Sentences with phrase «military general on»

Knowing an Aries is like having your own military general on call, always ready, willing, and able to help you plan your campaign.

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In a series of tweets posted on Wednesday, Trump said that his government would not allow transgender people to serve «in any capacity,» a decision he said was taken on the advice of US generals and military experts.

When he taught a course for military generals early on in his career, the feedback forms were overwhelmingly negative and criticized his young age.

If Jokowi prevails in the neck - and - neck race against his opponent, former military general Prabowo Subianto, he'll be leading the fourth largest nation on Earth.

A Sept. 22 DoD inspector general's report on CSTC - A's arms and ammunition oversight found that US military personnel literally «could not perform physical inspections beyond the corps or zone level to validate ministry ‑ provided ammunition reports due to understaffing and security limitations.»

Resentments of America returned, 50 years after General Eisenhower's (mainly American) armies had liberated western Europe, including most of Germany, 75 years after General Pershing's Expeditionary Forces saved the victory of France and the British Empire on the Western Front, and as soon as American firmness and economic and military power had induced the bloodless collapse of the Soviet empire and Union, and of international communism.

The president - elect hasn't given any indication on who will get the job but there has been speculation it could include everyone from retired Lt. General Michael Flynn, a top Trump military adviser, or Republican Senator Jeff Sessions from Alabama.

The People's Liberation Army Daily on Wednesday published its list of attendees for the upcoming 19th party congress in Beijing on October 18, with two notable exclusions: Fang Fenghui, who was recently replaced as the chief at the Joint Staff Department in China's military and is currently under investigation for corruption, and General Zhang Yang, the director of the political work department, who also sits on the military commission.

General Wang Jianping, 62, deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department under the powerful Central Military Commission, was taken away in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Thursday afternoon, one of the sources said.

Savings for military spouses who are FlexJobs members: If you're a FlexJobs member, you can take advantage of a $ 200 tuition credit on any part - time course, or $ 500 towards a full - time General Assembly immersive program.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered his speech during an inspection tour of PKU, ahead of China's Youth Day and the 120th anniversary of PKU, both falling on May 4.

On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)

On the other hand, if Jesus had been a military Messiah who avenged the Jews by leading a crusade against Rome, then the command for holy war would have been validated and given definitive sanction by the Messianic general.

It was only when temporal power failed to protect innocent people that he resorted to raising an army, consulting with generals on military strategy, instructing ambassadors to the king, and negotiating a separate peace.

• The most passionate defenders of the Geneva Conventions, the judge advocate generals, the military lawyers, were completely cut off from providing input on the torture issue.

It ended with me standing on a stool holding a wooden spoon, dictating the recipe to her like a military general.

In the early weeks of the war in Iraq, he was Dan Rather's military consultant on CBS, a gig he accepted only because another four - star general, Tommy Franks, asked him to take it.

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Richard Kwame Opoku - Adusei, says the military will be firm on the ground, after deadly clashes in the Northern Region town last week.

On the December 1983 coup d'etat, Dasuki admitted that he and two young military officers (who are still alive) «travelled to Jos to brief Major General Buhari, who was then the GOC of 3rd Armoured Division on the furtherance of the planning of the 1983 coup which made Buhari the major beneficiary of the ouster of the elected President Shehu Shagari.&raquOn the December 1983 coup d'etat, Dasuki admitted that he and two young military officers (who are still alive) «travelled to Jos to brief Major General Buhari, who was then the GOC of 3rd Armoured Division on the furtherance of the planning of the 1983 coup which made Buhari the major beneficiary of the ouster of the elected President Shehu Shagari.&raquon the furtherance of the planning of the 1983 coup which made Buhari the major beneficiary of the ouster of the elected President Shehu Shagari.»

Thomas E Ricks» The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq 2006 - 2008 (Allen Lane # 25.00) is the follow - on from Fiasco, which examined the coalition's invasion of Iraq.

Dr Nkrumah's dream of economically transforming Ghana was truncated by the first military uprising in the country on February 24, I966 which brought the National Liberation Council (NLC), chaired by Lieutenant General Joseph Ankrah, into power.

He came into office on the ticket of the People's National Party (PNP) after winning democratic elections organised by the Rawlings - led Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), which overthrew the Supreme Military Council (SMC) led by General Akuffo, on June 4, 1979.

This project aims to create a comprehensive dataset on UN peacekeeping leadership in all the post-Cold War UN missions, including information on Secretary General Representatives and Military Chiefs.

I'm not expert on this, but I would think it's largely due to the distinction between weapons that are designed to target the enemy's military and military assets, vs. weapons that target people in general?

The general public is requested to disregard the publication in its entirety and regard the perpetrators as mischief makers and enemies of progress who are bent on pitching the military against the peace loving people of Kaduna State

Important New York Deadlines to Request your Overseas or Military Ballot: Applications must be received by June 21st for the NY Federal Primary on June 28th; and by November 1 for the General Election on November 8th, 2016!

Kelly, the first former general to occupy the gatekeeper's post since Alexander Haig played that role for President Richard Nixon during Watergate, told aides he will impose military discipline on a free - for - all West Wing, and getting rid of Scaramucci was Step One toward accomplishing that goal.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff, including chairman General Joseph Dunford, were not aware President Donald Trump planned to tweet a ban on transgender service members — the latest indication that top military leaders across all four service branches were blindsided by the President's announcement.

«In this context, progress has been made in enhancing civil - military relations, establishing legislative oversight on the security sector in relation to defence spending, procurement and general budgetary matters.

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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has commuted the death sentences passed on 66 soldiers who were tried by several Military Court Martials for mutiny and other offences in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists»...

Senate President Bukola Saraki, Lagos state governor, Osun state governor, and many eminent personalities all gathered on Thursday in Ibadan the Oyo State capital to pay last respect to former Military Governor of Western Region, Retired Major General Robert Adeyinka Adebayo at a day of tribute held at House of Chiefs, Ibadan.

Following the» oordinated attacks by terrorists of the IS group in Paris, France on 13th November which left 130 persons dead, the French Director of Military Intelligence, General Christophe Gormet on Wednesday visited the Nigerian Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) with a view to seeking advice -LSB-...]

Nigeria's Service Chiefs have commenced the Service Chiefs have «commenced the Command and Control of the Operation from the Military Command and Control Centre in Maiduguri» said Defence Spokesman, Major General John Enenche on Tuesday.

On the allegation of rape by the military, the General Rogers said, «It is on record that no military personnel works or is deployed inside the IDP Camp within the Theatre of OperationOn the allegation of rape by the military, the General Rogers said, «It is on record that no military personnel works or is deployed inside the IDP Camp within the Theatre of Operationon record that no military personnel works or is deployed inside the IDP Camp within the Theatre of Operations.

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.

It features toned arms, slinky outfits, a cat fight, titillating e-mails, a military more consumed with sex than violence, a plot with more inconceivable twists than «Homeland,» and a Twitter's - delight lexicon: an «embedded» mistress named Broadwell, a biography called «All In,» an other - other woman of Middle East ancestry who was a «social liaison» to the military, a shirtless F.B.I. agent crushing on the losing - her - shirt - to - debt Tampa socialite, a pair of generals helping the socialite's twin sister with a custody case, and lawyers and crisis - management experts linked to Monica Lewinsky, John Edwards and the ABC show «Scandal...»

He once told me how himself and two young military officers (they are still alive) travelled to Jos to brief Major General Buhari who was then the GOC of 3rd Armoured Division on the furtherance of the planning of the 1983 coup which made Buhari the major beneficiary of the ouster of the elected President Shehu Shagari.

The father of late Harun, Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, was a senior Nigerian Army officer and writer who was executed by the government of Major General Ibrahim Babangida on 5 March 1986 following a military tribunal death sentence for treason associated with an abortive coup.

«The Commander of the JTF, Major General Okunola, during his visit to sites of bombed pipelines on January 17, 2016, threatened that the military would hold community leaders responsible for the attacks and called on them to produce the attackers.

There is increased pressure on the government on the issue of their defence cuts, amid fears by generals and reports this week that cuts could mean the end of Britain's status as a leading military power.

Attended by a good number of media, industry, academia and military representatives, the conference was also notable in that it not only looked at Raytheon's wares (see below)-- but also facilitated high - level debate on the coming Strategic Defence & Security Review (SDSR) in 2015, UK defence in general and C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) spending priorities.

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.

A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, «We lost four men, including the general (Jacob Kodji)» and a colonel, a senior military official who is involved in the fight against Boko Haram.

Buhari, a former military general, had on May 29, 2015, while being inaugurated as civilian president after defeating Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party promised to carry all sections of the country along in his administration by saying «I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody».

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo who is the Special Guest of Honour at the event, will be joined by former Military Presidents, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, (Chairman of the Occasion) and General Yakubu Gowon, who wrote the foreword to the book, to brain storm on this raging controversy with a view to finding an acceptable political frame work for the nation.

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General William Azu Ayamdo, has said the military will not retaliate or carry out brutality on residents of Denkyira - Obuasi in the Central Region after some community folks lynched and burnt a military officer.

The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, on Thursday said despite the successes of the ongoing military counterinsurgency operations in North - east Nigeria, the Boko Haram war is not over yet.

The US Justice Department, which sued New York in 2010 to force election officials to take extra steps to count military service members» absentee ballots in the general election, is again sounding the alarm on this issue, which could require moving the annual primary date from September to June.

Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, A two - star general from the Capital Region, became the highest - ranking American military officer to be killed in a combat zone since the Vietnam War on Tuesday when a gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier opened fire on U.S. and coalition leaders touring a military academy in Kabul.