active duty
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Reduced and free admission will be available to those receiving federal food assistance and active duty personnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 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
Some western estimates put its active duty contingent in the hundreds of thousands, still a very substantial total.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
Kelly could even be recalled to active duty, then court-martialed, an act that would remove his military status entirely and even land the senator in prison.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
That April he was taken off high-pressure code breaking and discharged from active duty in the Army.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
