Troops are the most important thing to make your power grow because you will need them for killing aliens and players.
To train troops or vehicles you will need to build a Factory or Barracks, at most you can have 3 each
Troops come in 6 tiers, the first tier is automaticly unlocked when you join the game. To unlock tiers you are required to upgrade your barracks, factory and special buildings
Here is the tier power of every unit
Tier 1 - 2 power per unit
Tier 2 - 8 power per unit
Tier 3 - 20 power per unit
Tier 4 - 36 power per unit
Tier 5 - 78 power per unit
Tier 6 - 225 power per unit