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Air Force

Pentagon Begins Review of Service Roles And Missions

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Friday, May 9th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein Defense officials are beginning a review of the roles and missions of the armed forces that will explore how the services handle unmanned aerial systems (UAS), intra-theater lift, cyber and irregular warfare, according to a senior defense official. This is the first quadrennial review of the roles and missions of the armed forces in 2008. Along with the examination of UAS, lift, cyber and irregular warfare, the review teams are mandated by Congress to examine unnecessary duplication…

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