1.   Bushell put Veteto in touch with Messbarger, who happened to be mulling a request from the Navy to find an area nearby for amphibious training exercises.

2.   It embarked on large amphibious exercises before elections in Taiwan, prompting increased U.S. activity in the area.

3.   It is also holding large amphibious exercises with Croatia to show the military muscle behind the money it has given to the Serbian opposition.

4.   It would provide space for amphibious landing exercises by Marines and an aerial bombing range for the Navy, Ortiz said.

5.   But the latest amphibious exercises were unprecedented in scale.

6.   He gave no details, but said China might follow up with a separate amphibious landing exercise.

7.   His comments, published Sunday in the English-language Kayhan International daily, coincided with the start of four days of amphibious military exercises in the Gulf.

8.   Iranian forces began a four-day amphibious military exercise in the Gulf Sunday, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

9.   Iranian forces completed a four-day amphibious military exercise in the Gulf, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported Thursday.

10.   It also says China might follow up with a separate amphibious landing exercise.