How To Use Troops In A Sentence

On the ranges of Fort Devens, the troops were put through their paces on US weapons, from the stock-in-trade M16 assault rifle to the frighteningly-effective M249 SAW light machine gun.
What methods of signaling other troops will there be implemented in the game. eg. do you need a radio operator alive in your squad to communicate with other squads?
In June 2004, the Post Exchange here was mortared, killing two Soldiers and wounding more than a dozen additional troops.
Finishing the mission so our troops will not have died in vain is the most screwed up thing I have ever heard. Think Progress » 9%.
The commander-in-chief was given 36 hours to secure a withdrawal of his troops from the combat zone.

He claimed that the Chief of the USAR at the time, told him that he didn't need to re-enlist (he had only accrued two good years for retirement in the 4 years he was back on the books) and to keep singing for the troops. Heroes or Villains?
Initially von Leeb, using troops borrowed from von Bock, was able to mount a concerted attack both on the defensive positions of the southern suburbs and the area north of the main rail line to Moscow, their objective being the historic village now a suburb of Schlüsselburg, right on Lake Ladoga. Deathride
But we should not expect our troops to go on doing this indefinitely.
Troops found the church with large holes blasted out of its cement walls and its tin roof collapsed.
In the days following the D-Day landings, Allied troops carved a tenuous foothold on the coast of Normandy.
South Vietnam, NVA and Viet Cong troops again intruded on neutral Laos for sanctuary, as the Viet Minh had done during the war with the French some years before. Stearns, Roger H.
My ships have now unloaded five thousand tons of kit for five and a half thousand troops -- that's nearly a ton each! ONE HUNDRED DAYS
The government fell nine days after an invasion force of five thousand troops was said to be advancing on the capital.
The American troops come home in disgrace and the American military is taunted and ridiculed by the American media, global media, Islamic terrorists, and the moonbats here and aborad. Sound Politics: What It Means
In view of the publicity already given to these subjects, it is necessary to note in fuller detail two matters connected with the health of the Canadian troops at Salisbury Plain – namely, the outbreak of cerebro-spinal fever and the veneral situation. War Story of the Canadian Army Medical Corps
The massacre was carried out by enemy troops.
The withdrawal of troops from the area has created a security vacuum which will need to be filled.
And the vervet monkey, Larry, they're in troops of 50 to 100 to 200.
So before they ship out, the Marines are undertaking what amounts to a massive deprogramming campaign for their own troops.
Details of how British electronic components have been found in roadside bombs were given to David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, when he visited British troops at their military compound at Lashkagar, in Helmand province, earlier this week. Religion News Roundup — Islam: Music, Chess, and Sin
Up to 30,000 government soldiers and an equal number of UNITA troops are set to be 'quartered' as part of the peace agreement signed by Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi in November 1994. ANC Daily News Briefing
Near the end of his reign, King Behanzin ordered his troops to burn the royal palaces rather than see them fall into French hands.
We are heartened to see the counter-errorist troops in the SGPS fighting to gain a thought foothold among graduate students. Stephen Taylor - a blog on Canadian politics
A flanking attack on Antigonus' troops from Spartan light infantry stationed in the Oenus valley was thwarted by an aggressive cavalry attack led by the Achaean general Philopoemen.
The frontier ran roughly north-westwards from London into the north-west midlands; Guthrum was to withdraw with his troops behind this line, where he was to be recognized as king of an independent kingdom.
In reality the record suggests that it is rare for knowingly false accusations to be made against British troops. Times, Sunday Times
U.K. and other foreign troops, and by other Iraqis in sectarian violence, Peter Bagnall, who analyzed the documents for Iraq Body Count, said in an interview. Website Claims 15,000 Unreported Iraq War Deaths
Like many of the troops I met during the war, she wore a cross around her neck.
Similarly, the exaction of stiff reprisals for unexpected attacks on troops remote from the fighting front might cow the local population, or might stimulate them to more aggressive resistance.
He had led a caravan of three automobiles to buy food for the troops when he came upon a band of Villistas.
In defiance of the ceasefire, rebel troops are again firing on the capital.
In five months from January to May, 1944, the Allied troops were bogged down in a street-by-street battle.
Perhaps strangest of all, the American troops brought in their own "psyops" trucks - for psychological operations - and blared sounds that created a nightmarish duet with the mosques: old AC/DC songs, something that sounded like a sonar ping, the cavalry charge. Archive 2004-11-01
There were reports of fresh French troops. Times, Sunday Times
The country is preparing for an almost complete withdrawal of foreign troops and diminishing international aid that forms the bulk of its economy. Times, Sunday Times
At the time Longstreet broke through his lines to attack his left wing, he was with the right-wing troops.
Despite the speed of the ground troops, airstrips were always within 100 miles of the front lines.
The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) demanded that South Africa "repatriate" all mercenaries fighting with government troops. ANC Daily News Briefing
The budget devoted $29 billion to the war on terrorism and $9 billion to unconventional arms like pilotless spy planes carrying missiles and laser communications system for troops.
Instead, they depicted the lonely troops in real time, trudging to the next trench in the torn up countryside of an unfamiliar country. Smithsonian Mag
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said military leaders wanted troops to remain through the end of 2012 to finish off the fighting season and give them the best chance to debilitate the Taliban. Military leaders: Drawdown plan aggressive
The general formed up his troops.
The RF Armed Forces and other troops should be fully rearmed by 2020-2025.
There was also a report that Japan was dispatching its troops to Korea on the pretext of protecting its legation.
Last year he dispatched troops into Swat and South Waziristan to oust the Taliban from their mountain lair; more recently, he helped the US increase drone strikes. Mumbai spy says he worked for terrorists ? then briefed Pakistan
several sightings of enemy troops were reported
Given the success in calming down Baghdad's neighborhoods, it would seem unlikely that the Petraeus doctrine will be rolled back ... on the other hand, Casey reportedly has been among those pressing for a quicker withdrawal from Iraq and McChrystal's mission may be to send as many troops home as he can. Who Replaces Petraeus? - Swampland - TIME.com
The U.S. Marines operate the air-traffic control tower, and a small contingent of U.S. Army troops run the power-production facility.
You said ‘send conventional troops that he can only repel with his nuclear weapons, which will cause us to nuke him’.
During the 1980s the contras, strongly backed by the United States, raised 18,000 troops to fight the revolution.
Door gunners also provide suppressive fire when inserting or extracting troops from hot landing zones.
The review also acknowledged serious problems with the supply of equipment to troops in the front line, including uniforms, body armour and desert boots.
The tough trade-off is not between regular troops and reservists, but between manpower and technology. Times, Sunday Times
The troops suffered atrocious conditions in bitterly cold winters, with temperatures down to minus 30C. Times, Sunday Times
Attempts at forcible conversion involved the quartering of troops - often dragoons, hence dragonnades - on Huguenot households.
But disagreements immediately arose over whether government troops would withdraw from the territory.
Colombian troops and US officials have mounted a search in the area to recover the missing Americans but the area is heavily mined and four Colombian soldiers are already reported to have been injured.
And that the children of the unwanted should be those that returned to the old world in convoys and troops ships to liberate Italy and France and Holland and the countries which didn't want their ancestors is an idea that's almost Shakespearean. The Canadian Experience: Lessons from the Canadian History Project
Among their number are troops able to bridge a 75 ft gap in as little as five minutes.
When the troops actually got into this situation and found, you know, these hills denuded by naval shellfire and things like this, basically only then did they actually discover what the true nature of the terrain was.
The troops will go into action as soon as their commander gives the word.
Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 a president can only send troops into combat for 60 days without congressional approval.
April 21 -- German troops in Kamerun have been forced by allied forces to retreat from the plateau in the centre of the colony; seat of Government has been transferred to Jaúnde; allied troops have forced a passage across the Kele River; British troops have taken possession of the Ngwas New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915
The strain of a violent ground campaign will exact a toll on troops.
A little more than a decade on, his most common mission is what is called an "overwatch," scanning the ground via infrared sensors and radioing what he sees to troops below. NYT > Home Page
He hinted strongly that he might be prepared to send troops in.
As a member of the nobility, he had certain rights and responsibilities: he could raise troops and command them in the field, he held his own courts of justice, he could coined his own money.
Greek troops battled snow storms and rescued 108 train passengers stranded in sub-zero temperatures yesterday, authorities said.
troops accoutered for battle
During the wars of the reign of Louis XIV. the margraviate was ravaged by the French troops, and the margrave of Baden-Baden, Louis William (d. 1707), was prominent among the soldiers who resisted the aggressions of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"
The huge transports bring in troops, supplies, equipment, food, water, ammunition, fuel and medicine.
The war ended in 1859, and the mutinous troops were tried and executed.
We are part of the convoy right now and it happened about 10 kilometers right out of town, a place called Iron Gate, where there's a military checkpoint run by government troops. CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2003
The aircraft will be used to transport heavy equipment and supplies quickly to troops. Times, Sunday Times
The troops know this, and realistic training via the simulators is expected to be popular.
As the Michigan National Guard had been federalized for the war effort, the remaining volunteer state troops were asked to mobilize.
Troops may be moved on to a castle wall, rocky pinnacle or other elevation including a Spiral Stair.
Three varieties of tuna have also been tested out on some troops and service personnel have been asked to fill out surveys detailing their likes and dislikes.
I ordered our troops to retreat and disappear like burning grass in the dry season.
The hereditary president of the Confederation and commander of its troops was the King of Prussia, who embodied the principle of monarchical legitimacy.
The island is home to troops of long-tailed macaques that live on the mangosteens, rambutans, jambus, mata kucings, and other fruits thriving among the groves of palm and dense thickets of casuarina and barrington trees.
The troops landed at dawn.
During the operation itself, the fleet secured transportation by sea of 15,860 troops and over 15,000 tons of cargoes.
He should not commit American troops without the full consent of Congress.
Troops could be ferried in to interdict drug shipments.
The regiments of Fleur-d'Orange, Millefleur, and Eau-de-Cologne covered themselves with glory: they sabred many thousands of the enemy's troops.
The captain bellowed a command at the troops.
The Reiksguard forms an elite core of highly trained, expensively-equipped troops who are loyal to the Emperor in person.
Last year the head of the Army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, warned that a lack of public appreciation for Britain's military effort in Iraq and Afghanistan was in danger of "sapping" the willingness of troops to serve on dangerous operations. Archive 2008-05-01
He Began a strategy of attrition and, despite heavy Union casualties at the Battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, Began to surround Lee's troops in Petersburg, Va .
Qassam himself was "martyred" by British troops in 1935, at the start of the Palestine Revolt, and then largely forgotten until his memory was revived by Hamas. Which Way for Hamas?
See the thing about a high mark up is it leaves an opening for competition … you know I was watching this movie on rwanda … you want to talk about morals. .4000 troops might of saved 800 000 lives .. now that is immoral .. you need to put things in perspective … reply boke There Is A Difference Between Evil And Just Absurdly Profitable
Oh, yes, Speaker Pelosi, it was more important to foreshorten debate so that the "troops" could go home on recess than to more fully consider, and possibly fashion, an improved piece of legislation. When Partisanship Trumps We, the People
Troops repelled an attempt to infiltrate the south of the island.
Legend Potential areas of conflict Roads Railroads Threats to the troopsIn planning the peacekeeping operation, army officials are preparing U.S. troops for Bosnia's many dangers: 1 As many as 1,000 Islamic fundamentalists, called mujahedin, are operating independently in Bosnia and could harm U.S. troops. Gearing Up For Peace
A squad of our troops held off six attacks of a numerically superior enemy.
Briggs killed Elves and lycanthropes; he deflected arrows from above with his shield; and he heightened his troops' morale.
Celebes has lately been successful, and the _campong_, where every hut was closed for a year in consequence of the local Rajah forcing his people to join in his insurrection, has at last been re-opened, though under a guard of Dutch and Malay troops. Through the Malay Archipelago
A crowd of up to 200 protesters were held back by troops who used screens and riot shields to form a pathway for the terrified youngsters and their parents.
Since then, troops have worn cammies adorned with both blend and dazzle technology. Military camouflage evolved from collaboration of art, science
Instead, after a deal was stitched up with the big unions, the conference voted for a statement from the Labour National Executive which linked Britain's eventual withdrawal of troops to the return of democracy in Iraq.
The gates opened and the troops marched into their compound.
From x-General Colin Powell to a relative of a recent TPM poster, who had to get basic tools sent by the family because our troops in Iraq can't even get that, there isno trooper supported by the Bush administration. Poll: 70% Think Bush Has Let Iraq Veterans Down
The armed forces number 18,500 men divided into an infantry, a navy, an air force, paramilitary forces, border guards, and auxiliary troops of the Interior Ministry.
But when, on 17 December, Captain Bonaparte's gunners drove the British and Spanish troops from the key forts on those heights, Admiral Hood saw that he must evacuate the port immediately or have his fleet shot to matchwood.
Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting.
The French had been able to spare but few troops for this point, but they had barricaded the streets of the town and posted a company of chasseurs, seventy-five in number, at the bridge with a mitralleuse. A Journey Through France in War Time
Send ground troops to enforce - not just oversee - a peace? Create safe havens for the victims of war?
The troops were firing away at the advancing enemy.
On election day, the regime brought contingents of troops into the city to vote for its candidates.
Accordingly, Wilson refused to take on any “mandate,” such as the Armenian territories of Turkey that had been victim of widespread massacres, or embark on an invasion of Russia to assist the anti-Bolshevik forces that were battling communist troops there. Shaping the World at Versailles: A Q&A With the Author of A Shattered Peace - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
American troops spread out across the area yesterday to investigate what had happened and question witnesses.
American troops formed the spearhead of the attack.
The commando force joined up with the airborne troops near the captured bridge.
Bush now admits that huge concentrations of US troops will remain in Iraq for many years.
Zlotin made it clear from the outset that his troops would deploy anywhere they were needed. CODE BREAKER
Those troops would be loath to accept surrenders from troops who engage in such acts.
Currently, the Italian-built Panthers are being finished off by BAE Systems, with the additional of a machine gun, radios and other accessories, when they will be delivered to the Army, effectively providing "battlefield limousines" for Ruperts – as officers are dismissively called – while troops are forced to patrol in dangerously vulnerable "Snatch" Land Rovers. Feeding the European fantasy
The quarterbacks get paid the most money because they must rally the troops in the game's critical moments when the cards are stacked against them.
But sporadic fighting continues between militiamen, rebels and government troops in the lawless north-east.
Troops were sent to secure the border.
This suffering could have been greatly alleviated had there been more allied troops on the ground.
Rock finishes with a shout out to the troops, following the now standard Hollywood liberal stance, anti-war but pro our brave boys.
That troops have been passing over to them all day, and that the triumph of the federalists is so sure, he has little doubt that the following morning will see tranquillity and federalism re-established. Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country
The army said that troops had shot at an armed man after coming under fire.
CAMBODIA l975 Troops, bombing Gas captured ship, 28 die in copter crash. Think Progress » Williams Confronts Kristol: ‘You Just Want War, War, War, And You Want Us In More War’
The US troops would be part of a multinational force.
If we attack Iran, and any type of ground deployments become necessary, as it likely will, where will the US come-up with the military personnel to bolster the ground troops we would need for another prologued war? If We Go To War With Iran, Who Will You Blame?
The first wave of troops crossed the bridge, and soon the air on the far side was thick with ordnance - artillery shells, mortars, bullets.
I had to fly in four different planes for 30 hours almost non-stop, squashed in economy class, the trip ending in Slovakia under the tight scrutiny of heavily armed troops.
The US was ready to train its troops to participate.
We must reinforce the troops at the front.
The decision would not be ignored, as the deadline for discontinuation of operations would be met, but troops would start pulling out later.
Skepticism regarding the new officer was confirmed after he appeared in camp at Swift Run Gap wearing a conspicuous Prince Albert coat and large beaver hat, holding an umbrella to shield himself from the sun, as troops jeered him.
At about 07:30, just after the troops had crossed the drift, they formed a hollow square formation comprising 4156 whites and 1152 blacks.
President Elect Obama tells us after over five years and thousands of mistakes and lies, the occupation of Iraq is going so "swimmingly" (the "surge" worked myth) that we can afford to send troops from there to the new righteous war, Afghanistan. Warfare Reform
After supper she wound up the gramophone to play the `Kreutzer" Sonata, and he told her about the story by Tolstoy, read on the troopship. THE OPEN DOOR
The brave Negro troops went forward at a double-quick; the skirmishers were the first to reach the embankments, and were greeted with a shower of bullets which tumbled many headlong and lifeless into the pits. A School History of the Negro Race in America, from 1619 to 1890, With a Short Introduction as to the Origin of the Race; Also a Short Sketch of Liberia.
IED attacks on so-called dismounted troops jumped nearly 60% this past spring compared with spring 2010, according to Pentagon data. Stryker vehicles can protect troops better
Led by Steven Harnden and Brent Beck, the troops learned something about a "battlewagon" in World War II. The Daily Sentinel: News
A megabase with three rings of security, Bagram serves as a kind of clearinghouse where troops are processed and then airlifted to their frontline positions. Life At Bagram
A half-score of white-coated foot flared like fatwood in a winter fire, and the line slowed, but only momentarily, before the Shining Foot surged forward once more, the second line of troops marching over the charred corpses of those who had led the charge. The Chaos Balance
Mail from home is a big morale booster for far-away troops.
Those troops act as a big security blanket for Seoul and Tokyo, and the last thing China wants is for either of those countries to be untethered from the U.S. security embrace.
Other retired chaplains seem unwilling to suggest that chaplains should walk out on the troops if the ban is repealed. Christianity Today
Kidder had been sent to Haiti to report on American troops who were bracing the democratically elected government in the face of a powerful military junta.
Specially equipped troops are operating in the hills.
Agha's forces have been pushing from the south against Kandahar while troops loyal to former deputy foreign minister Hamid Karzai have been advancing from the north against the embattled city.
Indian troops have suffered more than 1200 casualties.
This year, for the first time, the local Girl Scout troops will hand out a special badge for participation in Waterway Cleanup.
For troops who have just returned from overseas or for those about to ship out, the USO is a valuable source of help and support.
Villagers hid in the hills as the troops advanced.
Nato may put troops in old Soviet bloc. Times, Sunday Times
Our troops are driving toward the enemy stronghold.
They were sent ahead of the main troops to examine the enemy's position.
He has held key staff positions with troops at the battalion, brigade and division levels.
This "imbedded" piece, something we haven't seen much of since the original Iraqi invasion - showed some of our most experienced troops at their best, facing serious, daily peril and explaining the exasperating bureaucratic limitations imposed by the Pakistanis. 60 Minutes Goes "Imbedded" in Afghanistan
The victor will inherit a country still mired in war and soon to be without the assistance of foreign combat troops. Times, Sunday Times
During the war, he preached often to his troops. Christianity Today
With the troops in Iraq were most of the Louisiana Guard's heavy equipment, such as watercraft, high-water vehicles, and generators. Playing the Blame Game
The remaining troops disembarked in darkness, and on the following morning began the advance inland.
It is intended for use at a range of three to six metres to knock enemy troops out of action without putting civilian lives at risk. Times, Sunday Times
In 1988, about 220 000 American troops were stationed in Western Europe.
Police and troops fired on and killed many demonstrators, but the crowds of protesters continued to grow. Times, Sunday Times
Our bedrolls were back with the rest of the troops, but we opened up the musette bags we carried, which contained extra socks and underwear, toilet kits, a blanket and half a canvas pup tent.
The victor will inherit a country still mired in war and soon to be without the assistance of foreign combat troops. Times, Sunday Times
The headquarters ordered them to retire their troops from the front.
He will attack enemy strongholds, provide backup for ground troops and escort other aircraft. Times, Sunday Times
When a platoon of American troops in WWII were making their way across Europe, they came across a bombed-out monastery with these words graffitied on its basement wall.
The only talk in the ward was of the movement of troops, of victories and heroism here, of defeat and scabrous cowardly enemies there. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
Large troops of gelada baboons roam through the park and graceful Walia Ibex lord over the loftier spots. Ben Colclough: Walking on top of the world
Our troops advanced on the next town.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Michael Boyce, said further British forces, including paratroops, infantry and armoured units as well as RAF strike aircraft, could be deployed into the region at short notice.
The delay enabled the Japanese garrison of 19,000 troops to construct the most formidable beach defences, a way through which had to be cleared by underwater demolition teams.
It is not clear whether the UK troops will be involved in the counterterrorism operations but they are expected to help call in airstrikes. Times, Sunday Times
Allied troops begin maneuvers tomorrow to show how quickly forces could be mobilized in case of a new invasion.
On the Gallipoli peninsula, seaborne landings were made in 1915, despite the fact that no specially designed craft were available, troops transferring from seagoing vessels to lighters to be ferried ashore.
They honour the dead and they Support Our Troops and they wear red on Fridays and they sneer at those who oppose the war and they imagine that Remembrance Day consecrates that war as well as those who have died, in this conflict and in the ones that have ended. Archive 2009-11-01
One of the McCain campaign's chief assaults on Barack Obama is that McCain is insisting that the troops return only after "victory" in Iraq, while Obama refuses to use that word -- a position the McCain forces describe as tantamount to wanting to lose. Petraeus: I Don't Know That I Will Ever Use The Word "Victory" For Iraq
Decisions taken cannot be changed many times because this disorganizes staffs and troops.
As Gordon and his troops (200 Egyptian soldiers) sailed up the Nile in their _dahabeah_, the boat was often blocked by the tangled water weeds. The Story of General Gordon
On June 14 troops marched into the town in triumph to take prisoner 12,000 defeated and hungry troops.
The latter camp included George Bush, who denounced it as a "foreign court" where "our troops and officials" would be in danger of malicious prosecution.
From now on, they were to be regarded as the irregular troops of a military alliance at war with the United States, and indeed the civilized world as a whole.
Yesterday troops patrolled the areas worst hit by violence, while neighbourhood groups mounted street barricades to protect residents. Times, Sunday Times
A signaller calls the chopper in as troops deploy to provide support and resupply to a force in contact.
Just over 8,000 regular troops were mobilised, but largely held in reserve.
These days we're dropping beans to troops on steerable parafoil style parachues. The 1990 Augustine Commission Revisited - NASA Watch
The yearlong separation from family has gnawed at the conscience of troops who've served there since the 1950s.
They had trained troops specifically for war in the mountains and they were suitably equipped.
Rebel troops stormed the presidential palace.
By their willing participation in this drama, Anzac troops were transformed from crude colonials to Homeric heroes.
Burmese troops successfully recaptured the region.
They don't relish the sight of the chancellor 's personal troops occupying one of my towns any more than I do. THE CURSE OF CHALION
And withdrawing troops from Berlin would give them just that chance -- to reunite, to dominate and desiccate Europe all over again. WALL GAMES
The effect of the continuous attacks has been to wear out his troops.
The speaker of Iraq's parliament has resigned, paving the way for lawmakers to authorize British and other non-U.S. foreign troops to remain in the country into 2009.
Russian troops are moving on Tbilisi, Abkhazia is now in the hands of Russian backed seperatists. The Cease-Fire That Isn’t « Tai-Chi Policy
For those who have not been submitted, as we have for four years, to the intolerable and abhorred German yoke, it is difficult to realize how great were the relief, the joy, the well-being, in a word the unexpressible happiness we all felt when the first Allied troops made their way through our village, and this great event has been for us like the dawn of a resurrection. Tar-Heel War Record (In the Great World War)
Goblins are primarily support troops - their role is to ensure that your core troops get into combat against their chosen target.

How To Use Troops In A Sentence

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