1.   Fairbanks was the first U.S. naval officer ever assigned to lead a crack British commando unit across the English Channel.

2.   First, he volunteered for a crack Israeli anti-terrorist unit.

3.   It was the latest in a series of details on the lapses in security around Rabin in a country known for its crack security units.

4.   A crack German anti-terrorist unit stormed the plane and arrested Gharib without firing a shot as he was leaving the toilet.

5.   A crack Israeli rescue unit stopped civilians to ask for directions to a disaster site.

6.   A bloodbath followed with thousands of UNITA supporters and their ethnic kin massacred by crack police units and pro-governement vigilantes.

7.   Aided by helicopter gunships, a crack anti-guerrilla unit pinned down the rebels as they crossed into the Indian state of Mizoram last week.

8.   An army truck driver, his first day on the job, took a wrong turn Friday while transporting trainees in their crack infantry unit.

9.   Carrero said in a telephone interview that crack anti-kidnapping police units and army patrols were searching for Ruttnig and his kidnappers.

10.   Commandos from a crack paratrooper unit were flown to the military camp in Dras town Tuesday.