List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces

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The equipment of the United States Armed Forces includes, but is not limited to, weapons, ammunition, vehicles, and attire.

Weapons[]

Weapons

Name	Type	Caliber	Branches	Notes	Picture
Small arms
M9 Pistol	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy	Standard service pistol. To be replaced by the M17
M11	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard	To be replaced by the M18
M17, M18 MHS	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard	Standard service pistol. Customized version of the SIG Sauer P320
M1911	Semi-automatic pistol	.45 ACP	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy	Limited service
M4A1	Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, USSOCOM	M4A1 currently the standard service rifle of the US Army.
M16A2	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy	Virtually phased out, still in limited service
M16A4	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Marine Corps, Army
HK416	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	USSOCOM
Mk 16 Mod 0 / Mk 17 Mod 0 SCAR	Assault rifle Battle rifle	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO	USSOCOM, USMC Maratime Raid Force
M14	Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy	Limited service, mostly ceremonial
Mk 14 EBR	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	USSOCOM, Army, Coast Guard
M39 EMR	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Marine Corps, USSOCOM
SDM-R	Designated marksman rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Army
M110 SASS	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Marine Corps, USSOCOM	To replace the M39 & Mk 11 (USMC) and M14 EBR (Army)
M110A1 CSASS	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Marine Corps, USSOCOM	HK 417 Sniper
M24 SWS	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Air Force, USSOCOM
M2010 ESR	Sniper rifle	.300 Winchester Magnum	Army
M40	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Marine Corps, USSOCOM
Mk 13	Sniper rifle	.300 Winchester Magnum	USSOCOM (Mod 5), Marine Corps (Mod 7)
Mk 21 PSR	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO, .300 Winchester Magnum, .338 Lapua Magnum, .338 Norma Magnum	Army
Mk 22 ASR	Sniper rifle	.300 Winchester Magnum, .300 Norma Magnum, .308 Winchester, .338 Norma Magnum, .338 Lapua Magnum	USSOCOM, Army, Marine Corps	To replace the M2010 ESR and MK13
M107	Anti-material rifle	.50 BMG	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, USSOCOM
500 MILS	Shotgun	12-gauge	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy	also 500M MILS
M870	Shotgun	12-gauge	Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard
M26 MASS	Shotgun	12-gauge	Army
MP5	Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, USSOCOM
MP7	Submachine gun	4.6×30mm HK	Army, Navy, Coast Guard, USSOCOM
APC9 Pro-K SCW	Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum	Army, Air Force
M27 IAR	Squad automatic weapon	5.56×45mm NATO	Marine Corps	Derived from the HK 416, USMC standard issue.
M249 SAW	Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
M240	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy
M60	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, USSOCOM
Small Arms Ammunition 4.6×30mm 5.56×45mm NATO M855 Ball M855A1 Ball M856 Tracer M856A1 Tracer M995 Armor Piercing Mk 262 Mod 1 Mk318 Mod 0 7.62×51mm NATO[1] M62 Tracer M80 Ball M118LR M276 Dim Tracer M993 Armor Piercing Mk 316 Mod 0 Mk319 Mod 0 .300 Winchester Magnum Mk 248 Mod 0/1 .338 Lapua Magnum 9×19mm Parabellum M882 Ball .40 S&W .45 ACP .50 BMG[2] M8 Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) M17 Tracer M20 Armor Piercing Incendiary-Tracer (API-T) M33 Ball M903 SLAP M962 SLAP-T M1022 Long-Range Sniper Mk 211 Mod 0 Mk257 API Dim Tracer Mk 300 Mod 0 API-T 12 Gauge
Vehicle weapons
M61 Vulcan	Six-barrelled Gatling gun	20×102mm	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard
M134	Six-barrelled Gatling gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
M2 HMG	Heavy machine gun	.50 BMG	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard
Mk 19 Grenade Machine Gun	Automatic grenade launcher	40 mm grenades	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard
Anti-Tank Weapons
FGM-148 Javelin	Anti-Tank Guided Missile System	127mm	Army, Marine Corps
AT4	Anti-Tank Rocket System	84mm	Army, Air Force	Adopted by the US Army as the; "Lightweight Multipurpose Weapon M136"
M3 MAAWS	Anti-Tank Recoilless Rifle	84x246mm R	Army, USSOCOM
SMAW	Anti-Tank Rocket System	83.5mm	Army, Marine Corps
Anti-Air Weapons
FIM-92 Stinger	MANPADS		Army, Marine Corps
Mortars
M120	Mortar	120mm mortar	Army, Marine Corps
M252 mortar	Mortar	81mm mortar	Army, Marine Corps
M224 mortar	Mortar	60mm mortar	Army, Marine Corps

Vehicles[]

Fixed-wing aircraft[]

Name	Description	Branches	Version	Quantity[3]	Notes	Picture
Close air support
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog	Close Air Support, Forward Air Control	Air Force	A-10C OA-10A	713	The A-10 was planned to be replaced by the F-35A Lightning II and retired, however the Air Force is now considering to extend the life of the plane and find another successor. The F-35A Lightning II will be considered as a successor but for now will play its own role.
Lockheed AC-130	Close Air Support, Air Interdiction and Force Protection	Air Force	AC-130H Spectre AC-130U Spooky II	21	16 AC-130J planned to replace AC-130H;
Strategic bomber
Rockwell/Boeing B-1 Lancer	Long-range multirole heavy bomber	Air Force	B-1B	104	Supersonic Strategic Bomber, will serve until the 2030s, to be replaced by the Next-Generation Bomber
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit	Low observable strategic stealth heavy bomber	Air Force	B-2A	20
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress	High altitude long-range strategic heavy bomber	Air Force	B-52A B-52B B-52C B-52D B-52E B-52F B-52G B-52H RB-52C	744	To be in active service until 2045; B-52H Stratofortress is the only one used in service today
Military transport aircraft
Grumman/ Northrop Grumman C-2 Greyhound	Carrier based cargo aircraft	Navy	C-2A C-2A(R)	58	It was developed from the E-2 Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy	Intercontinental outsize heavy cargo transport	Air Force	C-5A C-5B C-5C C-5M Super Galaxy	126	C-5A retired; C-5B and C-5C to be upgraded to C-5M
Beechcraft C-12 Huron	Passenger/Cargo aircraft; Surveillance aircraft variant	Army, Air Force Army, Air Force Army, Air Force Air Force Air Force	C-12C C-12D C-12F C-12J MC-12W	69
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III	Intercontinental strategic transport	Air Force	C-17A	180	223 planned
Gulfstream C-20	Passenger aircraft	Navy Air Force Army Navy Air Force Navy Army	C-20A C-20B C-20C C-20D C-20H C-20G C-20J	19	C-20
Boeing VC-25	Executive Transport Aircraft	Air Force	VC-25A VC-25B	2	Used as Air Force One. VC-25A based on Boeing 747-200B to be replaced by VC-25B. Two VC-25B to be built, based on Boeing 747-8I.
Alenia C-27J Spartan	Medium-lift tactical transport aircraft	Air Force	C-27J	13	Total Planned 38;Joint US-Italian design
Boeing C-32	Passenger aircraft	Air Force	C-32	6
Gulfstream C-37	Passenger aircraft	Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard	C-37A C-37B	14
Boeing C-40 Clipper	Passenger aircraft	Navy Air Force Air Force	C-40A C-40B C-40C	21
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	Tactical transport aircraft	Air Force, Coast Guard	C-130A C-130B C-130E C-130H C-130H-30	2,500	C-130J to replace C-130E; 129 C-130J planned;C-130A,C-130B,C-130C already retired
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules	Tactical transport aircraft	Air Force	C-130J C-130J-30	89	C-130J to replace C-130E
C-145 Skytruck	Light utility transport	AFSOC	C-145	10
Airborne early warning and control
Grumman/Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye	All-weather carrier based airborne early warning and control	Navy	E-2A E-2B E-2C E-2D TE-2A	75	E-2A and E-2B retired;E-2Cto be replaced by E-2D starting 2014; TE-2A is a trainer
Boeing E-3 Sentry	Airborne warning and control system (AWACS)	Air Force	E-3B E-3C	22 10
Boeing E-4 Nightwatch	National emergency airborne command post	Air Force	E-4A E-4B	4	E-4A was later upgraded to E-4B
Boeing E-6 Mercury	Naval Communications Relay/Airborne Command Post	Navy	E-6A E-6B	16	E-6A was later upgraded to E-6B
Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint-STARS)	Airborne Battle Management Platform	Air Force	E-8A E-8B E-8C	16	E-8A was a prototype; E-8 B was the final version but the E-8C was favored because of a second-hand built aircraft.
Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Lockheed P-3 Orion	Anti-Submarine Marine Patrol Aircraft	Navy	P-3A P-3B P-3C	650
Boeing P-8 Poseidon	Anti-Submarine, Anti-Surface, Shipping Interdiction Patrol Aircraft	Navy	P-8A	122
Electronic-warfare aircraft
Boeing EA-18G Growler (Grizzly)	Carrier-based Electronic-Warfare Aircraft	Navy	EA-18G	108	Grizzly is the nickname used on the radio to avoid confusion between "Prowler" and "Growler"; 114 ordered; EA-18G is a modified version of F/A 18 Hornet; will later replace the EA-6A Prowler
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call	Electronic-Warfare Aircraft	Air Force	EC-130H EC-130H Block 30 EC-130H Block 35	14
Air superiority fighter
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle	Air Superiority Aircraft	Air Force	F-15A F-15B F-15C F-15D	1,500	F-15A and F-15B retired; Being partially replaced by the F-22; expected service until 2025
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor	Air Superiority Aircraft	Air Force	F-22A	195
Multirole combat aircraft
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle	Multi-role combat aircraft	Air Force	F-15E	203
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	Multi-role combat aircraft	Air Force	F-16C/F-16D	Total Force 1018	To be replaced by F-35A in 2025; USAF has ceased to purchase F-16s however they still produce it to be exported to other countries.
F/A-18 Hornet	Carrier based Multi-role Combat Aircraft	Navy	F/A-18A F/A-18B F/A-18C F/A-18D	1,480	To be replaced F-35C; 565 F/A-18E, F/A 18F Super hornet planned
Boeing F/A-18E/ F/A18F Super Hornet	Carrier based Multi-role Combat Aircraft	Navy	F/A18E F/A-18F F/A-18E/F	497	Service started in 1999 and will be used until 2030
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II	Advanced Multi-role combat aircraft	Air Force Navy	F-35A F-35C	535	Multi role strike fighter. F-35C Navy Variant carrier based.

Rotary Winged-Aircraft/VTOL/VSTOL[]

Name	Branches	Type	Version	Quantity[3]	Notes	Picture
VSTOL/VTOL
AV-8B Harrier II	Marine Corps	Close Air Support Trainer	AV-8B TAV-8B	99 19	To be replaced by F-35B; The original variant of this aircraft is of British design
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II	Marine Corps	Advanced Multi-role combat aircraft	F-35B	535	Supersonic STOVL multirole fighter
V-22 Osprey	Marines Corps Air Force Navy	Cargo Helicopter	MV-22B CV-22B CMV-22B	126 17	360 planned 50 planned
Rotary Winged-Aircraft
UH-1Y Venom	Marine Corps	Utility helicopter	UH-1Y	92
AH-1 Super Cobra	Marine Corps	Attack helicopter	AH-1W Cobra	168	To be upgraded/replaced AH-1Z Viper
AH-1Z Viper	Marine Corps	Attack helicopter	AH-1Z	28	189 planned
AH-64 Apache	Army	Attack helicopter	AH-64A AH-64D Apache Longbow	107 619
CH-47 Chinook	Army	Cargo helicopter	CH-47D CH-47F	394 48	190 CH-47F ordered
CH-53E Super Stallion	Marine Corps	Cargo helicopter	CH-53E	139
EH-60	Army	Electronic-warfare helicopter	EH-60A	64
HH-60 Jay Hawk	Coast Guard	Recovery Helicopter	HH-60J HH-60T	41
HH-60 Pave Hawk	Air Force	Search and Rescue helicopter	HH-60G	99
HH-65 Dolphin	Coast Guard	Search and Rescue helicopter	MH-65C MH-65D MH-65E	101	This aircraft is of French design
MH-6 Little Bird	Army	Special operations Utility helicopter/ Attack helicopter	AH/MH-6J AH/MH-6M A/MH-6X AH-6C AH-6F AH-6G EH-6E MH-6E MH-6H	---
MH-60 Black Hawk	Army	Multi-mission helicopter	MH-60K MH-60L	23 35
SH-60 Seahawk	Navy	Search and Rescue helicopter Multi-mission helicopter Multi-mission helicopter Anti-submarine helicopter Helicopter Anti-submarine helicopter Helicopter	HH-60H MH-60R MH-60S SH-60B SH-60F	49 76 145 129 60	300 planned 273 planned
T-57 Sea Ranger	Navy	Training helicopter	TH-57B TH-57C	44 85
TH-67 Creek	Army	Training helicopter	TH-67	172	The aircraft is a joint US-Canadian design
UH-1N Twin Huey	Marine Corps	Utility aircraft	UH-1N
UH-60 Black Hawk	Army	Utility aircraft	UH-60A UH-60L UH-60M	751 592 100	1227 planned
UH-72 Lakota	Army	Utility aircraft	UH-72A	250	345 planned

Spacecraft[]

Name	Type	Branches	Quantity[3]	Notes	Picture
Spacecraft
Delta IV	Orbital launch vehicle	n/a	n/a
Global Positioning System	Navigation and Timing	Space Force	30[4]

Land vehicles[]

Name	Branches	Quantity	Variants	Notes	Picture
Main battle tank
M1 Abrams	Army, Marine Corps	8,848	M1A1 MBT M1A2 MBT M104 Wolverine Bridge Layer M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle M1 Panther II Mine Clearing Blade/Roller System
Infantry fighting vehicle
Bradley Fighting Vehicle	Army	6,724	M2A3 Bradley IFV M3 Recon Vehicle M4 Command and Control Vehicle Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle M6 Linebacker Air Defense Bradley Engineer Squad Vehicle
Armored personnel carrier
M113 armored personnel carrier	Army, Air Force	6,000	M58 Wolf M113 AMEV M548A3 Cargo Carrier M90A13 Improved TOW Vehicle M106A43 Mortar Carrier
Stryker	Army, Marines, Air Force	4,187	M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle M1127 Reconnaissance Vehicle M1128 Mobile Gun System M1129 Mortar Carrier M1130 Commander's Vehicle M1131 Fire Support Vehicle M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicle M1134 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicle M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Reconnaissance Vehicle
LARC-V	Navy, Army	200	LARC-V	Amphibious
LAV-25	Marine Corps	1,500	LAV-25A2 Amphibious recon vehicle LAV-AT (Anti-Tank) LAV-M (Mortar Carrier) LAV-R (Recovery vehicle) LAV-AD (Air Defense) LAV-C2 (Command and Control) LAV-LOG (Logistics) LAV-MEWSS Mobile Electronic-Warfare Support System	Amphibious
Assault Amphibious Vehicle (Amphibious)	Marine Corps	1,311	AAVP-7A1 (Personnel) AAVC-7A1 (Command) AAVR-7A1(Recovery)	Amphibious
Mine-Protected Ambush resistant/Medium Mine Protected Vehicle
RG-31 Nyala	Army	1,964	RG-31 Charger US Army Version	The RG-31 originated from South Africa
RG-33	Army	1,735	RG-33	Originated from South Africa
Cougar (vehicle)	Army, Marine Corps, Air Force	3,500 ordered	Cougar Hardened Engineering Vehicle Cougar Joint EOD Response Vehicle
International MaxxPro	Marine Corps, Army	5,250 ordered	MaxxPro Dash MRV
BAE Caiman	Marine Corps, Army	2,800 ordered
Oshkosh M-ATV	Army, Marine Corps,USSOCOM	8,108 ordered	Special forces Assault Engineer Command Utility	Extended variants in production
Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)	Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy	200
Armored cars
Humvee	Army, Marine Corps, Air Force,Navy, Coast Guard	260,000	Active Denial System Ground Mobility Vehicle (Special Forces Variant) Integrated Meteorological System ZEUS-HLONS (HMMWV Laser Ordnance Neutralization System) M1097 Heavy HMMWV Avenger M1097A2 Unarmored Cargo/Troop/Air-defense Carrier M1114 Up-Armored Armament Carrier M1116 Up-Armored Armament Carrier M1145 Up-Armored Armament Carrier M1151A1 Up-Armored Armament Carrier M1152A1 Up-Armored Cargo/Troop Carrier M1165A1 Up-Armored General Purpose Vehicle M1167A1 Up-Armored TOW Carrier
M1117 Armored Security Vehicle	Army (Military Police)	1,836	Command and Control Recovery Vehicle Reconnaissance Surveillance & Target Acquisition Ambulance Infantry Carrier Vehicle M1200 Armored Knight FiST-V
Light utility vehicle
Desert Patrol Vehicle	Army, Navy (Navy SEALs)			Used extensively on Operation Desert Storm specifically the Navy SEALs
Light Strike Vehicle	Army
Advanced Light Strike Vehicle	Marine Corps, Navy (Navy SEALs)
Ranger Special Operations Vehicle	Army	12		Exclusive use by the 75th Ranger Regiment
Interim Fast Attack Vehicle	Marine Corps (Force Recon), Navy (Navy SEALs)	157
Growler	Marine Corps			Can be Airlifted by a V-22 Osprey
Trucks
M939 Truck		25,000[5]		Intention is to replace with the Oshkosh FMTV. Figures include National Guard and Air Force.
FMTV		108,800 (Active in all services)		Oshkosh Defense - >23,400 trucks/>11,400 trailers (current manufacturer). 74,000 trucks and trailers by legacy manufacturers. Figures include National Guard and Air Force.[5]
HEMTT		>27,000 (new build and remanufactured)[6]		Figures include National Guard and Air Force
Oshkosh HET		4,079 (delivered; not all remain in service)[7]	2,488 M1070A0 tractors and >2,600 M1000 trailers delivered of which at least 1,009 tractors and >1000 trailers have been Reset. 1,591 M1070A1 delivered.	Figures include National Guard and Air Force.
Military engineering vehicle
M9 Armored Combat Earthmover	Army	447		Bulldozer
M60 Armored Vehicle Launch Bridge	Army, Marine Corps		M60 AVLB M60A1 AVLB	Bridge layer
M88 Recovery Vehicle	Army, Marine Corps		M88A2 Hercules	Armoured recovery vehicle
Caterpillar D7	Army, Marine Corps			Bulldozer
Caterpillar D9	Army			Bulldozer
M816 Wrecker	Army			Armoured recovery vehicle
Chubby (mine detection system)	Army			Detection and Mine Removal Vehicle; Originated from South Africa
Self-propelled artillery
Dragon Fire (Self-propelled mortar carrier)	Marine Corps	66
M109 Paladin	Army	850	M109A6
M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System	Army, Marine Corps	500
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System	Army	991	M270A1	Production ceased in 2003
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger	Army	1000
MIM-104 Patriot	Army	1106 Launchers	MM-140F (PAC-3)	Its purpose is for Anti-ballistic missile uses
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense	Army	24		Its purpose is for Anti-ballistic missile uses

Watercraft[]

United States Navy
Commissioned Ships
Class	Type	Branch	Active	Notes	Image
Gerald R. Ford-class	Aircraft carrier	Navy	1	10 planned
Nimitz-class	Aircraft carrier	Navy	10	Class of 10
America-class	Amphibious assault ship	Navy	2	11 planned
Wasp-class	Amphibious assault ship	Navy	7	Class of 8
Blue Ridge-class	Amphibious Command Ship	Navy	2	Class of 2
San Antonio-class	Amphibious transport dock	Navy	11	13 planned
Los Angeles-class	Attack submarine	Navy	28	Class of 62
Seawolf-class	Attack submarine	Navy	3	Class of 3
Virginia-class	Attack submarine	Navy	16	66 planned
Ohio-class	Ballistic missile submarine	Navy	14	Class of 18, 4 converted to SSGN
Ticonderoga-class	Cruiser	Navy	22	Class of 27
Arleigh Burke-class	Destroyer	Navy	65	82 planned
Whidbey Island-class	Dock landing ship	Navy	8	Class of 8
Harpers Ferry-class	Dock landing ship	Navy	4	Class of 4
Ohio-class	Guided missile submarine	Navy	4	Converted from a class of 18 SSBN
Freedom-class	Littoral combat ship	Navy	6	15 planned
Independence-class	Littoral combat ship	Navy	7	17 planned
Avenger-class	Mine countermeasures vessel	Navy	11	Class of 14
Cyclone-class	Patrol boat	Navy	13	Class of 14
Emory S. Land-class	Submarine tender	Navy	2	Class of 3
USS Pueblo	Technical Research Ship	Navy	1	Held captive in North Korea. Not counted as part of deployed combat fleet.
USS Constitution	Classic Frigate	Navy	1	Oldest commissioned ship afloat. Not counted as part of deployed combat fleet
Non-Commissioned Ships
Henry J. Kaiser-class	Fleet Replenishment Oiler	Navy (MSC)	15	Class of 16
USNS Invincible	Missile Range Instrumentation Ship	Navy (MSC)	1	Class of 18. Converted from Ocean Surveillance Ship.
Howard O. Lorenzen-class	Missile Range Instrumentation Ship	Navy (MSC)	1
Waters-class	Navigation Test Support Ship	Navy (MSC)	1
Pathfinder-class	Survey Ship	Navy (MSC)	6	Class of 7.
Sea-based X-band Radar	Mobile Early Warning Radar Platform	Navy (MSC)	1	`
Victorious-class	Ocean Surveillance Ship	Navy (MSC)	4
Impeccable-class	Ocean Surveillance Ship	Navy (MSC)	1
Lewis and Clark-class	Dry Cargo Ship	Navy (MSC)	14
Guam-class	High Speed Transport	Navy (MSC)	1	Former Hawaii Superferry ship MV Huakai
Watson-class	Vehicle Cargo Ship	Navy (MSC)	8
2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class	Strategic Sealift Ship	Navy (MSC)	5
Shughart-class	Vehicle Cargo Ship	Navy (MSC)	1
Bob Hope-class	Vehicle Cargo Ship	Navy (MSC)	7
Powhatan-class	Ocean Tug	Navy (MSC)	4	Class of 7
Mercy-class	Hospital Ship	Navy (MSC)	2	Former San Clemente-class oil tankers
Safeguard-class	Salvage Ship	Navy (MSC)	4
USNS Lawrence H. Gianella	Petroleum Tanker	Navy (MSC)	1
Supply-class	Fast Combat Support Ship	Navy (MSC)	2	Class of 4
Montford Point-class	Expeditionary Transfer Dock	Navy (MSC)	4
Zeus-class	Cable Ship	Navy (MSC)	1
Spearhead-class	Expeditionary Fast Transport	Navy (MSC)	10	14 planned.
Special Warfare and Costal Riverine Force
Combat Rubber Raiding Craft	Inflatable Boat	Navy
Small Unit Riverine Craft	Rigid Buoyant Boat	Navy
Riverine Command Boat	Riverine Fast Assault Craft	Navy
Rigid Raider	Fast Assault Craft	Navy
Mark V Special Operations Craft	Special Operations Craft	Navy
Special Operations Craft–Riverine	Special Operations Craft	Navy
Mark VI Patrol Boat	Special Operations Craft	Navy
Landing Craft
Landing Craft Air Cushion	Hovercraft Landing Craft	Navy	97
Landing Craft Utility 1466, 1610 & 1627 Classes	Landing Craft Utility	Navy	32
United States Coast Guard
Cutters
Class	Type	Branch	Active	Notes	Image
Legend-class	National Security Cutter	Coast Guard	8	11 planned
Hamilton-class	High Endurance Cutter	Coast Guard	3	Class of 12
Famous-class	Medium Endurance Cutter	Coast Guard	13	Class of 13
Reliance-class	Medium Endurance Cutter	Coast Guard	14	Class of 16
Alex Haley-class	Medium Endurance Cutter	Coast Guard	1	Former USS Edenton (ATS-1)
Sentinel-class	Fast Response Cutter	Coast Guard	36	64 planned
Island-class	Patrol Boat	Coast Guard	37	Class of 49
Marine Protector-class	Patrol Boat	Coast Guard	73
Healy-class	Icebreaker	Coast Guard	1
Polar-class	Icebreaker	Coast Guard	1	Class of 2
Mackinaw-class	Icebreaker	Coast Guard	1	Used primarily in the Great Lakes
Juniper-class	Seagoing Buoy Tender	Coast Guard	16
Keeper-class	Coastal Buoy Tender	Coast Guard	14
Bay-class	Icebreaking Tugboat	Coast Guard	9	10 Planned
100 Foot-class	Inland Buoy Tender	Coast Guard	2
100 Foot-class	Inland Construction Tender	Coast Guard	3
65 Foot-class	Inland Buoy Tender	Coast Guard	2
USCGC Eagle	Sail Training Vessel	Coast Guard	1	Former Nazi German Barque Horst Wessel
160 Foot-class	Inland Construction Tender	Coast Guard	4
75 Foot-class	Inland Construction Tender	Coast Guard
75 Foot-class	River Buoy Tender	Coast Guard
65 Foot-class	River Buoy Tender	Coast Guard
65 Foot-class	Small Harbor Tug	Coast Guard
Boats
52-foot Motor Lifeboat	Lifeboat	Coast Guard	4
47-foot Motor Lifeboat	Lifeboat	Coast Guard	227
Aids to Navigation Boat	Aids to Navigation Boat	Coast Guard	145
25-foot Transportable Port Security Boat	Security Boat	Coast Guard		To be transferred to the Army
32-foot Transportable Port Security Boat	Security Boat	Coast Guard
Short Range Prosecutor	Rigid Hulled Inflatable	Coast Guard
Long Range Interceptor	Rigid Hulled Inflatable	Coast Guard
Defender-class	Response Boat	Coast Guard
Response Boat–Small II	Response Boat	Coast Guard
Response Boat–Medium	Response Boat	Coast Guard
United States Army
Class	Type	Branch	Active	Notes	Image
General Frank S. Besson-class	logistics support vessel	Army	8	Class of 8
Runnymede-class	large landing craft	Army	35	Class of 35
LCM-8	mechanized landing craft	Army	40	Class of 40
MGen. Nathanael Greene-class	large coastal tug	Army	6	Class of 6
United States Air Force
Class	Type	Branch	Active	Notes	Image
Rising Star-class	tugboat	Air Force	1	Class of 1
MR-120	drone recovery vessel	Air Force	3	Class of 3

Attire[]

Uniforms[]

Uniforms

Dress Uniforms
Branch	Name	Notes	Image
Army	Army Service Uniform	Currently used as both service and dress uniform. Being replaced by Army Greens as service uniform
Marine Corps	Blue Dress		Officers Enlisted
	Blue–White Dress	Authorized for summer wear for officers only.
	Red Dress	Worn by the United States Marine Band and United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps only.
Navy	Service Dress Blue	Worn in the winter, and year-round for travel.	Officer / CPO Enlisted
	Service Dress White	Worn in the Summer	Officer / CPO Enlisted
Air Force	Air Force Service Uniform	Currently worn as both service and dress uniforms.
Space Force	Space Force Service Uniform	Same as Air Force Service Dress Uniform.
Coast Guard	Service Dress Blue	Worn year round by junior enlisted personnel and in winter only by officers and chief petty officers.
	Service Dress White	Same as Navy Service Dress Whites, but worn with Coast Guard insignia. Worn by officers only and chief petty officers only in summer.
Service Uniforms
Branch	Name	Notes	Image
Army	Army Service Uniform	Gradually being phased out in this role. Will be completely restricted to dress wear by 2028.
	Army Greens	Gradually replacing the Army Service Uniform in this role from 2020.
Marine Corps	Service Uniform		Officers Enlisted
Navy	Service Khaki Uniform	Worn by officers and chief petty officers only.
	Summer White Service Uniform	Worn in Summer by officers and chief petty officers only.
	Navy Service Uniform	Worn year round by junior enlisted personnel.
Air Force	Air Force Service Dress Uniform	Worn as both a service and a dress uniform.
Space Force	Space Force Service Dress Uniform	Same as Air Force Service Dress Uniform.
Coast Guard	Winter Dress Blue Uniform	Worn in winter.
	Tropical Blue Uniform	Worn in warm weather and year-round for general office wear.
Combat / Working Uniforms
Branch	Name	Notes	Image
Army	Army Combat Uniform
Marine Corps	Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform
Navy	Navy Working Uniform
	Shipboard Working Uniform
Air Force	Airman Battle Uniform	ABU completely phased out on 1 April 2021.
	Army Combat Uniform	Standard uniform of the USAF. Worn with brown name and rank / Air Force tapes. Completely replaced ABU on 1 April 2021.
Space Force		Worn with blue name / Space Force tapes.
Coast Guard	Operational Dress Uniform
	Navy Working Uniform	Worn by Port Security Units, Law Enforcement Detachments, and personnel deployed overseas.

Camouflage patterns[]

Camouflage Patterns

List of current camouflage patterns and uniforms
Branch	Camouflage pattern	Image	Picture
Army Operational Camouflage Pattern used for the current Army Combat Uniform (ACU). Pattern is known as OCP – OEF Camouflage Pattern. Operational Camouflage Patternand
Marine Corps	MARPAT pattern, used for the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU) in two variants, woodland and desert.
Navy	Navy Working Uniform (NWU). Comes in two variants – standard woodland for garrison use and desert for deployment use.
Air Force Operational Camouflage Pattern used on Army Combat Uniform (ACU) which has completely replaced the |Digitalized tigerstripe Airman Battle Uniform (ABU).
Coast Guard	Operational Dress Uniform (ODU). MultiCam		)
SOCOM	Common uniform for the SOCOM is still in development. Currently, MultiCam is widely used, replacing old BDU's.

See also[]

• United States Armed Forces
• List of equipment of the United States Air Force
• List of equipment of the United States Army
• List of equipment of the United States Navy
• List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard
• List of equipment of the United States Marine Corps

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