Military building up in central Asia

Sunday, September 30, 2001

WASHINGTON -- The United States moved more equipment to the central Asia region, and more reservists donned uniforms after Friday's callup, the Pentagon said Saturday. The Marine Corps would mobilize 191 reservists and the Navy 250 more to bring those activated so far to more than 16,600. An additional 5,000 National Guardsmen were being trained for security duty at America's commercial airports.

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