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Military branch (also service branch or armed service) is according to common standard a subdivision of the national armed forces of a sovereign nation or state.

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A United States Armed Forces Joint-Service Color Guard. This color guard consists of personnel from 5 of the 6 military branches of the United States Armed Forces (Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard).
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Unified armed forces

The Canadian Armed Forces is the unified armed forces of Canada. While it has three distinct commands - namely the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force - it remains a single military service.[1]

NATO definition

Branch of service (also branch of military service or branch of armed service) refers, according to NATO standards, to a branch, employment of combined forces or parts of a service, below the level of service, military service, or armed service.[2]

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