Sentence examples for active combat duty from inspiring English sources

Female infantry cannot serve active combat duty in war.

The group has used female suicide bombers in the past but there is no evidence it has deployed women in active combat duties.

The incident at the rally on Monday was the second in which American soldiers have been accused of firing into crowds of demonstrators, underscoring the difficulties facing the military as it moves from active combat to peacekeeping duties.

She had flown supersonic F/A-18 Hornets as one of the Navy's first female pilots at a time when women were still barred from combat duty, before leaving active service in 1993.

He proudly served two tours of duty as a volunteer for the Israeli armed services during times of war, replacing and supporting soldiers who were in active combat.

Active combat operations began on 17 January 1991.

Last year, suicides outnumbered deaths in combat duty.

He went into combat duty and won a medal.

Portions of Iraq remain active combat zones.

Escalating violence has kept troop levels in Iraq at more than 140,000, scuttling the Army's plans to shorten tours or give active-duty soldiers two years at home between combat duties.

Mr. Rumsfeld cited a number of steps taken to ease the strain on the American military, including the shift of important combat skills from the reserves to active-duty troops, and the assignment of administrative tasks to civilians so those in uniform could return to combat duties.