Examples of temporary duty in a Sentence
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On Friday, Arango, a Colombian national, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and assaulting two U.S. Army soldiers who were on temporary duty in Bogotá in March 2020.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2024
When 100 Air Force reservists returned home from temporary duty in Italy, their C-141 Starlifter landed at the U.S. Coast Guard station at Opa Locka Airport in northern Miami-Dade, not at their headquarters at Homestead Air Force Base, which bore the earmarks of a military attack.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022
The Biden-Harris Administration's executive order also includes temporary duty-free importation of solar cells and modules from Southeast Asia to avoid disruptions to the electric power system.
—Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
Additionally, the money seeks to support U.S. troop deployments on NATO territory, covering the costs of U.S. personnel's transportation and equipment, temporary duty, special pay, airlift and medical support.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2022
This includes deployment, field training, temporary duty assignments, etc.
—Monica Dunn, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2022
Scott applied for temporary duty with a new unit -- Patrol Forces Mediterranean, which included eight 110-foot patrol boats, four to be deployed to the Persian Gulf and four to the Mediterranean.
—cleveland, 11 Sep. 2021
Between October 2011 and July 2012, State deployed, on temporary duty, 220 consular officers to Brazil (a 253% increase over the number of temporary officers sent the previous fiscal year) and 48 officers to China (a 60% increase).
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Adding to the confusion: The Pentagon has historically failed to count up to hundreds of troops actually on the ground, including some special operations forces and personnel on temporary duty for only a few months.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2024
When 100 Air Force reservists returned home from temporary duty in Italy, their C-141 Starlifter landed at the U.S. Coast Guard station at Opa Locka Airport in northern Miami-Dade, not at their headquarters at Homestead Air Force Base, which bore the earmarks of a military attack.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022
The Biden-Harris Administration's executive order also includes temporary duty-free importation of solar cells and modules from Southeast Asia to avoid disruptions to the electric power system.
—Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
Additionally, the money seeks to support U.S. troop deployments on NATO territory, covering the costs of U.S. personnel's transportation and equipment, temporary duty, special pay, airlift and medical support.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2022
This includes deployment, field training, temporary duty assignments, etc.
—Monica Dunn, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2022
Scott applied for temporary duty with a new unit -- Patrol Forces Mediterranean, which included eight 110-foot patrol boats, four to be deployed to the Persian Gulf and four to the Mediterranean.
—cleveland, 11 Sep. 2021
Between October 2011 and July 2012, State deployed, on temporary duty, 220 consular officers to Brazil (a 253% increase over the number of temporary officers sent the previous fiscal year) and 48 officers to China (a 60% increase).
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Adding to the confusion: The Pentagon has historically failed to count up to hundreds of troops actually on the ground, including some special operations forces and personnel on temporary duty for only a few months.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
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“Temporary duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporary%20duty. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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