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Article: NAVY HAS ``KEY ADVANTAGES,'' MORE MUSCLE THAN IN 1991.(FRONT)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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- February 22, 1998
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Byline: DALE EISMAN, STAFF WRITER
WASHINGTON -- The overall commander is a Marine Corps general. In the Kuwaiti desert, up to 10,000 Army troops gird for a possible assault from the north. In Saudi Arabia, Air Force planes and crews are prepared for intelligence, refueling and other support missions.
If it comes, America's attack on Iraq will be a joint operation, a chance for sometime rivals in the various branches of the U.S. military to show how well they can work together. It is how forces train these days, and how they will fight.
But for the Navy, the Persian Gulf war-in-waiting provides an unusual opportunity and an extra challenge. The ...