Sentences with phrase «military presence in»

With a military presence in the area you can rest assured the local officers are always alert as well.

First, the influence of the United States on South Korea — both from its decades - long military presence in the country and its position since the end of the Cold War as lone superpower — has prompted social changes in the country that make it ready for public involvement in trials.

It doesn't reflect the cost of the U.S. military presence in the Middle East.

The administration contends that changing ice levels in the Arctic could require additional U.S. military presence in the region, justifying the need for the Pentagon to commit significant time and resources to monitoring the effects of climate change.

Follow the story as Frank attempts to unravel the military presence in Dead Rising 4.

Because the tensed security situation with Guatemala criminals, you will always find police and military presence in Caracol and the Mountain Pine Ridge.

The British are still maintaining a military presence in Belize, but are working with the Belizean Defense Force to help ensure national security.

On May 13, 1993, the British government, saying that it felt its military presence in Belize was no longer necessary because resolution of Guatemala's long - standing territorial claim seemed imminent, announced that it would remove most of its troops from Belize within a year.

But Min isn't convinced she's crazy, and a slew of events — including an asteroid on a collision course with Earth, a suspicious military presence in the area and unexplained natural disasters — have assured Min that her hunch is correct.

In fact, because we failed to take advantage of the momentum of our military victory, because we failed to deliver services and let Iraqis choose their leaders early on, our military presence in vast and visible numbers has become part of the problem, not the solution.

However, this isn't just a dumb action vehicle, as there are many political and environmental subtexts underneath the surface, as well as more derisive fears of the US military presence in certain parts of the world, who appear to be callous to the needs and concerns of peoples in other nations.

Lions for Lambs is a three - part story, with some convergence between the three parts, offering a simplified assessment of the current educational, political and media climate regarding the U.S. military presence in the Middle East.

Russia has beefed up its military presence in the Arctic to levels not seen since the fall of the Soviet Union, as global interest in the region's oil, gas and rare earth metals heats up.

Improvements to U.S. energy security despite rising tensions in oil - producing regions have prompted questions about whether the United States needs to continue enforcing the provisions of the Carter Doctrine that require Washington to maintain a large and costly military presence in the Persian Gulf.

Noting the possible consequences of not helping to build up Afghanistan's institutions, the former Alaska governor also wholeheartedly endorsed McChrystal's counterinsurgency approach to continued U.S. military presence in the country.

The Reform Party issued the following statement: «Our military presence in the Middle East is along the lines of our military presence in Vietnam.

The UK military presence in Iraq is due to be cut down from 5,500 in autumn 2000 to 2,500 this spring, with Gordon Brown insisting British forces have made a real difference on the ground to hand over power to Iraqi authorities.

A relatively authoritarian regime in Turkey which has acted brutally against civilians in its own territory with significant military presence in Eastern Turkey.

This does not answer the question - or do you claim that countries in the middle east bow before the US more than other countries with little US military presence in the vicinity?

The globalization of Russia's military capabilities has allowed Moscow to expand its military presence in areas outside its sphere of influence, like Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

But Washington has recently consolidated its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean.

The recent visit to Beijing by the U.S. secretary of defense, Leon Panetta — which coincided with State Department statements that the U.S. - Japan security treaty would apply to the disputed Senkaku Islands — highlights the growing tension with China over America's military presence in Asia, Chinese efforts to counteract it, and the dangerous misperceptions that can arise if defense strategy gets in the way of diplomacy.

In the process of liberating Kuwait, the United States expanded its military presence in the region with the consent of the respective states.

They also got a secure military presence in a second Southern Caucasian country.

It's not the consequence of foreign policy, it's an attack on our way of life,» he argued, claiming that military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan was necessary to beat extremism.

Was there a UK military presence in a operational, logistical, observational or advisory capacity during the siege at Amritsar?»

The Pax Americanists are determined to establish a major American military presence in the Middle East: they dream of toppling nearly every regime in that region.

Not only is there a US military presence in 120 of the 189 member states of the United Nations, but its Central Intelligence Agency has long been at work behind the scenes promoting political change in the interests of the United States.

Under the proposal, North Korea would temporarily freeze nuclear and missile tests in return for a reduced American military presence in the Korean Peninsula.

NATO is expected to spend more on defense and increase its military presence in Afghanistan by «a few thousand more troops,» said the alliance's chief, insisting that the coalition troops will not participate in combat operations.

Add to the mix the need to establish a credible program of military engagement with China and to project some form of military presence in Asia, and policy planners and military leaders face real challenges and tough choices.

The PLA has a military presence in Ottawa and a Canadian Forces attaché is based in Beijing.

«We're in a unique position with such a strong military presence in Honolulu and we have the privilege to serve this community every day in our stores.»

«We're in a unique position with such a strong military presence in Honolulu and we have the privilege to serve this community every day in our stores,» said Francesca Peri, Starbucks regional vice president.

In fact, he was an open proponent of a robust U.S. military presence in Asia to help keep the peace.

«But let us be clear: the United States will maintain a military presence in Syria, focused on ensuring ISIS can not re-emerge,» while acknowledging many Americans» skepticism of military involvement in conflicts abroad, Tillerson said.

Senior levels of Australia's defense force are said to believe China wants to increase its military presence in the South Pacific via the island nation of Vanuatu.

Residents complain about what they see as the unfair burden they carry in supporting the U.S. military presence in Japan.

Hezbollah and other Iranian - backed militias have a large military presence in Syria and are well entrenched in central and eastern areas near the Iraqi border.

Those prerequisites include terminating America's military presence in South Korea as well as ending the U.S. regional nuclear umbrella, a security arrangement in which Washington promises in - kind retaliation on behalf of close allies if they are attacked with nuclear weapons.

State - sponsored Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported that in response to the US move, Putin may order Russia's Duma to pass a bill that would allow Russia to maintain a military presence in Syria indefinitely.

But his fragile grip on power will be tested again in the coming weeks when the Senate, where he has only a wafer - thin majority, votes on financing Italy's military presence in Afghanistan, a mission opposed by some leftist senators.

The attacks have showcased the depth of Iran's military presence in Syria: Iranian drones launched from areas around Damascus allowed Revolutionary Guard commanders to assess the damage done by the missiles in real - time.

Not exact matches

Choi says U.S. troops had such a big presence here during the war, that Marilyn Monroe flew in to entertain them at an American military base back in 1954.

Last week, U.S. Navy Adm. Philip Davidson, the expected nominee to replace U.S. Pacific Command Chief Adm. Harry Harris, described China's increased presence in the South China Sea as «a substantial challenge to U.S. military operations in this region.»

«Woody Island serves as the administrative and military center of China's presence in the South China Sea,» Gregory Poling, Center for Strategic and International Studies fellow and director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, told CNBC in a prior interview.

China unveiled its new stealth fighter jet, the Chengdu J - 20, showing off its military strength as the nation continues to expand their presence in the aviation market.

The exercise was reported in Taiwanese media this week, which speculated it could have been a warning from the United States to China following China's stepped up military presence around Taiwan, the self - ruled island Beijing claims as its own.

China and India are competing for regional supremacy in the Indian Ocean as they look establish a stronger military and economic presence in bordering countries.

The demonstrators had gathered in front of the US Embassy to protest the presence of the US and the military in their ancestral lands, according to Rappler.