Acute bronchitis, also known as a chest cold, is short term inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs. The most common symptom is a cough. Other symptoms include coughing up mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever, and chest discomfort.
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command is the largest of the service components that make up U.S. Special Operations Command and provides about 70 percent of the special operations personnel in Central Command's theatre.
Imperial Overstretch? The occupation of Iraq and 'Operation Enduring Freedom' in Central Asia have drained US troop reserves. At the end of 2005, the US had deployed 227,400 soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. US military manpower is markedly down from Cold War levels and a draft seems very improbable. To increase the number of recruits, the US army has eased its enlistment restrictions.