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An armed force is a top-level military force with no military chain of command outside of itself. It can be a military extension of a nation, group of nations, or a political, religious or ethnic group.

• Top level military forces of a nation (e.g. Canadian Forces, Singapore Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force)

• Military forces of a group of nations (e.g. Joint Force Command Naples, European Gendarmerie Force, European Union Battlegroup)

• Political, religious and ethnic military groups (e.g. Liberation Tigers of Tamil, IRA, Izz Ad-din Al-Qassam Brigade, Shan State Army South)

• Branch of an armed force (e.g. U.S. Army, Canadian Forces Air Command, Royal Australian Navy, Aeronautica Militare)

• Reserve military forces (e.g. U.S. Navy Reserve, Territorial Army)

• Corps when referring to branch of service of an armed force (e.g. U.S. Marine Corps, German Army Aviators Corps)

• Ancient and feudal armies that represent a nation or group of nations during ancient times and are therefore equivalent to a nation's armed forces (e.g. Ancient Macedonian Military, Janissary, Ancient Theban Army)

• Divisions, groupings, teams or units within an armed force (e.g. U.S. 77th Infantry Division, 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, U.S. 761st Tank Battalion, Mobile Assault Platoon)

• Use military unit type for these.

• Field armies (e.g. British Eight Army)

• Use military unit type for these.

• Corps functioning as a unit in a larger armed force and not referring to any branch of service (e.g. V Corps Artillery, 3rd Corps Army of Northern Virginia)

• Use military unit type for these.

• Elite members and special operations unit of any armed force (e.g. United States Army Rangers, United States Navy Seals)

• Use military unit type for these.

• Private military companies (PMC) (e.g. DynCorp International, Executive outcomes, Sandline International)

• Use business operation type for these.

• Law enforcers and police departments (e.g. New York City Police Department, London Police)

• Use government agency type for these.

• Non-combat government organizations (e.g. FBI, CIA)

• Use government agency type for these.