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The Size of Each U.S. Armed Service

Active-duty military personnel worldwide by service, latest quarter, persons

Army leads at 455,397
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Current·Data to Q3 2026

Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where a new leader takes first place.

Defense Manpower Data Center, quarterly personnel reports by duty location: active-duty members worldwide. DMDC published no active-duty totals for December 2022 to June 2023. The Space Force is counted inside the Air Force until September 2023. The Coast Guard belongs to the Department of Homeland Security.

How many active-duty members each U.S. service has, from the latest Defense Manpower Data Center report.

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U.S. Active-Duty Military Personnel · Army (DMDC). Source: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), U.S. Department of Defense, "Number of Military and DoD Appropriated Fund (APF) Civilian Personnel by Assigned Duty Location and Service/Component" (quarterly location report, dwp.dmdc.osd.mil, workforce reports), active-duty columns of the Grand Total row. "Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied" (DMDC privacy and security notice). Read monthly.

U.S. Active-Duty Military Personnel · Navy (DMDC). Source: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), U.S. Department of Defense, "Number of Military and DoD Appropriated Fund (APF) Civilian Personnel by Assigned Duty Location and Service/Component" (quarterly location report, dwp.dmdc.osd.mil, workforce reports), active-duty columns of the Grand Total row. "Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied" (DMDC privacy and security notice). Read monthly.

U.S. Active-Duty Military Personnel · Marine Corps (DMDC). Source: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), U.S. Department of Defense, "Number of Military and DoD Appropriated Fund (APF) Civilian Personnel by Assigned Duty Location and Service/Component" (quarterly location report, dwp.dmdc.osd.mil, workforce reports), active-duty columns of the Grand Total row. "Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied" (DMDC privacy and security notice). Read monthly.

U.S. Active-Duty Military Personnel · Air Force (DMDC). Source: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), U.S. Department of Defense, "Number of Military and DoD Appropriated Fund (APF) Civilian Personnel by Assigned Duty Location and Service/Component" (quarterly location report, dwp.dmdc.osd.mil, workforce reports), active-duty columns of the Grand Total row. "Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied" (DMDC privacy and security notice). Read monthly.

U.S. Active-Duty Military Personnel · Space Force (DMDC). Source: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), U.S. Department of Defense, "Number of Military and DoD Appropriated Fund (APF) Civilian Personnel by Assigned Duty Location and Service/Component" (quarterly location report, dwp.dmdc.osd.mil, workforce reports), active-duty columns of the Grand Total row. "Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied" (DMDC privacy and security notice). Read monthly.

U.S. Active-Duty Military Personnel · Coast Guard (DMDC). Source: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), U.S. Department of Defense, "Number of Military and DoD Appropriated Fund (APF) Civilian Personnel by Assigned Duty Location and Service/Component" (quarterly location report, dwp.dmdc.osd.mil, workforce reports), active-duty columns of the Grand Total row. "Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied" (DMDC privacy and security notice). Read monthly.

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