Sentences with phrase «u.s. air support»

This oft - repeated mistake is presumably based on the necessary but incomplete help provided by U.S. air support and a few special forces advisors attached to Afghan anti-Taliban resistance.

It needed a shift in local attitudes — and a degree of U.S. air support — to finally succeed.

Backed by U.S. air support, they've swept west from their bases in Iraqi Kurdistan and captured a huge swath of northeast Syria, estimated by one official at about 17,000 square kilometers.

Not exact matches

U.S. Special Operations forces have been providing air support, training and supplies for the Syrian Kurdish group, the People's Protection Units, known as the «YPG» from its Kurdish initials.

Iraqi soldiers and security forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters, backed by U.S. - led air strikes and support on the ground, already control Mosul's southern, eastern and northern flanks, and have advanced on those fronts for nearly two weeks.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

A U.S. Air Force chaplain is under fire for saying that Christian people in the armed forces both «serve Satan» and are «grossly in error» if they support fellow service members who practice other faiths.

Retired Gen. Roger A. Brady, who was responsible for American nuclear weapons in Europe as part of his past role as commander of the U.S. Air Force there, turned to Apple support this year when he noticed something suspicious on his computer.

U.S. Air Force selects Rockwell Collins for expanded avionics support on KC - 135s - Apr 10, 2018 - Rockwell Collins has been awarded multiple repair contracts by the U.S. Air Force to support Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) components on the entire KC - 135 tanker fleet.

If Boeing's T - X is selected by the Air Force, thousands of U.S. jobs would be supported by Boeing and its suppliers.

In an official release published on the U.S. Air Force official website, Lt. Col. Josh Koslov, squadron commander of the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron, is quoted as saying, «When the Compass Call is up on station supporting our Iraqi allies we are denying ISIL's ability to command and control their forces.»

Four Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Boeing F - 15S fighter aircraft arrived Feb. 26 at Turkey's Incirlik Air Base to support the U.S. - led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Syria, soon Continue Reading

To support the Sustainable Winegrowing Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service has awarded a $ 475,000 matching fund grant for the development of air and water quality innovations.

Even though the U.S. continued with providing effective close air support to the YPG, it also strictly adhered to a policy that sought to prevent the YPG from acquiring more independent military capabilities that could one day become dangerous to the U.S. ally, Turkey.

The Koch's ascent comes as Freedom Partners, one of their fundraising networks, last week aired its first batch of television ads targeted at this year's U.S. Senate races, including commercials knocking Democratic Senator Mark Udall of Colorado and Representative Bruce Braley of Iowa for supporting President Barack Obama's health - care law.

The U.S. worries are that the crisis could impact its military and counter-terrorism operations and increases the regional influence of Iran, which has been supporting Qatar by allowing it to use air and sea links through its territory.

«Seven fixed - wing aircraft from the U.S. Coast Guard and Air National Guard are in support, he added, and the Texas National Guard is using about 200 Humvees, 218 high - water vehicles, 15 wreckers and 19 fuelers.»

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Katko says he will likely support President Donald Trump's plan to privatize the nation's air traffic control system and transfer about 30,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees to an independent outside agency.

GM's earlier attempt faltered To improve air quality and cut down pollution from the nation's existing fleet of 11 million diesel engines, U.S. EPA announced $ 20 million in grant funding yesterday to support clean diesel projects and another $ 9 billion through direct state allocations.

The research was supported by an Eni - MIT Energy Research Fellowship, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Army Research Office, the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the National Institutes of Health.

Now, the telescope is under new management by SRI International, and is supported by a contract from the U.S. Air Force that tasks it with searching for orbiting space trash.

The work appears in Nature Chemistry, and was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA9550 -13-1-0106) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DE-SC0011979).

This work is supported by Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship 2012 and the U.S. Air Force, using facilities at the Cornell Nano - Scale Facility and the Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research (CEPSR) Clean Room at Columbia University.

With that crucial support gone, SETI is talking to the U.S. Air Force and other potential sources of funding.

For his part, the U.S. Air Force's Lieutenant General John Thompson has expressed support for SpaceX, noting in a Bloomberg News that: «Based on the data available, our team did not identify any information that would change SpaceX's Falcon 9 certification status...» Thompson serves as commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center.

The study received support from the Cornell Center for Materials Research and the Platform for the Accelerated Realization, Analysis and Discovery of Interface Materials at Cornell, the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the National Science Foundation and the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology.

With support from Boeing, NASA, and the U.S. Air Force, the CDR team reviewed and approved designs for the Crew Access Tower, Crew Access Arm and the White Room, providing flight crews with the capability to enter and leave the CST - 100 crew module safely for launches.

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) supports more than 10 scholarship programs for women pursuing engineering degrees at all levels of study and from all backgrounds, including awards sponsored by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, the National Society of Black Engineers, and the U.S. Air Force ROTC.

The current study received funding support from the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, the Searle Scholars Foundation, the National Science Foundation and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

Funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research supported the UW research.

The proposed space corps would absorb the duties of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, a unit inside the Air Force that supports most of the country's... No CCTV — Anti CCTV Articles / News — The campaign against excessive use of surveillance cameras in the UK.

As used in this paragraph, a «Covered Borrower» means any person who, at the time such person becomes obligated on a loan transaction or establishes an account for consumer credit, satisfies the requirements under any one or more of the following classifications, or is otherwise under applicable laws deemed to be a «Covered Borrower» under the Military Lending Act, 10 U.S. Code Section 987: (a) An active duty member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force or Coast Guard, or a person serving on active Guard and Reserve duty (a person described in this clause (a) of the definition of «Covered Borrower» is hereinafter referred to as a «Service Member»); or (b) Any of the following persons, relative to a Service Member: (1) The spouse; (2) A child under the age of 21; or (3) If dependent on the Service Member for more than one half of such person's support, any one or more of the following persons: (i) A child under the age of 23 enrolled in a full time course of study at an institution of higher learning; (ii) A child of any age incapable of self support due to a mental or physical incapacity that occurred before attaining age 23 while such person was dependent on the Service Member; (iii) Any unmarried person placed in legal custody of the Service Member who resides with such Service Member unless separated by military service or to receive institutional care or under other circumstances covered by Regulation; or (iv) A parent or parent - in - law residing in the Service Member's household.

improving the visa process; expanding the Visa Waiver Program; supporting international travel promotion; improving the entry experience at our international airports; increasing student and youth travel to the U.S.; improving the air travel screening and security process; accelerating travel - related infrastructure projects; boosting visitation at national parks; and improving capabilities to assist economic recovery following disasters; and others.

Building on a history of working together to reduce air emissions, Canada and the U.S., commit to take action to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, the world's largest industrial methane source, in support of achieving our respective international climate change commitments.

Voters in the Garden State overwhelmingly supported Newark Mayor Cory Booker as their next U.S. Senator, sending a proven voice for progress and a champion for clean air, clean water, and climate action to Washington.

Industry is committed to the health and safety of the communities where it operates and to its workers, leading the way on reducing U.S. greenhouse gas and other air emissions and supporting millions of well - paying jobs — one of the most important factors in Americans» well - being.

This study, which was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, is the first to analyze long - term trends in rainfall and surface air temperature over a timescale of nearly an entire century, the study's lead author, Natalie Thomas, a doctoral candidate in atmospheric and oceanic science at the University of Maryland, told Live Science.

On the other side, the industry - friendly U.S. Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter of support for the bill, describing it as «a common - sense plan that maintains continued air quality improvement without unnecessarily straining state and local economic resources.»

A. On May 4, 2007 the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air - Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Architecture 2030, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), supported by representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy, agreed to define the baseline starting point for their common target goals as the national average / median energy consumption of existing U.S. commercial buildings as reported by the 2003 Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS).

Providing the U.S. Department of Justice with technical support and expert witness services in Clean Air Act enforcement cases

And finally, U.S. politicians are perfectly adept at ignoring the opinions of the U.S. public (which, after all, overwhelmingly supports taxing the rich, strengthening the social safety net, and improving air and water protections).

Industry is helping lead the way by safely and responsibly developing the energy that fuels our economy and supports modern lifestyles — a role that also is helping advance climate and air quality goals here in the U.S.

Additionally, Dr. Chichilnisky is a Professor of Economics and Mathematical Statistics and a University Senator at Columbia University, and Director of the Columbia Consortium for Risk Management (www.columbiariskmanagement.net), where she has developed a landmark methodology, with support from the U.S. Air Force, for a new foundation of probability and statistics in an approach to catastrophic risks that allows more realistic treatment of rare but important events.

When the U.S. Air Force was established in 1947 - 1948, The U.S. Army transferred the Air Weather Service from the Army Air Forces to the new U.S. Air Force and concluded an agreement whereby the U.S. Air Force Air Weather Service would continue to support nearly all U.S. Army meteorological requirements with U.S. Air Force Air Weather detachments located as attachments to the appropriate Army headquarters.

The CFJST program is recommended by the U.S. Navy Fleet & Family Support Center, U.S. Air Force Airmen & Readiness Program, U.S. Coast Guard Career Services, and U.S. Army ACS programs worldwide.

Throughout my experience as a Mechanical Engineering professional, I have successfully provided strong support and guidance to ElringKlinger, the U.S. Air Force, and Motorola, implementing efficient and innovative service and support solutions to the complex issues facing manufacturing development and production.

Their commitment to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces through their generous support of Hire Heroes USA comes as we celebrate 10 years of impact on the lives of veterans and their families,» said Christopher Plamp, Chief Operating Officer and interim CEO of Hire Heroes USA, and a retired Air Force colonel.

SUMMARY Versatile Project Management Professional offering a comprehensive background supporting U.S. military operations in roles of increasing responsibility during a 20 year career in the U.S. Air Force.

Summary: Michael Prestia has more than 18 years of experience in various network environments in support of the U.S. Air Force (USAF).

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY U.S. Air Force Supply (ES - S / SBSS highly proficient) Logistics Technician with background as Stock Control, Quality, Procedures, War Reserve Materiel, «Deliverable Reports Manager», and Transportation Movement Coordinator experience seeking to join a Supply Logistics organization that provides unique and various supply support to Department of Defense units overseas or in - country.