ðɪ ˈɑːɹmd fˈoːɹsᵻz sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ˈeɪdʒənsi wʌzðə pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚ tə ðə nˈæʃənəl sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ˈeɪdʒənsi ænd ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː.
The Armed Forces Security Agency was the predecessor to the National Security Agency and existed from 1949 to 1952.