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His Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has ordered elements of a Stryker brigade combat team and a general support aviation battalion for the mission, the Pentagon announced.
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Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
The battalion was trained by Colonel William Darby, who also established a battalion that would later grow into the modern-day United States Army Rangers, the military said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Last weekend, Hegseth approved orders to send a large portion of an Army Stryker brigade and a general support aviation battalion to the border.
—Will Weissert and Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The film centers an all-Black and all women battalion in World War II.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
The battalion was trained by Colonel William Darby, who also established a battalion that would later grow into the modern-day United States Army Rangers, the military said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Last weekend, Hegseth approved orders to send a large portion of an Army Stryker brigade and a general support aviation battalion to the border.
—Will Weissert and Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The film centers an all-Black and all women battalion in World War II.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Battalion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battalion. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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