American forces

Yankee military personnel

American forces refers to the military personnel and units of the United States, typically when deployed or operating in a specific context: American forces entered Baghdad in April 2003, American forces remain stationed in South Korea.

The phrase appears frequently in news coverage and military discussions, often contrasted with allied or enemy forces.

Opposites
national allegiance

American forcesforeign troops

Military personnel from elsewhere

enemy combatants · opposing forces · Viet Cong · allied forces · coalition forces

adversarial relationship

American forcesopposing forces

Combatants facing one another

insurgents · enemy combatants · adversaries · rebel forces · resistance fighters

military vs. civilian

American forcescivilian population

noncombatants · civil society

Family

American, forces, America, Americas, force, forced, forcing, forceful, forcefully

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G