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Army Under Secretary Nominee Supports Long-Range Fires Investment, Sees Key Role In Indo-Pacific

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, October 5th, 2021

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Army Under Secretary Nominee Supports Long-Range Fires Investment, Sees Key Role In Indo-Pacific

Gabe Camarillo, Army Under Secretary

The nominee to serve as the Army’s next under secretary said during his confirmation hearing Tuesday he supports the service’s push to field new long-range fires capabilities and views investments as complementary to the other services’ deep strike weapons roles in the Indo-Pacific region. Gabe Camarillo, who previously served as the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Army’s procurement office from 2012 to 2015, said the Army’s future long-range fires systems will specifically play an important role in potential Indo-Pacific…

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