combat

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“The Navy as an institution likes pointy-nosed things, like combat ships and submarines,” said Hunter Stires, who served under the Biden administration as the maritime strategist to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“Skepticism remains over the effectiveness of the cease-fire agreement, leaving the market wary. Any headlines suggesting continued combat could easily trigger another round of dollar buying,” Morimoto says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He was promptly drafted into the Army, but his mountaineering experience led him to be assigned to the Mountain and Cold Weather Training Command in Colorado instead of combat duty in Korea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management added that the deal "matters enormously for Asia", where several governments have been forced to introduce measures to combat rising energy costs.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

In their three years on the front lines, the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment flew more than twenty-four thousand combat missions in total.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein