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USSOCOM Plans Industry Conference Next Month

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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is planning a Special Operations Forces (SOF) industry conference next month in Tampa, Fla. The Greater Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce is hosting the May 20-22 conference at the Tampa Convention Center. SOCOM is the lead combatant command that plans, directs and executes the war on terror and additionally trains and equips SOF. As part of its train and equip mission, SOCOM buys weapons, ammunition and explosives, aircraft components and accessories, ships…

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