active forces
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But Washington is not seeking to redeploy active forces or reopen the large drone base it built in Agadez, Niger, where it had around 800 troops.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
Russia, with overall active forces of 900,000, is by far the CSTO's most powerful member, and the organisation's unified military headquarters is headed by a Russian.
From Reuters ● Feb. 19, 2022
The Defense Department requires that immunization protocols for reserve forces be consistent with active forces, and special requirements during pandemic influenza could be analogized to covid-19.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2021
They are the active forces here, while Archie — for the moment at least — mostly frets and waits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2017
Such work is centred rather upon friendly and helpful relations, and religion becomes one of a number of active forces, rather than the force upon which all depends.
From Hugh Memoirs of a Brother by Arthur Christopher Benson
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