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the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that is widely expected to lead to a ban on transgender troops serving in the U.S. armed forces, along with another executive order dismantling the military’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 28 Jan. 2025
When his father died, he was made the head of the Baath Party and the head of the armed forces.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In 2016, the Pentagon under then-President Barack Obama lifted restrictions on transgender people serving in the armed forces.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
The military sites of interest included those being jointly operated alongside the U.S. under the allies' Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, Philippine armed forces chief Romeo Brawner Jr. told reporters.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them, 28 Jan. 2025
When his father died, he was made the head of the Baath Party and the head of the armed forces.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In 2016, the Pentagon under then-President Barack Obama lifted restrictions on transgender people serving in the armed forces.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
The military sites of interest included those being jointly operated alongside the U.S. under the allies' Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, Philippine armed forces chief Romeo Brawner Jr. told reporters.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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