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US Army paratroopers aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft loaded with a heavy-drop-rigged Humvee for a night jump onto Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
In 2015, the US had a
In short, that's more than the next 11 countries combined.
The following graphic from the institute helps put things in perspective:
World Military Balance 2016
Even China's $4 of $146 billion - good for second-highest in the world - looks modest next to that of the US.
It's safe to say the incredible funding the Pentagon receives is the $4 behind America's military strength.