active duty
Example Sentences
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Shaw, then still on active duty, led the American delegation.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
When one performer asked active duty military and veterans to stand up, nearly half the stadium appeared to rise.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The US military deployment in Germany is by far its biggest in Europe, currently at more than 36,000 active duty troops compared to about 12,000 troops in Italy and a further 10,000 in the UK.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
U.S. relief pitcher Griffin Jax, a captain in the Air Force Reserve, missed much of two minor league seasons while on active duty at Cape Canaveral.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
And then he said, “They will not act as segregationists or integrationists, but as soldiers called to active duty to carry out their assigned tasks.”
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
