battalion
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By storing blood in two battalion chief vehicles, paramedics are able to begin transfusions at the scene of a severe bleeding emergency instead of having to wait until the victim arrives at a hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
His battalion crossed over to France in June 1944 in the days following D-Day and Turrell landed on Sword Beach before taking part in fierce fighting.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The commander of one battalion is offering troops who sign up for more years of service four days off for the November 19 launch of the highly anticipated video game.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
And seven decades earlier, Hearts missed out on the 1915 championship, because 13 of its players abruptly left the team: They had enlisted in the Royal Scots battalion to go fight in the Great War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The only tribesman spared was the commander of the battalion.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
U.S. forces in South Korea also maintain two Patriot battalions, in addition to the one in Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
It subsequently scaled down combat operations across northern Gaza, declaring that Hamas’s local battalions had been dismantled.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024
Under an agreement with the Kenyan government, up to six infantry battalions per year carry out eight-week exercises in Kenya.
From BBC ● May 30, 2024
Most Hamas battalions have been degraded and are scattered.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
The men have all gone to their battalions.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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