United States military

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The '''United States military''', officially known as the '''United States Armed Forces''', are charged with defending the people of the [[United States of America]] from all hostile military forces, be they [[Soviet Union|foreign states]], [[Cobra|terrorists]], or [[Transformer|killer alien robots]]. It is structured into the following five branches of service:

*[[United States Army]]
*[[United States Air Force]]
*[[United States Navy]]
*[[United States Marine Corps]]
*[[wikipedia:United States Coast Guard|United States Coast Guard]]

They have a habit of getting involved in the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] war on Earth because... well really, most of it takes place on American soil. It's their job. Plus a lot of Transformers [[Alternate mode|disguise]] themselves as US
military vehicles, and that's just not right.

The headquarters of the United States Military is the [[Pentagon]].

==Generation 1==
The US Armed Forces contain several specialized units whose branch of service is speculative.

* [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
* [[Neo-Knights]]
* [[Armored Robot Hunters]]

The only named unit whose branch of service is known is the Air Force [[Uberhogs]] squadron.

The main unit ''specifically'' targeted against Transformers, the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team]], were not part of the United States military but were instead the paramilitary arm of intelligence service [[Intelligence and Information Institute]]. Just think how "popular" this must've made RAAT with the regular forces!

In the [[Marvel]] Comics continuity, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] is a veteran of the U.S. Marines.

==Generation 2==

The full might of the United States military proved ineffectual against an all-out Decepticon assault. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

==Live-action Transformers movies==
===Transformers (2007)===
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Secretary of Defense [[John Keller]] and the generals of the Joint Chiefs of Staff attempted to orchestrate a national defense against the Decepticon attacks, though at first, they assumed the attack came from one of America's traditional Earth-bound adversaries, such as [[China]] or North Korea. The Pentagon was crippled by a virus introduced into the national military network by [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], which then spread out to the rest of the world.

====Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT)====
Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) is a subordinate unified command of [[wikipedia:United_States_Central_Command|US Central Command]] (USCENTCOM). It is responsible for planning special operations in peacetime and war.

SOCCENT operates a [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], commanded by [[Colonel Sharp]], [[United States Marine Corps]].

====United States air force
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The United States Army, in particular, a special forces division in the air force, proved pivotal in the war against the evil [[Decepticons]]. Being some of the first to engage in close-quarters combat with the aggressors, Captain [[William Lennox]]'s Ranger team were able to provide knowledge of the means with which to damage and eventually defeat the Decepticons.

They included:
*[[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]]
*[[Patrick Donnelly|First Sergeant Donnelly]]
*[[Robert Epps|Technical Sergeant Robert Epps]], United States Air Force (Air Force Combat Control NCO)
*[[Jorge Figueroa|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Figueroa]]

====United States Air Force====
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The US Air Force played a significant role in helping defeat the Decepticons. The USAF came to the rescue of Captain Lennox's Rangers when they were under attack from [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] in the Qatar desert. Later, during the battle of [[Mission City]], F-22 Raptors provided air cover for Lennox's Rangers, the Sector Seven soldiers and the friendly [[Autobot|Autobots]]. The Raptors came under attack by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but managed to drive him off. They assisted in the destruction of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

====United States Navy====
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After learning of the attack on SOCCENT Qatar, battle groups of the U.S. Navy was initially deployed to the Arabian Gulf and the Yellow Sea, against the United States' potential enemies. When it was learned that powers beyond Earth were responsible, they were turned around. After the defeat of the Decepticons in Mission City, the Navy dumped the aliens' bodies into the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. {{Storylink|Transformers (2007)}} During [[Operation: Firestorm]], a battlegroup provided reinforcements for NEST and one of the ships, a destroyer named the ''USS Kidd'' destroyed Devestator with a [[railgun]] strike.

====United States Marine Corps====

==Real world==
[[Image:Militarysneakpreview.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A promotional flyer for early showings of ''Transformers'' (2007) at Little Creek Naval Air Base and Oceana Naval Air Station.]]
During filming of the ''Transformers'' [[Transformers (2007)|live action movie]], director [[Michael Bay]] worked closely with the [[wikipedia:United_States_Department_of_Defense|Department of Defense]]. However, military personnel '''did''' get the opportunity to see the film free of charge before its American release.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:United States armed forces|United States armed forces on the Wikipedia]]

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