U.S. Cuts Risky Ground Convoys in Iraq by Expanding Airlifts
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The Air Force is sharply expanding its airlifts of equipment and supplies to bases inside Iraq to reduce the amount of military cargo normally hauled in ground convoys.
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BAGHDAD - The United States announced plans on Wednesday to increase its forces in Iraq to their highest levels since last yearâs invasion, as the countryâs interim government engaged in a flurry of contacts to rally support for January 30 elections.
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American forces in Iraq will be expanded by about 12,000 troops to provide better security as the Jan. 30 elections approach, military officials said today.
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U.S. military  crews are launching more than 100 helicopter flights a day from  the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln ferrying food, water  and medicine to tsunami victims, a task they say is far more  satisfactory than the Iraq war that seems only to destroy.
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The deadly attacks against U.S.  forces on Iraqi highways have prompted the Air Force to  increase its use of aircraft to carry supplies to American  troops on the most dangerous routes.
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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush raised the prospect of troop cuts in Iraq after meeting top commanders at a desert air base on Monday but said any reduction must be made from a position of strength.
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The reduction involves Army soldiers and Marines whose tours were extended last month to bolster security ahead of the elections.
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US commanders intend to use the increase of US troops in Iraq in more offensive operations.
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President Bush on Monday told the Pentagon to make two U.S. transport planes available to aid African peacekeeping forces seeking to end a humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 30 -- Senior U.S. military commanders here say they want to freeze troop reductions starting this summer for at least a month, making it more likely that the next administration will inherit as many troops in Iraq as there were before President Bush announced a "surge" of forces a year...
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President Bush on Monday announced plans to shift as many as 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Western Europe and Asia in one of the largest realignments since the end of the Cold War.
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The U.S. military kicked off a  buildup of forces in Iraq by 12,000 troops on Friday as 82nd  Airborne Division soldiers began leaving Fort Bragg, North  Carolina, to boost security for Jan. 30 Iraqi elections.
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The major  U.S. offensive launched last weekend against insurgents in and around Baghdad has significantly expanded the military's battleground in Iraq -- "a surge of operations," and no longer just of troops, as the second-ranking U.S. commander there said yesterday -- but it has renewed concerns...
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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels in Iraq after the January elections if security improves and Iraqi government forces continue to expand and improve, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday...
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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels in Iraq after the January elections if security is strengthened and Iraqi government forces continue to expand and improve, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday...
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WASHINGTON - The United States is strengthening its military presence in Iraq to 150,000, ordering more soldiers to the country and extending the stay of some combat units already stationed there.
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In 30 sorties on Monday, U.S. helicopters delivered more than 60,000 pounds of water, medical supplies and food.