troops

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Each battery needs a crew of about 100 troops to operate it while the interceptors it fires cost around $12.7m per round.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

About 28,500 US troops are stationed in South Korea to help guard against the nuclear-armed North.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

He said troops had no solution for the problem beyond covering weapons and equipment with nets, a practice that is commonplace in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The troops are requisitioned, the destroyers in place, the full moon just right, the secrecy of the invasion delicate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Nemo was the Fourth US Army Corps, stationed in Saint-Mihiel, leading French and American troops in an attempt to capture the city of Metz.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse