Sentences with phrase «us armed forces»

Tracy also explains her «Messages for Military» card program, which sends cards to active members of the armed forces.

While not in the rules for everyone else yet, they were still widely taken up across the Armed Forces and during the Crimean War there were a wide variety of permissible (and over the top) styles.

Former Special Air Service trooper Scott Houston knows what it takes to successfully transition from the armed forces into the private sector.

According to Turkish dissidents, social media and external sources such as VICE are even more important than they would be elsewhere because local media outlets are unwilling to report on corruption or the behavior of Turkish police and armed forces.

By the 1860s, moustaches were finally compulsory for all the Armed Forces and they became as much an emblem for the Armed Forces as the Army uniform.

Companies that value the leadership and experience earned in the armed forces are working to make sure veterans have that same kind of training going into the civilian world.

The company now caters to a variety of Armed Forces branches, as well as the Department of Defense, but Lexicon didn't land their first big contract on day one.

When the United States invaded Afghanistan, the armed forces needed a great deal of infrastructure support, everything from electric generators to water purifiers to road - repair machinery.

«We did not have anything,» says Gen. Riho Terras, the commander of Estonia's armed forces, who had been a student activist at the time.

Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Wu Qian was asked about the U.S. bombers at a news briefing on Thursday but would only say the Chinese armed forces had the situation under control.

«My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place — police, firefighters, and members of our armed forces.»

Sen. Mike Lee, R - Utah, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I - Vt., and Sen. Chris Murphy, D - Conn., introduced a bill in February to withdraw U.S. armed forces from the Yemen conflict, where they have provided limited intelligence and refueling for warplanes.

Barnes & Noble, which scored the highest overall, was consistently rated «excellent,» as were Amazon, Target and USAA, which provides financial services for the armed forces and their families.

Among their ranks are MP Erin O'Toole (captain, Canadian Armed Forces), Jim Leech, CEO of the Ontario Teachers» Pension Plan (RMC graduate), Tim Hodgson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs Canada (reserve officer, Canadian Armed Forces), and Larry Stevenson, former CEO of Chapters (captain, Canadian Airborne Regiment).

Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Wu Qian was asked about the US bombers at a news briefing on Thursday, saying only that Chinese armed forces had the situation under control.

The Canadian Armed Forces is targeting its new campaign towards millennials, hoping that it will attract them to serve.

We are the Canadian Armed Forces.

Between 1945 and the mid-to-late 1950s, von Braun acted as an adviser to the US armed forces for the sake of developing military rockets only.

«This is the fourth general election in a row to be held while Britain is at war and our armed forces are in action in the Middle East and beyond.

Five members of the armed forces earlier this month sued Trump and his top military brass seeking to halt the reversal of the transgender policy put in place by the Obama administration.

Former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron promised to restore cuts to the size of Britain's armed forces seen under Labour.

Power projection is far more costly than defensive Armed Forces, and the U.S. is the only great power with true power projection because it alone has hegemony over the world's reserve currency.

The armed forces of the US and South Korea began their annual military exercise known as Operation Foal Eagle.

«Each day that passes without implementing the final piece of this important policy harms our military readiness and restricts the Armed Forces» ability to recruit the best and the brightest,» said Peters, a Marine veteran.

A Sandhurst graduate and second lieutenant in the Jordanian Armed Forces, he shares his adventurous lifestyle with an Instagram following of 1.3 million — and also uses the platform to promote his initiatives to support and engage the youth in Jordan.

The move is believed to be part of joint drills planned by the Iranian and the Iraqi government armed forces in retaliation for an independence referendum held a week ago by Iraq's Kurds.

Still, the Armed Forces teams always show up for these bowl games, so I would tread lightly.

Under federal law, anyone dishonorably discharged from the armed forces is prohibited from possessing or receiving firearms or ammo transported across state lines.

The cost of all those civil servants, politicians, teachers, firefighters, police officers and armed forces explains much of the overspending and indebtedness of the government sector, in the authors» view.

Military service has long brought with it a highly valued pension for members of the armed forces, who have made their careers in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard.

Beijing is keen to end China's reliance on foreign semiconductors as it seeks to build a modern, digitized armed forces capable of matching other advanced militaries.

Australia has instructed its armed forces personnel not to use the popular messaging and payment app, only a few months after the US military banned Chinese - made drones, SCMP reported.

Defense stocks have climbed as Congress inched closer to a spending agreement, with President Donald Trump insistent that any bill includes more funding for the armed forces.

Maybe it's time the Canadian Armed Forces emerged from its bunker and chipped in as well to a broader, collaborative initiative.

The company also works with the Armed Forces, which requested an Oakley style pair of glasses so field operatives wouldn't have to risk their lives whenever they opened a laptop in the field.

Also named is the Russian Federation, the general staff of the Russian armed forces, a Russian intelligence services hacker known as Guccifer 2.0.

Von der Leyen, whose post includes the role of commander in chief of Germany's armed forces, is a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel who is gearing up for a national election in five months» time.

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.

More than 100,000 people have died in Mexico due to clashes between drug gangs and the state since the previous government sent in the armed forces to fight the cartels in late 2006.

Captain Jerry Kyd, the Royal Navy officer in charge of HMS Queen Elizabeth, described naval drone warfare as an «absolute inevitability» for his ship, and the British armed forces as a whole «in the near future.»

Some stars, such as Chuck Norris or Elvis Presley, have well documented their time in the armed forces — while others, like Drew Carey, may come as more of a surprise.

Check out 23 icons who served in the armed forces, including a baseball great, two famous reclusive novelists, and one «Golden Girl.»

The «Wheel of Fortune» host joined the US Army in 1968, first working as a finance clerk in Vietnam and then as a disc jockey for 18 months on armed forces radio.

He distinguished himself enough to make it into West Point's preparatory school and was even offered a spot in the prestigious US Military Academy — something that would have all but secured him a long, successful career in the armed forces.

Some stars, such as Chuck Norris or Elvis Presley, were famously in the armed forces — while others may come as more of a surprise.

«Our Armed Forces have preserved the security and freedom that allow us to flourish as a Nation.»

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro sacked the head of PDVSA and handed over control to the military in order to keep the armed forces on his side.

Says Medina, not only are many MMA enthusiasts U.S. military men, women and veterans, but the armed forces and mixed martial arts also share the principles of «discipline, honor and respect.»

A particularly heinous and underreported national crime is somehow made worse in the U.S. armed forces, where victims are systematically doubted, shunned, and if that doesn't do the job, cast out from their military family.

An expatriate's job is not dissimilar to his stint in the armed forces: personal security detail teams can expect to wake up at 4 a.m., and within hours they'll be running clients to and from airports.