Sentence examples for despite intensive combat from inspiring English sources

Although the drop was relatively small in 2011, it occurred despite intensive combat operations in southern and eastern Afghanistan.

To preserve combat skills, the Army arranged for intensive combat training before the deployment.

Critics have portrayed peacekeeping as a poor substitute for intensive combat training at the vast ranges that the Army has established in Europe and the United States.

State-owned daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta described the drills as "the most intensive combat readiness check in the modern history of the Russian army".

Once deployed, it began intensive combat training.

Wai and the rest of the unit began intensive combat training.

Logistical plans called for the assault echelon to carry 30 days worth of general supplies and enough ammunition for three days of intensive combat.

In the six weeks of intensive combat, RAF strength had been maintained to extent far greater than the Luftwaffe intelligence had believed possible.

In 1991, a Veterans Affairs and National Institute of Health study found: "In this study, PTSD among Vietnam combat veterans emerged as a psychiatric disorder with considerable risk for suicide, and intensive combat-related guilt was found to be the most significant explanatory factor.

It has been estimated that >200 million tons of rice are being lost annually due to pests, despite intensive applications of chemical sprays to combat the menace [ 43].

Despite intensive treatment with high catecholamine doses, it was not possible to combat the haemodynamic insufficiency and thus intensive care physicians decided to stop CPR.