The Pentagon deferred on a decision to provide the Afghans with five used C-130 military transport planes and light attack aircraft.
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She would also appreciate its importance in the projection of American power in Asia and beyond as much of the nation's long-range transport aircraft supplying our military operations around the world transit through Elmendorf.
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Despite defence-spending increases, French military types complain about the lack of transport aircraft and the shoddy state of the helicopter fleet.
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