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Army

Army Future Force Integration Directorate Broadens Mission

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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt The Army is continuing and expanding the work of the Future Force Integration Directorate (FFID) and it's Evaluation Task Force (AETF) far beyond its initial work for the Future Combat System (FCS), the director says. "Essentially what we do is move past Future Combat Systems and we're looking at--more broadly--Army modernization," said Maj. Gen. James Terry, FFID director, who helped create the original organizations that are units of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). TRADOC Commander…

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