active service
Example Sentences
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More than 150 Comac jets are in active service inside China and its planes are also operating in Laos, Indonesia and Vietnam.
From BBC
That threshold will be lowered to "warlike preparations", which is already the threshold for reservists who have left active service in the past few years.
From BBC
Such decisions had historically been the preserve of the presidency, not an active service chief.
From BBC
Just 18 of its fleet of around 34 planes are in active service, according to officials.
From Barron's
Just 18 of its fleet of 34 planes are in active service, according to officials.
From Barron's
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