Sentences with phrase «military mission»

In the past, no - bid contracts awarded for urgency reasons were reserved for federal agencies working on military missions.

I think what we need to understand is that we are currently at the high point, or just past the high point, of joint military missions.

There will be cash for the national security apparatus, a big government selling point in this season of domestic terror attacks and overseas military missions.

It's unclear whether the Russian company expected its report would expose such a sensitive military mission.

Through these activities, we have learned a lot about joint military missions, their effectiveness and reasons for success or failure.

We found some absolutely stunning photos taken by U.S. Army staff over this year that captured close - ups of military missions, trainings and the life of the American soldier.

Able to soar above trees or maneuver around obstacles, such a robot, Wood figured, could gather secret information for military missions or monitor hazardous environments without risking human lives.

Based on the first book in a trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer and written for the screen by Garland, our lead character is Lena (Natalie Portman), a biologist whose husband Kane (Oscar Isaac) left for a secret military mission over a year ago and never returned.

Lord Ashcroft's extensive collection of Special Forces medals, believed to be the largest in the world, has been used as part of a dramatic reconstruction for a television series about selected dangerous covert military missions on FIVE (November 2008).

February 28 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most dramatic and important military missions of World War II

«If the United States, the strongest nation in the world, concludes that it can not protect its vital interests without relying on new nuclear weapons for new military missions, it would be a clear signal to other nations that nuclear weapons are valuable, if not necessary, for their security purposes, too,» Sidney Drell, arms control expert and physicist at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center said at the American Physical Society Conference in Denver this past March.

Being unwilling to talk about, or openly acknowledge, the transgression, he is called away on a classified military mission, from which he does not return.

To set the stage right from the first frames, the movie begins during a U.S. military mission in Fallujah.

But which military mission?

Outsourcing certain duties associated with military missions to the civilian sector is hardly a new occurrence in the long history of the United States.

On November 22, 2013, the Texas Military Preparedness Commission and Southwest Defense Alliance unanimously passed a joint resolution affirming a partnership of cooperation to preserve, and promote military missions, assets, infrastructures and the defense industrial base in Texas.

Blue Origin is expanding its space tourism plans to accommodate military missions.

Besides the news that Elizabeth May would be joining the leaders» debate, the big news yesterday was Stephen Harper's announcement that Canada's current military mission in Afghanistan would not be extended past the 2011 deadline established by Parliament.

The EU has launched 30 + civilian and military missions since 2003.

Families of soldiers and civilian workers received a letter from Fort Drum's commander, assuring them that critical services affecting health, safety and the essential military mission will continue despite the furloughs.

Griffiss has been transformed into a mixed use business and technology park with more than 70 employers (including the retained military missions) and has more than 6,400 employees.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- A bipartisan group of House members will file a lawsuit Wednesday challenging U.S. participation in the Libya military mission.

Jet streams occur at very high altitudes — 30,000 to 40,000 feet — which is why they were not definitively identified until World War II, when pilots noticed intense headwinds during long - distance military missions.

Some Western political analysts interpreted Yang Liwei's adventure as an exercise for future military missions, but Bates Gill, who holds the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., sees a more complex agenda: «The core motivation for the Chinese government is prestige, to send a signal to the world that it's a rising player.

Berkeley's ExoHiker is designed to help carry loads of up to 70 kilograms (around 150 pounds) during long military missions.

But they were using some herbs that really helped recover from their workouts to modulate sex hormones, to improve immune function so after severe exercise or you know, mil — military mission so to speak, their immune systems wouldn't be suppressed.

Here, in Sigma's adrenaline - fueled game, players measure stamina with a never - ending stream of green creatures within the borders of a special military mission.

MARAD prepared the Ready Reserve ships for a record number of successful military missions — the most in one year since the build - up for the Gulf War in 2003.

Since April 2017, the Army has been testing the commercial Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 on its U.S. bases to determine the viability of hydrogen - powered vehicles in military mission tactical environments.

Brave, loyal dogs are hard to resist, especially those trained to serve on difficult military missions.

Head of Activision Mike Griffiths has recently confirmed that yes, we can expect another brilliantly realised, first person military mission.

The term «dawn patrol» (used to reference both early - morning military missions and surfers seeking untouched waves) inspires a new series of paintings from Smith, who's covered canvases in striations of blue and white paint that resolve as rolling waves.

Like the Cheetah, it is currently tethered to a beam and runs on a treadmill, but Boston Dynamics cut the tether with the Cheetah's successor WildCat within just a couple of years, so we may be seeing super fast robo - raptors running around unchained helping with emergency response or military missions soon enough.

Soldiers are committed to serving the interests of their countries, and some of them are sent to participate in oversea military missions.

But we could see previous rockets taken for re-use for commercial launches as well as military mission.

Attended U.S.A.F. Squadron Officer School that trained in strategic leadership and successfully utilizing unique skills necessary to effectively execute military missions and value the warrior - leader ethos.

2nd Lt. Mark Richardson, a sales rep with the firm, was among the 40,000 from across Canada recognized when Prime Minister Stephen Harper proclaimed May 9 as a National Day of Honour to commemorate Canada's 13 - year military mission in Afghanistan.

The first instalment is set before Nick Ramos and transforms players into Adam Kane, a military operative who has been given the task of entering the zombie infested town of Los Perdidos on a top secret military mission.

But framing aside, he opens with Lena mourning her husband Kane (Oscar Isaac, who also starred in Ex Machina), who disappeared a year ago on a covert military mission.

Memorialized in movies, books and TV mini-series, the winter sabotage of the Vemork chemical plant in Telemark County of Nazi - occupied Norway was one of the most dramatic and important military missions of World War II.

There are features that are trickier to illustrate but still very significant, like the extensions to the mission system with new military missions and rank progression, Powerplay missions and chained missions which will deliver an even richer gameplay experience.

Loosely adapted from the first instalment of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, Annihilation follows Lena (Natalie Portman), a former soldier and biologist whose husband Kane (Oscar Isaac) disappeared following a classified military mission.

The report also declared that a warming Earth will «change the nature of U.S. military missions.»

The U.S. Army will test the Colorado ZH2 in extreme field conditions next year to determine the viability of hydrogen - powered vehicles on military missions.

The 341st Training Squadron (< — click for link) operates their own breeding program for the Belgian Malinois dogs (very tough working dogs) they train for military missions.