AFGHANISTAN TROOP PLUS-UPS COULD SEND MORE USAF AIRCRAFT TO REGION

/ October 31, 2008 at 5:00 AM
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VA -- Deploying more troops to Afghanistan could result in more Air Force ground-attack aircraft heading to the region, according to Air Combat Command's chief of operations. This comes at a time when the the Pentagon is preparing to send more ground troops to the region, in an effort to combat an increase in insurgent attacks in the country. "Every ground plus-up has an accompanying support plus-up in one type or another," Col. Matthew Erichsen, chief...

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