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U.K. Fields Contingent At Empire Challenge 2011

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

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A large contingent from the United Kingdom is participating in the annual joint and multinational intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) interoperability event called Empire Challenge 2011, said officials executing the event from U.S. Joint Forces Command. Sponsored by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Intelligence, the Ft. Huachuca, Ariz.-centered effort applies lessons learned to improve joint and combined ISR interoperability for the U.S. services as well as coalition allies through operationally-relevant scenarios drawn from Afghanistan. The May 23-June…

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