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United States Armed Forces service branches

  • United States Marine CorpsOn the 10th of November 1775, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution to raise two battalions of marines in Philadelphia.
  • United States NavyOn the 13th of October 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the purchase of two vessels to be armed for a cruise against British merchantmen.
  • United States Air ForceOn the 1st of August 1907, the U.S. War Department created a small unit called the Aeronautical Division within the Signal Corps.