars, the most recent being WWII.

1. 1899
   1947
2. 1987

It was the Army Air Force during WWII. After the war, in 1947, Congress declared the Air Force as a separate branch of the military. Now in its seventh decade, the Air Force is ridiculously powerful.

1. a tank
   a destroyer
2. a fighter jet

Introduced in 2015, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a futuristic fighter jet. So far, it's only been used by one country in combat -- Israel.

1. arm them with nuclear weapons
   federalize them
2. obliterate them

In times of strife, the president can federalize (or bring under central control) all National Guard units in the country. This helps add to the military's overall reach.

1. Native Americans
   Moroccans
2. Canadians

In the early days of the colonies, Indian raids were a real threat. Local and state militias were formed to keep Native American hostiles at bay.

1. Civil War
   Gulf War
2. American Revolution

At the end of the Revolution, the British troops in Yorktown, Pennsylvania knew the gig was up. They surrendered … and the American military won its first war.

1. fewer than 20%
   more than half
2. all of them

There are only 18 active aircraft carriers on the entire planet. The United States owns 10 of them.

1. during Vietnam
   on July 4, 1988
2. after the Revolution

The First American Regiment was created in 1784, just after the Revolution. It was the country's first peacetime regular army, and it was limited to just a few hundred men.

1. blue
   red
2. pink

George Washington picked dark blue for Army uniforms. And that's the way things remained until the Spanish-American War, when troops realized that blue made them stand out in the much of the Spanish-American War.

1. about 800,000
   about 90,000
2. very few

In addition to its 1.3 million active duty service members, the U.S. can fall back on its reserves for World War III. Currently, reserves number at around 800,000.

1. party boats
   air forces
2. political puppets

The Air Force is the biggest air force on Earth. Combined, the Navy and Marines have the planet's second-largest air force.

1. a destroyer
   an aircraft carrier
2. a battleship

Commissioned in 2017, the USS Gerald R. Ford is the world's largest active aircraft carrier. It's a gigantic ship, one that can house a crew of around 4,500 sailors.

1. attack on Pearl Harbor
   Battle of the Bulge
2. Battle of Antietam

On March 23, 1862, the North and South clashed in the Battle of Antietam. In just one day of fighting, there were around 23,000 dead or wounded men on the battlefield.

1. 3
   10
2. 29

Famed for their glories in WWII, the U.S. maintains 10 aircraft carriers. These carriers are critical for extending the country's sphere of influence around the world.

1. 3
   54
2. 823

Since WWII, submarine warfare has steadily declined in popularity with naval commanders. The U.S. has only 54 subs … China has 52.

1. It slightly increased in size.
   It was dismantled.
2. It went on a war of conquest.

The Founding Fathers didn't believe in the idea of standing armies. After they won the Revolution, they essentially dismantled the Army.

1. about 6,300
   about 250
2. about 41

For years, America's nuke stockpile has been dwindling. But with 6,300 warheads remaining, the country still has enough WMD power to render the planet lifeless for a very long time.

1. 340,000
   1.3 million
2. 7.9 million

The U.S. maintains one of the world's biggest militaries. Right now, there are about 1.3 million men and women serving.

1. about 70,000
   about 270,000
2. about 2.4 million

To repel Iraq from Kuwait, the U.S. sent about 270,000 troops to the Middle East. Along with the help of a massive coalition, the allies sent Saddam Hussein's men running for their lives.

1. American Revolution
   World War I
2. Vietnam War

Women have always served in some capacity. But it wasn't until WWI that they were allowed to enlist. They took up many office jobs that allowed even more men to take up guns and fight.

1. $700 billion
   $4 trillion
2. $900 million

Currently, the U.S. budgets about $700 billion per year for military spending. That's by far the highest number in the world.

1. Air Force
   Army
2. Coast Guard

The Coast Guard lives by the motto "Semper Paratus." They are "Always Ready" and often serve in the middle of hurricanes and other natural disasters.

1. tanks
   attack helicopters
2. tactical aircraft

Air power is critical to today's style of warfare. The U.S. has about 3,500 tactical aircraft, 2,800 tanks, and 970 attack helicopters.

1. 5,800
   9,200
2. 34,000

Gone are the days when armies lined up and bashed each other with nothing but tanks and artillery. But the U.S. still has about 5,800 tanks ready for duty.

1. American Revolution
   Civil War
2. World War II

More than 600,000 troops died in the Civil War, but it was diseases -- not bullets -- that killed them. World War II was by far the bloodiest in terms of combat deaths.