More Cargo Going by Air to Keep Troops Off Risky Roads ; Soldiers Face Attack While Delivering Supplies

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WASHINGTON - The Air Force is making more cargo flights over Iraq to keep Army transport trucks off the country's dangerous roads, accepting the increased risk to planes and added cost to reduce the threat on the ground, officials said Tuesday.

During the last month, the Air Force reorganized the operations of its cargo lifters and is now flying about 450 tons of cargo around Iraq daily, said Lt. Col. Mike Caldwell, an Air Force spokesman. That's an increase of about 100 tons a day over its previous average, he said.

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More Cargo Going by Air to Keep Troops Off Risky Roads ; Soldiers Face Attack While Delivering Supplies

Most of the missions are flown by propeller-driven C-130 Hercules tra...

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