Sentence examples for civil support from inspiring English sources

Some of the most important early-response units are those of the Civil Support Teams of the National Guard.

And a special National Guard civil support team, trained to respond to attacks by chemical, biological and radiological weapons, will be in the area, officials said.

Mr. Roberts held a hearing last week on just one tiny particle of the homeland defense picture, the Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams.

Ultimately a more modest approach was taken, and an office was set up in Norfolk, Va., called the Joint Task Force for Civil Support.

The audit is the first comprehensive look at the so-called civil support teams since the program was announced in May 1998.

"Army doctrine now equally weights tasks dealing with the population — stability or civil support — with those related to offensive and defensive operations," the manual states.

Should they be the default responders to everything from civil society support in Iraq to policing New Orleans?

The department did file a brief last year in the related civil litigation, supporting claims against Enron.

I met him when I was serving as a civil servant supporting the army.

In theory, reducing benefits in favour of welfare-to-work was a wise move which even many civil activists supported.

The Secretary-General thanks UN Member States for their prompt response, including bilateral funds, relief teams and civil-military support.