battalion
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There were many changes while he was away—from the battalion commander to the style of uniform worn by Ukraine’s army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
While there has been community pushback to Zone 0 mandates, it’s mostly from a vocal minority, says Todd Lando, a battalion chief and wildfire hazard mitigation specialist with Central Marin Fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
An officer whose battalion included the 588th found out what was going on by a chance comment from his driver.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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The UK government said it would provide military helicopters for heavy lifting, along with support from stand-by battalions, after a major incident was declared at the weekend.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The adversary forces were “able to eliminate two battalions in a day,” so that “in an exercise sense, basically, they were not able to fight anymore after that.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
It subsequently scaled down combat operations across northern Gaza, declaring that Hamas’s local battalions had been dismantled.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024
The United States is considering imposing sanctions on one or more Israeli battalions accused of human rights violations during operations in the occupied West Bank, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
The construction battalions, the Seabees, were working hard.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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