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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
The average American may be surprised to know that, in 1991's Operation Desert Storm, 60 percent of all deployed troops and 25 percent of all cargo airlift went by commercial carriers, not military airlift.
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Mike Rounds
Republican · South Dakota

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Highlighting the reliance on commercial carriers for military operations.

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