Sentence examples for shipments of troops from inspiring English sources

During the second world war, when the Clyde became a primary destination for transatlantic shipments of troops and supplies, Faslane Bay had acquired a substantial harbour, a railway connection and a title: Military Port Number One.

Despite the damaging air attacks to their ships and landing forces, the Japanese proceeded with the construction of the naval seaplane base at Tulagi and Gavutu, receiving more shipments of troops and construction workers over the next several months.

The new shipment of troops to Afghanistan is his second step.

They were assigned to work in military offices which planned the shipment of troops around the world.

Personally selected by Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian Minister of Militia, Alderson met the first shipments of Canadian troops in October and almost immediately came into conflict with their minister.

In 1857, for example, they lost an enormous amount of money as a result of violent Mormon opposition to their shipment of supplies to troops in Utah (the Mormon militia attacked and burned three of Russell, Majors and Waddell's wagon trains) and bitter cold winter weather.

Several European nations have been eager to send thousands of troops to parts of Afghanistan no longer controlled by the Taliban to bring order and ease aid shipments, but American officials so far are resisting.

Eight C-130 aircraft -- six British and two American -- landed at the airfield, establishing the first allied bridgehead at the base, which troops began preparing for shipments of food.

Instead of pledging arms shipments, troops or massive aid in his sermon, he called for Palestinians to stage a referendum to decide what kind of government they want.

The United States signed an agreement with Russia last summer to allow flights of troops and weapons through Russian airspace to Afghanistan, though bureaucratic wrangling has so far prevented all but a few shipments.

So does the calling up of troops.