Ground rules are detailed standards set by the military to protect American forces in a particular war or theater.

Military officials have said an equally dense concentration protects Iraqi forces in Kuwait and southern Iraq.

It was too little to protect civilians and military forces, but few civilian scientists believed that the disease would ever re-emerge.

It could protect American forces and friendly nations in regions already threatened by short-range missiles.

No more limits on protecting forces.

In an interview with reporters in Washington, he said the move was intended to protect American forces.

In June she bombarded Saipan to protect American forces that had landed there on the 15th.

He said an American Patriot missile battery, able to shoot down incoming missiles, had been moved closer to the border to protect allied forces.

The savings should be used to improve military pay and housing and to finance new programs to protect American forces against terrorist attacks.

It should show that it is ready to deploy missile defenses where they are most practical today, to protect our friends and forces in regional conflicts.