Armed (May, 1941–1964) was an American Thoroughbred gelding race horse who was the American Horse of the Year in 1947 and Champion Older Male Horse in...

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. United States federal law establishes six armed forces: the Army, Marine Corps...

The Armed (often iconized as ⋈) is an American hardcore punk musical collective, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 2009. Although no official members of...

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organised into three...

A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically...

The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, the Indian...

probability theory and machine learning, the multi-armed bandit problem (sometimes called the K- or N-armed bandit problem) is named from imagining a gambler...

The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world. This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies present-day conflicts...

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU; Ukrainian: Збройні сили України, romanised: Zbroini syly Ukrainy, pronounced [ˈzbrɔjn⁽ʲ⁾i ˈsɪlɪ ʊkrɐˈjinɪ]) are the...

His Majesty's Armed Forces, also known colloquially as the British Armed Forces, are the unified military forces responsible for the defence of the United...

An armed response vehicle (ARV) is a type of police car operated by police forces in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, and British Overseas Territories...

The Armed Overwatch program is an effort launched by U.S. Special Operations Command to purchase roughly 75 crewed, fixed-wing aircraft to perform close...

The Spanish Armed Forces are in charge of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Spain, defending its territorial integrity and...

War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command...

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, pronounced [ˈɕiwɨ ˈzbrɔjnɛ ʐɛt͡ʂpɔsˈpɔlitɛj ˈpɔlskʲɛj]; abbreviated...

An armed merchantman is a merchant ship equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes, either by design or after the fact. In the days of sail, piracy...

Hellenic Armed Forces (Greek: Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, romanized: Ellinikés Énoples Dynámeis) are the military forces of Greece. The Hellenic Armed Forces...

The Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (SAAF) (Arabic: القُوَّات المُسَلَّحَة العَرَبِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Musallahah al-Arabīyah as-Su’ūdiyah)...

The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Land Forces...

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; French: Forces armées canadiennes, FAC) are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, air, and special...

Federal Defence) are the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte)...

The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises, pronounced [fɔʁs aʁme fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) are the military of France. They consist of four service branches:...

The Pakistan Armed Forces (Urdu: پاکستان مسلح افواج; pronounced [ˈpɑːkˌɪstaːn mʊˈsəlˌle(ɦ) əfˈwɑːd͡ʒ]) are the military forces of Pakistan. It is the...

The Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also known as the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, the Red Army (1918–1946) and the Soviet...

The Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, also known as the Iranian Armed Forces, include the regular armed forces (Artesh), the Islamic Revolutionary...

The Egyptian Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة المصرية, romanized: Al-Qūwāt Al-Musallaḥah Al-Maṣrīya) are the military forces of the Arab Republic...

The Serbian Armed Forces (Serbian: Војска Србије, romanized: Vojska Srbije) is the military of Serbia. The President of the Republic acts as commander-in-chief...

officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned...

Throughout history, armed priests or soldier priests have been recorded. Distinguished from military chaplains, who are non-combatants that provided spiritual...

The Syrian Armed Forces (Arabic: القُوَّاتُ المُسَلَّحَةُ السُورِيَّةُ, romanized: al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥah as-Sūrīyyah) are the military forces of Syria...

State Armed Police Forces of India are the police units established for dealing with serious law and order situations requiring a higher level of armed expertise...

Armed and Dangerous may refer to: Armed & Dangerous (Razor album), a 1984 album by Razor Armed and Dangerous (EP), a 1985 EP by Anthrax "Armed and Dangerous"...

The Iraqi Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Iraq. They consist of the Ground Forces, the Air Force, the Navy and the Air Defence...

The People's Armed Police Force, abbreviated PAP, is a Chinese gendarmerie organization primarily responsible for internal security, riot control, counter-terrorism...

(Spanish: Conflicto armado interno de Colombia, lit. 'Colombian internal armed conflict') began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war...

Armati Rivoluzionari (Italian for 'Armed Revolutionary Nuclei'), abbreviated NAR, was an Italian neo-fascist armed militant organization active during...

rank insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces between 1955 and 1991 were distinguished by the reorganisation of the Soviet armed forces after the death of Stalin...

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace is a mass by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins written in reflection of the passing of ‘the most war-torn and destructive century...

Forces of Colombia (Spanish: Fuerzas Militares de Colombia) are the unified armed forces of the Republic of Colombia. They consist of the Colombian Army,...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three...

Armed Girl's Machiavellism (Japanese: 武装少女マキャヴェリズム, Hepburn: Busō Shōjo Makyaverizumu) is a Japanese manga written by Yuya Kurokami and illustrated by...

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the...

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (also known as simply Miss Congeniality 2) is a 2005 American female buddy action comedy film and sequel to the...

The Swiss Armed Forces (German: Schweizer Armee; French: Armée suisse; Italian: Esercito svizzero; Romansh: Armada svizra; lit. 'Swiss Army') are the...

Armed & Delirious (released in Israel as GrannyX, in Germany as Granny and in other European countries as Dementia) is a 1997 adventure game for Microsoft...

the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four services—Ground...

commander-in-chief) is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force. The role may be vested in a head of state, head of government, or...

Armed Reaction (Chinese: 陀槍師姐; Jyutping: to4 coeng1 si1 ze2) is a 1998 Hong Kong modern cop drama produced by TVB. The drama stars Bobby Au-yeung and...

The Armed Forces of Malta (Maltese: Forzi Armati ta' Malta) is the name given to the combined armed services of Malta. The AFM is a brigade sized organisation...

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة السودانية, romanized: Al-Qūwāt Al-Musallaḥah as-Sūdāniyah) are the military forces of the Republic...

The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR; Arabic: القوات المسلحة الملكية المغربية, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Musallaha al-Malakiyah al-Maghribiyah) are the...

The Yemeni Armed Forces (Arabic: الْقُوَّاتُ الْمُسَلَّحَةُ الْيَّمَّنِيَّة, romanized: Al-Qūwāt Al-Musallaḥah Al-Yamanīyah) are the military forces of...

The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces, which was first created in 1961 by Executive Order of...

The Czech Armed Forces (Czech: Armáda České republiky, lit. 'the Army of the Czech Republic'; abbreviated AČR), also known as the Czech Army, are the...

The reserve components of the United States Armed Forces are military organizations whose members generally perform a minimum of 39 days of military duty...

rape or other forms of sexual violence committed by combatants during an armed conflict, war, or military occupation. This type of violence is often committed...

the Russo-Ukrainian War. They then supported the Russian Armed Forces against the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the 2022 Russian invasion. In September 2022...

An armed yacht was a yacht that was armed with weapons and was typically in the service of a navy. The word "yacht" ("hunter"; Dutch "jacht"; German "jagd"...

The Nicaraguan Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Nicaragua) are the military forces of Nicaragua. There are three branches: the Navy, the Army...

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية, romanized: Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya), also known as the Lebanese Army (الجيش...

The Portuguese Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas) are the military of Portugal. They include the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the other unified...

The following tables present the ranks of the Malaysian Armed Forces. This table shows the rank structure and epaulette insignia from 1963 until today...

Armed Response may refer to Armed Response (1986 film), an American action film directed by Fred Olen Ray Armed Response (2013 film), a film starring...

up armed to the teeth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Armed to the Teeth may refer to: Armed to the Teeth (Abandoned Pools album), 2005 Armed to the...

instead of Burmese script. The Tatmadaw, also known as the Sit-Tat, is the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of...

The Swedish Armed Forces (Swedish: Försvarsmakten , literally The Defence Force) are the armed forces of the Kingdom of Sweden. It consists of four separate...

House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces is a subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee in the United States House...

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia, lit. 'Indonesian National Military'; abbreviated as TNI) are the military...

The Bangladesh Armed Forces (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized: Bānlādeś Sôshôstrô Bāhinī) is the combined military force of Bangladesh, responsible...

against external threats from other countries, and also to suppress internal armed factions. It is composed of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the Air...

Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic...

1) Armed Forces (Housing Loans) Act 1965 (c. 9) Armed Forces Act 1966 (c. 45) Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33) Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52) Armed Forces...

The Austrian Armed Forces (Austrian German: Bundesheer, lit. 'Federal Army') are the combined military forces of Austria. The military consists of 16...

The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF; Khmer: កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ, romanised: Kang Youtheapol Khemaraphumin) is Cambodia's national military force. The...

of Brunei are depicted by the military insignia used by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. Given its history of being established with help from the British...

Armed Insurrection (German: Der bewaffnete Aufstand) is a book published by the Comintern in Germany under the pseudonym of A. Neuberg, written as a kind...

Armed Forces is the third studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 5 January 1979 in the United Kingdom through Radar...

decades of the 20th century, the Australian Government established the armed services as separate organisations, with each service having an independent...

The Belgian Armed Forces are the combined national military forces of Belgium. The King of the Belgians is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The...

Sergeant (Sgt) is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The alternative spelling, serjeant...

The Armed Forces of Gabon (French: Forces armées gabonaises), officially the Gabonese Defense and Security Forces (Forces de défense et de sécurité gabonaises)...

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) are the military forces of Nigeria. The forces consist of three service branches: the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy,...

government charged with coordinating and supervising the United States Armed Forces—the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, and, for some purposes...

obligates Japan and the United States to assist each other if there is an armed attack in territories administered by Japan. Because it states that any...

Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian Armed Forces, internal troops, and to a lesser extent FSB, Border Guards, as well as in other armed forces...

referred to as Brazilian wandering spiders. Other English names include armed spiders (armadeiras in Brazilian Portuguese) and banana spiders (a name...

The Armed Police (Spanish: Policía Armada), conventional long names Cuerpo de Policía Armada y de Tráfico, 'Armed and Traffic Police Corps') and Fuerzas...

The Malaysian Armed Forces (Abbr.: MAF; Malay: Angkatan Tentera Malaysia; Jawi: اڠكتن تنترا مليسيا) are the armed forces of Malaysia, consists of three...

The discography of The Armed, an anonymous American hardcore punk musical collective, consists of six studio albums, three live albums, one limited release...

Armed with Madness is a novel by Mary Butts first published in 1928 that incorporates Modernism and Psychoanalytical Criticism. A variation on the grail...

The Republic of China Armed Forces (Chinese: 中華民國國軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guójūn; lit. 'Republic of China National Military') are the military forces...

laws of armed conflict, is the law that regulates the conduct of war. It is a branch of international law that seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict...

inmin'gun) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches:...

Armed is a 2018 action film written and directed by Mario Van Peebles. It stars Van Peebles and William Fichtner. Chief, a U.S. Marshal, is traumatized...

Armed Love is a studio album by the (International) Noise Conspiracy. Released on July 12, 2004, it is the first of two recording collaborations with...

The Qatar Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة القطرية, romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Musallahah Al-Qatariyyah) are the military forces of the State of Qatar...

The Afghan Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي امارت وسله وال ځواکونه, Dari: قوای...

lemons and cherries. Slot machines are also known pejoratively as "one-armed bandits", alluding to the large mechanical levers affixed to the sides of...

Armed and Innocent is an American crime/thriller made-for-TV film, directed by Jack Bender and starring Andrew Starnes, Gerald McRaney and Kate Jackson...

The Italian Armed Forces (Italian: Forze armate italiane, pronounced [ˈfɔrtse arˈmaːte itaˈljaːne]) encompass the Italian Army, the Italian Navy and the...

The Chinese Armed Forces may refer to: Armed forces of the People's Republic of China (disambiguation) People's Liberation Army People's Armed Police Militia...

The ranks of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces are the military insignia used by the Cuban military. In 1980-1989 Cuba used ranks and insignia based...

An armed helicopter is a military helicopter equipped with aircraft ordnance. Most commonly, it is used for attacking targets on the ground. Such a helicopter...

The Man Is Armed is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Franklin Adreon starring Dane Clark, William Talman, May Wynn and Robert Horton....

Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea. The ROK Armed Forces is one of the largest and most powerful standing armed forces in the world with...

origin, from Common Germanic raub "theft". Among the types of robbery are armed robbery, which involves the use of a weapon, and aggravated robbery, when...

Children in the military, including state armed forces, non-state armed groups, and other military organizations, may be trained for combat, assigned...

Armed & Famous is an American reality television series that premiered January 10, 2007, on CBS. First-run episodes were also aired on VH1 in the United...

The One-Armed Swordsman (獨臂刀) is a 1967 Hong Kong wuxia film produced and distributed by the Shaw Brothers Studio. Directed by Chang Cheh and based on...

Well Armed (foaled April 4, 2003 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2009 Dubai World Cup. Well Armed was sired by Tiznow out...

Armed and Hammered is a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, spawned from Bunchofuckingoofs scene of the early 1980s. Originally formed by singer...

liberation movement seeking to end the occupation of Western Sahara through armed resistance and political advocacy. Tracing its origin to a Sahrawi nationalist...

The Brazilian Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Brasileiras, IPA: [ˈfoʁsɐz ɐʁˈmadɐz bɾaziˈlejɾɐs]) are the unified military forces of the Federative...

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Oružane snage Republike Hrvatske – OSRH) are the national military forces of Croatia. The Croatian...

the Ukrainian Army, is a land force, and one of the eight branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was formed from Ukrainian units of the Soviet Army...

personnel, employed only for peacekeeping duties) Libya (commands all the Armed Forces – Muammar Gaddafi until 2011) Monaco (two branches, with a total...

the first citizen of the country, and the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu is the 15th and current president, having taken office...

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության զինված ուժեր, romanized: Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan zinvats uzher, abbreviated...

Armed and Crazy is the eighteenth studio album by American country music artist Johnny Paycheck. The album was released in November 1978, via Epic Records...

The Norwegian Armed Forces (Norwegian: Forsvaret, lit. 'The Defence') are the armed forces responsible for the defence of Norway. It consists of five...

Specialist is a military rank in some countries' armed forces. Two branches of the United States Armed Forces use the rank. It is one of the four junior...

sergeant is the military rank of a senior non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries. The רב-סמל ראשון rav samal rishon (abbreviated...

The Peruvian Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas del Perú) are the military services of Peru, comprising independent Army, Navy and Air Force components...

violent non-state actors (VNSAs), also known as non-state armed actors or non-state armed groups (NSAGs), are individuals or groups that are wholly or...

The Kuwait Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة الكويتية, romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Musallahah Al-Kuwaitiyah) are the military forces of the State of Kuwait...

on Armed Violence (AOAV) is a London-based non-governmental organization conducting research and advocacy on the incidence and impact of global armed violence...

Armed Forces Recreation Centers (AFRCs) are a chain of Joint Service Facility resorts hotels owned by the United States Department of Defense to provide...

Armed and Dangerous is a 1986 American action comedy film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring John Candy, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia and Meg Ryan...

The Biafran Armed Forces (BAF) were the military and armed forces of the Republic of Biafra, which existed from 1967 until 1970. At the beginning of the...

The Mongolian Armed Forces (Mongolian: Монгол Улсын Зэвсэгт Хүчин, romanized: Mongol Ulsyn zevsegt hüchin) is the collective name for the Mongolian military...

The Armed Forces of Honduras (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras) consists of the Honduran Army, Honduran Navy, Honduran Air Force, and Military Police...

The Romanian Armed Forces (Romanian: Forțele Armate Române or Armata Română) are the military forces of Romania. It comprises the Land Forces, the Naval...

request of a police officer or a sheriff. Some security guards may also be armed, with functions similar to an auxiliary police. A private security guard's...

Portugal form the system of hierarchical relationships in the Portuguese Armed Forces. There are two basic systems of ranks. The first one is used in the...

Armed and Dangerous is the first EP by American heavy metal band Anthrax, released in February 1985 through Megaforce Records. The band produced the album...

The Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lithuanian: Lietuvos ginkluotosios pajėgos) are the military of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Armed Forces consist of the Lithuanian...

the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and previously served as the armed wing of the Polisario Front prior to the foundation of the Republic. Its...

Britain, Scottish armed forces were merged with the English armed forces and remain part of the overall British Armed Forces. The British Armed Forces presence...

Chinese Embassy in Russia or Cambodia. Ceremonial events between the Indian Armed Forces and the PLA on PLA Day are traditionally held at the Border Personnel...

mobilize when necessary. The number of personnel in paramilitary forces: armed units that are not considered part of a nation's formal military forces...

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are the military forces of Belarus. They consist of the Ground Forces and the Air Force and Air Defence Forces...

The Nepali Armed Police Force (APF) is a Paramilitary land force tasked with counter-insurgency and border security operations in Nepal. It functions...

them. In order of first successful nuclear test, the world's nine nuclear-armed states are the United States (1945), Russia (1949), the United Kingdom (1952)...

anti-coup demonstrations and a violent crackdown by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces), which significantly escalated the country's longstanding insurgencies...

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo, FARC–EP or FARC)...

Thai Armed Forces (RTARF; Thai: กองทัพไทย; RTGS: Kong Thap Thai) are the armed forces of Thailand. The Highest Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces...

forces and is used by many special operations units worldwide. The Norwegian Armed Forces had adopted the HK416N as their standard issue rifle in 2008. The...

of Honor (MOH) is the highest military decoration of the United States Armed Forces and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines,...

The Armed Forces of Uruguay (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas del Uruguay or FF.AA. del Uruguay) consist of the National Army of Uruguay, the National Navy of...

"Armed and Dangerous" is a song by American rapper Juice WRLD, released as a single on October 15, 2018. The music video for the song was released in...

Basilan, and other neighbouring islands. The armed wing of the group was the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), although the name of its parent...

military ranks of Turkey are the military insignia used by the Turkish Armed Forces. The Chief of the Turkish General Staff is allowed to wear special...

The Albanian Armed Forces (Albanian: Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (FARSH)) are the military of Albania and were formed after the declaration...

The Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic are the military forces of Transnistria, a self-proclaimed and internationally unrecognized...

As of 1 July 2026, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has one three-star admiral, four two-star generals / admirals and 34 one-star generals, one-star admirals...

The Somali Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Headed by the president as commander-in-chief, they are constitutionally...

readiness condition (DEFCON) is an alert state used by the United States Armed Forces. The DEFCON system was developed in 1959 by the Joint Chiefs of Staff...

Instructions for an Armed Uprising, written in 1866 by Auguste Blanqui, is a tract on revolutionary theory and a practical manual for staging an armed rebellion...

The Burkina Faso Armed Forces (French: Forces armées du Burkina Faso) are the military of Burkina Faso. The service branches of the armed forces include...

League of Armed Neutrality refers to one of two alliances of European naval powers (1780–1783 and 1800–1801), both intended to protect neutral shipping...

after the Israeli Declaration of Independence and has participated in every armed conflict involving Israel. In the wake of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty...

The Chilean Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Chile) is the unified military organization comprising the Chilean Army, Air Force, and Navy. The...

The Malian Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Maliennes, FAMa) consists of the Army (French: Armée de Terre), Republic of Mali Air Force (French: Force...

Ministry of National Defence (Korean: 국방성; formerly Ministry of the People's Armed Forces (Korean: 인민무력성; Hanja: 人民武力省)) is the government agency under the...

during the 1980s. From 1988 to 1990, the Somali Armed Forces began engaging in combat against various armed rebel groups, including the Somali Salvation...

Armed Forces Bank (AFB) is a bank serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans, and their family members. Armed Forces Bank was founded...

Arma: Armed Assault (titled Arma: Combat Operations in North America) is a 2006 tactical shooter simulation video game developed by Bohemia Interactive...

The Tunisian Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة التونسية) consist of the Tunisian Army, Air Force and Navy. As of 2019, Tunisia had armed forces with...

The Slovenian Armed Forces or Slovenian Army (SAF; Slovene: Slovenska vojska; [SV]) are the armed forces of Slovenia. Since 2003, it is organized as a...

Armed Forces Mutual (Formally known as American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association) is a Virginia-based not-for-profit, tax-exempt, member-owned organization...

strict division between rules applicable in international armed conflict and internal armed conflict. The law of war is considered distinct from other...

It is the direct successor of the National Liberation Army (ALN), the armed wing of the nationalist National Liberation Front (FLN), which fought French...

vessel". A captain in the period prior to the professionalization of the armed services of European nations subsequent to the French Revolution, during...

Pakistan Armed Forces deployments include all Pakistani military deployments that are stationed outside Pakistan and serving in other countries. The sixth...

marks one of only two instances of conventional warfare between nuclear-armed states (alongside the Sino-Soviet border conflict). India had conducted...

The equipment of the United States Armed Forces includes: weapons, ammunition, vehicles, and attire. Weapons such as, M4A1 rifles, M2 machine guns, and...

The Netherlands Armed Forces (Dutch: Nederlandse krijgsmacht) are the military forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (mainland Netherlands in Europe...

The Somaliland National Armed Forces (Somali: Ciidamada Qalabka Sida ee Soomaaliland; Arabic: القوات المسلحة الصوماليلاندية, romanized: alquaat almusalahat...

held the FIDE title of International Master (IM). He won the United States Armed Forces Chess Championship five times and the Indiana state championship...

The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate, and commonly known...

other ancillary devices. The M16 has also been widely adopted by other armed forces around the world. Total worldwide production of M16s is approximately...

is a government television and radio broadcast service the United States Armed Forces provides to soldiers stationed or assigned overseas, and is headquartered...

Royal Armed Forces may refer to: Royal Brunei Armed Forces Royal Burmese Armed Forces Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Royal Thai...

Between 1943 and 1955, the ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces were characterised by a number of changes, including the reintroduction of rank...

of legal restrictions on service by gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in the armed forces was mandated by Public Law 103–160 (Title 10 of the United States...

The Luxembourg Armed Forces (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger Arméi; French: Armée luxembourgeoise) are the national military force of Luxembourg. The army...

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is the state military organisation of Ghana, consisting of the Army (GA), Navy (GN), and Ghana Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief...

The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) (Arabic: القوات المسلحة الأردنية, romanized: Al-Qūwāt Al-Musallaḥah Al-Urduniyya), also referred to as the Arab Army...

mostly used as a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter, as well as an armed gunship version. Developed from the basic Mi-8 airframe, the Mi-17 was fitted...

The Indian Army, the land component of the Indian Armed Forces, follows a certain hierarchy of rank designations and insignia derived from the erstwhile...

Derg was established on 21 June 1974 as the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police and Territorial Army, by junior and mid-level officers of...

Armed Forces (French: Forces armées de Madagascar, Malagasy: Tafika Malagasy) is the national military of Madagascar. As of 2025, the Malagasy armed forces...

The Armed Forces Service Medal (AFSM) is a military award of the United States military that was created on January 11, 1996, by President Bill Clinton...

of the PFLP is called the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades. The PFLP pioneered armed aircraft-hijackings in the late 1960s and early 1970s. More recently, the...

Lebanon since 2025. He has previously served as the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, and is the fifth president with a military background. Born to a...

The Mexican Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de México) are the military of the United Mexican States. They are composed of two independent branches:...

The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias; FAR) are the military forces of Cuba. They include Revolutionary Army...

An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's...

Homeland and Liberty' or 'Basque Country and Freedom' in Basque), was an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization active in Spain and France...

decoration of the Indian Armed Forces. It is awarded to recognize "distinguished service of a high order" to all ranks of the Indian Armed Forces. From 1980...

The Armed Forces of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Vojska Crne Gore / Војска Црне Горе) are the military forces of Montenegro. The Armed Forces consists of an...

Two vessels have borne the designation, His Majesty's hired armed cutter Constitution. The first served the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary...

The People's Armed Forces (Forces Armées Populaires or FAP) was a Chadian insurgent group composed of followers of Goukouni Oueddei after the schism with...

executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the...

The Union of Armed Struggle (Polish: Związek Walki Zbrojnej; ZWZ), also translated as the Union for Armed Struggle, Association of Armed Struggle, and...

The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, romanized: Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa li-Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyyah...

targeted civilian contractors to the British security forces. The IRA's armed campaign, primarily in Northern Ireland but also in England and mainland...

The Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة السلطانية) are the military of Oman. They constitute the Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman...

Russian Armed Forces was inherited from the Soviet Armed Forces and modified across the years. Traditionally, the military uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces...

Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, (Russian: Части и подразделения специального назначения Главного...

The Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842 (5 Stat. 502) was passed by Congress as an incentive to increase the white population of Florida. The Act granted...

known as Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC). Despite their name back then, not all players from the team came from the Armed Forces. The club's...

to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man" (played by Bill Raisch). At the same time, Richard Kimble is hounded...

Armed Police Batrider (アームドポリス バトライダー) is a futuristic vertically scrolling manic shooter arcade video game developed by Raizing and published by Eighting...

Armed Forces Entertainment (A.F.E) is the official United States Department of Defense (D.o.D) agency for providing entertainment to U.S. military personnel...

The Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford that, since 1863, has crowned the...

The Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF) (Lao: ກອງທັບປະຊາຊົນລາວ, romanized: Kongthap Paxaxon Lao) is the armed forces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic...

(Irish: Fórsaí Cosanta, officially styled Óglaigh na hÉireann) are the armed forces of Ireland. They primarily encompass the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service...

The Ecuadorian Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador) is the national military force of Ecuador. The commander-in-chief is the president...

The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF; Malay: Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) Jawi: رويال بروناي آرمد فوس) is the official organisation and collective...

The Military Covenant or Armed Forces Covenant is a term introduced in 2000 into British public life to refer to the mutual obligations between the United...

The Armed Forces of Mauritania (Arabic: الجيش الوطني الموريتاني, romanized: al-Jaysh al-Waṭanī al-Mūrītānī, French: Armée Nationale Mauritanienne) are...

romanized: Partiya Jiyana Azad a Kurdistanê), is an armed Kurdish militant group. It has waged an intermittent armed struggle since 2004 against the Iranian Government...

of the United States Armed Forces who enlist. Upon enlisting in the United States Armed Forces, each person enlisting in an armed force (whether a soldier...

Armed Proletarians for Communism (Italian Proletari Armati per il Comunismo or PAC) was an Italian far-left terrorist group founded in 1976 and disbanded...

The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of...

The Tajik National Army, officially known as the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan, is the national military of the Republic of Tajikistan. It...

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) is the military of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It was re-established according...

military weapons for their illegal enterprises. "Gang Activity in the U.S. Armed Forces Increasing", dated January 12, 2007, states that street gangs including...

Armed and Extremely Dangerous is the debut studio album recorded by the American female vocal trio First Choice, released in 1973 on the Philly Groove...

non-international armed conflicts, fought between territorial and/or intervening state forces and non-state armed groups or between non-state armed groups within...

House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces is a subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee in the United States House of...

"One Armed Scissor" is the debut single by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released in 2000 from their album Relationship of Command. It...

The Armed Forces of Paraguay (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Paraguay) officially the Armed Forces of the Nation (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de la Nación) consist...

Chief of the Armed Forces may refer to: Chief of the Armed Forces (France), the commander-in-chief of the French Military, a role vested in the President...

The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) is a specialised combat unit of the Bangladesh Police. It is headquartered in Dhaka. The unit has 11 battalions under...

The Armed Forces of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleri), known informally as the Turkmen National Army (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Milli...

The Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs (French: Ministre des Armées et des Anciens combattants, lit. 'Minister of the Armies and Veterans')...

The Armed Forces Division (AFD) is the principal national command authority for national defense of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The command and...

the Dodecanese, and freeing Benito Mussolini on 12 September. The Italian armed forces were forcefully disbanded in the north and center of the country...

Armed Support Units (ASU) (Irish: Tacaíochta Faoi Arm) are specialist regional firearms units of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland...

The parliamentary under-secretary of state for the armed forces is a mid-level ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence in the Government of the...

Head of the Armed Forces is the position of the sovereign of the United Kingdom as commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces. Supreme military authority...

firearms as a matter of routine. Every force also has a firearms unit, with armed response vehicles. The vast majority of officers are instead issued with...

The Student Armed Force (Burmese: ကျောင်းသားလက်ရုံးတပ်တော်, Kyāungthā Letyōn Tattaw; abbreviated SAF or ကလတ) is an armed resistance organization in Myanmar...

RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2020, the Royal Canadian Air Force consists of 12,074 Regular...

The frilled tree frog, rough-armed tree frog, or Southeast Asian tree frog (Kurixalus appendiculatus) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae...

The Abkhazian Armed Forces (Abkhaz: Абџьарирқәу Амҷқәа Аԥсны; Russian: Вооружённые силы Абхазии) are the military forces of Abkhazia. The forces were...

The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) are the armed forces of the Republic of Liberia. The force traces its origins to a militia formed by early Americo-Liberian...

William the Conqueror went overland through South Wales in 1081 on an armed pilgrimage to St Davids on the West Coast of Wales. This was part of the Norman...

Armed Services Editions (ASEs) were small paperback books of fiction and nonfiction that were distributed in the American military during World War II...

Kurixalus verrucosus (Boulenger's bushfrog, small rough-armed tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Myanmar, Thailand,...

commissioned officer on active duty in the Bundeswehr, the present-day armed forces of Germany. All Inspectors General have been of the rank of a (four-star)...

Armed & Ready is an American adventure reality show that airs on the Travel Channel. It follows the exploits of its host, Kevin Michael Connolly, who...

The original Libyan Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة الليبية) under the Kingdom of Libya of King Idris I was trained by the United Kingdom and the...

The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic were divided from the Czechoslovak Army after dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined...

The Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) are specialist part-time units of the New Zealand Police based around the country available to respond to high risk incidents...

The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) are a group of seven armed police units under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, tasked with maintaining...

Armed Reaction II (Chinese: 陀槍師姐 II; Jyutping: to4 coeng1 si1 ze2 II) is a 2000 Hong Kong modern cop drama produced by TVB. The drama stars Bobby Au-yeung...

naval and air forces. Afghan Armed Forces Afghan Army Afghan Air Force Albanian Armed Forces General Staff of the Armed Forces (Albania) Albanian Air...

Mizoram Armed Police (MAP) is a Special Unit in the Police Department and one of India's State Armed Police Forces of Ministry of Home in the State of...

The Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) was the planned replacement for the OH-58 Kiowa in United States Army service. This program resulted after the Armed Reconnaissance...

force of Canada, and one of three environmental commands of the Canadian Armed Forces. The command's official strength includes 8,400 Regular Force sailors...

The Gambia Armed Forces, also known as the Armed Forces of The Gambia, consists of three branches: the Gambia National Army (GNA), the Gambia Navy, and...

Armed Reaction IV (Chinese: 陀槍師姐 IV; Jyutping: to4 coeng1 si1 ze2 IV) is a Hong Kong modern cop drama released overseas in August 2003. The drama stars...

the first concerning international armed conflicts ("Additional Protocol I") and the second, non-international armed conflicts ("Additional Protocol II")...

the military police formation of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Established as the Singapore Armed Forces Provost Unit (SAFPU) in 1966, its primary...

This is a list of equipment of the Romanian Armed Forces currently in service and storage These are requests, prototypes, and weapons under development/testing...

The Committee on Armed Services, sometimes abbreviated SASC for Senate Armed Services Committee, is a committee of the United States Senate empowered...

Wehrmacht (German: [ˈoːbɐkɔˌmando deːɐ̯ ˈveːɐ̯ˌmaxt] ; abbreviated OKW; "Armed Forces High Command") was the supreme military command and control staff...

The Armed Forces of Guatemala (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Guatemala) is the unified military organization of the Guatemala, consisting of three services:...

The Bolivian Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Bolivia) are the military of Bolivia. The Armed Forces of Bolivia are responsible for the defence...

the rank of four-star general who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2024 to 2026. Previously, he was the commander of...

The Armed forces in Wales are the military bases and organisation in Wales or associated with Wales. This includes servicemen and women from Wales and...

Look up armed forces in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Armed forces are the military of a nation. Armed forces may also refer to: Armed Forces (album)...

Cilnia humeralis, common name wide-armed mantis, is an aggressive and very cannibalistic species of praying mantis from Africa. A breeder in Great Britain...

"Armed & Dangerous" is a song by American rapper King Von. It was released on October 30, 2020, and it serves as the opening track of his debut studio...

American agricultural aircraft that may also be adapted into fire-fighting or armed versions. It first flew in the United States in October 1990 and is manufactured...

officer in the armed forces. Jones, Logan (February 2000). Toward the Valued Idea of Jointness: The Need for Unity of Command in U.S. Armed Forces (PDF)...

An armed boarding steamer (or "armed boarding ship", or "armed boarding vessel") was a merchantman that the British Royal Navy converted to a warship...

500 women served in the Russian armed forces, while 275,000 were civilian personnel. Women served in the Russian armed forces in small numbers in the early...

branch or armed service) is a first level subdivision of the national armed forces of a state. The Canadian Armed Forces is the unified armed forces of...

(/ˈmɜːr.sə.nɛr.i/, MUR-sə-nerr-ee) is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict,...

national club, with guest invitee teams from different sections of the Indian Armed Forces, keeping the century long tradition intact. Since the inception of...

policy set by the government and serves as the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. Its principal objectives are to defend the United Kingdom of Great...

law or policy, as well as organize, are rebellions. An insurrection is an armed revolt to change the government, its policies, or its politicians by force...

Armed Forces Football Club, commonly known as Armed Forces, sometimes known as AFFC Kuala Lumpur, is a football section of the Malaysian Armed Forces....

Federal State Council and the supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces. It is the highest office in Russia. The modern incarnation of the...

that operates within Iraq. Although formally and legally part of the Iraqi Armed Forces and reporting directly to the prime minister, PMF leaders act independently...

الأهلية اللبنانية, al-ḥarb al-ahliyyah al-libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict fought in Lebanon from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated...

among the Soviets and Eastern Europeans. As the Soviet Union already had an armed presence and political domination all over its eastern satellite states...

The Benin Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Béninoises; FAB) constitutes the army, navy, air force, and republican guard of the Republic of Benin. For...

The Imperial Japanese Armed Forces (IJAF, full Japanese: 帝国陸海軍, romanized: Teikoku riku-kaigun or Nippon-gun (日本軍) for short, meaning "Japanese Forces")...

the United States Armed Forces since its creation in 1775. War in the context of this list is broadly construed to be a direct armed conflict between organized...

Sleep Armed was, in 1988, the third full-length album by the Kalahari Surfers, the recording identity of South African musician Warrick Sony. It has been...

Armed Forces & Society is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic publication that publishes articles and book reviews on a wide variety of topics including...

someone. She was later indicted and plead guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility...

Armed Audio Warfare is the second full-length release and first compilation of electronic music group Meat Beat Manifesto. It was originally scheduled...

The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is a medical school in Pune, India, in the state of Maharashtra. The college is managed by the Indian Armed Forces...

multiple combatants with the intent to harm the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (not using weapons). Combat is resorted to either...

these "torpedo boat destroyers" (TBDs) were "large, swift, and powerfully armed torpedo boats designed to destroy other torpedo boats". Although the term...

The Armed Force Medical Services (AFMS) is an inter-services organisation under the Ministry of Defence, covering the Indian Armed Forces. It came into...

"Turkey is getting military drones armed with machine guns". New Scientist. Retrieved 8 June 2021. "SONGAR Armed Drone System, Turkey". Army-technology...

battalion of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) in Bangladesh. Armed Police Battalion (APBn) is empowered to ensure internal security, arrest armed terrorist...

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has five rank schemes for active and reservist personnel, with a sixth for the auxiliaries of the SAF Volunteer Corps...

Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. In...

The Armed Forces Bowl, formerly the Fort Worth Bowl from 2003 to 2005, is an annual postseason college football bowl game. First played in 2003, the game...

Uttara Ahsania Mission Cancer & General Hospital Aga Khan School, Dhaka Armed Police Battalion High School Azampur Government Primary School Bangladesh...

Armed Combat Union (Estonian: Relvastatud Võitluse Liit, abbreviation RVL) was an Estonian underground organization of the Forest Brothers established...

The armed/disarmed approach to glycosylation is an effective way to prevent sugar molecules from self-glycosylation when synthesizing disaccharides. This...

commonly known as Artesh (ارتش), is the conventional armed forces of Iran and one of Iran's two armed services, the other being the Islamic Revolutionary...

species is Agonus cataphractus, commonly known as the hooknose, pogge or armed bullhead. This is a demersal fish found in the coastal waters of the northeastern...

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces. The lowest officer rank, it is usually placed below lieutenant or...

The Niger Armed Forces (French: Forces armées nigériennes, FAN) includes military armed force service branches (Niger Army and Niger Air Force), paramilitary...

The list of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can be subdivided into: infantry weapons, vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, and clothing. Due to the...

The Angolan Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Angolanas) or FAA is the military of Angola. The FAA consist of the Angolan Army (Exército Angolano)...

The Armed Forces of Haiti (French: Forces Armées d'Haïti, FAd'H; Haitian Creole: Fòs Ame d'Ayiti) are the military forces of the Republic of Haiti, composed...

Armed Response is a 2017 American action-horror film directed by John Stockwell and starring Wesley Snipes, who also served as a producer. Anne Heche...

His Majesty's Armed Forces (HMAF) is the military of Tonga. It is composed of three operational components and two support elements (logistics and training)...

fall of Greece to the Axis powers in April–May 1941, elements of the Greek Armed Forces managed to escape to the British-controlled Middle East. There they...

Intifada (see Israeli–Palestinian conflict), and a broad series of other armed engagements rooted in the Arab–Israeli conflict. Israel has been involved...

The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana - FANB) (Spanish pronunciation: [famˈbe]) is the combined military force...

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the Indian Armed Forces. The CDS is the highest-ranking military officer in service, responsible...

the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Other factions include the Altis Armed Forces (AAF), the military of Altis and Stratis who rule the country under...

comprise the aerial, space warfare, and missile defence branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was established on 1 August 2015 with...

distinctions were reduced; women's workforce participation including in the armed squads increased and the conditions of the peasants significantly improved...

The Danish Order of the Armed Arm (den Væbnede Arms Orden) was a Danish order of chivalry, instituted by Christian IV of Denmark 1616, when twelve noblemen...

The Armed Forces Memorial is a national memorial in the United Kingdom, dedicated to the 16,000 servicemen and women of the British Armed Forces killed...

air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially...

The Sammarinese Armed Forces (Italian: Forze Armate Sammarinesi) are the national military forces of the Republic of San Marino. It is one of the smallest...

The armed forces of Bhutan is the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA). Bhutan does not have an air force, nor (being a landlocked country) a navy. India is responsible...

attempting to commit any of the above felonies (with certain exceptions), while armed with a firearm or destructive device. If a firearm was discharged, 20 years...

unit in the Egyptian Army which is the seniormost unit in the Egyptian Armed Forces that has the responsibility of defending the President of Egypt,...

Command School. He went on to graduate from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2001 and the General Staff Academy in...

The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi forces in the Arabian...

intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. The resolution was adopted...

military award of India. It is the highest peacetime medal of the Indian Armed Forces, and is awarded for "distinguished service of the most exceptional...

Българска армия, romanized: Bŭlgarska armiya), also called the Bulgarian Armed Forces (Bulgarian: Български Въоръжени сили, romanized: Bŭlgarski Vŭorŭzheni...

The internal conflict in Peru is an armed conflict between the Government of Peru and the Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path. The conflict's main phase...

Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict from 1997 to 2005. Otunnu was born in Mucwini, among the Acholi...

The Malaysian Armed Forces Reserve (Malay: Pasukan Simpanan Angkatan Tentera — PSAT, Jawi: ڤاسوكن سيمڤنن اڠكتن تنترا), also known in Malay as Angkatan...

- one led by Shchus and armed with a Maxim gun, the other led by Makhno and armed with a Lewis gun. They faced a well-armed force led by 500-strong Austrian...

A non-international armed conflict (NIAC) or "armed conflict not of an international character" involves one or more non-state actors, and at most one...

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) is an act of the Parliament of India that grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces to maintain...

In the United States Armed Forces, a six-star rank is a proposed rank immediately superior to a five-star rank, possibly to be worn by the General of...

The Armed Forces Classic is a college basketball event operated on a military boatcraft, televised on ESPN, that involves one or two games played in front...

Chinese: 中国海上民兵), also called China's Maritime Militia or the People's Armed Force Maritime Militia (PAFMM) or Fishery Militia (渔政民兵), is a naval militia...

One-Armed Boxer (獨臂拳王) is a 1972 Hong Kong wuxia film directed, written by and starring Jimmy Wang Yu. Produced by Raymond Chow, it was released in 1972...

as well as ethnically Georgian officers who were serving in the Soviet Armed Forces at the time. The transfer of former Transcaucasian Military District...

The president is also the supreme commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and heads the National Security and Defence Council, which advises...

The Armed Forces of South Ossetia is the military of the partially recognised state of South Ossetia. It includes an Army and an Air Corps. The South...

routinely carry firearms. The only forces where officers are routinely armed are the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Ministry of Defence Police...

also known as Confederate forces or the Confederate Armed Forces and Confederate States Armed Forces, were the military services responsible for the...

hymn traditionally associated with seafarers, particularly in the maritime armed services. Written in 1860, its author, William Whiting, was inspired by...

al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah al-Maghribiyah) is the branch of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Royal Army consists...

vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are typically armed with a direct fire artillery gun, also known as a self-propelled anti-tank...

The Armed Forces of China may refer to: Armed Forces of the People's Republic of China (disambiguation) Republic of China Armed Forces, the armed forces...

The equal-armed cross, also referred to as the square cross, the balanced cross, and the peaceful cross, is a cross, consisting of two intersecting lines...

The Armed Forces of South Russia (AFSR) (Russian: Вооружённые силы Юга России, romanized: Vooruzhyonniye sily Yuga Rossii, VSYuR) were the unified military...

The Rebel Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes, FAR) was a Guatemalan guerrilla organization established in 1961 and lasting until the peace...

The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance...

In the summer of 2000, the Flying Squad became aware of a significant armed robbery plot after receiving a tip-off. The location of this robbery was...

The Latvian National Armed Forces (Latvian: Latvijas Nacionālie bruņotie spēki; NBS), are the armed forces of Latvia. Latvia's defense concept is based...

of South Korea are the military insignia used by the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Due to the close military cooperation and the presence of the United...

armed militant Islamic movements that seek to establish states based on Islamic principles. In a narrower sense, it refers to the belief that armed confrontation...

national army of the Mahabad republic. However, the history of Kurdish armed fighters dates back to antiquity and was partly organized in the 16th to...

first citizen of the country, and the supreme commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces. Serving as the ceremonial head of the federation, the president...

The Singapore Army is the land service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). The largest of the four branches of the SAF, the Singapore Army traces...

Khmer Navy of the Royal Khmer Armed Forces (FARK). After Lon Nol’s coup of 1970, FARK was reorganised to be Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) and the naval...

formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the East during the latter stages of the Second World War (1943–1945), and subsequently the armed forces of the Polish...

çete; Serbian: чета, romanized: četa), in plural chetas, were irregular armed bands present throughout the 19th-century and very early 20th-century Ottoman...

Tests of an unmanned version were conducted. An armed scout version was entered in the U.S. Army's Armed Aerial Scout competition, though that program was...

(Portuguese: Guerra de Independência de Angola; 1961–1974), known as the Armed Struggle of National Liberation (Portuguese: Luta Armada de Libertação Nacional)...

a development that saw the ranks of the armed forces swell along with defense expenditures. Although the armed forces have significant battlefield experience...

The Norwegian armed forces in exile (Norwegian: Utefronten, lit. 'Outside Front') were remnants of the armed forces of Norway that continued to fight the...

established in the run up to World War II. Auxiliarists were sometimes armed during the war, and extensively participated in port security operations...

ceasefire monitored by the OSCE; release of prisoners; withdrawal of illegal armed groups and foreign soldiers from Ukraine; withdrawal of heavy weaponry;...

The military ranks of Spain are the military insignia used by the Spanish Armed Forces. The rank insignia of commissioned officers. The rank insignia of...

شعبۂ تعلقاتِ عامہ) is the media and public relations wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It broadcasts and coordinates military news and information to the...

The Armed Forces of the North (French: Forces Armées du Nord, FAN) was a Chadian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War. Composed of FROLINAT...

The Armed Peasant Association (Spanish: Agrupación Campesina Armada, short ACA), alternatively known as Armed Campesino Group and Armed Peasant Grouping...

The Djibouti Armed Forces (DJAF; French: Force Armée Djiboutienne, FAD; Arabic: الجيش الجيبوتي, romanized: aljaysh aljibutiu; Somali: Ciidanka Dalka Jabuuti)...

The demobilization of United States Armed Forces after World War II began with the defeat of Germany in May 1945 and continued through 1946. The United...

organization (AE) or military organisation (BE) is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as a national...

The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC, is a standing committee of the United States...

Ministry of Armed Forces announced a European Union-wide tender for a minimum of 90,000 rifles and carbines to be issued across the entire French armed forces...

government, acts as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in terms of the Constitution. As of 2021, there is a two-term limit...

Svenska flygvapnet or just Flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July 1926 when the aircraft...

distances, such as spear-throwers or the amentum. A warrior or soldier armed primarily with one or more javelins is a javelineer. The word javelin comes...

such a state before, during, or after a natural disaster, civil unrest, armed conflict, medical pandemic or epidemic or other biosecurity risk. Under...

The Armed Forces Reserve Medal (AFRM) is a service medal of the United States Armed Forces that has existed since 1958. The medal recognizes service performed...

The Armed Forces Council is the senior military body of the Canadian Armed Forces. It meets to advise and assist the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) on...

The Armed Forces Movement (Portuguese: Movimento das Forças Armadas; MFA) was an organization of lower-ranking officers in the Portuguese Armed Forces...

The Basque conflict, also known as the Spain–ETA conflict, was an armed and territorial conflict from 1959 to 2011 between Spain and the Basque National...

political reasons.[page needed] A study undertaken by the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development estimated that there were approximately 490,000...

The Armed Forces of El Salvador (Spanish: Fuerza Armada de El Salvador) are the military forces of El Salvador, consisting of three branches: the Salvadoran...

Corps (IRGC), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces from 2016 to 2025. The chief of staff is considered the highest ranking...

renamed as Lentatek). The drone is currently operated by Turkish Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia. The Karayel is designed and manufactured...

"Minister of Defence Jaromír Zůna introduced to office". Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. 2025-12-15. Retrieved 2025-12-15. "U.S. Intelligence...

Frequent incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the Singapore Strait have led to the area being labelled as an area of concern by the Regional Cooperation...

(Russian: Юрий Долгорукий, romanized: Yury Dolgoruky, lit. 'Yuri the Long-armed' or 'Yuri the Long Arm'), was a Monomakhovichi prince of Rostov and Suzdal...

president is the head of the executive branch and is the supreme head of the Armed Forces and National Police of Peru. The office of president corresponds...

Per the trilateral agreement, the Pakistani government surrendered the Armed Forces Eastern Command, thereby enabling the establishment of the People's...

(e.g. Guard Battalion of the MOD-Germany and Staff Military Band of the Armed Forces) for enlisted personnel and non commissioned officers the background...

Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) of Cuba. It only provides military intelligence for the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, unlike its non-military...

services and provides womb-to-tomb benefits to retired servicemen of Pakistan Armed Forces and their families. Fauji Foundation was originally set up as a charitable...

military and security company (PMSC) is a private company that provides armed combat and/or security services. PMCs refer to their personnel as "security...

national security and the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the ceremonial commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the country. The Ministry...

France and some Francophone nations, the gendarmerie is a branch of the armed forces that is responsible for internal security in parts of the territory...

president, he served as the 26th Chief of the General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces from July 2020 to June 2022. Begaj was nominated by the governing...

The Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), also known as the Libyan Arab Army (LAA) or Libyan National Army (LNA) are the armed forces of the Libyan faction...

revolution of 1952, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government. As it...

The Armed Boat Company was a seagoing Loyalist military unit, with a strong black presence, operating as an amphibious raiding force out of New York City...

The Military ranks of Uruguay are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Uruguay. The rank insignia of commissioned officers. The rank insignia...

Her or His Majesty's Armed Vessel (HMAV) was a ship prefix formerly used for certain Royal Navy ships. The HMAV prefix now means His Majesty's Army Vessel...

The one-armed bandit murder was a criminal case in the north east of England. The case involved the murder of Angus Sibbet in 1967. The ensuing trial...

This is a partial list of equipment currently used by the Austrian Armed Forces. Under the development plan "Aufbauplan Bundesheer 2032", the Austrian...

The National Armed Forces (Polish: Narodowe Siły Zbrojne; NSZ) was a Polish right-wing underground military organization of the National Democracy operating...

military identity card is an identity document issued to soldiers of the armed forces of various countries. In addition to the general identity information...

Formation Armed F is a 1988 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Nichibutsu for arcades. It was initially only released...

On 9 January 2024, an armed conflict broke out in Ecuador involving the country's government against several organized crime groups, most notably the...

Russian Armed Forces that controls Russia's land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). It was formerly part of the Soviet Armed Forces from...

abansi rw'Uburundi) is the military of Burundi. A general staff commands the armed forces, consisting of a joint staff; a training staff, and a logistics staff...

Fvlminata: Armed with Lightning is a 2001 role-playing game published by Thyrsus Games. Fvlminata: Armed with Lightning is a game in which a historical...

Military ranks of Nigeria are the military insignia used by the Nigerian Armed Forces. Nigeria shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom...

The Armed Forces Foundation was an American non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., which was founded in 2002 by Jim Gorab, a former Navy Seabee...

The Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique, FADM) are the national armed forces of Mozambique. They include...

Armed Forces, initially established as a brigade in 14 April 1992, operating directly under the Turkish General Staff. According to the Turkish Armed...

The Togolese Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Togolaises, FAT) is the national military of the Republic of Togo which consists of the Army, Navy, Air...

perarmata, the armed miner bee, is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is the well-armed andrena. It is...

An artificer is an appointment held by a member of an armed forces service who is skilled at working on electronic, electrical, electro-mechanical and/or...

overview of and topical guide to war: War – organised and often prolonged armed conflict that is carried out by states or non-state actors – is characterised...

Each branch of the United States Armed Forces has its own uniforms and regulations regarding them. Uniforms of the U.S. Army Uniforms of the U.S. Marine...

romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Jawiyah Al-Amiriyah Al-Qatariyah) (QEAF) is the air arm of the armed forces of the state of Qatar. It was established in 1974 as a small aerial...

The Chadian Armed Forces (Forces Armées Tchadiennes or FAT) were the army of the central government of Chad from 1960 to 1979, under the southern presidents...

and Switzerland. Several countries conscript male soldiers not only for armed forces, but also for paramilitary agencies, which are dedicated to police-like...

the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War II. He signed a number of criminal orders and directives...

cousin's death on the WWF. On May 23, 2005, Tate was charged with armed burglary, battery, armed robbery, and violation of probation, the Broward County Sheriff's...

Senate of Cambodia. Serving as the supreme commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. Presiding over the Supreme Council of the National Defense. Meeting...

the Marines, is the naval infantry service branch of the United States Armed Forces. The service is responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious...

The Military ranks of Philippines are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The current Philippine military ranks are inspired...

known as the Russian Army in English, are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces are the...

The organization screens and processes enlisted recruits into the U.S. Armed Forces in the 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) it operates...

The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Головнокомандувач Збройних сил України, romanized: Holovnokomanduvach Zbroinykh syl...

resulting in no pilots downed. In the late 1980s, Iran deployed a drone armed with six RPG-7 rounds in the Iran–Iraq War. Impressed by Israel's success...

Authority, is the chairman of Fatah. Fatah was historically involved in armed struggle against the state of Israel (as well as Jordan during the Black...

several federal law enforcement agencies deployed more than 10,000 of their armed responders to assist in ending the violence and unrest. When the riots ended...

established the Office of Armed Forces Information and Education. In 1977 AFIS was established. AFIS was originally responsible for the Armed Forces Information...

Palestinians have the right to resist under international law, including armed resistance. This right to resist is in a jus ad bellum sense only; the conduct...

include the words "armed police" as part of their name. Organisations whose names contain the word "armed police" include: Armed Police Corps, former...

Indian military aircraft The Indian Armed Forces consists of Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force. These three arms and the Indian Coast Guard...

The Armed Forces Tribunal is a military tribunal in India, established under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007. In 1999, the Law Commission's 169th report...

CIA training facility known as "The Farm". Officially referred to as an Armed Forces Experimental Training Activity (AFETA) under the authority of the...

White Guardsmen, or simply the Whites, was a common collective name for the armed formations of the White movement and anti-Bolshevik governments during the...

the French Armed Forces placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior, with additional duties from the Ministry of Armed Forces. Its...

This article provides a list of armed conflicts in which Russian and Ukrainian national groups (under various historical statehoods) fought against each...

below the rank of commissioned officers into the three services of the armed forces. All recruits will be hired only for a four year period. Personnel...

The Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic is the national military of Kyrgyzstan. It was originally formed from the former Soviet forces of the Turkestan...

[hoplîːtai̯]) were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields. Hoplite soldiers used the phalanx formation to...

raid on Harpers Ferry, an effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in Southern states by taking over Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia...

The Kawthoolei Armed Forces (Burmese: ကော့သူးလေတပ်မတော်; abbr. KAF) was the name of the armed forces of the self-declared Kawthoolei state in late 1940s...

The Uttarakhand Provincial Armed Constabulary (UK-PAC), or Provincial Armed Constabulary is the state armed police wing of Uttarakhand Police was created...

The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine, Оружане снаге Босне и Херцеговине; abbreviated as OSBiH...

Latin, in which it meant defense service, as distinguished from a body of (armed) defenders which would be volgus militum. The term is used by several countries...

military wing of the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party which constituted the armed forces of the Tuvan People's Republic. The first militarized formations...

A military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve. Each country's military has different types...

Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Silver Star Medal is awarded primarily to members of the United States Armed...

Nigeria is the chronology of the Islamist Insurgency in Nigeria, an ongoing armed conflict between Nigerian Islamist groups and the Nigerian Government. 21...

(1–7 August) World Breastfeeding Week (1–7 August) 1 August Armed Forces Day (China) Armed Forces Day (Lebanon) Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan)...

(German pronunciation: [ˈveːɐ̯maxt] , lit. 'defence force') were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army)...

son martinet pour châtier l'humanité (English: Truth coming from the well armed with her whip to chastise humanity) is an 1896 painting by the French artist...

This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Canadian Armed Forces. As the Canadian Armed Forces is officially bilingual, the French language ranks...

The Cape Verdean Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas de Cabo Verde, FACV) or Cabo Verdean Armed Forces are the military of Cape Verde. They include...

The Vietnam People's Armed Forces (Vietnamese: Lực lượng Vũ trang nhân dân Việt Nam – LLVTNDVN) are the armed uniformed services and national security...

The equipment currently used by the Albanian Armed Forces includes small arms, combat vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, artillery and transport vehicles...

18.08722 The Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (Swedish: Högkvarteret, HKV) is the highest level of command in the Swedish Armed Forces. Established in...

the German armed forces during World War II were volunteers, conscripts and those otherwise induced to join who served in Nazi Germany's armed forces during...

A gunship is a military aircraft armed with heavy aircraft guns, primarily intended for attacking ground targets either as airstrike or as close air support...

irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run...

The Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) or Light Air Support (LAS) program was a United States Air Force program for a new light counter-insurgency...

The following is a list of non-state armed groups involved in the Myanmar conflict, officially called ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) by the government...

protector of the Karmapas specifically. Four-Armed Mahakala is technically the primary protector. Six-Armed Mahakala (Wylie: mgon po phyag drug pa) is also...

обороны Российской Федерации; MOD) is the governing body of the Russian Armed Forces. The president of Russia is the commander-in-chief of the forces...

released a decade later. Kaneko crowdfunded an open world spiritual successor, Armed Fantasia, in 2022, alongside Naruke and other series veterans. The title...

Philippines, 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict). The use of force by an organized armed group connected to government, which results in the deaths of civilians...

jet trainer of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and later Canadian Armed Forces, between the early 1960s and 2000. Development commenced as a private...

The Syrian civil war (2011–2024) involved a number of states and armed groups. The main belligerents were Ba'athist Syria and allies, the Syrian opposition...

known as the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA), was a coalition of armed Syrian groups that participated in the Syrian civil war. Comprising various...

has been releasing music since 2010 under the name of her unsigned act, Armed Love Militia. Balk was born on May 21, 1974, in Point Reyes, California...

Armed Forces (FANC) is the name by which the French Armed Forces based in New Caledonia are referred to and also is a subdivision of the French armed...

Department of Defense. In the order of precedence of the United States Armed Forces, it is worn between the Purple Heart and the Meritorious Service...

around the world. According to the definition in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, an APC is "an armoured combat vehicle which is designed...

This is a list of weapons and equipment currently used by the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Lithuania uses military equipment compatible with the NATO standards...

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple choice test, administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command...

The Prisoner of War Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was authorized by Congress and signed into law by President Ronald...

The XM1219 armed robotic vehicle was an unmanned ground combat vehicle based on the MULE Platform. The ARV-A-L MULE Vehicle (XM1219) would feature integrated...

personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments...

with that of an assault gun/light tank. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe defines an infantry fighting vehicle as "an armoured combat...

air defence branch of the Soviet Armed Forces. Formed in 1941, it continued being a service branch of the Russian Armed Forces after 1991 until it was merged...

the military responsible for policing the areas of responsibility of the armed forces (referred to as provosts) against all criminal activity by military...