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Five Cities Merit Visits From Army Before It Chooses Futures Command HQ

Five Cities Merit Visits From Army Before It Chooses Futures Command HQ
U.S. Army Gen. Robert B. Abrams, center, Commanding General of U.S. Army Forces Command, leads a panel of discussion about the next generation combat vehicle during the Association of the U.S. Army Global Force Symposium 2018 in Huntsville, Alabama, Mar. 26, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Teddy Wade)

A list of 15 cities that could host a headquarters for the Army’s new Futures Command has been whittled to five, of which two still await visits from an information-gathering team ahead of potential in-person stopovers by the number-two uniformed and civilian service officials.Ten cities – Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle – have been scrubbed from the running to host up to 500 personnel of the new unit that…

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