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[[File:141113-A-QS211-509 - Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and 2nd Cavalry Regiment participate in the closing ceremony for Iron Sword 2014.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|[[NATO]] military ceremony in [[Pabrade]], [[Lithuania]], November 2014]]
A '''military,''' also known collectively as '''armed forces''', is a heavily [[Weapon|armed]], highly organized force primarily intended for [[warfare]]. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a [[sovereign state]], with their members identifiable by a distinct [[military uniform]]. They may consist of one or more [[military branch]]es such as an [[army]], [[navy]], [[air force]], [[space force]], [[marines]], or [[coast guard]]. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats.
In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other [[paramilitary]] forces such as armed police.
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