Sentences with phrase «fighting force in»

If you make it through training — and that's a big if, since only a few out of every beginning class of 200 or so candidates survives to the end — your fellow SEALs know you're coming in with an extreme level of training, toughness and willingness to be a part of the most feared and elite special operations fighting force in existence.

He went on with Alinsky to lead in organization of Southwest Chicago (1959), take part in 1962 in the Woodlawn - University of Chicago struggle, organize the FIGHT forces in the Kodak wars (1965 - 67), and cofounded with Alinsky the IAF Training Institute in 1968.

The fiery, demanding coach who inspired his charges to rise above his constant criticism and learn to «be a man» goes back, at least, to ancient Sparta and the cruel, if not vicious, discipline that made the Spartans one of the greatest fighting forces in the ancient world.

There is broad agreement that first - rate scientists and engineers have helped make the U.S. military one of the most potent fighting forces in the world, notes the report from the U.S. National Academies» National Research Council and the National Academy of Engineering that was requested by the Department of Defense (DOD).

Lead Spartans, Warthogs and other classic Halo fighting forces in a brutal war against a terrifying new enemy on the biggest Halo battlefield ever.

Not exact matches

The A-10 is returning to Afghanistan for the first time since 2012, with the squadron of 12 aircraft to operate from Kandahar air base in the south, the heartland of the militants fighting to oust the Western - backed government and drive out foreign forces.

However U.S. commanders say the precision weapons used by the air force have meant an overall decrease in the number of civilian casualties from combat operations as fewer people have been killed in ground fighting.

In August 2016, ISIS - K and the Taliban had reportedly forged a tenuous truce, promising to fight only the US - backed forces.

«The magnificent work of the security forces and bodies in the fight against drug trafficking makes it possible for numerous seizures to take place,» Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido said.

At the end of «The Force Awakens,» she was thrown into Starkiller Base's trash compactor, and in «The Last Jedi,» she literally shows up for just one scene to fight Finn.

A Saudi - led coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing government forces fighting Iran - allied Houthi rebels.

These have included several air strikes against pro-government forces that have sought to advance towards a U.S. military base in southeastern Syria near the border with Iraq, where the U.S. military has been training rebels to fight IS.

The Taliban has also been resurgent in Afghanistan in recent months, reclaiming territory that US - coalition forces had long fought to hold.

Our divisive political reality is forcing brands to pick sides in fights they'd rather not be part of in the first place

By the time fighting ended in July 1953, more than 34,000 U.S. forces had been killed.

«This is all going to force people in the industry to justify their existence, which is why they're fighting to the death,» says Toronto broker and entrepreneur Lawrence Dale.

This makeshift fighting force has a much greater interest in defeating the terrorist threat in the region than does its professional soldiering counterpart.

Petraeus resigned last week to pre-empt revelations of an affair with his married biographer Paula Broadwell, bringing to an end a glittering military career that included a spell commanding NATO forces fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The holiday shopping season is once again in full force and whether you fight through the crowds for deals on Black Friday or wait until the last moment on Christmas Eve, one fact can't be denied: Cyber Monday will drive a significant portion of holiday shopping sales in 2014.

But trying to be all things to all people is a hard battle to win — and a tough holiday season in 2017 could force Macy's to fight on fewer fronts.

Though the Pentagon seems to believe the YPG would be the most effective force in the Raqqa fight, the unit is considered a terrorist group by Turkey.

On shelf after shelf in the Indigo bookstore downstairs, they're peddling the same story, that of a dystopian future where teens are forced to fight to the death for the amusement of adults.

Trump's re-commitment of U.S. forces to the fight in Afghanistan makes the stakes high for his administration.

It said he arrived in Syria in the latter part of 2012, and was later wounded while fighting with Islamic State forces in Syria.

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At the annual Herzliya security conference near Tel Aviv, Major - General Amir Eshel said qualitative and quantitative improvements in the air force since the 2006 Lebanon war meant it could carry out in just two or three days the same number of bombings it mounted in those 34 days of fighting.

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.

The SDF has conquered swathes of territory from ISIS in northeastern Syria with support from US airstrikes and special forces, and according to the Pentagon, is leading the fight against the remnants of the Islamist group in the country.

France, like the United States, has given arms and training to a YPG - led militia in the fight against Islamic State in Syria, and also has dozens of special forces personnel based in the region.

The wireless industry has for years successfully fought regulations that would force mobile phone networks to be hardened so they work during storms, but it may face renewed demands after Hurricane Harvey knocked out seven of 10 cell towers in the hardest - hit counties of Texas.

She believes the current high unemployment levels are an effect of the recession, rather than of structural shifts in the economy, and that the Fed must fight joblessness before dislocated workers become permanently detached from the labour force.

Jessica Jones really wouldn't have worked without Krysten Ritter tackling both the toughness and the trauma of Jessica, and there was definitely empowerment in Jessica's actions as she forced herself to face her fear and fight Kilgrave.

Ties between the two countries have been strained over U.S. support for the Syrian Democratic forces, the mainly Kurdish - led militias fighting Islamic State in northern Syria with the help of U.S. forces.

In 2007, Lululemon was forced to remove tags that said some of its fabrics contained a seaweed that fought inflammation, bacteria and stress, after a New York Times test found no trace of the stuff.

Other forces including a strengthening U.S. economy and renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine will likely push the euro lower, analysts say.

Now and in the future, Canada's Armed Forces will defend Canada and protect our borders; maintain sovereignty over our Northern lands and waters; fight alongside our allies to defend our interests; and respond to emergencies within Canada and around the world.

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One good way to increase trust and fight fake news might be be to pay attention to your allies in the digital spaces where we're forced to, or choose to, live.

Libya's production increases, which have been questioned by insiders, have proven to be unsustainable due to fighting between militias and government forces in oil producing regions.

It can, in theory, do the monitoring and cajoling and proxy - fighting work to actually force changes in management.

Just a few years ago it seemed like bitcoin was a singular force, which in retrospect was incredibly naive since it's open source tech managed by a bunch of fighting nerds.

Just as Albertans expected their political leaders to fight back when Trudeau - the - dad tried to force his National Energy Plan on them in 1980, British Columbians expect our premier to fight to protect our province from bullies from across the Rockies trying to bisect British Columbia with an unwanted pipeline to deliver toxic bitumen to Burnaby for export on oil tankers.

If they can't repeal it, they are going to try to damage it in some way and try to cut back in some way on some of the coverage, but I can promise you that I will continue to fight to keep it in full force and effect.

Likewise, oil prices are rising on reports of an escalation in fighting between the Iraqi's government and Kurdish forces, which may threaten supply.

The online Oxford dictionary defines guerilla as: «A member of a small, independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger, regular 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

In the complex fight against Islamic State, also known as ISIL, Canadian special operations troops are helping advise and train Kurdish forces.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley makes remarks before the first meeting of the Market Access Task Force, convened to respond to B.C. in the fight over the Trans Mountain oil pipeline, in Edmonton Alta, on Wednesday February 14, 2018.

The hotel lobby has begun fighting Airbnb in full force after years of perhaps feigned indifference.

She was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1996, while continuing to fight for her $ 400 million portion of the Marshall estate.