South Korean soldiers stand with fists curled at their hips in a combat-ready mode borrowed from taekwondo.

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As chief of Kostrad, a key combat-ready unit, Prabowo would have been the only one able to take charge.

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The first contingent of 100 military police officers arrived at Louis Armstrong International Airport late Thursday -- combat-ready for immediate deployment in New Orleans.

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Though Homs has been the site of urban combat for two years, the soldiers -- from the front line to checkpoints -- appeared largely combat-ready.

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What really exposed European weakness was the difficulty many allies had in raising a handful of combat-ready troops for peacekeeping in Kosovo, once the bombing had had its effect.

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Pistorius might have been on edge, but we in the body corporate sent out endless nagging e-mails to our far less combat ready complex dwellers urging them to lock their doors, close their windows, and set their alarms at night.

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Do this again for weapons and armor, and your character is ready to head into turn-based combat.

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