armed services
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As many as 25,000 members of the UK armed services, scientists and civilians took part in the nuclear testing programme between 1952 and 1967 at sites including Australia and several islands in the Pacific Ocean.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
These schools weren’t quite a direct pipeline into the American armed services, but their implicit promise was to cultivate gentlemen, if not always literal officers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Xi threw out that system, overhauling the military’s command structure to centralize control in his own hands and overcome a lack of coordination between various armed services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
They reminded the American public that people entering the armed services and national security services take an oath “to support and defend the Constitution.”
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2025
Never one to stray too far from the armed services, he also signed up as a member of the US Army Reserve.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
