Sentences with phrase «air attack on»

The only problem is, the initial air attack on Iraq forces was so efficient that most soldiers didn't even get to fire their gun once, including Swofford, to the point where everyone was asking «Are we ever going to get kill anyone?»

Itching for the gulf war to start, they whoop it up during the famous «Ride of the Valkyries» sequence, in which the cartoonish Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore ecstatically launches an air attack on a Vietnamese village to the strains of Wagner.

In my judgement he hits a new low by stating: «The twenty - first century was born in violence, with the «terrorist» air attack on New York on 11 September 2001...» In English one uses inverted commas when quoting someone or when conveying the sense of «so - called».

Nor should any attack be made without fair warning, no Pearl Harbors, no sudden air attacks on cities!

On June 8, 1982, at the height of the Falklands War, 53 men lost their lives in the Argentine air attacks on the British ships Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

The number of US air strikes in Afghanistan has spiked since President Donald Trump took office a year ago though the insurgents have hit back with deadly attacks, including a bloody Taliban raid on a Kabul hotel on the weekend.

Even with the invasion looking less likely, Nazi Germany continued to launch attacks on England — some of which would claim thousands of lives in and around London in a night — carrying out the Blitz from late 1940 to mid-1941, when Hitler redeployed his air forces to participate in the invasion of Russia.

AMMAN (Reuters)- A false alarm led to Syrian air defense missiles being fired overnight and no new attack on Syria took place, Syrian state media and a military commander said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - U.S., British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers.

The Trump administration is likely trying to get broader support from allies for air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack, says Victor Kattan of the Middle East Institute.

The Air Force plans keep the A-10 Thunderbolt, the force's premier close - air - support platform, in service, but a light - attack aircraft would allow high - end fighters like the F - 16 to focus on more complex missioAir Force plans keep the A-10 Thunderbolt, the force's premier close - air - support platform, in service, but a light - attack aircraft would allow high - end fighters like the F - 16 to focus on more complex missioair - support platform, in service, but a light - attack aircraft would allow high - end fighters like the F - 16 to focus on more complex missions.

Fraley and her sister Ada Wyn, part of a massive influx of women into the U.S. workforce during WWII, went to work at a Naval Air Station in Alameda, Calif., after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, according to the Times.

A recent example of this is Operation Orchard, the Israeli attack on a suspected Syrian nuclear facility that was enabled by a concurrent cyberattack to shut down Syria's air defenses.

U.S., British and French forces pounded Iran's ally Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in retaliation for a suspected April 7 chemical weapons attack, which they blame on Syrian President Bashar al - Assad's government.

The Houthis have stepped up ballistic missile attacks on the kingdom in what it says is retaliation for the air raids.

Based on intelligence gathered by Syrian and Russian air defense crews from the U.S. strike exactly a year and a week ago on Shayrat Airbase in Syria, air defense crews were likely well - drilled and prepared to meet a U.S. - led attack on their claimed chemical weapons facilities.

Hours after the UK parliament approved to extend the airstrikes to include Syria, Royal Air Force Tornado attack planes, deployed to Akrotiri, Cyprus, flew their first raid on terrorist targets inside Syria, early in the morning on Dec. 3.

On the other hand, such strikes, he said, also act as a deterrent to Hezbollah, whose missile capabilities could mean that the air force and the rest of the Israeli military will fight any future Lebanon war with their own bases under attack.

The NATO foreign ministers meeting follows the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian agent in Britain, and Western air strikes against Russia - allied Syria, which the United States accused of a chemical attack in Douma on April 7.

Russia had promised to respond to any attack on its ally, but the Pentagon said no Russian air defense systems were used.

One of the few EC - 130H Compass Call aircraft, capable to find and hit the enemy forces with denial of service (and possibly cyber) attacks on their communication networks, has been deployed to Osan Air Base, South Korea.

Dealing with the second incident, U.S. officials told Fox News that a USAF F - 22 Raptor stealth fighter flew in front of a pair of Russian Air Force Su - 25 Frogfoot attack jets near Al Mayadin, Syria, «an area off - limits to Russian jets based on a long - standing mutual agreement».

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, told National Public Radio last month that air strikes could have the objective of targeting senior leaders among the Islamist militants, safeguarding infrastructure or «blunting attacks» by large numbers of militants, possibly to counter an assault on Baghdad.

The man mauled by an emotional support dog on a Delta Air Lines flight in Atlanta was attacked twice and could not escape because he was in a window seat, his attorney said Thursday.

Photos from the morning of the attack show Syrian air defenses firing missile interceptors on unguided trajectories, suggesting they did not target or intercept incoming missiles.

The EU's Security Chief Federica Mogherini responded Thursday night to the alleged chemical attack and said in a statement, «The EU condemns in the strongest terms the air strike that hit the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province on April 4, 2017.»

Unhappily some economists are willing to attack the proposal on air.

7th Infantry Division Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division board CH - 47 Chinook helicopters piloted by 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade aviators during an air assault attack as part of the inaugural I Corps exercise Courage Ready 18 - 01 hosted by U.S. Army Alaska on U.S. Army Garrison - Alaska training lands near Fort Greely, Alaska, April 25.

The US did provide Russia with advance warning via military channels shortly prior to the April 2017 missile strike on the Syrian air base believed responsible for a previous chemical weapons attack.

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.»

If you go around in life stepping on people's air hoses, they're going to hate you and they're going to attack you

But he said, «My advice to Whitney Tilson is don't do it because,» he said, «If you go around in life stepping on people's air hoses, they're going to hate you and they're going to attack you

Israeli officials are saying that should Iran retaliate for the attack on the drone base, there will be massive Israeli air strikes on Iranian bases in Syria.

At the same time, even before Operation Protective Edge began, the Israeli air force had on a number of occasions in recent days attacked some of the launching pits around Gaza, and it is likely that such attacks will expand as the operation develops in the coming days.

In a broader war, he says, it is possible that the interceptors could be used to protect emergency stores, sensitive installations and air force bases to allow them to carry on fighting even under rocket attack.

If I was on the air with him for ONE MINUTE A YEAR I could deflate his lies with historical facts, but now he's BLOWN HIS PHONY CAREER BY ATTACKING THE POPE!

His comments came after a missile strike at an air base in central Syria which killed 14 people on Monday and an alleged chemical attack in Douma which killed 70 people on Saturday.

The leaders claimed the Nigerian Air Force was «complicit «in the the attacks in six villages - Lawaru, Dong, Nzoruwe, Pulum, Kodomti and Shaforon, as they fired rockets at villages where Fulani herdsmen were attacking Christians on 4th December 2017.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

Other than the Air India case, there hasn't been a large - scale attack on Canada so the media moves on to a better «story» to get ratings and the public loses interest Canada is very different as well than the US.

Meanwhile, Two Hamas members have been killed in Israeli air strikes following a rocket attack on Israel, Gaza officials said.

The hashtag #SomeoneTellFox began trending on Monday night after an episode of 24: Legacy aired footage of a real terrorist attack.

The document claims that «legal scholars and international jurists often conditioned the legitimacy of preemption on the existence of an imminent threat — most often a visible mobilization of armies, navies, and air forces preparing to attack.»

A hack attack on my blog set me back many days, and I was gasping for air.

You are like a airline passenger attacking the pilot in mid-air to air your grievances about the poor state of the of the airline, you'll kill everyone on board with your stupidity and misdirected venom.

Keep tabs on Alabama's injury situation, as they will need every defender to slow the Bulldogs» ground and air attack.

Florida's m.o. was to prevent big plays on the ground and attack against the air.

Along with Glenn the Packers need rookie first - round pick Javon Walker (Florida State) and inexperienced players such as Donald Driver, Robert Ferguson and Charles Lee to energize an air attack that in 2001 relied heavily on running back Ahman Green, who had a team - high 62 receptions.

The strategy worked and, late in the game, the Giants doubled up on both Berry and Moore and stifled a Colt air attack.