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Air Force

Simulation Should Be Key Part of Future Training, Official Says

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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt Simulation should provide a cost effective portion of training as the joint force prepares to face the future, according to a top U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) official. Simulation needs "substantial investment," Vice Adm. Robert Harward, deputy commander, JFCOM, said yesterday at a Defense Writers Group. Simulation could provide "incredible benefits for our fighting force." Harward, with about a month on the job, recently visited the National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, Calif., and saw a brigade combat…

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