1.   It will deploy and operate at sea with carrier battle groups or amphibious ready groups.

2.   Main elements of the joint force are the USS Enterprise carrier battle group and the USS Saipan amphibious ready group.

3.   The Pentagon said the vanguard of American troops for the Kosovo operation was aboard a three-ship Marine amphibious group en route to Salonika, Greece.

4.   The Pentagon also ordered a Marine amphibious ready group to leave the United Arab Emirates and steam to the northern Gulf.

5.   Participating units included the U.S.S. Independence aircraft carrier battle group and the U.S.S. Belleau Wood amphibious ready group.

6.   A U.S. Marine amphibious group is to arrive in a week to help with evacuations.

7.   Brady said the decision affects training for the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier battle group and a Marine Corps amphibious ready group led by the USS Kearsarge.

8.   Brady said the decision affects training for the USS Enterprise battle group and a Marine Corps amphibious ready group led by the USS Kearsarge.

9.   The amphibious ready group, including the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, is also in the region and could provide a platform for operations into Afghanistan.

10.   The vanguard of American peacekeeping troops is aboard a three-ship Marine amphibious group moving over the Adriatic Sea to the Greek port Thessaloniki, the Pentagon said.