United States Armed Forces
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| - | '''Friendly fire''' or '''non-hostile fire''', a term originally adopted by the [[United States Armed Forces|United States military]], is [[Shooting|fire]] from allied or friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces or enemy fire. A '''friendly fire incident''' ('''fratricide'''), is when friendly forces or materiel are attacked and damaged by friendly fire which may be deliberate (e.g. incorrectly identifying the target as the enemy), or accidental (e.g. missing the enemy and hitting "friendlies"). Friendly fire is one kind of [[collateral damage]]. The term friendly fire is frequently used as a [[euphemism]] in [[military]] culture and frequently seen as an [[oxymoron]]. | ||
| - | The [[Military of the United Kingdom|British military]] refer to these incidents as '''blue on blue''', which derives from [[military exercise]]s where [[NATO]] forces were identified by blue pennants, hence "blue", and [[Warsaw Pact]] forces were identified by orange pennants. Unofficially, the term 'own goal' is also used. | + | The '''United States Armed Forces''' are the [[armed forces|military forces]] of the [[United States|United States of America]]. They consist of the [[United States Army|Army]], [[United States Navy|Navy]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], and [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]. |
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| - | * [[List of friendly fire incidents]] | + | * [[Awards and decorations of the United States military]] |
| - | *[[Collateral damage]] | + | * [[Full-spectrum dominance]] |
| - | *[[Frag (military)|Fragging]], the intentional killing of a friendly soldier. | + | * [[List of active United States military aircraft]] |
| - | *[[Identification friend or foe]] | + | * [[List of currently active United States military land vehicles]] |
| - | *[[List of airliner shootdown incidents]] | + | * [[List of currently active United States military watercraft]] |
| - | *[[List of post-1945 U.S. friendly-fire incidents with British victims]] | + | * [[Military expression]] |
| - | *[[Distancing language]] | + | * [[Military justice]] |
| + | * [[Public opinion of the military]] | ||
| + | * [[Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance]] | ||
| + | * [[State Defense Force]] | ||
| + | * [[TRICARE]] – Health care plan for the U.S. uniformed services | ||
| + | * [[United States military casualties of war]] | ||
| + | * [[United States Service academies]] | ||
| + | * [[United States war crimes]] | ||
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The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
See also
- Awards and decorations of the United States military
- Full-spectrum dominance
- List of active United States military aircraft
- List of currently active United States military land vehicles
- List of currently active United States military watercraft
- Military expression
- Military justice
- Public opinion of the military
- Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
- State Defense Force
- TRICARE – Health care plan for the U.S. uniformed services
- United States military casualties of war
- United States Service academies
- United States war crimes
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