1.   His ship, the USS Radford, would leave for only quick deployments.

2.   Program advocates respond that every technology has bugs at first and that the threat of a missile attack from a rogue nation justifies a quick deployment.

3.   Several thousand NATO soldiers are in Macedonia ready for quick deployment to Kosovo if a peace settlement is reached.

4.   Soldiers carry fire protection blankets on their belts for quick deployment, and haul tools such as pick, shovels and hoses.

5.   The Army hopes these vehicles will be the centerpiece of a new force called brigade combat teams, designed for quick deployment to trouble spots around the world.

6.   The unmanned craft, known as the Space Maneuver Vehicle, could also be used for quick deployment of small satellites into orbit.

7.   Thirty-seven nations are now committed to maintaining specific standby forces and equipment for quick UN deployment.

8.   Dispensing with base duties would free some Marines for quick deployment on other missions.

9.   In Stockholm, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for the quick deployment of a multinational peacekeeping force in Afghanistan and said he hoped Britain would agree to lead it.

10.   Israeli sources said troops already practicing in the Negev were the American quick intervention force simulating a quick mass deployment during a crisis.