as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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The research was used to support Truman’s 1948 executive order and the integration of the armed forces in the Korean War.
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Time, 5 Nov. 2025
For several hours on Sunday, the Israeli military and police were unable to locate the woman who had, until just days earlier, been the top lawyer for the country’s armed forces.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the Post article, Maduro is urgently seeking to strengthen Venezuela’s failing armed forces through military assistance from China, Russia and Iran.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
That embracement has helped the military enlist between 128,000 and 190,000 new service members annually since the 1990s, even though some armed forces, especially the Army, have struggled to meet their recruiting goals in the past few years.
—Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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Time, 5 Nov. 2025
For several hours on Sunday, the Israeli military and police were unable to locate the woman who had, until just days earlier, been the top lawyer for the country’s armed forces.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the Post article, Maduro is urgently seeking to strengthen Venezuela’s failing armed forces through military assistance from China, Russia and Iran.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
That embracement has helped the military enlist between 128,000 and 190,000 new service members annually since the 1990s, even though some armed forces, especially the Army, have struggled to meet their recruiting goals in the past few years.
—Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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