1. The army will expand from four to six the number of infantry battalions ready for rapid deployment. 2. -- Organizing a handful of marine units for amphibious assault and training airborne forces for rapid deployment in Soviet-made transport aircraft. 3. Bush spoke as the Pentagon pressed ahead with rapid deployments of combat forces. 4. Canada is studying options for a UN rapid deployment force. 5. Caterpillar will build lightweight bulldozers to make life easier for rapid deployment engineers who prepare roads, airstrips and combat positions for the Army. 6. Compensating steps should be taken, notably increased storage of U.S. military supplies on Okinawa or on ships in Japanese ports to facilitate rapid deployments in the region. 7. He added that conflicts and peace keeping missions requiring rapid deployments will crop up often in the future. 8. In February Chirac said that restructuring the military would give France a more highly mobile army that would permit rapid deployment to trouble spots. 9. In appealing for more FAA action, Sweedler called for rapid deployment of badly delayed airport tower devices designed to alert controllers to possible runway collisions. 10. It is lighter and more mobile than existing self-propelled artillery pieces, and the Army has told Congress it is crucial to plans for a more rapid deployment ability. |
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