81.   The exercises were conducted amid increasing concerns North Korea is preparing to test a long-range ballistic missile.

82.   The first such exercise was conducted in September in Poland.

83.   The four men were conducting the exercises because some former Soviet cosmonauts had trouble with emergency landings of their re-entry vehicles, Interfax said.

84.   The Navy owns two-thirds of Vieques and has been conducting training exercises there for six decades.

85.   The North Korean military conducted exercises with trucks and several units of troops that would be necessary to maintain and fire the No Dong, Prueher said.

86.   The Navy owns two-thirds of Vieques and has conducted training exercise there for decades.

87.   The military has conducted exercises using live bombs and other artillery on Vieques for decades.

88.   The officials would not say where the exercises were conducted or give further details.

89.   The only U.S. aircraft carrier in the western Pacific is the USS Kitty Hawk, which is headed toward Guam to conduct exercises.

90.   The statement said such small unit exercises are routinely conducted in preparation for the yearly main military exercise, held toward the end of the year.