United States Armed Forces
Combined military forces of the United States
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| 2025 | President Donald Trump's administration deployed 700 Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines & 1st Marine Division from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Base near Twentynine Palms, California to Los Angeles to protect federal personnel and property during protests against Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. |
| June 2025 | Los Angeles protests occurred. |
| 2025 | United States Taiwan Defense Command is projected to conduct approximately 500 defense activities, signaling a substantial expansion of military cooperation and strategic support for Taiwan. |
| June 6 2025 | Deadline for active-duty personnel to self-identify for voluntary separation. |
| May 30 2025 | Inventory documents 91,640 active Infantry Mobility Vehicles, with 70,000 being armored Humvees of various variants. |
| May 25 2025 | Airborne Early Warning And Control (AEW&C) fleet comprises 134 active aircraft, with 49 stored and 51 planned, including E-2, E-3, and E-4 models. |
| May 11 2025 | U.S. Navy has 16 active Replenishment Oilers, including 14 Henry J. Kaiser-class and 2 John Lewis-class vessels. |
| May 11 2025 | U.S. Navy maintains 16 active Dry Cargo Replenishment Ships, including 14 Lewis and Clark-class and 2 Supply-class ships. |
| May 11 2025 | Navy (MSC) fleet includes 16 active replenishment oilers, 16 active dry cargo replenishment ships, and various support vessels. |
| 2025 | US Department of Defense submitted a budget request of $849.8 billion for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025). |
| May 10 2025 | U.S. Navy maintains 9 active Guided Missile Cruisers from the Ticonderoga-class, with plans to retire them by 2030. |
| May 10 2025 | U.S. Navy operates 77 active Guided Missile Destroyers, including 74 Arleigh Burke-class and 3 Zumwalt-class destroyers. |
| May 10 2025 | Inventory snapshot reveals 8,639 active Armored Personnel Carriers, including M113, M1126 Stryker, and ACV-P variants. |
| May 10 2025 | Inventory snapshot revealed 8,639 active armored personnel carriers and 1,678 active self-propelled mortar vehicles across various military branches. |
| May 10 2025 | Comprehensive inventory snapshot of United States Navy watercraft, documenting 11 active Aircraft Carriers, 2 active Command Ships, 37 active Amphibious Warfare Ships, 51 active Nuclear Attack Submarines, 14 active Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines, 4 active Nuclear Guided Missile Submarines, 9 active Guided Missile Cruisers, 77 active Guided Missile Destroyers, 26 active Littoral Combat Ships, and 8 active Mine Countermeasures Vessels. |
| May 10 2025 | 14 active Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, with 4 converted to guided missile submarines (SSGNs). |
| May 10 2025 | Documented 8,639 active armored personnel carriers, with 8,000 stored and 2,418 planned. |
| May 10 2025 | United States Navy maintains 14 Active Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines, with 12 additional submarines planned. |
| May 10 2025 | United States Navy has 37 Active Amphibious Warfare Ships across 5 different classes, with 45 additional ships planned. |
| May 10 2025 | United States Navy operates 51 Active Nuclear Attack Submarines across 3 classes, with 42 additional submarines planned. |
| May 10 2025 | United States Navy maintains 2 Active Command Ships (Blue Ridge-class). |
| May 10 2025 | United States Navy has 11 Active Aircraft Carriers (1 Gerald R. Ford-class and 10 Nimitz-class) and 9 Planned Aircraft Carriers. |
| May 9 2025 | Military engineering vehicle inventory recorded with 2,556 active units, including LARC-V, M9 Armored Combat Earthmover, and JCB HMEE. |
| May 9 2025 | Military vehicle inventory showed 443 active armored command vehicles and 265 active CBRN defense vehicles in the United States Armed Forces. |
| May 8 2025 | 1,924 Training Planes active, with 351 additional planes planned |
| May 8 2025 | 1,274 Military transport aircraft active across various models and branches |
| May 8 2025 | Transgender troops who had submitted voluntary separation requests begin to be discharged |
| May 7 2025 | Electronic-warfare Aircraft active count is 173, including EA-18G, EC-130H, and emerging EA-37B models. |
| May 7 2025 | Reconnaissance Planes active count is 149, including U-2S, RC-135, and other reconnaissance aircraft. |
| May 7 2025 | 3,560 Utility Helicopters active, with 2,255 to 4,390 planned for future deployment |
| May 7 2025 | Active training planes total 1,879, with 495 T-38A/C/AT-38B in Air Force service. |
| May 7 2025 | Total active utility helicopters reach 3,560, with significant numbers of various models including 122 UH-1Y in Marine Corps service. |
| May 7 2025 | Active training helicopters count reaches 288, including 44 TH-57B and 85 TH-57C in Navy service. |
| May 6 2025 | AH-1Z attack helicopters in Marine Corps reported as slowly retiring, with 179 active units. |
| May 6 2025 | Air superiority fighter fleet includes 299 active aircraft, primarily F-22 and F-15 models. |
| May 6 2025 | Tanker Planes active count is 545, with 90 more planned, including KC-135 and KC-46 models. |
| May 6 2025 | 1,003 Attack Helicopters active, with 15 additional helicopters planned |
| May 6 2025 | US Armed Forces active attack helicopter count reaches 1,003, including 179 AH-1Z helicopters in Marine Corps service. |
| May 6 2025 | AV-8B close air support aircraft are set to be retired, with 39 currently in Marine Corps service. |
| May 6 2025 | 3,518 active utility helicopters counted, with significant numbers in various branches including 1,978 UH-60 Black Hawks in the Army. |
| May 6 2025 | 933 active heavy lift helicopters documented, including 288 MV-22B, 19 CMV-22B, and 52 CV-22B Osprey variants across Marines Corps, Air Force, and Navy. |
| 2025 | Navy plans to divest 5 F/A-18F Super Hornet variants. |
| 2025 | Final squadron retirement of MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters planned. |
| 2025 | Navy plans to divest 10 T-44 Pegasus trainer aircraft. |
| 2025 | The Air Force plans to divest 56 A-10s, 65 F-15s, 32 Block 20 F-22s, 12 HH-60G helicopters, 16 KC-135R/T, and 22 T-1A Jayhawk aircraft. |
| 2025 | The U.S. Army lost one UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the year. |
| 2025 | Planned divestment of 10 AH-1Z Viper helicopters and 2 VH-3D Sea King helicopters. |
| 2025 | Delivery of the world's largest coast guard vessel under the Polar icebreaker program is expected. |
| 2025 | The Space Force plans to make its Service Dress Uniform available by late 2025. |
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