active duty

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The US has a significant military presence in Germany, with more than 36,000 active duty troops assigned to bases across the country as of last December.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 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

The Revolutionary Guard has an estimated 190,000 active duty personnel, or nearly 10 times the size of Hezbollah’s force before the 2024 Israeli offensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 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

With more than a million troops on active duty, about five percent of the country’s population is in uniform, compared with about half of one percent in the United States.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden