However, the elite Delta Force and other special operations units have fielded the HK416 in combat, and Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn has called for a " free and open competition " to determine whether the army should buy the HK416 or continue to purchase more M4 carbines.

However, due to its location among the rivers, lakes, and canals of the Yangtze Delta, locals favour freshwater produce just as much as saltwater products like crabs, oysters, and seaweed.

However, Chiang's influence never extended beyond the Yangtze Delta, and the rest of the country was under the effective control of former warlords, and Chiang faced insurrections from them throughout the 1930s, even after the Northern Expedition, which had nominally unified the country.

However, beginning in 2003 Dmitri Vasilyev of Astrakhan State University led a series of excavations at the Samosdelskoye site near the village of Samosdelka ( Russian: Самосделка ) in the Volga Delta.

However the Delta continued to climb in popularity to the point where Oldsmobile dropped the Delmont range at the end of the 1968 model run.

However, the namesake for classical Cepheids is the star Delta Cephei, discovered to be variable by John Goodricke a few months later.

However, the namesake for classical Cepheids is the star Delta Cephei, discovered to be variable by John Goodricke a few months later.

However, compared to early air-superiority designs such as the F-100 or F-8, the massive Phantom nevertheless had enough raw twin-J79 power to prove adaptable as the preferred platform for tangling with agile MiG-17 and MiG-21 fighters over the skies of Vietnam, as well as replacing the US Air Force Convair F-102 Delta Dagger and Convair F-106 Delta Dart for continental interception duties and the Republic F-105 Thunderchief as a medium fighter-bomber.

However, he allowed Wallis to assist Molly with her mathematics courses by correspondence, and they wrote some 250 letters, enlivening them with fictional characters such as " Duke Delta X ".

However, the joint Nguyễn-Siam fleet was destroyed in the Battle of Rach Gam – Xoai Mut in the Mekong Delta region.

However, after the merger with Northwest, Delta Connection service to Grand Rapids started.

However, Pan Am continued operating its daily non-stop Tegel – JFK service until Delta Air Lines assumed most of Pan Am's transatlantic scheduled services during 1991.

However, by 1993 most, if not all, cartel fugitives had been imprisoned or hunted and gunned down by the Colombian National Police trained and assisted by U. S. Delta Force units and the CIA.

However, the Delta II system does not have a perfect success record.

However on September 30, 2011, NASA modified the NASA Launch Services II ( NLS-II ) contract to allow for the continuing order of Delta II launchers in agreement with ULA.

However the Jazz won the next two games at the Delta Center behind Malone's 37 points in Game 3 and 23 in Game 4, including a game-winning fastbreak lay-up off a spectacular assist by Stockton in the last minute.

However one of Frank's team member's Ruiz, is captured during an ambush and Frank, his Delta Force Squad and the remaining SEALs rush through the town to find him.

However, when the chapter at Marietta College was chartered in 1860, it too was given the Delta designation, despite the parent chapter being aware of this discrepancy.

However, the traditions of Alpha Sigma Phi were carried on by two new sophomore class societies, Delta Beta Xi and Phi Theta Psi.

However, SAD / SOG has far fewer members than most of the other special missions units, such as the U. S. Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta ( Delta Force ) or Naval Special Warfare Development Group.

However, an audit of the bank disputed U. S. allegations and indicated that the only time Banco Delta Asia had knowingly handled counterfeit money was in 1994 when it discovered and turned over $ 10, 000 in counterfeit $ 100 bills to local authorities.

However, with the combined factors of a declining satellite launch market, low customer confidence following the two consecutive failures, and the advent of Boeing's new Delta IV, this would prove to be the Delta III's final launch campaign.

However, in 2012 Cardiff Blues announced that they would be making a permanent return to Cardiff Arms Park following declining attendances at the Cardiff City Stadium.

However, they buckled under the strain of some of the longest road trips in the league — their nearest division rival, the Blues, were over 1, 000 miles away — and finished in last place.

However, the Blues stunned the Tigers in a game of ridiculous high scoring.

However as dilute genes are recessive (" b ") and each parent will have a set of 2 recessive genes (" bb ") two Russian Blues will always produce a blue cat.

However, the British public did learn to appreciate " Nights in White Satin " subsequently ; it made No. 9 on the UK singles chart on re-issue in December 1972, and No. 14 on the charts on a subsequent reissue at the end of 1979, and is now regarded as The Moody Blues signature song by British audiences.

However, 2004 did see the release of three live albums, engineered by Billy Field: Night of Joy and Über Cobra -- both of which were recorded during a November 2003 three-night run of shows at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC -- as well as Jackassolantern, a compilation of cover songs performed during the band's Halloween shows.

However, Shaffer appears in Blues Brothers 2000.

However, Detroit made changes following a first round loss in the playoffs ; Oates, along with Paul MacLean, was traded to the St. Louis Blues on June 15, 1989, in exchange for veterans Bernie Federko and Tony McKegney.

However they then lost their following three ; against the Crusaders, Brumbies, and Blues.

However one win in 12 games in the New Year left the " Sky Blues " in the relegation zone.

However, the Erteguns wished to use the name originally suggested by Nesuhi, the " New York Blues ".

However he was not re-signed by the club and instead returned to rugby union, playing three games for the Auckland Blues during the 1997 Super 12 season.

However, he played a second season with the Blues while being challenged for the # 1 position by backup Brent Johnson.

However, in the third round against the Colorado Avalanche soft goals plagued him again ( including one scored after an attempt to scoop the puck into his glove with his stick ) and again in some fan circles bore the brunt of the blame for the Blues ' third round 4-1 ouster.

However, he signed shortly thereafter by the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the NL, and made his major league debut on May 9 in a 2 – 13 loss to the Cleveland Blues, pitching in relief of starting pitcher Jim Whitney.

However, when the band began to lean towards the emerging psychedelic movement, dropping the ' Blues ' from their name as well as their music, Victor Unitt left.

However, this was to be in the future as 1915 saw Lord Londonderry ( as he had now become ) promoted to the rank of Major, mentioned in despatches, and successful in his wish to rejoin his regiment, the Royal Horse Guards ( The Blues ), into which he had first been commissioned in 1897.

However, The " Blues " were unfortunately relegated that season via the play-offs losing 6-3 ( 0-3 )( 3-3 ) on aggregate to Finn Harps.

However, following an exceptional season for the Blues in Super 12, Spencer became first-choice first five-eighth for the All Blacks in 2003, and was a part of the squad for the Rugby World Cup that year.

However, the hands-in-concrete driveway where members of the Blues Brothers and others left their mark, still remains.

" However, taking a moment to imprint their serious musical talent, they and the other members of the band perform " C-Jam Blues ", to the delight of the audience.

However, Price fired many of the key players in the company's ranks, and by 1986 they had few shows left on the schedules ( Hill Street Blues, St.

However, his large contribution to the Blues ' promotion was well appreciated.

However, the Blues immediately bounced back in the 2008 – 09 season by finishing second in the Championship.