Horuho of the US Army Medical Command added additional commentary to the discussion, explaining that since 2000 more than 250, 000 US Military have suffered traumatic brain injuries, and that 84% of these were not related to deployment.

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Returning grounded units to be ready for missions will require additional funds beyond Air Combat Command's normal budget, according to Air Force officials.

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The Unified Command said three additional tugs are on standby along with the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley and two oil spill response vessels.

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Then, in 2009, President Obama ordered tens of thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan, and asked McChrystal to command all American and international forces.

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Once injected, the malware would contact one of the many command and control servers around the world and download additional modules as needed.

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We continue to have joint activity in Afghanistan, and the Turkish armed forces have taken over the command of the forces there for a third time with the additional support that we have sent to Afghanistan in the last couple of months.

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The U.S. gives Egypt hundreds of millions of dollars in additional military aid by offering it excess military equipment, such as radar systems, aircraft, and command vehicles.

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