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Air Force

Irregular Warfare Must Become a Core Competency, General Says

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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt Facing the complexity and uncertainty of military operations in the 21st century, the military must make superiority in irregular warfare a core capability, according to a top general. "We're superior to the enemy in terms of nuclear warfare right now...we are superior in conventional warfare...we are not superior in irregular warfare and that's what we've got to do," Marine Gen. James Mattis, NATO Allied Commander Transformation (ACT), and Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM), said in an…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

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Congress

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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