Word: combative
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...these men are in Iraq for their second or third tour of duty. But the new counter-insurgency doctrine of Gen. David Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, means American reinforcements are not simply driving through the area on excursions from large bases; they have set up several combat outposts where the focus is forging relationships with the community...
...move from a few massive bases onto smaller, more numerous combat outposts means many soldiers are going without amenities they got used to on previous trips. Air-conditioned trailers shared between two roommates have given way to tents where the AC often can't compete with 120-degree heat. Cavernous dining halls serving ice cream and made-to-order sandwiches have been replaced by reheated meals eaten outside under camouflage netting. Sgt. Raymond Salgado, 22, said that the bases on his first two deployments had "swimming pools and Burger Kings." He was often too busy to use them...
...vise, crushed between the demands of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that have made recruiting more difficult. Right now, there are only two real ways to extend or even increase the surge: call up more reservists - always tough to do in an election year - or extend active-duty combat tours from the current morale-wrecking 15 months to an even more painful 18 months. But Marine General Peter Pace, outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs, reassured GIs in Afghanistan this week that 18-month combat tours are not, as has been rumored, in their future. "An 18-month tour...
...that minorities are not being killed [in Iraq and Afghanistan] at greater rates than their representation in the force," the study says. "Rather, fatalities of white service members have been higher than their representation in the force," in large part because whites are over-represented in the military's combat, as opposed to support, jobs...
...change, which will apply to all student groups beginning in the fall, was designed to combat several deficiencies in the previous system...