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| Army units to deploy |
| 2001-09-20 |
U.S. Army units have been ordered to deploy for possible military operations as part of a major Pentagon build-up in and around the Middle East in response to last week's attacks on America, Army Secretary Thomas White said. White refused to provide any details, including whether elite Special Operations troops might move toward the region around Afghanistan where prime suspect Osama bin Laden and his organization are believed to be based, but added that ``Army elements were part of the deployment order.'' Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday signed an order that included plans to move as many as 100 or more heavy bombers, fighters, aerial refueling planes and other combat aircraft toward the Middle East and Central Asia region. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |