personnel

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More than 1,500 Australian personnel were deployed to Afghanistan at the peak of the country’s participation in the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

He and his national security team celebrated that most recent effort – which included coordinating hundreds of aircraft and elite military personnel and employing misdirection and technological wizardy.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

But the larger aircraft became bogged down in sand and could not take off, requiring smaller planes to fly out the US personnel in multiple trips.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

U.S. officials said they blew up the aircraft themselves after landing in Iran to offload equipment and personnel for the mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

That evening, Scruggs’s company linked up with another company, as well as some American tanks and armored personnel carriers.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge