Sentences with phrase «operations forces in»

Operate as backbone for command and control of operation forces in the military.

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Coleman, Boyle, and their children were rescued by Pakistani forces in an operation in the border territories along the Afghanistan - Pakistan border, which used intelligence provided to Pakistan by the US.

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.

US Air Force Major General James Hecker said the A-10s were returning to meet an increased need for close air support in a campaign targeting Taliban revenue sources including drug - producing facilities and in counter-terrorism operations.

Poloz repeated on the weekend that he thinks this period of strong economic growth likely is forcing companies to add workers and invest in operations to keep up with demand.

The Air Force has been conducting ongoing missions over Iraq and Syria, where US aircraft have led the air campaign against ISIS — though those operations have decreased considerably in recent weeks.

In these industries, disruption will create opportunities that force «bet the company» decisions about product direction, markets, pricing, supply chain, operations and the reorganization necessary to execute a new business model.

After 16 years and $ 120 billion spent on the reconstruction of Afghanistan since the US invasion, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are alarmingly unprepared to take on the resurgent Taliban that's slowly clawed back territory since NATO combat operations ended there in 2014.

Army Col. John Hope was the director of operations for the Pentagon's $ 800 million Afghanistan Task Force for Stability and Business Operations — which was designed to focus on economic redevelopment in US war zones — when he complained about a lack of financial accountability, and now says he has been «singled out for retaliation and retribution,» Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley (R - Iowa) said last week in a letter to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.

Disbanding the Iraqi Army, the only indigenous forces that could have been revitalized and used to help secure Iraq in the aftermath of major combat operations

The MOAB's deployment comes just a few days after a US Special Forces operator was killed in the same region of the country during operations against ISIS.

«The strike was designed to minimize the risk to Afghan and US forces conducting clearing operations in the area while maximizing the destruction of ISIS - K fighters and facilities.»

Between 2008 and 2011, the joint task force that operates the detention facility secretly evacuated at least 19 troops who had worked in detainee operations due to severe «behavioral health reasons,» according to an Army Institute of Public health study obtained exclusively by VICE News.

American Airlines, which has one of the larger operations in south Florida, said on Thursday it had added 16 flights out of Miami, amid more than 2,400 forced cancellations through Monday.

After playing a two - year game of chicken with management, bondholders forced the company to wipe out shareholders and legally separate the Lake Erie operation — the most modern integrated steel plant in North America — from the Hamilton mill and its related obligations.

GC: The Northeast Cartel has control over operations in the state of Coahuila because the Treviño brothers had a very special role in activities there because of the protection they had from security forces.

Meanwhile, US special operations forces, who are said to be taking a training and advisory role with Iraqi and Kurdish forces, were quietly given more latitude to call in precision airstrikes and artillery.

The proposed increase in conventional forces would follow similar deployments in recent weeks that have supplemented special operations forces, of which roughly 500 have been on the ground for some time.

«For the base in Syria to be useful, it must be within about 20 miles of the operations US - backed forces are carrying out,» the Post wrote.

The recipient of several Bronze Stars and Service Medals (among other awards), Dunbar had to leave his UCLA EMBA program for a time so he could lead special forces operations inside Afghanistan, which included (in Dunbar's words) «11 different battalions, from 7 different countries, 13 different governmental and non-governmental agencies with over 6,000 personnel with no positional authority over the networked organization.»

«After more than a decade combatting violent extremists and conducting contingency operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and most recently Syria, [the Defense Department] has prioritized the rebalancing of its forces in recent budget requests to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevail across a full range of potential contingencies,» states a Government Accountability Office report released in June.

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.

Mr. Mulcair would argue that projects like the Giant Mine Reclamation project illustrate the failure of previous governments in this regard, since taxpayers are being forced to pay the costs of cleanup for a now - bankrupt operation.

The military has carried out numerous operations in Syria against ISIS and other targets, according to the Department of Defense, and members of the US Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Army are active in the country.

The company had warned in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission this past May that it «may be forced to curtail or cease its activities» if its operations didn't generate enough cash flow.

«Regrettably Crumbs has been forced to cease operations and is immediately attending to the dislocation of its employees while it evaluates its limited remaining options,» the company said in an emailed statement.

In the meantime, Target has been rolling out a sophisticated branding operation here honed by 50 years of slow, steady and massively successful expansion in the U.S.. From a family - owned Minneapolis department store, Target has grown into a discount retailing force rivalled (and still consistently dominated) only by Walmart, which posted US$ 264 billion in U.S. sales last yeaIn the meantime, Target has been rolling out a sophisticated branding operation here honed by 50 years of slow, steady and massively successful expansion in the U.S.. From a family - owned Minneapolis department store, Target has grown into a discount retailing force rivalled (and still consistently dominated) only by Walmart, which posted US$ 264 billion in U.S. sales last yeain the U.S.. From a family - owned Minneapolis department store, Target has grown into a discount retailing force rivalled (and still consistently dominated) only by Walmart, which posted US$ 264 billion in U.S. sales last yeain U.S. sales last year.

Billed as the Trump administration's new strategy on Syria, the announcement will prolong the risks and redefine the mission for the U.S. military, which has for years sought to define its operations in Syria along more narrow lines of battling Islamic State and has about 2,000 U.S. ground forces in the country.

However, all but two of the strikes in Libya took place under the aegis of Operation Odyssey Lightning, the US air operation which enabled Libyan Government of National Accord forces to recaptuOperation Odyssey Lightning, the US air operation which enabled Libyan Government of National Accord forces to recaptuoperation which enabled Libyan Government of National Accord forces to recapture Sirte.

The transition to what appears to be open - ended stability operations in Syria could leave those U.S. - backed forces vulnerable to shifting alliances, power struggles and miscommunications as Assad's allies and enemies vie for greater control of post-war Syria.

With ISIS near defeat and cornered in a tiny section of Mosul, the coalition is hashing out plans to shift from military operations with Iraqi forces to what Anderson called «true - blue policing» across the liberated areas of the country.

Lyndon Rive, the CEO of SolarCity, one of the largest residential solar companies, said that the vote would «force SolarCity to cease sales and installation operations in Nevada.

Egaim was chief of the so - called «Special Tasks Force» in Benghazi, a tribal militia group that used to work under Dignity Operation.

ExxonMobil and Total shut down facilities in the Port Arthur and Beaumont areas, while Valero, Marathon and Citgo were forced to reduce operations in refineries from Corpus Christi to Galveston Bay and Texas City.

For example, the telephone sales force for some companies may be on hand 24 hours a day to take calls made in response to late - night infomercials on television.Security is a significantly bigger issue for round - the - clock operations, Arledge points out.

In late March, the campaign paid $ 22,000 to John McEntee, who joined as senior adviser for campaign operations after he was forced out of his position as Trump's personal assistant earlier in the montIn late March, the campaign paid $ 22,000 to John McEntee, who joined as senior adviser for campaign operations after he was forced out of his position as Trump's personal assistant earlier in the montin the month.

«The concern now is that the Fed may run out of Treasuries» During 1936 - 1937 the reserve authorities raised the reserve ratios in an effort to reduce the huge volume of excess reserves in the member banks, while at the same timer being forced to continue purchasing operations in order to assist the treasury inn its deficit financing.

During 2014, legal fees of $ 2.9 million were recognized as incurred, in addition to legal settlement costs of $ 0.5 million related to the Fitbit Force recall, which were included in general and administrative costs in the consolidated statement of operations.

During 2013, the Company recorded excess and obsolete Fitbit Force inventory - related amounts of $ 10.3 million, included in the reserve, and wrote - off $ 1.7 million for specialized Fitbit Force tooling and manufacturing equipment to cost of revenue as incurred in the consolidated statement of operations.

In that role, he provided analytical support for operations and was the driving force in creating «Performance Rewards,» a monetary reward program for SkyWest employeeIn that role, he provided analytical support for operations and was the driving force in creating «Performance Rewards,» a monetary reward program for SkyWest employeein creating «Performance Rewards,» a monetary reward program for SkyWest employees.

The economic cost of changes in behavior due to taxes, government benefits, monopolies, and other forces that interfere with the otherwise - efficient operation of a market economy.

But the 5,000 - strong force's first operation in November was plagued by logistical problems, and it remains very much a work in progress despite political support from a variety of powers including Russia and China.

Poloz repeated on the weekend that he thinks this period of strong economic growth is likely forcing companies to add workers and invest in operations to keep up with demand.

Bridgestone Americas family of companies is committed to recruiting and developing a diverse work force fully embracing multiculturalism in all of our operations.

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

This agreement will strengthen co-operation between the Canadian Armed Forces and the Japanese Self - Defense Forces and will allow both countries to make efficient use of each other's military equipment during operations and exercises in Canada, Japan, and other locations.

As the wildfires raged and winds blew unpredictably, oil producers in the area — including Suncor, Syncrude, Shell, Canadian Natural Resources and Husky — were forced to cease operations and evacuate employees.

As expected, OPEC announced after its last meeting that it would keep oil production levels the same in its bid to force higher - cost producers (re: American frackers) to trim their own operations.

A rocket attack on this scale, without an effective solution, would have forced the IDF to mobilize the reserves and embark on a broad - scale operation in Gaza.

At the same time, even before Operation Protective Edge began, the Israeli air force had on a number of occasions in recent days attacked some of the launching pits around Gaza, and it is likely that such attacks will expand as the operation develops in the comOperation Protective Edge began, the Israeli air force had on a number of occasions in recent days attacked some of the launching pits around Gaza, and it is likely that such attacks will expand as the operation develops in the comoperation develops in the coming days.