As Janesville increasingly becomes a base for the business of distribution logistics, its single most pressing economic concern is good roads.

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Using Kwajalein atoll as a base hugely increased SpaceX's logistics costs and complicated every aspect of launch preparations.

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"We surrounded the valley north of Gao, which we believe serves as a logistics base for jihadist groups, and we began to search methodically, " AFP quotes French land forces commander General Bernard Barrera as saying.

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Turkey, which shares a 565-mile border with Syria, has been a crucial supporter of the Syrian rebel cause and Ankara has allowed its territory to be used as a logistics base and staging center for Syrian insurgents.

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