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U.S. Joint Forces Command Creates Irregular Warfare Center

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Thursday, June 19th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) June 1 created an Irregular Warfare Center (IWC), expected to be fully operational late summer or early fall, with 30 to 40 people, a command official said. "Irregular warfare applies across the entire spectrum," Rear Adm. John Richardson, JFCOM J5, director, Strategy and Policy Directorate, said at the Joint Warfighting 2008 conference cosponsored by the Armed Forces Communication Electronics Association International and the U.S. Naval Institute in coordination with JFCOM…

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