In Tuesday's incident, an Israeli battalion commander was killed by Lebanese sniper fire and another officer seriously wounded.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

They are backed by a new squad, known as Combat Battalion for Resolute Action or COBRA formed specifically to take on Naxalites.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

But men like 85-year-old Don Seki, who lost an arm to a burst of machine-gun fire, play-down his own heroism in helping to rescue the "Lost Battalion."

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

In Logar province, a U.S.Army battalion is paired with an Afghan battalion.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

An Israeli battalion commander was killed and another officer seriously wounded.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

Heading east, he met and joined a Soviet tank battalion.

VOA: standard.2010.05.07

Officials in Georgia say troops at a tank battalion at the Mukhrovani base about 30 kilometers from Tbilisi staged a rebellion aimed at overthrowing the government and also disrupting Wednesday's start of NATO military exercises in the republic.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05