In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

[EX Q]: The National Guard is a joint activity of the United States Department of Defense ( DoD ) composed of reserve components of the United States Army and the United States Air Force : the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard , respectively .
[EX A]: The United States National Guard is an organization of the United States Army and the United States Air Force .

[EX Q]: Like many composers in this period , he started his musical career as a chorister , although the exact location of his education is unknown : Mons , a town near Saint-Ghislain that had at least two churches with competent music schools , has been suggested .
[EX A]: Like many composers in this period , he started to learn about music by singing in a church choir , quite possibly in Saint-Ghislain and then in Mons .

[EX Q]: He returned to France to be air navigation director of Direction de la navigation ae ́ rienne now called Direction des Services de la navigation ae ́ rienne until 1993 .
[EX A]:
He returned to France to be an air navigation director until 1993 .