The UN Security Council has approved the creation of a special combat force to carry out "targeted offensive operations" against armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
In the morning I had the privilege of joining Bill and Melinda Gates at the launch of a special program to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases.
These include, notably: rapid movement of Marines and their materiel, special operations forces and combat search-and-rescue personnel.
But he has never been injured in combat or required special medical care that would take him even further away from his family.
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Samuel Pisar, the writer and Lawyer newly appointed UNESCO Special Envoy for Holocaust Education, and Hannah Rosenthal, US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, US Department of State.
Samuel Pisar, UNESCO Special Envoy for Holocaust Education and Hannah Rosenthal, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism for the US Department of State will be among the participants.
There are several other tweaks, including a dash for players to move in and out of the action with ease and special globes that drop during combat which provide short-acting buffs similar to shrines.
Hampshire Constabulary is drafting plans for special officers on horseback to help combat crime in rural areas.
He argues that just as special army units were trained to fight the FARC in the jungle, special police units are needed to combat crime in the cities.
Worst affected were the youngsters in the special forces, who were always on combat missions.
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Miller distinguished himself by extraordinary acts of heroism while serving as the weapons sergeant in Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3312, Special Operations Task Force 33, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Afghanistan, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on January 25th, 2008.
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In July 1992, OSD effectively rejected the requirements established by the commands responsible for Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Navy Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) for an aircraft with the high speed and long range capabilities critical to their respective missions.
In the process, the Navy was obliged to violate established DoD procedure concerning joint programs and to ignore the long-standing requirement of Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Navy Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) for a system with the speed and range critical to their missions.
They did so in the conviction that this extraordinary technology can and must be brought to bear so that untold thousands of their countrymen can perform dangerous combat, search and rescue, special operations and other missions in the future in greater safety and with greater likelihood of success than with helicopter alternatives.
But it is understood that up to 200 members of the UK's special forces could stay on after that date to help combat terrorism.
Combat Search And Rescue teams were involved in the Special Forces rescue of Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq.
The entire operation was part of Air Force Special Operations Command, but recently moved under the umbrella of Air Combat Command.
Part of our training has been spent inside special heat chambers at Liverpool John Moores University in a bid to combat the heat and humidity in Australia.
Combat Outpost Tillman, named after the NFL star and special forces soldier Pat Tillman who died in an infamous friendly fire incident, was one of those closed.
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He served in and led our most elite special forces units for decades, including in many of our most dangerous recent combat operations.
Despite the change in Pentagon policy, it still remains to be seen how receptive the military will be to placing women in combat roles, especially elite units like Rangers, SEALs and Army Special Forces.
The thing that leaps out at me is that while there are obviously special powers, the weapons themselves appear to come into account quite a lot in combat.
While provocative bills aren't particularly unusual in state legislatures, so many have been offered by conservatives in Oklahoma this year that GOP leaders have established a special committee to handle what is now a major category of business: measures to combat the federal government's influence in the states.
In this context, the United States has deployed U.S. combat-equipped forces to assist in enhancing the counterterrorism capabilities of our friends and allies, including special operations and other forces for sensitive operations in various locations around the world.
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