Everything that is required to support sustained combat flight operations is available in a single mobile package.
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For the most part, America's fleet of C-17s and aging C-5 cargo planes has held up relatively well, even as they labor to support demanding combat operations over exceedingly long distances.
We took months to adjust the organization, training, and support structures of our active combat forces, we experienced major problems with some aspects of the call up and training of our reserves, and we literally had to make thousands of modifications to our combat equipment, munitions, support equipment, and battle management and communications systems.
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Such an approach may, in the short term, have encouraged some voters to support measures to combat climate change.
Central Command said two were treated at the scene, and the 11 others were taken by helicopter to Army combat support hospitals in the region.
The survival rate is significantly higher than in previous wars, and much credit goes to those working to save lives in places such as the 10th Combat Support Hospital.
Women might join the Army, but when they realize that because they have not been in positions in combat support, then they are not competitive for promotion and awards and recognition, women won't stay in the Army.
The National Security Agency has always had two sides to its personality: a national enterprise that meets the needs of policymakers across the U.S. government and one that serves as a combat support agency for the Department of Defense of which it remains a part.
He has now been offered support from the charity Combat Stress and the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen's Family Association and is due to receive specialist treatment.
So it opened up a number of what are called combat service support positions to women, particularly in the Army and the Marine Corps, and acknowledged that women would be flying aircraft engaged in combat missions.
In a matter of months, we will reach a milestone, when the Afghan forces will move into the lead across the country, while ISAF's (International Security Assistance Force) main effort will shift from combat to support.
Russian armed forces are currently providing decisive material and logistic -- and some actual combat -- support to Abkhazian separatists in Georgia.
Yet this is not a crossroads of opportunity but a tipping point of waning support and political will to combat this awful disease.
Obama wanted NATO to commit to long-range support for Afghanistan, and Rasmussen said the alliance would support Afghan forces after the combat mission ends.
Though the Iraqi forces have demonstrated "increasing professional competence, " the report says they still rely heavily on coalition support and guidance, especially in combat and logistical matters.
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The mayor seems eager to paint this bill as one that would take away rights from parents, rather than one that would support parents in their quest to combat childhood obesity.
"By the end of 2014 we will be out of the combat role but our support for the Afghans will not end, " he said, adding that the British military will provide financial support as well as training and mentoring.
"We fully support the police using technology to combat crime and terrorism, but law-abiding New Yorkers should not end up in a police database every time they walk their dog, go to the doctor, or drive around Manhattan, " Christopher Dunn, associate legal director at the New York Civil Liberty Union, said.
Among its offerings: thermal imaging devices, combat display workstations, air combat training systems and logistics support services.
He's made sure that our troops in combat have the equipment and support they need to accomplish their mission.
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Britain said Tuesday it will provide military support but won't take part in combat.
The United Kingdom said it is prepared to provide 240 troops to provide military training support, but will not take part in combat.
Women in the military already are allowed to serve on most Navy ships, as combat pilots and in hundreds of support jobs, including those in war zones.
United States combat aircraft briefly entered Somali airspace to support the rescue operation, if needed.
"United States combat aircraft briefly entered Somali airspace to support the rescue operation, if needed, " the president wrote.
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He's been a strong leader, with a record of outstanding support for our veterans and for our troops in combat.
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Smaller European states are heading toward de facto disarmament, with little ability to support peace-keeping missions let alone engage in combat operations.
They will then have 18 months to hone their abilities and learn from their mistakes while still having support from Western (mainly American and British) combat troops.
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