guard duty

Example Sentences

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According to Brig Evetts, soldier workload has now been reduced and working time properly managed, with reduced guard duty and kit needing to be cleaned less often.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Pereira had finished his shift on guard duty at Fort Tiuna, where Maduro was sheltered that night.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

He pulls long shifts of guard duty in the city center and still lives with his family in a working class Damascus suburb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

However, Gates told Burton that Dixon was a part of the junior reserves which was used for guard duty and it was very unlikely that he saw battle.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

Soldiers who have been stationed nearby on guard duty in the neighborhood come running.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly