31.   It would receive assistance, but not ground troops, from the United States.

32.   Russian ground troops, backed by U.S. helicopters, were at the scene.

33.   Rumsfeld said the mission will continue to require the firepower of American ground troops.

34.   Russian ground troops, backed by U.S. helicopters, were at the scene again Tuesday.

35.   Russian ground troops, backed by U.S. helicopters, were at the scene Tuesday.

36.   Solana insisted NATO unity remained strong despite British calls to send it ground troops in a hostile environment if necessary.

37.   Serb ground troops closed in on a besieged enclave of northwest Bosnia today, undeterred by a NATO airstrike intended to halt the advance.

38.   The U.S. Air Force challenged Korean War history Wednesday, claiming that the first American casualties in the conflict were airmen, not ground troops.

39.   U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry said Wednesday that U.S. ground troops and air power could remain into next year.

40.   U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry said Wednesday that U.S. ground troops and air power may remain into next year.