Sentence examples for as battalion from inspiring English sources

In Vietnam, in his job as battalion commander, he witnessed several instances of murder & torture of prisoners by American troops.

The fire commanders who initially led the response to the fire were several captains acting as battalion chiefs, the fire official said.

At 7 58 09, as Battalion Chief Marc Bentovoja, 49, rushed to the scene in his red S.U.V., the four firefighters assigned to Ladder Truck 6 hurried into their turnout gear.

As Battalion Commander for a unit that recently completed 12-month combat deployment to Iraq, I can say unequivocally that gay/lesbian Soldiers are integrated across our force, at the lowest tactical levels, with no negative operational impacts.

During WWII, he served as Battalion Surgeon with the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion in Okinawa, then returned to New York to complete his residency at Sea View and Richmond Memorial Hospitals on Staten Island.

Also, they added, the Army does not promote officers who advise the Iraqi and Afghan security forces as readily as battalion staff officers and needs to improve their training.

Battalions can't operate as battalions in a conventional sense with tanks".

But that number was expected to grow by many thousands as battalions of soldiers dig through the ruins.

A nearby church sounded alarm bells as battalions of riot police sealed off Maidan, Kiev's main square, and priests led a prayer service as protesters linked arms to resist the assault.

On 1 July 1965, 1 RSAR was split and the 10th, 27th and 43rd Battalions were reformed in their own right as battalions of the Royal South Australia Regiment.

It was originally formed in 1948 as a three battalion regiment; however, since then its size has fluctuated as battalions have been raised, amalgamated or disbanded in accordance with the Australian government's strategic requirements.