Sentences with phrase «army officials said»

The Army's expedited APS effort is being managed by a coordinated team of Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center engineers, acquisition professionals, and industry; it is intended to assess current APS state - of - the art by installing and characterizing some existing non-developmental APS systems on Army combat vehicles, Army officials said.

«The expedited activity will inform future decisions and trade - space for the Army's overarching APS strategy which uses the MAPS program to develop a modular capability that can be integrated on any platform,» the Army official said.

This summer, Army officials say they'll pull the plug on a post-traumatic stress treatment program for Fort Drum soldiers.

Not exact matches

State officials on Monday ordered them to leave the snowy camp, which is on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land, citing harsh weather, but on Wednesday they said they would not enforce the order.

The Army and Air Force wanted a two - year delay to further study the issue, said the officials, who were not authorized to talk about the internal discussion publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Gorenburg also said that, while the famed Russian 1st Guard Tank Army was reported to be participating in 2017, Russian officials have yet to confirm it.

The Army has purchased an emerging technology for Abrams tanks, Bradleys and Strykers designed to give combat vehicles an opportunity identify, track and destroy approaching enemy rocket - propelled grenades in a matter of milliseconds, service officials said.

Citing US officials, the newspaper said the classified assessment also found that only about half of the Iraqi army's units are capable enough to be worth advising by American troops.

«The five of them being in the back of a car being transferred and a car being stopped, surrounded by, Josh described, 35 Pakistani Army officials,» Patrick Boyle said.

Two American troops were killed Thursday by a man wearing an Afghan National Army uniform, a U.S. official said, asking not to be named discussing casualties.

He got along well with the despised customs officials (whom we probably translate inadequately as «tax collectors,» not to say «publicans») and the equally unwelcome centurion of the Roman army of occupation stationed at Capharnaum, who implored Jesus to heal his boy, pointing out that Jesus could do it by just giving a command without even having to profane himself by entering a gentile house.

Residents and environmentalists argued that the development would destroy valuable oak savannahs, high quality wetlands and wildlife - a concern recently echoed by officials from the Army Corps of Engineers, village officials said.

Park District officials said that several years of upkeep on the area were required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a condition of their permits.

The site is also the subject of an anticipated $ 7.7 million Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration project, focusing on the shoreline and spearheaded by the Army Corps of Engineers, which expects to fund $ 5 million of the work along with nearly $ 2.7 million from the Park District, officials said.

The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate a September collision between an Army helicopter and a drone that was illegally flying over Staten Island, agency officials said.

State officials will ask the Army Corps of Engineers to reopen a project to protect Asharoken that was abandoned earlier this year when federal and local officials couldn't agree on terms, Rep. Thomas Suozzi said.

The leak on Britain likely began with a Trump - related leaker, said Steven Bucci, a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, who is a former Pentagon official and former Army Special Forces officer.

Army Corps officials said talks about the work schedule would continue with elected officials, but the project currently was proceeding on time.

He said in the process of conducting the operations in Taraba State, concerns were raised by some government officials and very senior citizens of the State on the approach of the Nigerian Army.

«Priority number one is the construction of the seawall and the protection it provides Staten Island,» said Borough President James Oddo, who has been meeting with Army Corps, city and state officials regularly on the project and any potential impacts.

In a statement on its official Facebook page, the Nigerian Army said, «The attention of the 1 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to a Twitter message, report in mass and social media of alleged involvement of military personnel in the demolition of a politician's property by KASUPDA in Kaduna, Kaduna State.

DEATH ON THE STREETS OF CAIRO: Top Egyptian security officials defended army and police actions in the clashes on Monday in Cairo that led to the deaths of more than 50 people, saying they were defending the Republican Guard headquarters against attackers.

According to a statement by the Director of the group, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said although the P resident was represented by a high - ranking Nigerian official, «the way and manner the Nigerian Army made the president's movement public ahead of the time in a zone that is yet to become completely secure» was commendable.

Officials at Fort Drum say they're shutting down two of the Army post's wells after low levels of perfluorinated chemicals were detected in the water.

Army Secretary Peter Geren:» [T] he service's top official, recently said he sees «no possibility» of extending the duty tours of US troops beyond 15 months.»

«It's unfortunate the Army Corps» plan allows for the continued disposal of potentially harmful materials into the Long Island Sound, despite the strong objections across the board from New York's elected officials, residents and environmental advocacy groups,» he said.

«Applicants are to visit the Nigerian Army official website http://recruitment.army.mil.ng to apply online,» Usman said.

The official J'Ouvert parade will take place at 2 a.m. on Labor Day, Sept. 5, starting at Grand Army Plaza and continuing south on Flatbush Avenue to Empire Boulevard, organizers said.

Earlier this month, a group of local elected officials pressed the Army to rename the streets, but the Army declined, saying that renaming them would be «controversial and divisive,» the Assistant Secretary of the Army Diane Randon wrote in a response letter.

«The barricade was obviously a deliberate attempt to assassinate the chief of army staff and members of his entourage while on a legitimate official assignment as special guest of honour at the passing out parade which has earlier been widely publicized,» Sani Usman, spokesman of the army, had said in a statement.

Critic says responses are evasive BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Two Tappan Residents are questioning Orangetown officials about the existence of old sewer lines at an abandoned Army base on Western Highway, and are not satisfied with answers the town has given them so far, claiming the responses are more mystifying than -LSB-...]

In Cuomo's letter to the Army Corps official, he identifies several sites in counties that include Monroe, Orleans and Wayne, which the governor says represent at - risk areas.

But officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say the main culprit in the widespread flooding along the Lake Ontario shoreline was heavy rains that hit many areas along the lake and the St. Lawrence River last year.

State military officials say the MQ - 9 Reaper had taken off from Wheeler Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum and was operating in approved airspace over the eastern side of the lake when it was lost around 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Katko and Hanna said they looked forward to making their arguments about the importance of Fort Drum in face - to - face meetings at Thursday night's reception welcoming top Army officials at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fort Drum commanders, politicians and economic development officials say the base faces a serious threat as Pentagon brass tries to figure out how to reduce the Army's size by up to 70,000 additional soldiers, preparing for deep budget restraints.

After hearing testimony for almost three hours from dozens of public officials and local residents, John P. McLaurin III, the Army's deputy director of force management, said he realizes Fort Drum enjoys «overwhelming» support from the community.

Chen then referred the official to a division head at the Army Corps of Engineers with whom she had worked on projects in the past, Zeidenberg says.

The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) began looking into personnel reliability last fall after officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation said that the 2001 anthrax letter attacks had been perpetrated by U.S. Army researcher Bruce Ivins.

Officials say 100 Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers are being deployed to Florida for post-Hurricane Irma missions.