Serbia formed one of first truly powerful air defense units in Europe.

Several villagers said afterward that they would refuse if the army tried to form a civil defense unit.

Participants agreed that allied forces should "live, eat and sleep" with Iraqi civil defense units to create closer working relationships.

There is also a large military presence, with the town being the base for one of France's three civil defense units.

The sale of the defense unit could cut the company's debts, but also leave it more vulnerable to the chip market's cycles.

But even at the cost of greater risks, he added, the sale of the defense unit would speed the company's growth.

The civil defense unit that resulted became a model for west Georgia.

Military and civil defense units have been working around the clock to remove victims.

These training camps are purely for our civil defense units.

"The Colonel estimates that at least a third of the atmospheric defense units are coming over to our side," the commander went on.