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To: TimF who wrote (159399)	3/21/2005 11:56:52 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

As I said, according to your definition maybe it is. Again Army and Marine Generals disagree with you on what the appropriate force size was. Compare the size of the force used in the first gulf war, which was orchestrated by General Powell. Jan. 16 CENTCOM announces 425,000 US troops in theater, supported by ground forces of 19 nations and naval efforts of 14 nations. First elements of USAFE Joint Task Force Headquarters deploy from Ramstein AB to Incirlik AB, Turkey, and prepare to establish USAF's first wartime composite wing. Seven B-52Gs, launching from Barksdale AFB, La., become first aircraft to take off on Desert Storm combat mission; BUFFs of 596th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, carry supersecret, never-before-used AGM-86C Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missiles. afa.org Orca