Word: combatting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...informed Kyprianou that "we have people on the way to help rescue the hostages." Clearly, Sadat was preparing for an Entebbe-like raid. When the Egyptian transport arrived, Cypriot officials were stunned to discover that the "helpers" were Commando General Nabil Shukry and his assault team. Most were wearing combat suits. For some unexplained reason, several commandos were disguised for undercover work, some in sport clothes, a few in bell-bottom denims and platform shoes...
...University police are vigorously trying to combat the problem of assaults, and the reporting of such incidents is vital in assisting them in their work. The knowledge of where assaults and burglaries occured helps to determine where police patrols are located," the report states...
That clipped series of radio messages-from an F-15 pilot reporting a "kill" during a training mission-tells much about modern air combat and why the planes best at it are in demand. Translated, the pilot's message is that his radar has locked onto an enemy plane-a "Judy" in U.S. airmen's jargon-67° to the right of his aircraft and that the missile he fired sent the enemy spiraling into the sea. Flying at speeds of up to 2,000 m.p.h.-33 miles a minute-the pilot got his splash faster than...
...will not be equipped to carry these. Managing this arsenal, while also flying at speed and keeping track of other craft, can be a handful, which is why pilots are particularly fond of the Heads Up Display panel, or HUD. This is a device that projects all the computerized combat-and flight-performance data right onto the windshield in a green phosphorescence that stands out even in strong sunlight. Thus the pilot does not have to look down at his instruments and can keep his eyes on the sky ahead-with an occasional glance at his rear-view mirror...
...that is not the future this army is preparing for. Having grown from a ceremonial outfit good mainly for parades to a tested combat force, these soldiers seem ready to take on the far more complex mission that will face them when they are doing their fighting for a black-dominated government...