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  • The U.S. will also make a troop contribution to NATO's rapid response force and rotate a battalion-sized military task-force to Germany for exercises and training.

    U.S. Reassures Europe on Defense Cuts Adam Entous 2012

  • Four battalion-sized combat task forces will be in place in that area by May, he said.

    U.S. Plans Defense of Kandahar Yaroslav Trofimov 2010

  • They were in on the planning, and one of them was to block the road toward Cabanatuan, which was four miles to the camp, and one of them was to block the road on the other side to Cabu where there was a Japanese battalion-sized force.

    Into the Rising Sun Patrick K. O’Donnell 2002

  • He challenged, “instead of making a sudden battalion-sized armed raid on political organizations that are engaged in peaceful politics, declare war against us, and we are ready to respond to you.”

    YCL Challenged Monarchist Parties in Nepal 2008

  • U.S. Army was still fighting with smaller battalion-sized units that often lacked artillery, heavy mortar or air support.

    Remains Returned List WWII 2005

  • But the cumulative numbers are expected to fall far short of the battalion-sized increases sought by U.S. officials...

    Baby steps for NATO on Afstan 2007

  • But the cumulative numbers are expected to fall far short of the battalion-sized increases sought by U.S. officials...

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • Three hours after that, we initiated a battalion-sized cordon and search operation, in order to try to find the missing soldiers.

    CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2007 2007

  • The Taliban and Al-qaida are building training camps and fielding battalion-sized forces.

    Archive 2007-03-04 Rogers 2007

  • The Taliban and Al-qaida are building training camps and fielding battalion-sized forces.

    Moving moving moving Rogers 2007

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