Colonel JOE CURTIN (Spokesman, Pentagon): The division has almost 300 helicopters, cargo, attack and reconnaissance-type aircraft, so it is an extremely capable division that can provide the necessary speed and shock effect that you would need in a large-scale combat operation.
"This (garrison) can continue the role of a holding operation to combat remaining pockets of militancy, and at the same time boost the confidence of the civil administration, " he says.
Mr Eliasson said UN peacekeepers would only be deployed after the "combat phase" of the operation was over.
This year police were determined to combat theft and mounted a specific operation against would-be thieves.
Combat experience: Harrell served in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operation Desert Storm.
According to the latest deep strategic think, which was carried out in 2003, British forces should be able to conduct two medium (or brigade-sized) operations, only one of which involves significant combat, as well as one smaller operation.
The soldiers were conducting Operation Rhino, which aims to combat rampant poaching at the park.
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United States combat aircraft briefly entered Somali airspace to support the rescue operation, if needed.
Operation Brunel is part of new measures to combat under-age drinking and anti-social behaviour.
"United States combat aircraft briefly entered Somali airspace to support the rescue operation, if needed, " the president wrote.
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After all, the bulk of the combat forces poised to take Marjah were Afghan and the operation was to be technically Afghan-led.
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Representative Giffords is a true Arizona gal, a blue-dog Democrat who prefers riding horses and motorcycles to limos, backs a strong military and is, in fact, married to Navy pilot and combat veteran Mark Kelly (he flew 39 missions in Operation Desert Storm and now commands space shuttle missions).
Analysts say that Pakistan's co-operation is crucial as Nato tries to stabilise Afghanistan before most foreign combat troops leave the country at the end of 2014.
Although it has not supplied combat troops, the British government has made available two aircraft to assist the operation, which it says is vital for stabilising the country and ensuring it does not become a safe haven for terrorists groups linked to al-Qaeda.
Co-operation among honest firms, rather than legal conflict, is the right way to combat internet dishonesty.
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Wartime service: During Operation Desert Storm, Keating was deputy commander, Carrier Air Wing 17, participating in combat operations in from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga.
In London, Operation Trident, which deals with gang and gun violence, has improved the way the police combat gun crime.
The entire operation was part of Air Force Special Operations Command, but recently moved under the umbrella of Air Combat Command.
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