combat

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Retired US brigadier general Houston Cantwell, who has 400 hours of combat flight experience, said a pilot's training would likely kick in before he or she parachutes to the ground.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The loss of the warplanes comes after 13,000 combat flights and five weeks of airstrikes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome was carefully managed entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The incident also marked the first operational use of a helicopter in combat.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The four of them had written a letter together begging Marina to help them become combat pilots, and they joined the 122nd Air Group together.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein