US Military

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**The U.S. Military**, known collectively as the **United States Armed Forces**, are the combined military forces of the United States. It is made up of five armed service branches: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Each branch of the military has a unique approach towards protecting America's interests and ensuring global peace. It is informally referred to as the "Military" within the fictional realms of the *The Walking Dead* universe.

According to many survivors the Military attempted to contain the outbreak, but were ultimately overrun by the sheer numbers of the undead. As such, many scattered outposts, vehicles, and equipment remain behind as many of its members have either fallen victim to the hordes of walkers or have retreated elsewhere.

## Military Bases, Outposts, Installations, and Areas of Operation

Military checkpoints and outposts, such as the one seen in King County, Georgia, were established to maintain their overall presence and to manage the civilian population. However, these were eventually abandoned, whether on orders or out of necessity, or were completely overrun by walkers. After the collapse of society, it is unknown if certain branches of the Military are still operational or have been reduced to small pockets of resistance. According to Lieutenant Welles, his small band of military survivors managed to fortify their previously established outpost for an extended period of time before having to leave the encampment when their perimeter was breached by walkers. This would imply that many other areas such as this are still active to some degree. However, this is not known for sure. Even if some military outposts are still functional, their influence on the outside world appears to be minimal, as massive areas remain unpoliced.

## Members

### Members of King County, Georgia

* Chris Grimes - Chief Petty Officer in the Coast Guard
* Rosa Gomez-Grimes - Corpsman and Staff Sergeant in the Marines
* Mariana Oliva-Walsh - Combat Medic and Lieutenant General in the US Army.
* Lambert Kendal - Known to have served time in the military.
* Possibly other King County residents.
* Members of Harrison Memorial Hospital:
	+ CPL Cavalry Division Soldier - Was in the hospital trying the contain the infection. He enters Rick's room while Shane hides from him so as not to get shot and killed. He leaves afterwards leaving his status unknown.
	+ Pvt. Gaines - although his scenes are deleted and have yet to be seen, it is known that he was originally intended to have interacted with Shane.
	+ Many unnamed soldiers - Some were killed off by the infected or other soldiers killing them as they were getting attacked by the undead in order to limit the spread of the infection.
	+ A military camp is seen outside by the hospital after Rick wakes up from his coma showing tents, trucks, and helicopters thus showing a huge military presence before the infection became too much to handle and the hospital was abandoned.

### Members of Atlanta

* Merle Dixon - Served time in the military, most likely in the U.S. Army as he talked about his time in a stockade for assaulting a non-commissioned officer.
* Tank Soldier - seen undead in a tank, died during the battle for Atlanta.
* A helicopter was seen by Rick and once again by some walkers that would later invade Greene Family Farm. It's likely that this helicopter was from a nearby military base, likely Fort Benning. It's also possible however that the helicopter belonged to the Civic Republic Military.
* 3 helicopters are shown during a flashback in Season 2 carrying out Operation Cobalt. It's likely that these helicopters came from Fort Benning thus proving that the military survived to some extant.
* Many dead and zombified soldiers were seen on the streets of Atlanta.
* Possibly some dead and zombified FEMA staff members in Atlanta.
* Members of CDC:
	+ Candace Jenner - Head scientist at the CDC. Wife of Edwin Jenner.
	+ Edwin Jenner - Scientist at the CDC. Husband of Candace Jenner.
	+ Vi - Virtual intelligence computer used in the CDC.
	+ Many dead and zombified soldiers were seen around the CDC.
* As part of Michonne Hawthorne's backstory, she was part of a refugee group after the dead started to rise thus it's safe to assume that there would've been a military presence in this refugee camp.
* Members of Grady Memorial Hospital:
	+ A few military tents were scene by the entrance of the hospital thus indicating that this was at one point a military safe-zone. This is further reinforced by the fact that Bob Lamson stated that in the midst of Operation Cobalt the hospital was still trying to get patients out of the city with the help from the military.

### Members of Fort Benning

* Although never seen, since it is a military base that survived for some time in the apocalypse before it was invaded it is safe to assume that soldiers were stationed here. This is further enforced by the fact that the Dolgen brothers came from here. Furthermore, the 11 National Guardsmen that The Governor killed may have also come from here.

### Members of an Cranwall High School

* Callaway - a soldier who died and reanimated during the early stages of the outbreak.
* Many undead solders.
* Many undead FEMA staff.

### Members of the Living

* In "Nebraska" both Dave and Tony tell Rick Grimes, Glenn Rhee, and Hershel Greene that they were heading to a safe-zone up by Washington, D.C. It's possible that this could have been an early reference to Alexandria Safe-Zone.
* In "Nebraska" Dave informs Rick Grimes that Fort Benning was run over by the undead.
* In "18 Miles Out" Rick Grimes and Shane Walsh take Randall Culver to a public work station at Mert County, Georgia. It's likely that this place had a military presence before it was overrun by the dead.
* Since Randall said that his group had heavy artillery, it's possible that some of the other members of the Living were from the military.

### Members of Woodbury

* Crowley - Is known to have some military experience though it is unknown if he actually served in the military.
* Hinted by Philip Blake that some of his guards used to be in the military.

### A group of 11 Army National Guardsmen

* Welles - Survived the helicopter crash. Head later decapitated for The Governor's walker head collection after having revealed his groups location.
* Franklin - Killed in the helicopter crash, possibly of internal bleeding. Stabbed in the head before he can reanimate.
* Sean - Killed in the helicopter crash when he tried to jump out of it and was bisected by one of the blades. He reanimates and is put down by The Governor.
* Brady - Killed by The Governor.
* Wilson - Killed by The Governor's men.
* National Guardsman - Killed by The Governor's men.
* National Guardsman - Killed by The Governor's men.
* National Guardsman - Killed by The Governor's men.
* National Guardsman - Killed by The Governor's men.
* National Guardsman - Killed by The Governor's men.
* National Guardsman - Shot at by The Governor's men. Survives the initial attack and tries to run away but is shot by The Governor. The Governor instructs Tim to put him down.

### Members of West Georgia Correctional Facility

* Bob Stookey - Served in the military as an U.S. Army field medic.
* In "Indifference" Rick Grimes and Carol Peletier come across Sam and Ana. As part of their backstory, they both found each other at a refugee center before it got overrun thus it's safe to assume that it had a military presence.
* Possibly other prison residents.

### Members of Big Spot

* Many unnamed members of the USMC - Most were drawn away from this location after Daryl, alongside others, made some noise loud enough to distract the walkers and lure them away from the location. Any remaining USMC members were on the roof where the helicopter crash happened and were killed off either by falling from the roof onto the store grounds, the survivors, or when the helicopter came crashing down.

### Members of an unnamed Apartment Building

* David Chambler - Was a war vet before the apocalypse alongside Bill Jenkins.
* Bill Jenkins - Was a war vet before the apocalypse alongside David Chambler.

### Members of Martinez's Camp

* Alisha - Served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
* Pete Dolgen - Served in the U.S. Army.
* Mitch Dolgen - A tank operator in the U.S. Army.
* Possibly other camp members who escaped Fort Benning alongside the Dolgen brothers
* The Liar and Rapist - Two dead servicemen seen when going to a Cabin for supplies.

### Members of Abraham's Group

* Abraham Ford - A sergeant in the US Army.
* Rosita Espinosa - It was revealed on *Talking Dead* by Ross Marquand that Rosita has past military experience.

### Members of Grady Memorial Hospital

* Noah's Father - Noah mentioned that he used be part of ROTC before the outbreak.
* In the early days of the outbreak, it was stated that APD and the US Military worked together in order to evacuate the hospital before Operation Cobalt came into affect.

### Members of Alexandria Safe-Zone

* Aiden Monroe - An Army ROTC college student.
* Francine - Served time in the military.
* David - It's hinted that he may have served in the military.
* In "Spend" Aiden shoots at an undead soldier several times until he accidentally shoots the grenade attached to the soldiers uniform. After the explosion, the undead soldier is dead.
* In "Sing Me a Song" Michonne Hawthorne kills a zombified serviceman for the walker blockade she creates.
* In "Always Accountable" Abraham Ford finds an abandoned military truck and an undead soldier hanging from the edge of a bridge with an RPG launcher on its back. While trying to acquire the RPG launcher, the undead soldier falls off the bridge and dies. Furthermore, at the Sunshine Auto Insurance office, he finds a former veteran's decorated army uniform and decides to wear it.
* As Alexandria was a military sanctioned safe-zone during the early stages of the apocalypse it is safe to assume that it's possible that some of their residents may be military or FEMA staff.

### Members of the Saviors

* Joseph - Border patrol guard.
* Possibly many more Saviors.

### Members of the Hilltop Colony

* Earl Sutton - Vietnam War Vet.
* As the Hilltop Colony was initially a FEMA designated safe-zone during the early stages of the apocalypse it is safe to assume that it's possible that some of their residents may be military or FEMA staff

### Members of Chilton High School

* Many unnamed undead soldiers - Seemingly everyone at the carnival was killed due to either walkers or other people attacking from either the inside or outside and turned. All were later put down by Rick and Michonne.
* Rick and Michonne also find a warehouse nearby the carnival that had several crates of military sanctioned MRE's.

### Members of Siddiq's Group

* Sebastian Anderson - A former solider in the Air Force

### Members of the Whisperers

* Dante - An Army Medic that served time in Iraq.
	+ In "Ghosts" Dante tells Siddiq about how he lost his entire military squad in Fallujah and that he blames himself for that.

### Members of the Reapers

* Leah Shaw - Joined a branch of the military and fought alongside her squad, who she eventually saw as family.
* Pope - An U.S. Army officer who served in Afghanistan.
* Brandon Carver - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Paul Wells - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Ira Washington - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Mancea - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Deaver - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Fisher - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Marcus Powell - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Ancheta - An U.S. Army combat engineer who served in Afghanistan.
* Boone - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Austin - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Bossie - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Michael Turner - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Nicholls - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Montanio - An U.S. Army soldier who served in Afghanistan.
* Many unnamed Reapers

### Members of the Commonwealth Army

* Michael Mercer - A former U.S. Marine.
* Myree Mercer - A former U.S. Marine.