Sentences with phrase «year air war»

US F - 16s have led the three - year air war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, flying 15 % of the sorties.

Not exact matches

The attacks in rapid succession were a grim reminder of the strength of both the Taliban and Islamic State's emerging Afghanistan branch to wreak violence despite stepped up U.S. air attacks under Trump's new policy for the 16 - year - old war.

Older U.S. Air Force jets — including the A-10 Thunderbolt II, eyed in recent years for retirement, and the F - 15E Strike Eagle — are leading the air war against the Islamic State, statistics shAir Force jets — including the A-10 Thunderbolt II, eyed in recent years for retirement, and the F - 15E Strike Eagle — are leading the air war against the Islamic State, statistics shair war against the Islamic State, statistics show.

This «new meteorology», as it was sometimes called, became culturally pervasive in the years following World War I. Not only did it lift the metaphors of trench warfare and place them in the air (the «weather front» taking its name directly from the battle fronts of the war), it also insisted that to speak of the weather meant to speak of a global system of energies opening, ever anew, onto different futurWar I. Not only did it lift the metaphors of trench warfare and place them in the air (the «weather front» taking its name directly from the battle fronts of the war), it also insisted that to speak of the weather meant to speak of a global system of energies opening, ever anew, onto different futurwar), it also insisted that to speak of the weather meant to speak of a global system of energies opening, ever anew, onto different futures.

As the country prepares to be led for the first time in almost 60 years by someone not named Castro, a tectonic shift that could profoundly affect how it is governed, cold war rhetoric has again filled the air.

As the son of a World War II fighter pilot, I grew up an Air Force brat and went to air shows every yeAir Force brat and went to air shows every yeair shows every year.

The pattern of operations in 2017 in what the Obama administration used to call areas «outside of active hostilities» (or active war zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria) indicated that the US will continue the reinvigorated air campaign in these theaters in the coming years.

President Moon Jae - in met with Kim in the Demilitarized Zone in an event that was aired around the world last Friday, when the two leaders agreed to formally end the 68 - year - old Korean War and to work toward the «complete denuclearization» of the peninsula.

I was working on the Air force Satellite communications for many years and had security clearance (Secret) and over two years serving military war effort in Iraq.

American troops are stationed in 75 countries; each branch of the armed services has its own air force; and in the next year we may learn if the U.S. can pull off what it has been preparing to do since the end of the cold war: fight two regional wars at the same time.

Mr. McInerney was a retired Chicago Police Officer (39 years), a member of The Fraternal Order of Police, American Legion, and an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War.

McCain has praised Cameron as a «breath of fresh air», which ironically flags up the fact the same can not be said of the grizzled 71 - year - old war veteran.

But the air strikes were also cheered by Democrats hoping for an end to the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed the country during its seven - year civil war.

Stefanik benefited from a similar air war against Woolf, a first - time candidate who fought an uphill battle in an election year that favored the GOP.

Unlike in years past, this organization will not channel the bulk of its cash into a bruising air war with the governor.

In a speech delivered from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, President Obama said that after more than 10 years of war in the country, the U.S. is on a path toward peace.

There are plenty of measures he could choose from: life expectancy, years of education, cleanliness of air and water supply, energy prices, opportunities for women, deaths from war and revolution to name but a few.

Doctors believe he is one of a small but growing number of Vietnamese children who are third - generation victims of the toxic pesticides — in particular Agent Orange — that were sprayed over the country by the US Air Force at the height of the Vietnam War 30 years ago.

Images of lighter - than - air technology from a century ago, two years before World War I broke out in Europe

Beal continued appearing in films during the war years while serving in Special Services as actor and director of Army Air Force camp shows and training films.

After a stint in westerns, Wellman was chosen in 1927 to direct Wings, a major drama dealing with pilots during World War I that was highlighted by air combat and flight sequences that remain impressive over 60 years later.

It doesn't take long for Hughes, with his passion for airplanes, to jump from producer to director of his first major film project, a World War I air epic called Hell's Angels, which took three years to complete thanks to the shift from silent to sound filming and Hughes» relentless perfectionism.

During the final game of tonight's World Series, a new TV spot for Star Wars: The Last Jedi aired that shows Luke Skywalker re-entering the ship that began his adventure many years ago, the Millennium Falcon.

Film Review by Kam Williams Reverential Retrospective Revisits Life and Career of Charismatic Pop Artist David Hockney was born in Bradford, England in 1937 which means that his formative years were substantially shaped by World War II, from the air raids to the food rationing.

With Reform Fervor in the Air, Local School Board Elections See Record Outside Spending This year, huge amounts of money and passion are flowing down the ballot into the school board elections — part of an all - out war over public school reform.

Some 55,000 feet above sea level during the final years of the Cold War, U.S. Air Force pilot Glenn Whicker's engine «flamed out» on the U-2 spy plane he'd been flying near the North Korean border and he knew he was in trouble.

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In this month's cover story, Back on Track: Leyland - Thomas No 1, David Burgess-Wise tells the story of Parry Thomas's first Leyland Eight racer, destroyed in a war - time air raid, and the recent re-creation built around a collection of original parts / Steve Welsh reports from this year's Goodwood Revival, the world's biggest historic motor racing event, with highlights including an all - Ferrari Lavant Cup and a tribute to Bruce McLaren / Inspired by a 1956 Motor Sport article, Justin Marozzi takes his Bristol 405 on a 1000 - mile round trip to the Lake District in his article Filton Fashion / We bring together another group of unrestored cars and lead them on a scenic tour round Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for The Oily Rag Run / In Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example of this unusual light car built by a hat manufacturer in the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sports

Every five to six years, the absence of air bags costs more American lives than did the Vietnam War.

He attended Pasadena City College for two years, then enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean War and served as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer in the Military Air Transport Service.

As a result over the past year, it seems obvious to everyone that Subtweeter decided to wage war on YALSA and part of that was relentlessly attacking one of this year's Printz winners over comments that were ridiculous but not worthy of the vicious personal attacks the Subtweeter has kept going all month, which sucked the air out of any healthy discussion.

• Paul Di Filippo reviewed both novels last year for Locus Online: «The overarching designation of the series --» The Corporation Wars» — has an echt - cyberpunk air about it.

Bill served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, attended college and thereafter began a 40 + year career with a Fortune 100 company where he is currently employed as a Senior Manager responsible for a global business line.

It was in 1933 that the Blue Train started to more closely resemble the locomotive we recognise today, beginning to be considered as more of a luxury travel option for holidaymakers, with dining carriages and air conditioning added to the build in the years preceding World War Two, and the distinctive cobalt blue paintwork making an appearance in around 1937.

Following on the open - air theme, I was very impressed with the Topography of Terror exhibition, an open - air (and free) museum that tells the story of the city in the years before and during World War II.

But a nice surprise this year is that Scandinavia is much cheaper than last year due to fare wars (thanks Norwegian Air) and the declining value of their currencies.

The story for the game will begin with the Nine Tailed Fox incident from 16 years ago, continue on to the Five Kage Arc, and go up to the Shinobi War, covering the latest episodes of Naruto Shippuden as they air in Japan.

In Allora & Calzadilla's video Raptor's Rapture (2012), installed in the Weinberg Bunker (which housed up to 10,000 civilians during war - time air raids), a musician, specializing in prehistoric instruments, tries to serenade a griffon vulture with a 35,000 - year - old flute made from the wing bone of that same species.

After graduation he enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean War where he served in the Air Force for four years as a cartographer, before coming to Cranbrook, where he received his MFA in Ceramics 1958.

This newly - opened show at the Getty has gathered works by the likes of Antonio Canaletto, Bernardo Bellotto, Giovanni Paolo Panini and others that record the important events of the era: a state visit between a king and a pope, the first hot air balloon flight ever recorded in Venice, Italy, and the damage suffered by the German city of Dresden after the Seven Years» War of the 18th century.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Jenkins spent two years in the Navy Air Corps during the Second World War.

In the years following World War II, as powerful nations worked to rebuild, both physically and emotionally, and millions of people were transplanted worldwide, change was undoubtedly in air.

Would it be the Larsen taking 2 years to sail through the NW passage, instead of less than a week now a days??? Or is it some secret Nazi Arctic submarine navigation chart smuggled to Argentina after the war, the U-boats needed to surface often for air, and it was so ice free they had a regular sub charter schedule to Japan.

But since no one can explain exactly how 80 - 50 could actually be achieved other than pushing energy use and the economy back to the years just following the Civil War (so no motor vehicles, air conditioning, or electricity, let alone airplanes), no exact estimate is possible.

While The Suze Orman Show ended last year, she's developing a new series, Suze Orman's Money Wars, which will start airing in fall 2016.

• Secured procurement of $ 2,500,000 materiel handling equipment for new 240,000 square foot warehouse distribution centers at Joint Repair Parts Command and General Depot Command • Succinctly managed 71 deployment taskings for Eighth Air Force personnel; always 100 % on - time Deployment Requirement Manning Document delivery to base Installation Deployment Officer • Coordinated with Air Force Global Strike Command on tasking verifications — slashed deployment shortfalls by 50 % • Co-lead with item manager on critical B - 52 brake mission capable issues; production up over 60 % — kept 76 B - 52s combat primed • Spearheaded transfer of 439 Headquarters Eighth Air Force weapons to 2 BW — vital assets valued at $ 290,000 available for redistribution • Remarkable leadership; revamped Eighth Air Force deployment process — slashed late responses by 65 % and reclamas by 25 % • Prepped 175 9MMs and 266 M16s for Combat Arms Training and Maintenance inspection — 100 % compliant for 1st time in 2 years; reorganized annex space — 40 % more • Oversaw 2 peninsula wide Staff Assistance Visits; assessed 5 sites and $ 1,800,000,000 War Reserve Materiel program; 497 findings 98.4 % fixed — Air Support Group prepped to ace Unit Compliance Inspection • Launched premier vehicular support to NASA and FEMA teams during Space Shuttle Columbia crisis • Quickly transitioned flight from Strategic Command exercise to wartime status in aftermath of September 11th attacks — 27,000 gallons of JP - 8 issued to Air Force One and escort aircraft; base efforts lauded by President