Tour of Duty

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Tour of Duty

In the military, a period of deployment, especially overseas. In business, the term may be used informally to describe a brief stint in a company or department, especially if the stint is undesirable but necessary.
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During his thirty-six years of military service in the Infantry he served nine years in Germany with NATO forces and managed nine peacekeeping tours of duty in six different mission areas-The Gaza strip, Cyprus, Vietnam, Cairo, Central America and Sarajevo.
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Roussel went on to serve two tours of duty in the White House, first as staff assistant to President Ford (1974-76) and as a special assistant and deputy press secretary to President Reagan (1981-87).
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He has served in both multiple command and senior staff assignments with two tours of duty in Korea.
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Brauns' distinguished military service also included tours of duty as Commanding Officer of Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin, CA.
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Ware and several other California National Guardsmen share their experiences of risk, frustration and dangers that they faced during their tours of duty in Vietnam.
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Naval Academy in 1968 and served two combat tours of duty as a naval aviator in Vietnam.
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