31.   All ground forces will be commanded by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

32.   Air support for Chinese ground forces and naval vessels in the distant waters of the South China Sea would require carrier-based air support.

33.   All ground forces will be commanded by Gen. Douglas MacAr thur.

34.   All the ground forces -- Marines and GIs alike, are part of the newly formed U.S. Tenth Army, commanded by Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner.

35.   Britain and France are pressing the United States to seriously consider sending ground forces into Kosovo.

36.   British Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President Jacques Chirac have committed ground forces to police a settlement.

37.   British and French officials say their troops will not stay if U.S. ground forces are pulled out, even if the United States provides air support.

38.   British Foreign Minister Robin Cook appeared to rule out any watering-down of the NATO ground forces.

39.   But as the US ground force in Afghanistan grows, so does the risk of American casualties.

40.   But carrying out his request initially stalled because of concerns about putting ground forces so close to the fighting in Yugoslavia, and now because of the sluggish deployment.