WEAPONS
U.S. and coalition forces employ a host of weapons aimed at dismantling Iraq's reported weapons of mass destruction facilities, uprooting Iraqi forces and toppling Saddam Hussein
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AIR FORCE
From fighter jets to heavy bombers to support aircraft, the U.S. and coalition forces in the air
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ARMY
The largest branch of the U.S. military has deployed tens of thousands of soldiers and weaponry to the Gulf
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MARINES
America's most versatile military branch, capable of action at sea, on land and in between
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NAVY
Six carrier groups, thousands of sailors and carrier-based aviators within striking distance of Iraq
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SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
Elite U.S., British and allied commandos are likely to tackle some of the war's most challenging missions
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SOURCES
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