US DOD: Secretary of Defence orders additional aircraft to join Operation ALLIED FORCE.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-7 May 1999-US DOD: Secretary of Defence orders additional aircraft to join Operation ALLIED FORCE (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:060599 Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen has ordered the deployment of up to an additional 176 Air Force and Marine aircraft to join other U.S.

aircraft participating in NATO's Operation ALLIED FORCE. The additional aircraft include the deployment of a squadron of A-10s (18 aircraft), a squadron of F-16CJs (18 aircraft), two squadrons of F-15Es (36 aircraft total), two squadrons of FA-18Ds (24 aircraft total) and up to 80 KC-135 equivalent tanker aircraft. This deployment fulfills in part an earlier request for more aircraft from Gen. Wesley K. Clark, commander in chief, U.S. European Command, and...