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PHOTOCOPIED October 2, 2002;  NASM PRESERVATION COPY


US FIGHTER WING DEPLOYED FOR MOBILITY TRAINING: DAVIS

Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, commander of US 13th Task Air force in Taiwan, declared yesterday that the deployment of two squadrons of the 18th fighter bomber wing from Okinawa to Taiwan is a measure intended to familiarize a large number of US jet pilots with a complete knowledge of Taiwan's specific flying conditions in a shorter time.

Gen. Davis, in a special interview yesterday with local AFP, denied any political significance in this spectacular deployment of US aerial might in this part of the world and at this particular time.

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