11.   In the past dozen years, Russian troop strength has shrunk from around five million to about a million and a half.

12.   Leesville lost half the troop strength at Fort Polk.

13.   Mansfield sought for years to reduce U.S. troop strength in Europe.

14.   Mondale also said the U.S. remains committed to keeping troop strength in Japan and throughout Asia at current levels.

15.   Ndahiro repeated the accusation that Uganda has been building up its troop strength along its southern border, next to Rwanda.

16.   Rumsfeld also has made it clear that he envisions no increase in troop strength.

17.   Rumsfeld prefers a more flexible approach that should allow for reductions in overall troop strength.

18.   Smith emphasized that federal funds for the Arizona National Guard are not based on troop strength.

19.   The commanders and troop strength are classified.

20.   The issue of costs for the operation also hinges on how the troop strength is counted, officials said.