In 2003, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, five Navy carriers again provided essential air-superiority and ground support.
America's high-tempo drone campaign cannot succeed for long without the ground support of local bases and intelligence assets.
The decrease in silver production year-over-year was due primarily to ground support rehabilitation work that diverted equipment and personnel away from production, the company said.
That's a state where they can absolutely use your on-the-ground support.
CCiCap was devised for the purpose of identifying a complete launch system - not just a crew "taxi", but a rocket to launch it, and all the necessary ground support operation.
"We're pleased the company has put forward a new offer to the unions, however the content will need to be considered by the bargaining groups for ground support staff and check-in workers, " said TGWU chief negotiator Brendan Gould.
The Shabab are not yet defeated, but they have lost a lot of ground and support.
"This agreement breaks new ground in support of the international vision of two viable states at peace with each other, " President Obama said in a statement Thursday.
Its future means of performing amphibious assaults (the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle), its principal airborne assault vehicle (the V-22 Osprey) and the backbone of its dedicated ground-support aviation for decades to come (the F-35) would all be eliminated or rendered unaffordable.
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Attack helicopters and unmanned drones will increasingly be used to support ground operations instead.
Moreover, the two lithium-ion batteries on each Dreamliner are not considered flight-critical, since they mainly support ground operations.
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The OS is designed from the ground up to support openness.
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Some Hispanic organizations are saying that's because the President is losing ground in the support in the House and in the Senate on immigration reform discussion.
Massey Energy has marched more than 97% higher during the past year, gaining ground along the support of its 10-month moving average after breaking above this long-term trendline in May 2009.
The F-35 can be used for other functions, such as close air support for ground troops.
In response, it mounted a campaign of aerial bombardment in support of ground attacks by the Janjaweed.
The AC-130 gunship is designed for precise attacks in urban areas while providing close support for ground forces.
The company is also to discontinue or outsource some of its technical support, ground service and cargo operations.
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The pace of our troop reductions will be determined by conditions on the ground, and our support for Afghanistan will endure.
"We have our senior-level technical experts on the ground to provide additional support for this tragic and highly unusual incident, " Mr. Arison said in a statement on Tuesday.
In addition to the air strikes, Israel's army said that naval and artillery units had "continued to support the ground forces" overnight and reported one soldier lightly wounded.
These "Raptors" would permit the replacement of thirty-year-old F-15s with stealthy planes capable of providing assured air superiority and support for ground forces, even against enemies with advanced anti-aircraft defenses.
He had complained frequently that the Air Force was not getting ground forces the reconnaissance support they needed in overseas conflicts, and there was continuous friction over modernization priorities (Gates eventually terminated a fighter program championed by the purged Air Force leaders).
Unmanned land vehicles that can offer support behind ground troops or drive themselves in convoys are still being trialed and developed by the likes of Lockheed Martin, but aerial drones are now so prevalent that some in the industry think the market is saturated with manufacturers.
As President Obama weighed in to support the Ground Zero mosque during a White House dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on Friday, one can only imagine what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, must be saying at Guantanamo.
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That means Mars-bound astronauts will also have to skip out on the ground-based psychological support sessions that astronauts and cosmonauts working on the international space station routinely have just to make sure microgravity has not gone to their heads (Before Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961, experts were afraid weightlessness might cause schizophrenia, explained one doctor).
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The former military training ground has been found to support 84 male nightingales and a rare lowland meadow.
It supports countless small experimental projects that build internal support from the ground-up and launch quickly in prototype to gauge user reaction.
U.S. army units will provide logistical support on the ground plus air mobility -- U.S. helicopters will ferry the NATO forces around.
Mr. Obama nonetheless expressed his support for the Ground Zero mosque.
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