1. The operation includes short-range and long-range patrols by Coast Guard cutters, helicopters and aircraft. 2. The picket line was supplemented by daily long-range air patrols by naval aircraft. 3. American and some Philippine military officers argue that patrols by small units of highly trained soldiers are needed to locate and rescue the Burnhams. 4. Among their efforts are regular patrols by transit officers, security cameras and stations with open-air designs that keep everything in public view. 5. -- Accelerated the return of U.N. human rights monitors and international police monitors to accompany patrols by Haitian security forces. 6. Aerial patrols by Cobra and Huey helicopters and ground patrols by armored vehicles have encountered scattered Afghans in the ever-widening area of operations. 7. In recent weeks, patrols by the state police have been met by drug gangs firing automatic rifles and by slum residents burning buses and building street barricades. 8. Kelly checks on those patrols by helicopter. 9. Patrols by border police, augmented by riot-control units and soldiers, were stepped up. 10. River patrols by a fleet of inflatable Border Patrol boats have been interrupted by low water levels, and Mexican farmers have clandestinely pumped water from the river. |