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         Regiment and the US VII Corp~ headquarters, all deployed in

         Germany;

      -  1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) from Ft. Riley, Kansas;

      -  Other combat support and combat service support units from the

         US and Europe;

      -  An additional Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) from Camp

         Lejeune, North Carolina and its maritime pre-positioning ships

         (MPS), and a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) from Camp

         Pendleton, California;

      -  An additional three carrier battle groups (CVBGs) centered

         around the carriers USS Roosevelt, USS Ranger and USS America

         and their escorts, as well as the battleship USS Missouri and its

         battle group;

      -  An additional  14 fighter squadrons, 2 bomber squadrons, and  11

         support squadrons  of transport and  aerial refueling aircraft that

         will  support multi-service operations.


      In addition, Secretary Cheney ordered the call-up of three Army

National Guard units: the 48th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) from

Georgia, the 155th Armored Brigade from Mississippi, and the 256th

Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) from Louisiana.   After these units go

through an initial training period, they will either fill in behind active units

that have deployed to the Gulf or, possibly, be deployed themselves as part

of Operation Desert Shield.


      Nor is this necessarily the end of our deployment effort. I will

continue to review the situation, in close consultation with the Saudis and

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