pre-combat

The Department of Defense is charged by law with responsibility for policy and oversight of the full range of recovery activity, from pre-combat training, to combat search and rescue to remains recovery.

Statistics on the Prisoner of War issue 2010

Rather it is Marlantes's treatment of pre-combat tension and rear-echelon politics.

"Matterhorn" and "The Fiery Trial" win awards Stephen Lowman 2011

Rather it is Marlantes's treatment of pre-combat tension and rear-echelon politics.

Old Media Monday: Reviewing the Reviewers (The Mardi* Edition) Omnivoracious 2010

Or maybe it was a pre-combat tactic designed to get the Dems to let down their guard.

John McCain, Fighter Pilot 2008

Not cockfighting, where 100 experienced eyes guiding 600 to 10,000 betters are on the pre-combat chickens, and injuries and doping are far easier to detect in the active birds...

"Dogs are your friend... Not to say I don't like my chickens, but they are not my friend." Ann Althouse 2008

In addition to leading services for the troops, he counsels them on everything from marital problems to pre-combat fears.

Mass in Afghanistan 2007

They're doing a lot of other kind of basic combat or pre-combat work like setting up exfiltration routes and networks to hide U.S. pilots in case they get shot down, setting up guides to guide in U.S. forces and also looking for targets for U.S. weapons to bomb.

CNN Transcript Jan 27, 2003 2003

Bloodwing's people began bustling about in the way that McCoy had seen so many times on the Enterprise, with the same quiet determination—and the same pre-combat nerves that were more or less well hidden.

The Romulan Way Diane Duane 2000

Bloodwing's people began bustling about in the way that McCoy had seen so many times on the Enterprise, with the same quiet determination—and the same pre-combat nerves that were more or less well hidden.

The Romulan Way Diane Duane 2000

His last pre-combat meal completed, Peng rose and donned his tunic.

The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000