| 单词 | observation post |
| 例句 | I figured he was making the observation post Abby had been pestering me about. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Everybody watched him from the observation posts while he crossed the empty parking lot. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “And my nice, sweet, wonderful, lovable big brother is going to build me an observation post in the cherry tree so I can observe the wildlife.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He had been manning an observation post 5.7 miles from the mountain, but he had a college placement interview on May 18 in California, and so had left the site the day before the eruption. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z From his sunny observation post on the woodpile, the cat had watched Mackenzie cross the yard and usher the two dogs into a warm, sweet-smelling stable, shutting the door carefully behind him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the kind of wood for making an observation post in a tree, which Abby has been pestering me about. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z From observation posts, visitors watch the behaviour of the canaries, mice and houseflies for signs of intoxication and form their own conclusions. Carsten H?ller: deers of perception 2010-12-21T21:59:00Z A newly built observation post overlooks the lick. Laos holiday guide: plan the perfect two-week trip 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The floating sauna - which resembles a shed on a raft - is equipped with four engines, solar power panels, a sauna for three, an observation post, sound system, a fridge and a grill. Floating sauna sails from Helsinki to Tallinn 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z High atop the second story in a quiet neighborhood in Richmond, with sunlight streaming in on three sides, this is an observation post for a poet attuned to the natural world. At home with her memory 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Camped at a Royal Signal Corps observation post, he and his comrades spied a young girl, obviously a refugee, who eyed them warily but accepted some food. Peter O'Donnell obituary 2010-05-05T18:09:00Z The Israeli army said its strikes hit "tunnels, terrorists, military compounds, observation posts, and anti-tank missile launch posts". UN leaders say Gaza war must 'stop now', as dozens more die 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The IDF said its strikes hit "tunnels, terrorists, military compounds, observation posts, and anti-tank missile launch posts". Israeli strikes on Gaza intensify, pressure mounts over civilian casualties 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Elsewhere, skirmishes along Israel’s northern border continued Saturday morning as the Israeli military said it had struck militant cells in Lebanon trying to fire at Israel, as well as a Hezbollah observation post. Israeli strikes kill multiple civilians at shelters in Gaza combat zone, as Blinken seeks more aid 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z The treaty established a global network of observation posts that can detect the sound, shockwaves or radioactive fallout from a nuclear explosion. Putin revokes Russian ratification of global nuclear test ban treaty 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z These included operational command centers, observation posts, and anti-tank missile launch posts. Israeli forces engage in gun battles in northern Gaza as invasion questions loom 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Ground troops killed several Hamas fighters while taking a militant compound containing observation posts, training areas and underground tunnels, it said. UN leaders say Gaza war must 'stop now', as dozens more die 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Ground troops killed several Hamas fighters while taking a militant compound with observation posts, training areas for Hamas operatives and underground terror tunnels, it said. Israeli strikes on Gaza intensify, pressure mounts over civilian casualties 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Israel also hit a Hezbollah compound and an observation post. Israeli soldiers skirmish with Hamas inside Gaza as air strikes claim more lives 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Israel later said it struck more Hezbollah targets, including a compound and an observation post. Israel strikes two Hezbollah cells in Lebanon, military says 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Israel's military also said it struck other Hezbollah targets, including a compound and an observation post. Israel strikes Gaza, Lebanon overnight; Netanyahu convenes generals 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Earlier, Reuters reported that Israeli shelling had struck a Lebanese army observation post at the border. Palestinians face Israeli deadline to leave northern Gaza 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Israeli shelling struck a Lebanese army observation post at the border on Friday. Israeli military says troops make first ground raids into Gaza 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The rockets were intercepted or fell in open areas, according to the Israeli military, which retaliated by shelling another two Hezbollah observation posts. Lebanon: Israel shells militant targets across border 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Defence officials in Bucharest told Reuters last month that the Romanian military was moving air defences closer to Danube villages and adding more observation posts to the area. Ukraine's Zelenskiy: don't let Russia make Black Sea a 'dead zone' 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The Israeli military also said its helicopters attacked Hezbollah positions inside Lebanon, including two observation posts, after two mortar bombs were fired into Israel but caused no casualties. Israeli soldier and militants killed in confrontation on Lebanon frontier 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Defence officials in Bucharest told Reuters last month that the Romanian military was moving air defences closer to Danube villages and was adding more observation posts and patrols to the area. Zelenskiy hails Ukraine-Romania ties on first visit since Russian invasion 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Two sources, both close to Hezbollah, had said Israel's deadly shelling of the Hezbollah observation post in southern Lebanon would draw a response from the group. Hezbollah fires on Israel after four members killed in shelling 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The IDF said that as part of its response to the attack, aircraft attacked an observation post inside Lebanon belonging to Hezbollah. Lebanon: Israel shells militant targets across border 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Two sources, both close to the Iran-backed Hezbollah, said his death in shelling on a Hezbollah observation post would draw a response from the group. Hezbollah member killed in Israeli shelling in Lebanon as conflict expands 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z A security source and a local source said a group of men approached the border, with one firing at an Israeli observation post. Israeli military says its troops killed gunmen who infiltrated from Lebanon 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Coaches and hockey operations staff are barred under league rules from participating in the sessions, though they can often be spotted lurking from observation posts. Explaining why Kraken have such a short turnaround from the start of camp to games 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Several Lebanese soldiers were injured after an artillery shell from the camp landed inside a military base and other army and observation posts came under fire, according to the Lebanese army. Clashes in a Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon Kill 5 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z The military said it caused no casualties and that a helicopter attacked one of the group's observation posts in response. Lebanon: Israel shells militant targets across border 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z A security source in Lebanon and a source in Lebanon's border area said a group of men had approached the border, with one firing at an Israeli observation post. Hezbollah member killed in Israeli shelling in Lebanon as conflict expands 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The DMZ is lined with observation posts on both sides, whose soldiers watch the border and each other carefully for any signs of transgression. A closer look at Panmunjom, the famous border town where a US soldier crossed into North Korea 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z It is a stricken landscape, where trenches lie exposed to Russian observation posts and surveillance drones. Ukraine war: The front line where Russian eyes are always watching 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z South Dakota Guard members were stationed at observation posts where they parked Humvees or other military vehicles alongside the Rio Grande. ‘Slow day:’ Guard emails don’t match Noem border ‘war’ talk 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Even before the mortarmen loaded their tube, a column of black smoke drifted skyward from behind the grain silo that Hennadyi said the Russians used as cover and an observation post. Ukrainian mortar crew wrestles with ammo shortage, dud shells 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The fighters say a Russian observation post is 500m away and they might be within the range of small arms. Ukrainians told to 'be ready to fight for Russia' 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z It is only an observation post but it is packed full of weaponry. Quentin Sommerville: Is this Ukraine's breakthrough moment? 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z I peered into old command stations and observation posts, ducked through wet passageways toward gun slots looking out across to Pordoi Pass. A midsummer ramble in the Dolomites 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Heath said the 49-year-old was last heard from on April 26, when he was tasked with holding an observation post in the Kherson region so civilians there could evacuate. U.S. Marine veteran fighting in Ukraine has been missing since April 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The ministry also said it had destroyed five command and observation posts, hit areas where Ukrainian soldiers and equipment were located and destroyed four ammunition depots near the towns of Nyrkove, Bakhmut and Myronivka. Russia says eastern Ukraine town of Lyman is under its full control 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z “Through these command observation posts, we improve our capabilities in promoting maritime safety, maritime search and rescue, and marine environmental protection,” Abu said in a statement. Philippines establishes coast guard outposts in disputed sea 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z This, first and foremost, is as an observation post, not a combat position, I'm told. Quentin Sommerville: Is this Ukraine's breakthrough moment? 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Abbott gave guard members unusual authority last year to detain and arrest migrants, but most on the mission are assigned to observation posts. Guardsmen who drowned on Texas border had no float device 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z As Ukrainian soldiers watch and wait in icy trenches at a forward observation post nearby, a resident of Svitlodarsk pulls children through snowy streets on the sled. Life Under the Specter of War: Images From Ukraine 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z SVITLODARSK, Ukraine — The Ukrainian soldiers watch and wait, nervously peering through a periscope from an icy trench at a forward observation post in eastern Ukraine. For Ukrainian Soldiers, a Nervous Guessing Game on the Front 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z As part of the mission, Guard members have created observation posts — usually consisting of soldiers with a Humvee — along the border, a presence meant to deter illegal crossings. ‘We’re Basically Mall Cops’: Texas Guard Members on Border Mission 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z He stressed the soldiers would not be combat troops but people with "the ability to build roads and checkpoints and observation posts", adding: "This is not combat this is support to the Poles." Belarus migrant crisis: British army engineers to help at Polish border 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z We also reviewed the USPP's administrative record, emails, text messages, and video footage from observation posts. How the mainstream media fell for the Lafayette Square whitewash 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z When the plan was first announced in 2014, the government said it would build a wall made up of a series of concrete barriers, fences, ditches, and observation posts monitored by security cameras. Suspected extremist in Kenya’s east blow up truck killing 2 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z “The biggest difference of opinion right now is the observation post Turkey will establish on Azerbaijan’s lands,” the Turkish source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Turkey, Russia at odds over Turkish military post in Azerbaijan - source 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Moscow will monitor the peace with the help of 18 Russian-manned observation posts, it said. Russia moves rocket launchers towards Nagorno-Karabakh after peace deal 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z They set up one of their observation posts at Dadivank, a centuries-old monastery that Armenians, who are mainly Christian, fear the arriving Azerbaijanis, who are mainly Muslim, will deface. After War Between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Peace Sees Winners and Losers Swap Places 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Maps of the deployment published for the first time on Wednesday showed that Russia will maintain 16 observation posts, including many along the Lachin corridor, a key lifeline between Armenia and the city of Stepanakert. 'Nikol is a traitor': Armenia PM refuses to yield to opposition after Nagorno-Karabakh deal 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z It was not clear whether Turkey’s pullout was part of a deal to reposition its observation posts inside the opposition-held enclave or aimed at reducing its military presence in the area. World Digest: Nov. 10, 2020 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z It was not immediately clear whether the Turkish pullout was part of a deal to reposition Turkish observation posts inside the opposition-held enclave - or was aimed at reducing Turkey’s military presence in the area. Turkey pulls out from another base in northwestern Syria 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Also in response, Israeli helicopters and aircraft targeted Hezbollah observation posts along the border early Wednesday, the IDF said. Israel says it hit Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after taking fire 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z In a brief statement, the army said an aircraft struck a Hamas observation post in northern Gaza. Israeli military strikes Hamas target in northern Gaza Strip 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Among the targets, the Israeli army said, were observation posts, intelligence-collection systems, antiaircraft artillery facilities and a command-and-control center belonging to the Syrian military. Israeli jets strike targets in Syria, nearly 24 hours after foiling attack in Golan Heights 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Monday's attack targeted "observation posts and intelligence collection systems, anti-aircraft artillery facilities and command and control systems" in Syrian army bases in Qunaitra, the IDF said. Israeli aircraft strikes Syrian military targets 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Among targets of the air strikes were Syrian observation posts, intelligence collection systems, anti-aircraft batteries and command-and-control bases, the Israeli statement said. Israel says it strikes Syria targets in response to border incident 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z “A number of targets were struck, including SAF observation posts and intelligence collection systems located in SAF bases,” the military said in a statement. Israel strikes Syrian army positions in retaliatory attack, army says 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z The two sides agreed to build observation posts on either side of the mouth of the Galwan River, China's ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, told the Press Trust of India news agency on Tuesday. GOP senator claims China is using coronavirus pandemic to make power grabs in Asia 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z The two sides agreed to build observation posts on either side of the mouth of the Galwan River, China’s ambassador to India, H.E. Satellite images show buildup on disputed India-China border 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z The Norwegian military, whose observation posts, navy and surveillance aircraft track Russia’s Northern Fleet for NATO, refuses to say what it may have seen. A Deep-Diving Sub. A Deadly Fire. And Russia’s Secret Undersea Agenda. 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z He said Turkey’s priority would be the security of its troops manning a dozen observation posts inside Idlib. Turkey vows strong military action if Syria truce violated 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Erdoğan said on Friday that Ankara would not abandon its 12 observation posts in Idlib, despite the fact that at least four are now encircled by regime forces and allied militias. Refugees told 'Europe is closed' as tensions rise at Greece-Turkey border 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z President Vladimir Putin met Russia’s Security Council on Friday to discuss Syria and said that Turkish troops should not be positioned outside their observation posts in Syria’s Idlib, the Kremlin was quoted as saying. Kremlin urges Turkey to protect Russia's diplomatic facilities in Turkey: RIA 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Ankara and Moscow signed an agreement in 2018 to establish a de-escalation zone in Idlib allowing both sides to set up observation posts. Turkey edges towards direct conflict with Russian-backed Syria 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z That October, Turkey deployed troops to observation posts on the opposition-held side of the front line in Idlib to monitor the agreement. Why does the battle for Idlib matter? 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z “The security of our observation posts is at the top of our priorities. In the event of the smallest attack there, we not only will retaliate, we will reciprocate more heavily,” Erdogan said. Turkey vows strong military action if Syria truce violated 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Although Turkey dispatched troops to establish observation posts along the zone, other aspects of the deal, including the removal of extremist fighters, were never implemented. In Syria’s ravaged Idlib, Russian airstrikes underscore wider strategies in region 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z “This marks a transition from holding observation posts to holding territory,” he wrote, in a column in the Daily Sabah newspaper. Syrian Attacks Draw Turkey Deeper Into Syrian War 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z On Friday, Turkey’s defence ministry said the army would respond “even more forcefully” to any attack on Turkish observation posts in the area. Syrian forces capture new areas from insurgents 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Today the raised hilltop is the site of a Turkish observation post, set up as part of a deal to "de-escalate" the fighting. Forgotten amid the bombs: Idlib's ancient riches 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Turkey’s Defense Ministry warned the army would respond “even more forcefully” to any attack on the observation posts. Turkey sends more troops, tanks to Syria amid Idlib assault 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Turkey maintains military observation posts throughout Idlib and surrounding areas — a presence that was aimed at decreasing violence there but now appears to heighten the risk of skirmishes as the Syrian offensive gathered steam. Turkey warns of further military action as Syria presses offensive in rebel-held province 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z “In the event of the tiniest harm to our soldiers at observation posts or anywhere else, starting today,” he said, “I declare that we will hit regime forces in Idlib and anywhere else.” Syrian Attacks Draw Turkey Deeper Into Syrian War 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Turkey deployed several hundred troops to observation posts there in 2018, as part of an agreement with Russia to create a de-escalation zone in the area. Turkey Launches Deadly Airstrikes Against Syrian Forces 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z But Turkey, which maintains military observation posts across Idlib in coordination with Syria and Russia, insisted Monday that the death of its troops was not some tragic mistake. Rare and deadly clashes between Syria and Turkey highlight tensions in rebel-held Syrian province 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Last week, Syrian troops surrounded a Turkish observation post outside the village of Surman, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor. Turkey says it won’t evacuate NW Syria observation posts 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z A World War Two bombing range target indicator and observation post at Putsborough Sands are considered to be the only two surviving landmarks of their kind in Devon. The eye-catching sites protected in 2019 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Kurdish forces appeared to be digging in and were setting up observation posts and earthen berms near the line that is to divide Kurdish and Turkish-backed factions. Kurdish, Turkish forces jockey for position in Syria ahead of a deadline for Kurds to withdraw from border 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The area also falls under the supervision of Turkish military observation posts. Terrorist leader Baghdadi killed in Syria raid, Trump says 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z The ministry said that Syrian government forces would also establish observation posts along the frontier. Trump declares victory in northeastern Syria as Russian troops move in 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the Russian ministry of defence published a map showing 15 planned border observation posts that will be manned by the Syrian regime. Russia steps up its presence in north-east Syria after Turkey deal 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The indicator - a ground-level concrete arrow - and observation post were constructed in about 1942, according to Armament Training Manual specifications and for use by RAF high-altitude bombing crews. The eye-catching sites protected in 2019 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Will the S.D.F. allow Turkey to set up observation posts inside Syria? America’s Ally in Syria Warns of Ethnic Cleansing by Turkey 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z Erdogan also said Turkey would set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria. Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile U.S.-Turkey ceasefire holds 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z The impasse broke on the evening of 6 October, when Trump abruptly announced he was pulling US troops away from observation posts on the Turkish-Syrian border, effectively clearing the way for Ankara’s operation. Trump claims Kurds are 'much safer' as US troops leave Syria 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z He cited an incident on Friday in which a small number of troops fell under artillery fire at an observation post in the north. Trump orders US troops out of northern Syria as Turkish assault continues 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z She claimed Turkey was "returning fire that was fired at our territory by the terrorists of that region. We were very careful not to fire on the American observation post there." Erdogan senior adviser denies Turkey fired at American troops in northern Syria 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z On Friday, a number of artillery rounds landed a few hundred yards from a U.S. observation post near the Kurdish-controlled city of Kobani, the Pentagon said. Turkey seizes control of Syrian border town 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Fewer than a hundred were moved from two observation posts along the border with Turkey, a senior Administration official said in a late-afternoon briefing. Trump’s Muddled Syria Policy Opens the Way for More War in the Middle East 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z On Monday, American forces pulled back from two observation posts in Syria, near the towns of Tel Abyad and Ras al Ain near the Turkish border. U.S. Pullback in Syria Could Aid Assad and ISIS 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z It’s Israel’s forward observation post peering into Syria; it’s also now the place from which Israel monitors Iran and its allies on the other side of the border. Iran Entrenches Its “Axis of Resistance” Across the Middle East 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The agreement created a demilitarized zone between the warring parties, encompassing Khan Sheikhoun, monitored from Turkish military observation posts. Syrian military recaptures strategic town held by rebels as civilians flee 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z A Turkish observation post in the village of Morek also was under siege. World Digest: Aug. 21, 2019 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Idlib Province is strategically important to Turkey, which maintains several observation posts there and controls a swath of northern Syria. Syrian Forces Move Into Strategic Town, Tightening Grip on Rebels 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The branches of the poplar obscured the view between a checkpoint and an observation post, and so a team of US and South Korean men were ordered to prune it back. The ‘gardening job’ that almost sparked a war 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The Defense Ministry says 12 other civilians were wounded in Monday’s strikes, which took place as the Turkish convoy was heading toward a Turkish observation post in the Syrian rebel-held stronghold of Idlib. The Latest: Turkey says its army convoy targeted in Syria 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z There are hundreds of American military personnel in the area, including troops manning U.S. observation posts in towns and cities along the border. AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Ahead of the meeting, Mr Trump and Mr Moon visited a nearby observation post. In pictures: Smiles and handshakes at DMZ 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump is getting his first glimpse of North Korea from an observation post in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The Latest: Trump offers support for troops at DMZ 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z Turkish troops man 12 observation posts in Idlib as part of a de-escalation agreement struck with Russia and Iran in September 2017. Turkish soldier killed in attack in Syria’s rebel province 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Two Turkish soldiers were wounded in early May in a Syrian government artillery attack on an observation post. Turkey, Russia face conflicts over Syria’s push into Idlib 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Scientists at both networks used models to backtrack weather patterns that carried CFC-11 to their observation posts. Mystery Solved: Warming Superpollutant Tracked to China 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The Americans converted the village boys school into a command center, mined access roads and turned the belfry of Graignes’ 12th century church into an observation post. In western France, a village remembers D-Day's 'secret massacre' 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z He was also expected to visit an observation post and greet U.S. and South Korean troops. The Latest: Trump offers support for troops at DMZ 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z When he finally found the grenade, lying on the cement courtyard outside his battalion’s embattled observation post in eastern France, he did the only thing that made sense. Robert Maxwell, Medal of Honor recipient who fell on grenade to save lives, dies at 98 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Maxwell and six to eight other members of his platoon were jammed in a small courtyard defending a battalion observation post in a house near Besancon, France, when the Germans launched a heavy attack. Nation's oldest Medal of Honor winner, who fell on German grenade, dies at 98 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The study finds “no evidence” of a significant increase in emissions from other Asian countries or other regions of the world where there are observation posts that might detect them. Mystery Solved: Warming Superpollutant Tracked to China 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The Israeli military says that in response to the explosives its aircraft targeted two Hamas observation posts in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian dies of wounds from Israeli fire at Gaza protest 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z According to the Alaska Division of Parks and Recreation, Piedmont Point, a half-mile southeast of the eight-inch gun positions, housed a tactical searchlight, a second observation post, a radar tower and ancillary personnel facilities. Kodiak students step back in time at Fort Abercrombie 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z The Pentagon announced this week that it was establishing three observation posts along the Syrian-Turkish border to guard against any activity hostile to Turkey there. Turkey Threatens Incursion Into Syria, Raising U.S. Concerns 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “U.S. soldiers are being scattered to prevent Turkey’s right to self-defense and intervention,” Mr. Erdogan said on Wednesday, referring to the new observation posts. Trump Speaks With Erdogan as U.S.-Turkish Tensions Climb 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Ground operations resumed when the U.S. military set up observation posts at the border. Exclusive: U.S.-backed SDF vows to fight any Turkish attack in... 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “It’s clear that the purpose of these U.S. observation posts is not to protect our country from terrorists but to protect terrorists from Turkey,” he said Wednesday. Turkey's Erdogan promises to clear Kurds from eastern Syria, setting him on collision course with U.S. 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z A convoy of Turkish tanks and Humvees entered Syria, and established an observation post near the regime’s front line. Syria’s Last Bastion of Freedom 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Last week, Mattis told reporters U.S. forces were setting up observation posts along the border “to call the Turks and warn them” if they see any threat coming from within Syria. U. S.-Turkish relations remain fraught despite recent warming 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z The Israeli military on Monday released photos of what it said was the Hezbollah observation post. World Digest: Oct. 22, 2018 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Cavusoglu also said Turkey would need to dispatch more troops to patrol the area, along with Russia, while also retaining its 12 observation posts. The Latest: Turkey: Idlib agreement ensures rebel continuity 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z He said Turkish forces would remain in already established Turkish observation posts in Idlib. Russia and Turkey to set up Idlib buffer zone to protect civilians 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Turkey established observation posts on the outskirts of the enclave. There’s at least one more ugly battle brewing in Syria 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z But on Saturday, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said he has repeatedly told the Pentagon the observation posts are a bad idea. U. S.-Turkish relations remain fraught despite recent warming 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Turkey also maintains a troop presence - hundreds of soldiers deployed at 12 observation posts in Idlib. Q&A: Idlib battle a climactic end to Syria rebellion? 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Even a staggered offensive like that would involve fighting around Turkish observation posts, potentially triggering a new escalation in an already complex war. Syrian and Russian warplanes pound Idlib before talks 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z It also risks raising tensions with Turkey, whose army established a ring of observation posts around the rebel territory last year under a “de-escalation” deal with Russia and Iran. Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault: source 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The latest battle took place when pro-Russian separatists "attempted to overtake observation posts" on a local highway, a defence ministry spokesman said. Five soldiers killed in Ukraine clashes 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z After Knight was killed, Sergeant Wright, the platoon sergeant, told Soto that Third Squad was heading to an observation post and that Soto would leave Second Squad temporarily to join them there. War Without End 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z “With the aim of preventing possible provocations against UN posts along the ‘Bravo’ line, the deployment is planned of eight observation posts of Russia’s armed forces’ military police,” Rudskoi said. Russia to deploy military police on Golan Heights 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The military said the targets included weapons stores, command-and-control rooms, observation posts and a drone warehouse. Israel Launches Broad Air Assault in Gaza Following Border Violence 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The military says it also struck two Hamas observation posts. Gaza militants fire more than a dozen rockets at Israel 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z On Sunday, Israel shelled an Islamic Jihad observation post in southern Gaza, killing three members of the group. Gaza Militants Barrage Israel With Mortars and Rockets 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The observation post needed a medic, a role Soto had trained to perform. War Without End 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z He said the Russian presence there was temporary, and that the observation posts would be handed over to Syrian government forces once the situation stabilized. Russia to deploy military police on Golan Heights 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The Israeli military struck a Gaza observation post Sunday, killing three Palestinian militants after troops found a bomb planted along the border. World Digest: May 27, 2018 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Local Palestinian media also reported that the target of the strike was a militant observation post. Israeli strike on Gaza militant post kills 2 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z The Turks last week set up “observation posts” ringing the province. Amid Syria’s horror, a new force emerges: the women of Idlib 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z She said they had replaced some Border Patrol agents at observation posts. Border Patrol union calls Trump's National Guard deployment 'colossal waste' 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Also blown up were observation posts and barracks used by guards and other workers at the facility. North Korea demolishes nuclear site ahead of Trump summit 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The destruction of the site began at about 11 a.m. with the blowing up and collapsing of a tunnel and an observation post. North Korea blows up nuclear test tunnels amid doubts over summit 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z In April, in rural Starr County in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, the soldiers stationed at two observation posts appeared to be following the guidelines. National Guard Has Eyes on the Border. But They’re Not Watching Mexico. 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The publication cites one instance where an FBI hostage rescue team set up a raised observation post to monitor a situation. Criminals used a swarm of drones to surveil and disrupt an FBI hostage operation 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z At the observation posts and at the Guard’s armory headquarters in the nearby town of Weslaco, the troops could be seen embarking on two seemingly contradictory missions: standing out, and blending in. On the Border With the National Guard: An ‘Extra Pair of Eyes and Ears’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z U.S. and SDF troops man a simple, makeshift fortification, topped by an observation post shielded by a tin roof and Oriental carpets. Opinion | American soldiers in Syria showed me something Trump doesn’t understand 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z After some time, it destroyed another tunnel and other facilities, then a third tunnel and another observation post. North Korea blows up nuclear test tunnels amid doubts over summit 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Inside an observation post atop a roof, a soldier scanned the horizon through binoculars. US forces in Syria seen setting up new front-line positions 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z A so-called “swarm” of small drones appeared and assailed the FBI in a series of “high-speed low passes at the agents in the observation post to flush them.” Criminals used a swarm of drones to surveil and disrupt an FBI hostage operation 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z In South Texas, the observation posts are the front lines of the stepped-up border operation. On the Border With the National Guard: An ‘Extra Pair of Eyes and Ears’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z In response, the military said one of its tanks struck an observation post in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli military: 4 soldiers wounded in Gaza border blast 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z The Turkish officials said two leaders also agreed that efforts to create “observation posts” in Syria’s Idlib province as part of a “de-escalation” agreement between Turkey, Russia and Iran should gain momentum. Turkish, Russian, Iranian leaders to meet over Syria crisis 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z In accord with Iran and Russia, Turkey’s military is setting up observation posts in parts of Idlib and Aleppo province. U.N. demands Syria ceasefire as air strikes pound rebel areas 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Turkey’s military said a Turkish soldier was killed in an attack in Idlib, where the Turkish troops are establishing an observation post. Airstrikes outside Syrian capital kill at least 19 civilians 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The troops at the observation post chatted very little. On the Border With the National Guard: An ‘Extra Pair of Eyes and Ears’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Around the world, troops use schools and universities as barracks, observation posts, weapons depots or centers for interrogation. A Call to Make Schools Safe Zones, Not War Zones 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z The artillery units began deploying a heavy concentration of shells that would ultimately converge directly on Fox’s observation post. Opinion | One lieutenant’s ultimate gift to America 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z In accord with Iran and Russia, Turkey’s military is setting up observation posts in parts of Idlib and Aleppo province. U.N. demands Syria ceasefire as air strikes pound rebel areas 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z He’d been in the same observation post and saw Tiny hit. After 73 years, local WWII hero buried with honors 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z “We’re like an extra pair of eyes and ears,” said a Texas National Guard captain, one of several positioned at two observation posts in rural Starr County in the Rio Grande Valley. On the Border With the National Guard: An ‘Extra Pair of Eyes and Ears’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Mattis is also visiting a U.S.-South Korean military observation post to peer into the North and get briefed on conditions along the border. The Latest: Mattis visits DMZ between North and South Korea 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Turkey sent troops into Syria earlier this month to set up “observation posts” in the border province that is dominated by al Qaeda-linked militants as part of a deal reached with Russia and Iran. U.S. base in Turkey held up by Erdogan over American backing of political enemy 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Fighters from the militia kept watch from an observation post in a bombed-out building. ‘Come Out and Surrender’: Inside Raqqa, With the Fighters Who Drove Off ISIS 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z A military statement said the forces would set up observation posts to help monitor a "de-escalation zone" in line with an agreement with Russia and Iran. Turkish troops enter north-western Syria 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z If the visit goes ahead, Trump would probably spend time at the Panmunjom truce village and an observation post inside the DMZ, the source said. Trump to visit no-man's-land of Korean border – reports 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z The truce village of Panmunjom and the observation post, both inside the DMZ, were among locations Trump was considering visiting, the source said. Trump may visit DMZ between North and South Korea: Yonhap 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z “The aim of the operation is to implement the Astana agreement by setting up Turkish observation posts similar to those of Russia,” Lt. Turkey’s president announces operation in Syria’s Idlib 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z He said Russia would set up two checkpoints and three observation posts along the truce lines on Friday. Syria war: Homs ceasefire deal announced - BBC News 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Gillis laid wire that the forward observation post used to fire guns that were miles away. US vets to get France’s highest distinction for WWII service 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Cavazos’ first combat came with the Puerto Rican regiment months after its troops fled their observation post, resulting in the court-martial of more than 90 soldiers. Retired general created legacy, made history 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z The truce village of Panmunjom and the observation post, both inside the DMZ, were among locations Trump was considering visiting, the source said. Trump may visit DMZ between North and South Korea: Yonhap 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z From his frontline observation post, he said he saw little movement inside the city before Kurdish forces moved in. Kurdish Leader Says ISIS Defeated in Sinjar Battle 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Clearly visible on a hill is a small Russian observation post. The ice curtain that divides US families from Russian cousins - BBC News 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Two days later, Golsteyn braved enemy fire repeatedly after watching a Taliban sniper round nearly hit another Marine who was manning a rooftop observation post on their base. Inside the stunning fall and war-crimes investigation of an Army Green Beret war hero 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z “With two observation posts in danger of being overrun by insurgents with 40 meters of their position, Sergeant Greiner focused all efforts on halting the enemy advance,” his citation states. These U.S. airmen refused to be taken hostage in Afghanistan. Now they’ll get valor awards. 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Above the intersection hung portraits of two young men from Labweh, killed in a Nusra Front ambush of a Hezbollah observation post two weeks earlier outside the nearby Shiite village of Brital. Sectarian Wedge Pushes From Syria Into Lebanon 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z For an avid Cubs fan, eyes riveted on the action, a rooftop was only a satisfactory observation post when compared with a knothole. As Cubs Slowly Rebuild, There’s Shouting From the Rooftops 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The United Nations also withdrew its personnel from an observation post because of the firing nearby. Syrian Rebels Trade Fire With Troops From U.N. 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Perry said Monday in Austin that the Guard would not have the power to apprehend people at the border but would work alongside state troopers at observation posts. House and Senate poised to offer competing border security plans The governor’s aides said the National Guard will work with state troopers at observation posts. Gov. Perry to send National Guard troops to Mexican border amid migrant crisis Obama described how Pitts defended an observation post after the eight other soldiers providing security alongside him were killed in a well-organized attack by about 200 insurgents. Obama bestows Medal of Honor on NH veteran 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z As American casualties mounted, Bogar was one of the few from the observation post still able to move about. Vet wants to share award with fallen comrade 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Still, most of the mission’s observation posts along the frontier are functioning. Syrian Rebels Trade Fire With Troops From U.N. 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Shortly after 4 a.m. on July 13, 2008, at least 100 insurgents opened fire on a new patrol base and nearby U.S. observation post, each manned by U.S. soldiers. Ryan Pitts, Army veteran, to receive Medal of Honor for holding off enemy assault Pitts was at an observation post that was hit with small arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades and hand grenades, officials said. Obama to award Medal of Honor to U.S. ex-paratrooper Pitts 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The soldiers who served with Bergdahl say he simply deserted his observation post after becoming disenchanted with the war. If Bowe Bergdhal Is a Deserter, What Should Be Done With Him? 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Pitts, despite his injuries, fought on and helped prevent the observation post from being overrun. Vet wants to share award with fallen comrade 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z His main assignment was to a forlorn observation post at the far southern end of the enclave, and he retains vivid memories of the march to Potocari as the enclave was falling. Life in the Valley of Death 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z At one point in the battle, Pitts realized he was alone when he couldn’t hear any other outgoing gunfire from his observation post. Ryan Pitts, Army veteran, to receive Medal of Honor for holding off enemy assault UK troops are now only operating at their Afghanistan headquarters at Camp Bastion and an observation post called Sterga 2, both of which are in Helmand. UK nears end of Afghanistan pullout 2014-03-17T04:51:06Z There is also a mountain-top observation post with coin-operated spyglasses for staring into the North. Tank traps meet tourist traps at Korea's Demilitarised Zone 2013-10-24T00:08:28Z More than an hour into the battle, four soldiers from the compound made their way to the observation post. Vet wants to share award with fallen comrade 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z The famed Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, a rotating gondola that carries visitors from the desert floor to an observation post near the San Jacinto peak, was also closed when the fire was raging last week. Massive California wildfire sparked by faulty electrical gear 2013-07-26T02:57:49Z The Security Council strongly condemned the abduction by “a group of antigovernment armed elements,” who also looted the observation post. Peacekeepers in Golan Abducted but Released 2013-05-17T03:25:22Z A group calling itself the Free Palestine Movement said on Friday its fighters attacked an Israeli observation post in the Golan. Assad and Nasrallah threaten new front line in Golan 2013-05-10T16:13:53Z The reports say Indian commanders breached a ceasefire accord by ordering new observation posts on the Line of Control after a 70-year-old woman crossed it unhindered last year. Military meeting due in Kashmir 2013-01-14T05:41:16Z Jason Bogar fired some 600 rounds of ammunition at Taliban fighters trying to overrun his small observation post in a rugged corner of eastern Afghanistan. Vet wants to share award with fallen comrade 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z The reports say commanders breached a ceasefire accord by ordering new observation posts on the Line of Control after a 70-year-old woman crossed it unhindered last year. Fresh clash reported in Kashmir 2013-01-11T07:01:09Z His aircraft was first to cross into Iraqi airspace in the second Gulf War, in support of Cobra attack helicopters tasked to destroy observation posts on Safwan Hill, near the infamous Highway of Death. Aviator's Dilemma: Pilots Encounter Illusions Everywhere 2012-06-04T11:15:00.223Z According to the French officers General Duncan was at an advanced observation post when the Germans spotted it and began pouring in shell. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z And he grabs a cleaning rod, and imparts the knack of knocking cinder out of that important little observation post. Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker 2012-02-21T03:00:18.360Z Burnet had only just reached his former observation post on the tell when, looking to the north, he saw two mounted men in khaki about two miles away riding slowly in his direction. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z June the twentieth of that same year I sat in my observation post on Sugar Loaf. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z This time, Captain Halstead said, before building anything, this fortified observation post was established. U.S. Prepares Handoff to Afghans in Border Region 2011-10-13T15:36:37Z Instead of aggressively pursuing our attackers, the platoon stubbornly wanted to sit in built-up observation posts, providing “overwatch” from afar as others continued to do the most dangerous work. At War Blog: In Battle, a Soldier's Heart Is Revealed 2011-10-13T14:41:38Z Up on the observation post, for several days, the slopes no longer were crowded with pickers. Harvesting Cease-Fire Offers Respite in Afghanistan 2011-10-06T18:20:36Z Philip Edward Thomas 244th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery; killed at a forward observation post in the battle of Arras, on Easter Monday, April 9th, 1917. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z Mr. Pottle was clamped to his observation post by a freezing fear. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z Tolstoy is one of the principal investigators in the Cascadia Initiative, a four-year-long programme that is installing temporary observation posts to learn about the behaviour of the massive offshore fault. Earthquakes from the ocean: Danger zones 2011-08-24T17:20:32.510Z That would be from the General's observation post, where he, too, must have lost the signal. Progress Report 2011-07-29T02:00:31.957Z Captain Halstead said that soon he expected the old patterns would return The observation post is kept alive by helicopters, which bring the soldiers’ supplies. Harvesting Cease-Fire Offers Respite in Afghanistan 2011-10-06T18:20:36Z With the excuse that the French were using the great towers of the old cathedral as observation posts, the Germans bombarded and destroyed the church. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z About 50 rebel fighters spent Thursday at an observation post 2 km outside the town of Bir al-Ghanam, using binoculars to try to assess the position of Gaddafi's forces. French arms to Libya rebels expose tensions over war 2011-07-01T00:00:23Z "You're taking into consideration the possibility that the Germans have left an observation post at the entrance to the river?" asked Armstrong. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z It was being used as an observation post by the French. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z The observation post, built late this spring, overlooks the so-called Naka bowl, a small and low-lying agricultural area where several Taliban and Haqqani commanders were born. Harvesting Cease-Fire Offers Respite in Afghanistan 2011-10-06T18:20:36Z They do use exposed perches as observation posts and occasionally sing from them. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z An observation post is also planned for birdwatchers, with live images linked from cameras in the Bristol Channel. Penarth pavilion's ?1.68m grant 2011-05-31T05:46:43Z From an observation post on the mountain, rebels say the buildings house Gaddafi's men and their artillery, from which they frequently attack the rebel-held border crossing. NATO war-lite means Libyan rebels must improvise 2011-05-25T11:14:34Z In this case, though, the battalion was setting up an observation post overlooking the Naka villages, and planned to increase patrols through it. In an Afghan Village, Living in Fear of Both Sides 2011-04-23T19:43:30Z It harbours the forward artillery observation posts, which control and direct the fire of the guns in rear. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Long-term strategies will look at technology, observation posts, lighting, environmental studies and increased community outreach. LAPD outlines security plans at Dodger Stadium 2011-04-08T19:22:11Z Another spike in radiation was found at a nearby observation post. Japan's aging nuclear reactor hit hard 2011-03-12T20:44:00Z Sergeant Labbe’s squad established an observation post on a hill, hoping to disrupt Taliban movement through the area. At War: A Silver Star Recipient's Heroism and Humility 2011-02-21T14:17:46Z Mr. Fullerton said when he told the man that there was a police observation post nearby, he was told, “Just keep driving.” A City Nightmare: Snared by Inexplicable Violence 2011-02-14T04:32:08Z The Germans, to be sure, delighted in making it their target, always under the same pretext, with a stupid attempt at cleverness, that there was an observation post at the top of the towers. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z He added that video from closed circuit television from a nearby observation post showed an Israeli being attacked by Palestinians throwing stones. Palestinian Is Shot in Head in Clash With Israeli Settlers 2011-01-29T00:40:25Z They simultaneously hit a smaller observation post nearby. Strategic Plans Spawned Bitter End for a Lonely Outpost 2010-07-26T00:26:00Z Civilian Afghan and third-country guards continue to be hired for security at forward operating bases and observation posts, though operation of the electronic surveillance systems is left to U.S. soldiers or American contractors. Little progress on installing electronic surveillance systems in Afghanistan 2010-05-12T04:00:00Z The area remains littered with land mines, deserted observation posts and the skeletons of military vehicles. Where Iraq Meets Iran, Guards Watch Shifting Lines in the Sand 2010-05-10T01:13:00Z But, as Ellis expected, the roof of the compound was a perfect observation post. Afghanistan: A Tale of Soldiers and a School 2010-04-15T08:10:00Z Cul-de-sacs, like the one on Douglass Street, serve as observation posts. It?s Polluted, but the Canal Is Home, and Inspiration 2010-03-04T02:54:00Z A Frantic Call for Help Forty minutes into the fighting, he reported that the observation post was about to detonate its Claymore mines — a sign that the attackers were almost at its walls. Strategic Plans Spawned Bitter End for a Lonely Outpost 2010-07-26T00:26:00Z The Marines said they were headed to a knoll to settle into an observation post beside a cemetery and watch over a road dubbed Blue Moon. 2010-01-24T08:33:00Z About three o'clock, we relinquished our observation post, as all seemed quiet, and made another meal. A Kut Prisoner The truck was of the closed cab type and it dawned upon Penny that if she could get inside, she would have a perfect observation post. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp Captain Robbins spent his time at the battalion observation post. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division High up in an elm tree was a sort of crow's nest, used by the Germans as an observation post during the time of their occupation. The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire For a student of interplanetary biology, this would be a perfect observation post. The Telenizer Two main observation posts were maintained, one above general headquarters in the town, and the other in the Fort. A Kut Prisoner As such it had become one of Lee's favorite observation posts. The Brain The great strategic value of the Tower as an observation post also was recognized. Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 He hurried to an observation post round a bend in the lines. Cavalry of the Clouds She tried to shame herself out of her chill by contrasting her opulent bed with the dreadful dugouts in France, the observation posts, the shell-riddled ruins, where millions somehow existed. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards At a height of six hundred feet, a normal observation post, the horizon is nearly thirty miles from the observer. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Then, as I moved, the second marmot hurried away from his observation post. A Mountain Boyhood The loss to the Germans was serious, for these were observation posts of the highest value. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Targets which could not be ranged on through ground observation posts became targets no longer, after one shoot ranged from the air. Cavalry of the Clouds Observers at all observation posts, operators at the two smaller television instruments to comb the terrain and report instantly any object of interest. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 There may be in a certain sector, before an attack, an enormous preliminary bombardment which is destined to knock out guns, observation posts, dumps, men, and above all, machine-gun emplacements. Life in a Tank It was plain as day that this tower must be used as an artillery observation post by the enemy. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers The loss of the strong positions on the Moronvilliers hills, the chief observation posts in the region, spurred the Germans on to make frequent and frenzied attempts to force the French out. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources I congratulated myself that I was no longer a gunner, strenuous over interminable corrections, or tiredly alert in a close observation post. Cavalry of the Clouds If you go to an observation post back of the trenches, then you will see a whole range of country, but not even the trenches of your own side. They Shall Not Pass I returned to my observation post and once more the guns were hard at it. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders At the post were eight men, two at the observation post and the rest in a dugout nearby. The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man They tell me that churches and cathedrals must of necessity be destroyed since they generally serve as observation posts. Great Britain at War We then ascended a big kopje and were placed at various observation posts till such time as the convoy should move off. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition Designed for patrol of the mesosphere, the ships were to have gained for the West control of near-Earth space, besides affording superior observation posts for Eastern developments and activity of a space nature. A Fine Fix From any one of the observation posts along the seventeen miles of line one sees the landscape before one as a whole. Hilaire Belloc The Man and His Work "I believe if I woke up some morning and found myself on the top of St. Paul's I should simply look upon it as an observation post, and proceed accordingly." With Haig on the Somme We established a series of observation posts to check further expansion—and six months later we were at war. A Question of Courage Going to an observation post he saw a battleship aground off Gaba Tepe Point. The Tale of a Trooper Scores of miles of deep communication trenches had to be dug, as well as trenches for telephone wires, assembly and assault trenches, and numerous gun emplacements and observation posts. World's War Events, Vol. II It was, indeed, deprived of its observation posts, and was in the position of a blind man desperately parrying the blows of an adversary who could see where to strike. World's War Events, Vol. I Our trench being finished, another—a mere rifle pit, higher up the slope—was made for the captain’s observation post, and still another for a northerly outpost. At Plattsburg Field work, i.e. actual observation and sketching, formed really a comparatively small part of my duties, though I tried to get up to the observation post once every day. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 I remember watching some of this fighting from an artillery observation post established in a very roughly constructed hay-loft, through the rotten floor of which we were nearly precipitated some twenty feet to the ground. 1914 The Nipe waited a few minutes longer before he left his observation post. Anything You Can Do ... Behind the square lantern that rose over the crossing, there was a trap door in the broken tile roof, from which you could climb to the observation post in the lantern. One Man's Initiation—1917 His troops occupied Fort Defiance, on the Maumee, as a base of supplies, and Sandusky, on the south shore of Lake Erie, as an observation post. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada On mountain top observation posts, technicians turned unbelieving eyes north to the burgeoning pillar of smoke and dust, then yelped and swung optical and electronic instruments to bear on the fantastic column. Make Mine Homogenized Another 'copter is due in from an advanced observation post at any moment. Long Ago, Far Away Just before dawn that morning the Americans filed through the forests and crept upon the enemy's observation posts before they were aware of any movement on our part. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 The reverberation of the 125's and of the howitzers shook the observation post. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 On the way I was taken up to "Gibraltar" observation post to get a bird's-eye view of the line. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 Henry sat tense at the wireless, waiting to catch any possible message, and Roy and Willie scrambled cautiously down to their favorite observation post in the pines. The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol Those scrubby little pine trees hide us from the sight of the German observation posts. Fighting in France Then he crept back to his observation post overlooking the study. The Daffodil Mystery For this reason the ships were not equipped with any portholes except in the pilot room and at the observation posts. The Black Star Passes Various signs indicate supply dumps, dug-outs, mine craters, observation posts, earthworks, mine craters fortified, hedges, fences or ditches, churches, mills, roads, footpaths, entanglements, ground cut up by artillery fire, etc., etc. The Emma Gees The galleries which lead upwards and outwards from this underground barracks to the observation posts and machine-gun emplacements in the open air, are cunningly planned and solidly made. The Old Front Line It formed a perfectly ideal observation post, and we now understood why the Hun had fought so strenuously to maintain a footing on the ridge. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion At four o'clock the advance-guard opened out on the plain north of Luckhoff, and drew the fire of the observation post on the hills through which the trail to Koffyfontein passes. On the Heels of De Wet It was visible for many miles to eastward, and had been used as an observation post in August and consequently heavily shelled. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 The hail of "coal scuttles" having subsided, the General mounted to his observation post. With Those Who Wait Tel el Jemmi being by far the most considerable hill in the neighbourhood, an observation post was established on the summit from which the whole wide plain of Gaza lay open to the view. With Our Army in Palestine Gunners galore came to sample what we kept, and incidentally to see about finding observation posts. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion It recalls an incident which I discussed with British officers as I stood with them in a concealed observation post on a summit of Vimy Ridge in September. Winning a Cause World War Stories From the roof of a house, which was our observation post, we could see the gleaming white tower of the monastery of Ramleh, and could hear the sound of its bells. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 A spiral stone staircase led up to an observation post at the top of one of the towers. The Great War As I Saw It The observation posts that we occupied commanded extensive views across No Man's Land, and we should have had early intimation had there been any considerable hostile movement. With the British Army in The Holy Land Soon we came to a fire bay, specially well placed to obtain a good view of the enemy trenches, which had been converted into what is known as an O.P., i.e., an artillery observation post. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery The War Intelligence Department had taken over the house for an observation post. The Red Horizon By day the companies withdrew into the bivouac area on the reverse slope of the hill, leaving observation posts well supplied with machine and Lewis guns on the ridge. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 I stayed in the trenches all afternoon, and on my way back went to an artillery observation post on a hill which was crowned by the ruins of an old mill. The Great War As I Saw It The "observation posts," for directing and correcting the range and aim of artillery, are at the tops of the two wire "bird-cage" masts. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights We were in the advanced observation post on the slopes of Notre Dame de Lorette, less than a thousand yards from the enemy. Italy at War and the Allies in the West The part of the line where we were had superior artillery positions and observation posts, and any time Fritzie opened up, our artillery soon silenced him. Into the Jaws of Death This was a high peak, its name describes its shape, which was held by day with an observation post, but was unoccupied by night. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 I mounted the observation post and once more peered over the black stretches of country under the starlit sky. The Great War As I Saw It "I hope you will like our patent barrage," said the artillery general, as he stopped for a moment on the way to a near-by observation post. My Second Year of the War The wire was continuous though not very thick, and it was quite safe to leave the trenches during the day in charge of a few observation posts. The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 The ridge it was on made it important as an observation post, and through the town ran a line of trenches known as the Oppy switch of the Hindenburg Line. Into the Jaws of Death It made a perfect observation post for observing the shore, which was now crowded with the remainder of our Division and others just arriving. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 He had been seen at an observation post, and was making enquiries which aroused suspicions. The Great War As I Saw It I then took up my observation post under a large tree which, to judge by its venerable look, must have seen many generations pass and many other wars. In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry When she went on out of sight in brushwood, he turned back toward the mountain on which Vale had occupied an observation post. Operation Terror This gave a very narrow beam visible only in the neighborhood of the observation post to which the signals were directed. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization On arrival at the bridge we were only allowed half-an-hour's rest and then got orders to march out to take up an 'observation post' on the right flank. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years The front line was to be held by isolated observation posts only, and there was to be no garrison within effective trench mortar range of the enemy. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. We had some crack sharpshooters or snipers in trees and also on top of ruins, but took care never to have them near our observation posts lest they should draw fire. "Over There" with the Australians The cur� of the cathedral told me that the Germans during their occupation had established an observation post in the north tower with an electric searchlight. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? It was not, however, occupied, and De Wet promptly made use of it as an observation post, for which it was admirably adapted, as it looks down into the British position on Groen Kop. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans They also visit an observation post of a battery or group of batteries, and spend some hours there. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 He led me to his observation post, spoke down a telephone, and about twenty yards of Hun parapet were not. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 4, 1917 Should be located near observation posts so that their fire can be promptly corrected.Trench mortars. Military Instructors Manual In silence we walked the two hundred yards which lay between my place and his observation post, and I watched while his orderly got busy with the telephone. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 17, 1917 On the night of the January 23 Spion Kop was held as an observation post by a party of seventy burghers. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans An officer from his regiment who had gone out alone to an observation post had been surrounded and cut off by the enemy. The Sunny Side If I were such a person, dumped in a country village with nothing to do, I think I could have amused myself a good deal last night, in that observation post. Helena Sentries must be stationed in observation posts which command the ground in front of each dugout. Military Instructors Manual There was ample room in it for two men, should a fire patrol be secured, and by living there, Charley would, of necessity, spend much time at this observation post. The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol Direct observation of artillery fire is possible: consequently an armoured observation post has been constructed here, from which gunner officers can direct the fire of their batteries with accuracy and elegance. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand Its steeple was bound to be an observation post, reasoned the Germans; so they poured shells into it. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form "A jolly good observation post for a sniper!" said Geoffrey, recollections of the Somme returning upon him; so far as he was able to think of anything but Helena's warm loveliness beside him. Helena The site for an observation post should always be placed over the crest and have a good field of fire for use in case of attack. Military Instructors Manual It's the very place for an observation post. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 8, 1917 Of late the scene-painter's art—technically known as camouflage—has raised the concealment of batteries and their observation posts to the realm of the uncanny. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand Now and again one heard the high singing note of shells travelling towards us—the German answer to this demonstration—and one saw the puff balls resting on the hill-spur opposite our observation post. The Soul of the War The Pimple, for which we were heading now, was an observation post at that time. A Minstrel in France You are ordered by its commander to move out with 3 squads to form a picket, outguard No. 1, putting out observation posts on the road about half a mile south of the support. Military Instructors Manual What about the forward observation post at the Lone Tree? Greenmantle It was a good hiding-place," she remarked, "but not much good as an observation post. The Yellow Streak It was to an artillery observation post that we were bound, and once again my description must be bounded by discretion. A Visit to Three Fronts June 1916 On the edge of this orchard our battery had constructed an advanced observation post. Over the Top Thus, he held a secure observation post both in front and rear of the hotel. The Postmaster's Daughter Before developing this attack it was essential to drive the enemy off the observation post looking down upon the main road along which the guns and troops had to pass. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine An observation post telephoned the news before Rockwell's return, and he got a great welcome. Flying for France With the American escadrille at Verdun It was the advanced observation post, about a thousand yards from the German trenches, with our own trenches between us. A Visit to Three Fronts June 1916 In the observation post, the officer used to sit for hours with a powerful pair of field glasses to his eyes. Over the Top But the tall, smooth trunks were discouraging; there were few with boughs within her reach, and the few there were were too low to be of any use as observation posts. The Happy Adventurers Without another word Byers accompanied the orderly out to a point near the observation post, and almost instantly they heard the whir of approaching wings, evidently spiraling down from greater heights. Our Pilots in the Air Two other disks, smaller types, were watched from five observation posts on hills at the proving ground. The Flying Saucers are Real I saw Fred and Will climbing down from their observation post on top of the Bismarck monument, but he did not notice them. The Ivory Trail The day after this I received the glad tidings that I would occupy the machine-gunners' dugout right near the advanced artillery observation post. Over the Top Presently we reached a point where the road was screened by a thick growth of trees behind which an observation post had been set up. Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort Reaching the observation post — merely a platform erected on the highest elevation near by, they saw the captain and the orderly both scanning the eastern skies through their night glasses, instruments of the latest design. Our Pilots in the Air The way to the observation post was sometimes a little vague, especially in frost-and-thaw weather, when parts of the communication trenches slithered down under the weight of sand-bags. Now It Can Be Told We made a rough chart showing the main lines of communications, and the position of snipers and wells, telegraph wires to the artillery, and the main observation posts and listening saps. At Suvla Bay Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war. I would be on duty in the advanced observation post, while he would be at the other end of the wire in the battery dugout signaling station. Over the Top We had been rather too conspicuously facing the German batteries on the opposite slope, and our presence might have drawn their fire on an artillery observation post installed near by. Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort When Pete went out at one door the orderly emerged at the other in time to see Pete making for the observation post. Our Pilots in the Air A word came along the wire from the officer in the observation post a mile away. Now It Can Be Told It was supposed to be a sacred tower, but as they used it as an observation post, our battle-ships in the bay blew it down. At Suvla Bay Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war. With an officer in the observation post, we could not carry on the kind of conversation that's usual between two mates, so we used the Morse code. Over the Top This building, which had kept nothing but its outer walls and one or two partitions between the rooms, had been transformed into an observation post. Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort But Lookout Mountain was a splendid observation post, twenty-two hundred feet high and crested with columns of rock. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray The artillery officers took turns in the observation posts, sleeping for the night in one of the dugouts behind the front trench instead of in the billet below. Now It Can Be Told From my observation post outside," he said, "I could only see you, Des, and that blackguard, Mug, as you two were sitting opposite the window. Okewood of the Secret Service After this there is generally a new officer and a new observation post. Over the Top A more ideal position for an observation post could hardly have been selected. The Pit Prop Syndicate For everywhere upon the icy pinnacles are observation posts directing the fire of the big guns on the slopes below, or machine-gun stations, or little garrisons that sit and wait through the bleak days. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war And when the car pulled up before the porch, less than ten yards from his observation post, he could not have recognized the persons who descended and entered Hillside. Fire-Tongue The corporal and I went to our old observation post outside the library window. Okewood of the Secret Service From there they would come out to the clearing by road, and from the observation post they had already used keep a close eye on the arrival of the ship and subsequent developments. The Pit Prop Syndicate "Jolly good observation post, this," Hilliard remarked as he stretched himself at ease and laid his glass on the ground beside him. The Pit Prop Syndicate I went on through the wood to a shady observation post high in a tree, into which I clambered with my guide. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war |
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