armed forces
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The figures come against a backdrop of wider recruitment challenges for the armed forces.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Might the armed forces not survive the ordeal of Vietnam?
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has since earmarked more than half a trillion dollars for the armed forces over the next decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Space Force, the service of the armed forces that deals with this topic, has defined space control as efforts to “destroy, disrupt, or degrade” vital assets in outer space.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
During the United States’ participation in World War I, some 370,000 African American men served in the armed forces.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
