1.   The troops had been trained for an important role in the battle.

2.   Although nothing new, U.N. troops are trained and quartered on American soil at various military bases across the country.

3.   American Special Forces units have visited the country as often as four times a year to train Uzbek troops.

4.   After retiring from boxing, he joined the Army, where he trained ski troops.

5.   Airborne troops were trained to land by parachute or glider among the enemy and wreak havoc.

6.   Defense funds cannot legally be used to train foreign troops for counterinsurgency purposes.

7.   Finally, there are those who train the troops, like the Ruckus Society, which teaches nonviolent and creative confrontation techniques at camps held before demonstrations.

8.   It also seemed to bolster recent rebel claims that U.S. military officials coming to train Colombian troops could be expected to be targets in the coming months.

9.   Operation Flashpoint, right, is so realistic and detailed that the Marine Corps uses a version of the game to train troops.

10.   So Washington sells enormous quantities of advanced weapons and helps train Saudi troops.