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US Forces on Alert for Possible Military Action  
SAT, SEP 22, 2001
US naval forces in the Pacific region are being deployed, while the world waits to see what military response there will be to last week's terrorist attacks.

The US aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk left her berth near Tokyo and began steaming for an undisclosed location.

Kitty Hawk, the only US carrier stationed in the western Pacific, was one of five US naval vessels to hoist anchor from the port.

The ships are believed to be steaming toward the Indian Ocean, though the military declined to comment.

In Guam, the military build-up continued with transport and fighter planes arriving to boost the numbers at Anderson Air Force base.

Anderson is an important support center for operations throughout the south-west Pacific and Indian Ocean.

On Okinawa's Kadena Air Force Base F-15 fighter jets performed combat exercises-- a reminder of the awesome air power of the United States.

Meanwhile, Bahrain is preparing for an expanded US military.

The Persian Gulf Island is the headquarters of the 5th Fleet which has aircraft carriers, destroyers and other vessels ready to support any action that President Bush orders.


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