Sentence examples for in combat of from inspiring English sources
The deployment marks the first use in combat of the Air Force's Global Hawk, a drone that is still in development.
He agonized over the death in combat of a dear friend whose legal right to be discharged "was as clear as mine and just the same".
I have been blessed by being allowed to do art of a subject — marines in combat — of such inherent depth and vibrancy that even if I were talentless dolt I'd enjoy an astronomically high statistical likelihood of creating something of artistic merit.
The major significance of the battle is that it was the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships, i.e. the and the CSS Virginia.
Promoted to wing commander in May 1944, he took over No. 467 Squadron RAAF after the death in combat of its then-commander, Group Captain John Balmer.
Their caregivers hear over and over the stories of comrades lost in combat, of guilt for death caused or actions taken or omitted--guilt that seems so hard to lay to rest even when it is unearned.
"So this is probably the first chance of being in combat for most of our crew for a while".
They were impressed by his grasp of the code of honor, of courage in combat, and of fearlessness in the face of death and one's enemies, and they honored him accordingly.
He is back in Iraq for a fourth time, part of a force of only 50,000 no longer engaged in combat as of Aug. 31.
This is the only mention in "Breach of Trust" that First Lt. Andrew John Bacevich was killed in combat north of Baghdad in 2007.
But if a combination of training, luck and an unwillingness to die saved Lang in combat, golf, of all things, helped save him when he returned home.
