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Recent Examples of national guardOn Monday night, Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced the cancellation of the first day of school in public schools, the activation of the national guard and the opening of hundreds of shelters throughout the island.—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 Mexican military, police and national guard members: Filming in Weatherford on Aug. 1.—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2024 The area also became a bloody sight during the French Revolution, when a crowd clashed with the city’s national guard in 1791, leading to at least 13 deaths according to WorldHistory.org.—Anna Gordon, TIME, 26 July 2024 Former Wagner troops have been absorbed into Russia's national guard, also known as Rosgvardia, according to an update by the UK Ministry of Defence this month.—Elliott Goat, The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for national guard
What's more, the militias were renamed the National Guard and unconstitutionally transformed from a check on federal power to a second federal standing army.
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2024
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union built one of the largest standing armies in the world, twice the size of the U.S. military.
Carrying the attack out through pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and not directly from Iranian territory could be an attempt by Iran to avoid another Israeli attack against strategic targets in Iran.
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
2 Nov. 2024
Hezbollah is not just a militia but almost a state of its own, more powerful than the weak and divided Lebanese government, and certainly more powerful than the Lebanese army.
Boles served as a battalion chief at Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
1 Nov. 2024
But there’s a problem with fires Oct. 12, 2023
Safety basics
These batteries are generally safe with proper care and storage, said Robert Rezende, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department battalion chief and the region’s first lithium-ion battery safety coordinator.
Mohamed, a Somali army officer, was head of security and armorer for the pirates, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
13 Nov. 2024
The montage of each literal deputy of each gang’s boss feels like a bit of a rush job that accidentally flattens the narrative a bit here, but the bigger point is well taken: There’s no army more powerful than the army of the overlooked.
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