personnel

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Riverside County Fire Capt. John Clingingsmith Jr. said 110 fire personnel were battling the blaze, using 30 engines, four hand crews, two dozers and one water tender truck.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The Pentagon is interested in enlisting the companies to use their personnel and factory capacity to increase production of munitions and other equipment as the wars in Ukraine and Iran deplete stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

He said military personnel had spotted another Chinese sampan crew poisoning waters near the shoal last month, and that samples later tested positive for cyanide.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Once Kansas City police have trained counterdrone personnel and installed detection equipment for soccer matches at Arrowhead Stadium, that capability does not disappear — it becomes part of the local security apparatus.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Shadow, not without a certain amount of hesitation, and a hasty look around for any House on the Rock personnel who might be watching, swung himself up onto the ledge beside the World’s Largest Carousel.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman