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"MOSCOW, June 16 (Reuters) - Moscow's Balkan envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin said on Wednesday Bulgaria had given permission for Russia to use its air space for flights to Kosovo. ``The question of flights of Russian military aircraft over Bulgaria has been settled. It is expected that corridors will (...) be provided by Hungary and Romania,'' RIA news agency quoted Chernomyrdin as saying in St Petersburg. The Bulgarian embassy in Moscow could not immediately confirm the report. (Note: this article is ``in progress''; there will likely be an update soon.) "
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USGAO 10/98 Report No NSIAD 99-7 Freeper XGMan "...How many generals have estimated that an overwhelming force of 300,000 to 400,000 ground troops would be necessary for an invasion of Kosovo, while others claim 200,000 could do the job? As most Americans believe, there really are more than a million uniformed "persons" presently in the U.S. Armed Forces. So sending 200,000 --or even 500,000-- to the Balkans seems no problem from a numerical position. But according to data contained in a recent GAO report (NSIAS-99-7), no such scenario could ever take place. In other words, instead of having a million-man force of combat-ready soldiers and marines, the real number of total U.S. troops is half the lowest estimate of forces required for Kosovo. Here are the facts as reported by the GAO: ...Direct US Combat Ground Troops Total ................
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WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Fred Travalena, hailed as "Mr. Everybody,"(TM) will soon begin a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) tour to Bosnia, Kosovo and Austria May 18-27. On his first tour, Travalena will be performing his own special brand of impersonations for military personnel in the Balkans. He ... will sign autographs and meet with service members, providing as much one-on-one interaction with them as possible.
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