1.   Russian troops have already made forays into the city, described by military spokesman as reconnaissance operations.

2.   Sunday, Musharraf offered what appeared to be an artful answer when asked about possible American and British reconnaissance operations inside Afghanistan.

3.   The crew was attempting to deploy troops to conduct reconnaissance operations when an enemy rocket-propelled grenade struck the helicopter, Franks said.

4.   Such missions can include the seizure and recovery of selected personnel, as well as reconnaissance operations, military operations in urban terrain and sniper operations.

5.   The Bush administration has promised to restart them and says China conducts similar reconnaissance operations in Asia.

6.   The downed craft was one of two NATO planes flying together in a reconnaissance operation high over northern Bosnia in an area controlled by hardline rebels.

7.   The NATO team is a part of reconnaissance operations to prepare for an eventual deployment of alliance troops.

8.   The team is a part of reconnaissance operations that NATO is conducting to prepare for the possible deployment of Alliance troops if a peace agreement for Bosnia is signed.

9.   He said federal forces must keep up active reconnaissance operations to eliminate the last small rebel pockets to restore calm to Chechnya.

10.   A State Department source said discussions also were underway with Peru on reconnaissance operations and that an agreement with Lima could be reached within two weeks.