Military Says Maintenance has Improved ; As Controversy Brews, Officials Say More Supplies at Hand

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Blowing sand. Blistering heat. Shrapnel-spewing roadside bombs. The U.S. Army says it does its best to keep its hard- pressed vehicles and helicopters running despite these conditions, but soldiers say Iraq sometimes trumps their best efforts.

Now maintenance is at the heart of the controversy over an Army Reserve unit that refused to carry fuel along one of Iraq's most dangerous stretches of road.

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Military Says Maintenance has Improved ; As Controversy Brews, Officials Say More Supplies at Hand

Last week, the Army announced it was investigating up to 19 members of a platoon from the 343rd Quartermaster Company, based in Rock Hill, S.C., after they refused to transport supplies from Tallil air base near Nasiriyah to Taji north of Baghda...

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