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Army

Future Wargame Affects Future Plans

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pa.--Results of the Unified Quest 2008 wargame will be closely read by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Commander Adm. Eric Olson, and U.S. Joint Forces Command JFCOM leader Marine Gen. James Mattis, who will examine game outcomes and match them to their thinking and future plans and budgets. So, too, will multinational partners who will receive reports on the game from their representatives. UQ08, which ran April 29-May…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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