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Army Investment, Modernization About More Than Money, ARCIC Director Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

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The Army must invest now to provide the future force required under the new Strategic Guidance, but that investment is about more than money, a Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) official said. “It’s about readiness,” said Lt. Gen. Keith Walker, deputy commanding general-Futures and director of Army Capabilities Integration Center at TRADOC. “It’s about taking our new environment into account and improving the way we invest what we have. It’s investment in our soldiers and recognizing it’s about more than…equipment.”…

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