Sentences with phrase «from army chiefs»
Following each funeral, Bahr, who is an Army representative from the Arlington Ladies, gives a note to the family from the Army chief of staff and his wife, as well as her own personal letter expressing «thanks, comfort, and understanding.»
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The rest of the tale is hearsay: that a heavily indebted Heywood, a former family friend and fixer who had helped get Bo junior into Harrow (Heywood's prestigious alma mater in England) had demanded a bigger cut of a business deal; that he threatened to expose underhanded dealings by Gu if he didn't get it; that Bo's police chief, Wang Lijun, had confronted him over the alleged murder (the death was originally put down to alcohol poisoning), after which Wang sought asylum at an American consulate; that Gu had shown up at a police station in a People's Liberation Army major - general's uniform to announce that she was under special orders from Beijing to «protect» Comrade Wang; that the couple had plotted to assassinate Wang and came up with three separate storylines to avoid being implicated.
The 9th Dialogue was held in Singapore last week (4 - 6 June, 2010) with defence officials from 28 countries attending, including the US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, the Deputy Chief of the Peoples» Liberation Army (PLA) of China, the National Security Adviser of India...
(2) Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him (3) and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold I am against you, 0 Gog... (4) and I will bring you forth, and all your army... all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords; (5) Persia, Cush, and Put are with them,... (6) Gomer and all his hordes; Beth - togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north... many peoples are with you.
According to Dr. Robert Redfield, chief of the Retrovirology Laboratory at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 50 percent of male homosexuals in San Francisco are now infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS, up from 7 percent in the early 1980s.
The courage of U.S. Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, for example: Marshall insisted for two years that the only way to defeat Hitler and his war machine was to land a large force in France, beat the German army, and wrest control of the continent of Europe from the Nazi regime — a point Marshall had to carry against the virtually unanimous opposition of his British counterparts, who, like Winston Churchill, preferred a «periphery» strategy that would peck away at the Third Reich before a quick, end - game invasion administered the coup de grace to a collapsing German empArmy Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, for example: Marshall insisted for two years that the only way to defeat Hitler and his war machine was to land a large force in France, beat the German army, and wrest control of the continent of Europe from the Nazi regime — a point Marshall had to carry against the virtually unanimous opposition of his British counterparts, who, like Winston Churchill, preferred a «periphery» strategy that would peck away at the Third Reich before a quick, end - game invasion administered the coup de grace to a collapsing German emparmy, and wrest control of the continent of Europe from the Nazi regime — a point Marshall had to carry against the virtually unanimous opposition of his British counterparts, who, like Winston Churchill, preferred a «periphery» strategy that would peck away at the Third Reich before a quick, end - game invasion administered the coup de grace to a collapsing German empire.
Construction in navigable waters requires permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said Paul Mohrhardt, a corps planning branch chief in Chicago, who added that the park district has not yet applied for such permits.
The fracas occurred when members of the sect allegedly blocked the Zaria - sokoto road and prevented the convoy of the chief of Army staff from passing through despite several entreaties.
Oyebade and Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai are soldiers and they know about logistics and deployment of soldiers and from the outset should know that Awe is a super lie fabricator,» he said.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja received briefing from the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. - Gen, Tukur Buratai, on the happenings in the Nigerian Army as...
«In view of these allegations, the Chief of Army Staff, ai set up a 10 - man Panel comprising senior Army officers (both serving and retired) and members from the National Human Rights Commission, Nigerian Bar Association and other Civil Society Organizations, to investigate the veracity of the allegations made against the Nigerian Army.
But a statement from the Ministry of Defence on Monday, signed by Col. Tukur Gusau, the Public Relations Officer to the Minister, Mansur Dan - Ali, said the CDS, Olonisakin, the army chief, Buratai, the air chief, Abubakar, and the naval chief, Ete - Ibas, would continue in office.
Some of the individuals from Borno holding influential positions at the national level include the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari; the National Security Adviser, General Babagana Monguno; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Yusuf Buratai and even the renowned jailer of corrupt suspects and the boss of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu among others.
Michael Anderson of the New York State Department of Transportation, overall project director for the new bridge, gave a presentation followed by presentations from David Capobianco, chief engineer of the New York State Thruway Authority, and Richard Tomer of the US Army Corps of Engineers.
From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.
Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman said in a statement that the launching was part of the activities at the just concluded Chief of Army Staff's Combined Second and Third Quarter Conference 2017 which took place from 18th - 20th September 2017 at the Army Headquarters Command Officers» Mess Abuja.
Chief of the general staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt, said: «The army expects only the very highest standards from all officers and soldiers and any failure to achieve those standards, however rare, is unacceptable to us.
The Nigerian Army has alerted the general public to be wary of imminent misinformation that may arise from the some elements both within its confines and outside, especially through the use of the social media circle to ridicule the Army and the person of the Chief of Army Staff for reasons best known to them.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has confirmed that the Sambisa Forest would be converted to training ground for personnel of the Nigerian Army as from 2017, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
While in Warri, the governor, held security meetings with security chiefs from the Army, Navy and Police among others at the Government House Annex.
This was confirmed by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt - Gen Yusuf Bruntai, on Thursday while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the Security Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai has ordered the Directorate of Military intelligence and the Military Police to commence investigation into allegations that troops were soliciting for sexual favours from IDPs before performing their assigned duties in the North East.
This issue should be taking seriously, especially now that it is coming from a former Chief of Army Staff and former minister of defence.
Also, following new security measures put in place on the orders of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, all vehicles not painted in military colours including those carrying Generals of the Army, Navy and Airforce have been banned from entering the defence Headquarters complex.
Aftermath the conquering of Sambisa Forest, Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Monday said Sambisa forest would serve as training ground for personnel of the Nigerian Army as from 2017.
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai on Thursday decorated 20 newly promoted Major Generals and 22 Brigadier Generals at the Conference room of the Army headquarters with a disclosure that troops of the Nigerian Army have penetrated deeply inside Sambisa Forest in the final push to flush out Boko Haram terrorists from the -LSB-...]
Own troops celebrated Christmas on 25 Dec 16 with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and other Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) from Army Headquarters / Corps Commanders / General Officers Commanding in all their locations within the Theatre.
A statement from the Ghana Armed Forces signed by the spokesperson for the Ghana Armed Forces, Col. Aggrey Quarshie said: «a high - powered fact - finding team led by the Chief of Army Staff is proceeding to the scene of the incident to ascertain the facts of the case.»
As the Nigerian military spearheaded by the Army finally uprooted Boko Haram from its epicenter in Sambisa Forest, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has disclosed that the terrorists made the mistake of taking on the wrong fighting force, the Nigerian Army.
He said participants of the National Defence College's strategic leadership course would draw valuable lessons from the experience shared by the army chief.
So what do we then say of President Muhammadu Buhari whose DG DSS is from his own hometown and whose Minister of Defence, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Air Staff, NSA, IGP, CGP, CGI, CGP are all from his Northern Region?
It was a moment of joy as troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in 7 Division Area of Responsibility that benefited from the benevolence of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Yusufu Buratai's Special Promotion for soldiers who actively participated in «Operation Deep Punch II» were decorated...
«From the foregoing, I wish to state that there was no act of illegality perpetuated by the Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval staff or Chief of the Air Staff, regarding extending the length of service for officers.
«CHICAGO — Citing his judgment and ability to lead, admirals and generals from the United States Army, Navy and Air Force that together have served under the last nine Commanders - in - Chief today announced their endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for president.
«In the course of the late Malu's eventful tenure as the country's Chief of Army Staff from 1999 to 2001, he doggedly canvassed and undertook reforms aimed at establishing a truly national army with a deep sense of purpArmy Staff from 1999 to 2001, he doggedly canvassed and undertook reforms aimed at establishing a truly national army with a deep sense of purparmy with a deep sense of purpose.
Army / Shiite Clash: 61 bodies deposited at ABUTH - CMD Aftermath of weekend's clash between soldiers and members of Shiite Islamic sect, Chief Medical Director, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, Kaduna State, Prof. Lawal Khalid, has said that its mortuary has received 61 dead bodies resulting from the deadly clashes between members of the sect and the Nigerian Army.
«Before he and four others fell in combat from an ambush, he had been decorated for his gallantry by the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, who decorated him as a Lieutenant Colonel in September 2015, shortly after he was promoted a Major.
Addressing troops at the 103 Battalion headquarters located in Konduga, Borno state, the Army Chief warned that he would not tolerate any act of indiscipline or cowardice from any soldier.
Following his declaration last week that his command of the Nigerian Army and strategy to deal with the Boko Haram terrorism menace to be pursued by action rather than talking, Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai has renamed the code name for the war on terror from «Operation Zaman -LSB-...]
The COAS who was in company of top military chiefs while assuring Nigerians that the Nigerian army will not lag said a number of actions have been intensified to enable the military get to the insurgents before they cause any havoc or even run away from their hideouts.
The dispute over ethics arose in November, when it was revealed that then police chief Thomas Vasta had obtained a free generator for the town from U.S. Army Surplus, contrary to an April vote of the town board.
From 1945 to 1948 Eisenhower was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and from 1950 - 1952 was Supreme Commander of all NATO forces.Eisenhower won the 1952 US presidential elections, with Richard Nixon as hisVice President, and brought the Republicans back to national power after 20 yeFrom 1945 to 1948 Eisenhower was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and from 1950 - 1952 was Supreme Commander of all NATO forces.Eisenhower won the 1952 US presidential elections, with Richard Nixon as hisVice President, and brought the Republicans back to national power after 20 yefrom 1950 - 1952 was Supreme Commander of all NATO forces.Eisenhower won the 1952 US presidential elections, with Richard Nixon as hisVice President, and brought the Republicans back to national power after 20 years.
Hostiles Rated R for strong violence, and language Rotten Tomatoes Score: 73 % Available on Disc and Streaming Christian Bale plays a decorated Army Captain who is tasked with escorting a dying Cheyenne war chief and his family back to their tribal lands, only to discover a woman (Rosamund Pike) who is the lone survivor from her family after a brutal Comanche attack.
It's the message of the film, sort of, where no message was necessary or even welcome — this transformation of Dolarhyde from a rawhide - chewing bastard into a dewy - eyed, dyed - in - the - wool liberal who lowers himself to rescue the chief savage (Raoul Trujillo) after taking a second to complain about the disconnectedness of Yankee leadership in the Union army.
Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Jesse Plemons, Wes Studi, and Adam Beach star in this 19th - century western drama from director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Black Mass), about an Army captain who agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief back to his tribal lands.
, I Wan na Be a Life Guard, Let's Get Movin», Never Kick a Woman, Little Swee'Pea, Hold the Wire, The Spinach Roadster, Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor, I'm in the Army Now; 1937: The Paneless Window Washer, Organ Grinder's Swing, My Artistical Temperature, Hospitaliky, The Twisker Pitcher, Morning, Noon and Nightclub, Lost and Foundry, I Never Changes My Altitude, I Like Babies and Infinks, The Football Toucher Downer, Protek the Weakerist, Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves, Fowl Play; 1938: Let's Celebrake, Learn Polikeness, The House Builder - Upper, Big Chief Ugh - Amugh - Ugh Video & Audio; Bonus Features: Retrospective Documentaries, Popumentaries, Audio Commentaries, From the Vault; Menus and Packaging; Closing Thoughts Running Time: 422 Minutes (7 hours, 2 minutes) / Rating: Not Rated 1.33:1 Fullscreen (Theatrical Aspect Ratio) / Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 (English) Subtitles: English; Closed Captioned; Six - sided Digipak in Cardboard Slipcover Originally Released between 1933 and 1938; DVD Release Date: July 31, 2007 Four single - sided, dual - layered discs (DVD - 9); Suggested Retail Price: $ 64.98
Hostiles — In this Western from writer / director Scott Cooper (Black Mass, Crazy Heart), Christian Bale plays an Indian - hating Army captain who is forced to escort a Cheyenne Chief back to his home.
It takes a bit of convincing from Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer (a poorly used Michael Shannon), but the team is given a chance, along with Sargent Sam Diller (Michael Pena), Sargent Ben Milo (Trevante Rhodes), and eight other men to team up with Afghan war General Dostum (Navid Negahban) in order to defeat the Taliban in armies.
Other highlights of the conference included keynotes from NASA astronaut Captain Scott Kelly; author, commentator, and co-founder and former editor - in - chief of The Huffington Post news site, Arianna Huffington; and youth advocate, Rhodes Scholar, decorated U.S. Army officer, and acclaimed author Wes Moore.
Convinced he is a hermit, people gather to hear his thoughts: this sets in motion events that will affect not only Sampath and his family, but the people of the district, the Chief Medical Officer, the Superintendent of Police, the Army Brigadier, the University researcher, the District Collector and even a spy from the Atheist Society.