Sentences with phrase «army units on»

The Day Nobody Died was realised by Broomberg and Chanarin in June 2008 during a trip to Afghanistan, where they were embedded with British Army units on the front line in Helmand Province, arriving during the deadliest month of the war.

Yet some army units on the scene never bothered to look for craters, says the GAO.

Not exact matches

Since that shift, there's been a significant spike in both civilian casualties and insider attacks; on Oct. 19, the increasingly - emboldened Taliban virtually wiped out a 60 - man Afghan National Army unit like it was nothing.

The troops would likely come from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit — currently on its way to the region — and the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, which recently made its way to Kuwait, according to a report in The Washington Post by TM Gibbons - Neff.

News of her firing comes on the same day that Zimbabwe's 93 year - old Robert Mugabe, the last of the generation of African leaders to take over from colonial rule, has had his hold on power broken by army units loyal to his former bodyguard Emmerson Mnangagwa.

A series of exercises on Joint Base Elmendorf - Richardson has drawn participants from an Army unit in Fairbanks, as gunners in the unit's high - speed personnel carriers train with their weapons.

It's great that our military has chaplains for the religious soldiers to see for spiritual support, but chaplains shouldn't be performing their duties with the entire unit as though our military is a Christian army on a crusade.

UFood was awarded a contract by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) to build and operate three new UFood Grill units on the base in Aberdeen.

The repression in Midnapore was particularly severe, and included «house - burnings, seizures of property, insults, rapes, beatings, torture and illegal detention, all heaped on the rebels by ordinary police, by Intelligence Branch police forces and by army units stationed in camps all over the district after September 1942.»

«The major findings of the Investigation Panel were as follows: There was no collusion on the part of the Nigerian Army and units operating in Taraba State with any bandit (s) as stated by Lieutenant General TY Danjuma (Retired).

Another soldier, Cpl Famoroti Femi, of the 119 Task Force battalion, in his trench at the unit's temporary harbour in Kangarwa, on Thursday July 6, 2016 wrote a short letter to his fellow countrymen, urging them to support President Buhari's drive to end insurgency and to cooperate with the Chief of Army Staff to defeat the insurgents.

Now a retired colonel in the Army Reserve, Brown was deployed to Iraq for about 10 months in 2004 and 2005 with a civil affairs unit and ended up as an adviser to the Iraqi ministry of displacement and migration, working in tandem with the Red Crescent and United Nations agencies on refugee and resettlement problems.

On foreign policy, Gibson whose 24 - year Army career included three tours leading combat units in Iraq, has emerged as an advocate for a smaller U.S. military footprint overseas and more limits on presidential authority to deploy combat forces without Congressional approvaOn foreign policy, Gibson whose 24 - year Army career included three tours leading combat units in Iraq, has emerged as an advocate for a smaller U.S. military footprint overseas and more limits on presidential authority to deploy combat forces without Congressional approvaon presidential authority to deploy combat forces without Congressional approval.

Over 1,600 soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team will do one of three things in southern Afghanistan: One, protect U.S. forces on bases; two, serve as staff with the Train Advise Assist Command unit; or three advise the Afghan National Army and police.

The source, who spoke to The PUNCH on Thursday, said the 21 girls were discovered by troops of the 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, which supervises the military units in Banki, Borno State, while they were filing out of the forest.

Army Sergeant Edward H. Bolen died of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by direct fire and an improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol.

Army Sergeant First Class Charles M. Sadell was wounded on October 5 at Arif Kala, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/11/colombia.humanrights «Anger at minister's photo with Colombian army unit linked to trade unionist killings · Picture of official visit posted on FO website»

Instead, Keller took advantage of a mid-1960s program to produce better - educated cops by paying tuition costs in exchange for a commitment to work in law enforcement (Keller would fulfill his desire for military service a decade later when he enlisted in the Army Reserve and spent the next 20 years serving part - time with an elite Special Forces unit on training missions in Europe and Latin America).

Iliyasu made this known in a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that Yusuf would command army formations and units...

Brig. Gen. Malcolm Frost, the Army's chief of public affairs, told those at the June summit in Washington that a decision on what units to eliminate or cut will likely be announced in July.

He still keeps in touch with his old Army unit, now on its third Iraq deployment, and sends a goody box occasionally.

A few months later, his U.S. Army Reserve unit was called into service, and Parker put his lab on hold.

The Obama administration pursued a strategy heavy on prosecutions of Chinese - born U.S. scientists (see here, here, and here), along with symbolic moves against overseas offenders, such as the 2014 indictment of five members of a People's Liberation Army hacking unit.

«We are no longer dealing with fixed installations or army tank units or missile silo units,» says Ravi Athale, a consultant to DARPA on this program.

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Add layers of strategy to your gaming experience by building mobile bases, wielding the power of terrifying Ion Storms on the battlefield, or customizing your armies by combining units.

Gameplay of Fire Emblem Heroes focuses on the summoner (that's you) building an army of units and engaging againt enemies in battle.

While the young men from the United States Quartermaster Brigade of the 5th Army, the Italian Monte Rosa Division and the German 362nd Unit confront thoughts of victory and defeat, the locals become embroiled in their own violent struggle as fascist and communist forces clash head - on.

So, Tiny Metal is a top - down, turn - based strategy title which sees you commanding units from the Artemisan army on their quest to beat the bad guys.

Damon plays US Army Chief Warrant Officer Roy who begins to smell a rat as his unit is led on one wild goose chase after another in the search for weapons of mass destruction.

In the motor pool he focused on preventative maintenance of Army vehicles and, as a Unit Armorer, he maintained his unit's weapUnit Armorer, he maintained his unit's weapunit's weapons.

On arrival, we take a trip on a World War II amphibious military transport unit, or «Army Duck», through World Heritage Rainforest, with the Duck Captain pointing out the different flora, fauna, birds and reptiles which we pass on our journeOn arrival, we take a trip on a World War II amphibious military transport unit, or «Army Duck», through World Heritage Rainforest, with the Duck Captain pointing out the different flora, fauna, birds and reptiles which we pass on our journeon a World War II amphibious military transport unit, or «Army Duck», through World Heritage Rainforest, with the Duck Captain pointing out the different flora, fauna, birds and reptiles which we pass on our journeon our journey.

There's not a massive roster of soldiers to pick from, or of stuff to equip, but the different units feel like they all serve a distinct role and their varied costs make deciding on your army composition somewhat interesting, even if a few types of soldier seem to be an objectively better choice than others.

I didn't want to focus on maximizing the usage of a singe troop or unit, I wanted to command entire armies and construct vast bases.

The auto - resolve option basically calculates the likelihood of one army winning over the other, depending on the number of units and the abilities of the cards you play.

Gamers will collect up to nine available AirMechs, each with its own unique abilities, and command them to deploy defense units from the air or transform into ground mode and engage armies on the front line.

You'll be required to build the perfect army to then send them off on different tasks such as capturing strategic points, destroy enemy units and ultimately demolish their infrastructure.

Patapon 2 has an RPG element which involves levelling your units (more on that later) and collecting equipment to make your army stronger.

Instead of focusing on formation and army variation, it often feels as if the game is happy to let you select all of your units and order them into an area, letting you sit back to witness the spectacle of battle without worrying about the nitty gritty — Halo Wars 2 sure is a pretty - looking game, after all.

Whether that be taking control of a specified area on the tile - based battlefield, carving your way through the opposing army to allow a unit to escape, or simply toppling a boss character, this repeated variation allows Conquest to feel all the more distinctive.

The main difference here is that units and spells are placed in different decks - there's no need to burn cards in your deck to get your actual army on the battleground.

And though 100 armies of 20 units sprawling across a single map is a thrillingly chaotic idea, we do wonder whether CA have considered the impact on our graphics cards.

Taking place entirely on the world map, skirmishes pit Evan and up to four army units against an enemy and its army.

FIGHT EPIC BATTLES √ Hire, train and upgrade 10 different unit types, each with a specific role √ Take on a challenging solo campaign to master the art of war games √ Battle players from around the world and lead your army to victory

Get ready to lead armies of Spartans and other Halo fighting forces like Warthogs, Scorpions and exciting new units in a brutal war against a terrifying new enemy on the biggest Halo battlefield yet.

An enemy force of unknown origin enters the country of Costa Rica — who, being unable to create an army to defend itself — has only Snake and his unit to depend on.

Build up a powerful army and slaughter enemy hordes in quests and battles with other players!Key features: ★ an unique game on the Store ★ 20 + heroes with unique skills ★ 250 + items ★ 20 + units ★ 60 campaign levels, Online PvP,...

Campaign map bombardments: offshore naval units can bombard armies and cities in adjacent coastal areas on the campaign map itself.

As basic as the game is, it's nice to have an overhead view of the little units fighting it out on the table below you, as it does give you the sense that you are a tabletop general who is responsible for leading your army to victory.