active forces

Example Sentences

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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

They are the active forces here, while Archie — for the moment at least — mostly frets and waits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2017

The military said last month that the Guard currently boasts 40 cyber units across 29 states, including two units on military duty providing cyber assistance to active forces.

From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2016

Here we have it explained how the principle of Gothic architecture, "the substitution of a balance of active forces for the principle of inert resistance," was gradually evolved.

From Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Rhys, Ernest