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Senate Committee Seeks Additional Study For JFCOM Small Unit Program

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Thursday, July 9th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) does not recommending funding a National Program for Small Unit Excellence--developed over the past several months by U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) to improve small unit joint capability--but would fund related initiatives. "The committee directs that none of these funds be used for the establishment of a center," the report language on the fiscal year 2010 authorization bill said. The committee recommends about $10 million in research, development test and evaluation…

Pentagon

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Congress

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Congress

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