The Heritage Foundation’s Index of U.S. Military Strength gauges the ability of the U.S. military to perform its missions in today’s world and assesses how the condition of the military has changed during the preceding year.

2023 Index of Military Strength

2022 Index of Military Strength

2021 Index of Military Strength

2020 Index of Military Strength

2019 Index of Military Strength

2018 Index of Military Strength

2017 Index of Military Strength

2016 Index of Military Strength

2015 Index of Military Strength

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