Armed forces in many countries use firing squads to maintain discipline and intimidate the masses, or opposition, into submission or silent compliance.

* 1991 – Armed opposition groups launch a military coup against President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia.

Satanism is now allowed in the Royal Navy of the British Armed Forces, despite much opposition from Christians, and, in 2005, the Supreme Court of the United States debated over protecting the religious rights of prison inmates after a lawsuit challenging the issue was filed to them.

* December 22 – Armed opposition groups launch a military coup against President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia.

Armed opposition to the state in northern Thailand, triggered by outside influence, started in 1967 while here again, many Hmong refused to take sides in the conflict.

" Despite Pelosi's opposition, Congress still passed a resolution authorizing President Bush to use the Armed Forces of the United States against Iraq.

The fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942 ended all organized opposition by the U. S. Armed Forces in the Far East ( USAFFE ) to the invading Japanese forces on Luzon in the northern Philippines.

Furthermore, his Government was beset with opposition from the Fanmi Lavalas political party ( and with them, a large amount of the Haitian populace ); an ongoing flight of foreign capital and human resources ( especially by the country's economic elite, which, through the Group of 184, had steadfastly supported the coup against Aristide and had contributed a significant amount of personnel to the subsequent government ); and violence by and between gangs, rebels, and militants ( especially in Port-au-Prince and its metropolitan area ), many of whom are either former members of the Haitian Armed Forces ( disbanded by Aristide ) or street gang supporters of the Aristide government " Chimere ".

* reluctance and / or opposition by a significant part of the Spanish Armed Forces to accept the newly-born democratic system, after 37 years of Franco's military government, fueled ( in their opinion ) by the inability of the democracy to face and handle the aforementioned problems properly.

The primary difference between the two is that the Armed Forces Service Medal is awarded for actions " through which no foreign armed opposition or imminent threat of hostile action was encountered ".

He was assassinated by the Armed Islamic Group because of his support of secularism and opposition to what he considered fanaticism.

* Armed opposition group

The only strong opposition to the alliance came from the military services of the parties ; many officers in the Armed Forces of Federated Suns believed, that bringing the Commonwealth troops to standards and training of the AFFS would cause a major strain on government resources.

Torrijos support the Sandinista in 1977 by sending Panamanian Military Troops and support to combat Somoza ´ s Armed Forces, and other political, and medical aid.

" Weeks later, after the Journal published a news report on Nicaragua that Reich disliked, the S / LPD chief wrote an angry letter-to-the editor touting the " Armed for Trouble " column and complaining that the news report was " an echo of Sandinista propaganda.

Government forces clashed violently with rebel forces, including the Movement for Democracy and Development, MDD, National Revival Committee for Peace and Democracy ( CSNPD ), Chadian National Front ( FNT ) and the Western Armed Forces ( FAO ), near Lake Chad and in southern regions of the country.

Eisenhower made clear his stance in his first State of the Union message in February 1953, saying " I propose to use whatever authority exists in the office of the President to end segregation in the District of Columbia, including the Federal Government, and any segregation in the Armed Forces ".

It includes the Presidents of the National Congress and the Supreme Court of Justice ; the ministers in charge of National Defence, Government and Police, Foreign Affairs, and Economy and Finance ; the Chief of the Joint Command, and the Chiefs of the three branches of the Armed Forces.

This was the first major combat operation for the Lebanese Armed Forces under the Independent Lebanese Government.

:( a ) personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States and of the Government of the Commonwealth Philippines and

Two of the radical groups were labeled as terrorist groups by the U. S. Government, Los Macheteros and the Armed Forces of National Liberation ( FALN ).

In 2009, under the Presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa the Sri Lanka Armed Forces defeated the LTTE, and re-established control of the entire country by the Sri Lankan Government.

The Swedish Armed Forces () is a Swedish Government Agency () responsible for the operation of the armed forces of the Realm.

This Transitional Federal Government ( TFG ) led by Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, who had since been elected President of Somalia, would include among its mandates the re-establishment of Somalia's Armed Forces.

Officially, the politics of Sudan takes place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic consociationalist republic, where the President of Sudan is Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces in a multi-party system.

At the request of Lebanese President Hrawi, the Syrian military took joint action with the Lebanese Armed Forces on 13 October 1990, to oust rebel Gen. Michel Aoun who had defied efforts at reconciliation with the legitimate Government of Lebanon.

The President of Portugal is the formal Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces but in practice they answer to the Portuguese Government via the Minister of National Defense.

Beyond the Comandos, the Portuguese Armed and Security Forces used several other commando type forces in the Colonial War in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea, like the Caçadores Especiais ( Special Hunters ) of the Portuguese Army, the Caçadores Paraquedistas ( Parachute Hunters ) of the Portuguese Air Force, the Fuzileiros Especiais ( Special Marines ) of the Portuguese Navy, the Flechas ( Arrows ) of the International and State Defense Police and the Grupos Especiais ( Special Groups ) of the Government of Mozambique.

Overview: Designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1982, the Government of Cuba maintained a public stance against terrorism and terrorist financing in 2010, but there was no evidence that it had severed ties with elements from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ( FARC ) and recent media reports indicate some current and former members of the Basque Fatherland and Liberty ( ETA ) continue to reside in Cuba.

* Comparative Analysis of the Use of Foreign Military Sales ( FMS ) and Direct Commercial Sales ( DCS ) in the Procurement of US Defense Articles by the Philippine Government for the Use of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Remegio M. de Vera, June 2004, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, MONTEREY CA

In India, the Civil Service is defined as " appointive positions by the Government in connection with the affairs of the Union and includes a civilian in a Defence Service, except positions in the Indian Armed Forces.

A memorial cross to the Polish airmen buried here was erected in the plot and was unveiled in 1941 by President Raczkiewicz, ex-President of the Polish Republic and head of the wartime Polish Government in London, supported by General Sikorski, head of the Polish Armed Forces and wartime Polish Prime Minister.

The Spanish Armed Forces are represented by the Head of the Military Chamber, who does not advise the king on matters of national defense, which is the portfolio of the Minister of Defence and President of the Government to advise the king.

Each fall, JINSA presents an annual Distinguished Service Award, named in honor of the late-Senator Henry M. " Scoop " Jackson to U. S. government leaders ( generally a senior U. S. Government or Armed Forces official, a Senator or two Members of the United States House of Representatives ) for their career dedication to U. S. national security.

Ouane Rattikone ( Ouan Rathikoun ), a Laotian general, was the commander-in-chief of the Royal Lao Armed Forces ( French: Forces Armées du Royaume-FAR ), the official military of the Royal Lao Government, during the 1960s.

The Royal Lao Air Force ( French: Aviation Royale Laotienne – AVRL ), best known to the Americans by its English acronym ‘ RLAF ’, was the air force branch of the Royal Lao Armed Forces ( FAR ), the official military of the Royal Lao Government and the Kingdom of Laos during the Laotian Civil War between 1960 and 1975.

In Sweden – under the Instrument of Government ( 1809 ), and until the adoption of the constitution of 1975 – the Monarch was the Commander-in-Chief of all Swedish Armed Forces ().

Some Government decisions regarding the Armed Forces may be delegated to the Minister for Defence, under the supervision of the Prime Minister and to the extent laid down in law.

The Ministry of Defence is the Government department and highest level of military headquarters charged with formulating and executing defence policy for the Armed Forces ; it employed 103, 930 civilians in 2006.

This nomenclature eventually was adopted by all Armed Forces ", and " assorted modifications of the Armed Forces nomenclature introduced into many clinics and hospitals by psychiatrists returning from military duty.

Armed with guns, the Oorlams caused instability as more and more came to settle in Namaqualand and eventually conflict arose between them and the Nama.

Armed with shotguns and using guerrilla tactics similar to those of the FLN, the harkis, who eventually numbered about 180, 000 volunteers, more than the FLN effectives, were an ideal instrument of counterinsurgency warfare.

After the war in Europe ended, ETOUSA became briefly U. S. Armed Forces Europe, then U. S. Forces, European Theater ( USFET ), and then, eventually, United States Army Europe.

MNLF rebels then laid siege over Lamitan's poblacion, but was eventually staved off by fierce resistance from Lamitan residents who volunteered to fight valiantly beside elements of the Armed Forces and the Philippine Constabulary.

The word " Armed " was eventually removed, and the country's military became the Canadian Forces, a term that continues in use ( even though in 2011 the air and sea elements were renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy ).

In addition the Polish Armed Forces in the East, particularly the First and Second Polish armies, were armed and trained, and would eventually fight alongside the Red Army.

During this time, he rapidly rose to the rank of full general and eventually became the head of the National Armed Forces.

They then managed, by a circuitous land – sea – air route, to join the Polish Armed Forces in Britain, Rejewski and Zygalski were inducted into the Polish Army as privates ( they would eventually be promoted to lieutenant ) and put to work breaking German SS and SD hand ciphers at a Polish signals facility in Boxmoor.

McCarthy sought to denounce Baldwin in front of the whole Senate, but his efforts were repudiated by the Commission on Armed Forces, which clearly showed its support for Baldwin and eventually adopted the report of the subcommittee.

In, Asumu Adachi imagines if he could be like Kamen Rider Hibiki, and are approached by talking Disc Animals who teach him how to be like Hibiki, eventually allowing Asumu to transform into Kamen Rider Armed Hibiki.

Armed peasants vowed to through British rule but eventually suppressed by British administration with iron fist.

Armed only with a 20-year old picture, they eventually find an outgoing old sailor named Héctor Condotti who remembers his good friend Angel.

He was inducted into the US Armed Forces and served in World War II, eventually settling in Valhalla, New York.

After serving in the US Army as an announcer for Armed Forces Radio, he enrolled in Brooklyn College as a Theater student, but eventually dropped out.

Armed with two swords, the Midaredouji was eventually destroyed by Hibiki's Bakuretsu Kyouda form

George went on to the Armed Forces and returned after the war to eventually become News Director, a position he held until joining the staff of Loras College in 1960.

The cadets then spend three years at the NDA with other students from the rest of the country and eventually get commissioned as officers in the Indian Armed Forces.

Due to lack of cooperation from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in explaining and locating the missing medical evidence Chester eventually threw out all medical testimony from the case, despite the fact that the case stemmed from LTC Ingwersen's questionable autopsy report and unsupported theory of Hatab's death.