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Army, USSOCOM, USJFOM Capstone Future Study Under Way

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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt The capstone future study program Unified Quest 09 (UQ09) examining the concepts and capabilities required for strategic, joint and tactical challenges the U.S. military will face 2018-2025 is under way at the Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa., this week. The Army, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) are co-sponsors of the yearlong series of wargames, seminars, workshops and conferences that culminate this week. UQ09 is the Army's annual Title 10 study,…

Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

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Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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