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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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The missiles had been launched toward the Azraq area in the Zarqa governorate, which sits around 65 miles east of the country’s capital, Amman, the Jordanian armed forces said in a statement.
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Essentially, the armed forces of Peru took control of the drug trade from the leftist guerrillas.
—Michelle D. Paranzino, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir, a key mediator to those talks, met Friday with the commander-in-chief of Lebanon’s beleaguered armed forces, which would be charged with disarming Hezbollah and ensuring its forces do not return to southern Lebanon.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Casualty evacuation has always posed a major challenge for armed forces, particularly Western militaries dedicated to the principle of leaving no one behind.
—David Szondy
june 09, New Atlas, 9 June 2026
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Essentially, the armed forces of Peru took control of the drug trade from the leftist guerrillas.
—Michelle D. Paranzino, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir, a key mediator to those talks, met Friday with the commander-in-chief of Lebanon’s beleaguered armed forces, which would be charged with disarming Hezbollah and ensuring its forces do not return to southern Lebanon.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Casualty evacuation has always posed a major challenge for armed forces, particularly Western militaries dedicated to the principle of leaving no one behind.
—David Szondy
june 09, New Atlas, 9 June 2026
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