An Air Force officer in U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate recently earned top honors as Junior Joint Officer of the Quarter. Petty Officer Nikki Carter has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command has selected Marine Corps Staff Sgt. George Richards, of the Network Operations Security Center, and Army Spc. Brandi Brooks of the Operations, Plans, Logistics and Engineering Directorate as its Senior and Junior Military Members of the Quarter. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command, along with its coalition partners, recently assessed coalition combat identification technologies designed to enhance combat effectiveness and successful identification of friendly forces during Bold Quest Plus at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Commander of Special Operation Command-Joint Forces Command Army Col. Wesley Rehorn and his father retired Army Lt. Col. Glen Rehorn recently pinned jump wings on the next generation of their family to wear the uniform, Steyer Rehorn, at Fort Benning, Ga. Steyer is carrying on a tradition of military service dating back to the 1950's. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Warfighting Center is hosting the Keystone training course in Suffolk, Va., designed to educate command senior enlisted leaders on joint doctrine and the joint operational art. Robert Pursell has the story.

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StrikeLink/A, a new U.S. Marine Corps close air support capability (CAS), had its first successful test flight at China Lake, Calif. The new software/hardware package allows for even more precise CAS actions and enables interoperability between CAS aircraft. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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Empire Challenge 2008 focuses on joint and coalition interoperability Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command is working with NATO?s Allied Command Transformation on the development of the NATO Training Federation, a capability that will allow for better training of multi-national forces deploying in support of operations. Robert Pursell has the story.

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After achieving successes in the first year, U. S. Joint Forces Command recently extended a cooperative research and development agreement with Microsoft Corp. to pursue more research to support a database of the latest enemy tactics, techniques and procedures which answers questions and provide training materials warfighters need.Petty Officer Nikki Carter has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command's operational managers who oversee programs that rapidly and efficiently deliver urgently needed technology to commanders in the field met with the Department of Defense leader who oversees the efforts for the whole U.S. military. Petty Officer Nikki Carter has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command recently released its command and control vision focused on the human element of leadership and directing near-term efforts toward providing coherent policy, strengthened partnerships, training and education initiatives and joint and coalition capability integration. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Special Operations Command-Joint Forces Command recently conducted a week-long course in Suffolk, Va. for those transferring to a theater special operations command or being assigned as an individual augmentee to a joint special operations task force to prepare them for what they will see and do when they deploy. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command, the command's Joint Warfighting Center and U.S. Central Command worked together to set new conditions for pre-deployment training of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are entering a combat zone. Petty Officer Nikki Carter has the story.

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Responsible for joint experimentation and joint concept development, U.S. Joint Forces Command plays an important role in finding solutions to the challenges the joint warfighter faces. Recently, Navy Rear Adm. Dan Davenport, who oversees these efforts, discussed his goals and expectations, the progress under his watch, and what lies ahead. Robert Pursell has the story.

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For the first time, personnel at U.S. Joint Forces Command and forces in the United Kingdom communicated over a live virtual network during a training exercise. Officials at the Suffolk, Va.-based Joint Warfighting Center say the linking of forward air controllers in one country to simulated aircraft in another represents the next step in the evolution of joint training. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the Old Dominion University Research Foundation in Norfolk, Va. to utilize emerging technologies to support joint training and experimentation using modeling and simulation. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Systems Integration Command's Joint Systems Baseline Assessment 2008 kicked off recently, designed to look at combatant command-identified interoperability issues affecting joint command and control, targeting, and collection management in a coalition environment. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command has won the DoD Enterprise Architecture Achievement Government Organization Award for 2007 for a tool which helps map out the intricate nature of command and control systems for U.S. and NATO warfighters working around the world. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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The U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory and U.S. Joint Forces Command recently wrapped up Joint Urban Warrior 08 at the Bolger Leadership Center in Potomac, Md., a series of experiments to address and improve joint/combined urban operations concept development and experimentation. Robert Pursell has the story.

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The second major experimentation phase of Multinational Experiment 5, an experimentation campaign plan led by U.S. Joint Forces Command and conducted with multinational experimentation partners, kicked off this week in Enköping, Sweden. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command?s Ft. Mcpherson, Ga.-based Joint Interoperability Division recently sent mobile training teams to Korea and Germany to deliver courses aimed to teach and better equip the joint warfighter in current capabilities and how to manage information to support real world operations. Petty Officer Nikki Carter has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command recently recognized Air Force Capt. Stephen F. Colletti of the command's Joint Personnel Recovery Agency as the command's top junior officer for the fourth quarter of 2007. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command and the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory recently wrapped up a workshop in Alexandria, Va. aimed at strengthening capabilities used during complex operations in the urban environment. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command has selected Marine Capt. David Bann the command's Joint Junior Officer of the Year. Petty Officer Nikki Carter has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Knowledge Online prepares warfighters for deployment, providing them with an enhanced training capability full of courseware to better prepare them for theater. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command?s Joint Targeting School is expanding its course of instruction to meet the needs of the joint warfighter while maintaining a baseline to provide efficient joint training to its service member students. Petty Officer Nikki Carter has the story.

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Special Operations Command-Joint Forces Command continues to prepare conventional and special operations joint forces commanders and their staffs for using special operations-capable troops around the globe. Robert Pursell has the story.

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The Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability (JKDDC) Joint Management Office has used Joint Knowledge Online?s distance learning capability to ensure U.S. Forces Korea?s ability to train incoming personnel on important issues like cultural awareness. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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Charged with coordinating the U.S. military's overall joint training efforts, U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Training Directorate and Joint Warfighting Center in Suffolk, Va. plays an important role in joint training transformation. Recently, Army Maj. Gen. Jason Kamiya, director of joint training, discussed the goals and expectations of his training team, their progress under his watch, and what lies ahead. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command?s Joint Deployment Training Center, based at Ft. Eustis, Va., has extended its reach to prepare joint warfighters for duties around the globe by using a virtual campus and increased on-line training. Army Spec. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command recently began planning for Noble Resolve 08, a series of events designed to enhance homeland defense measures and military support during natural or man-made disasters. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command continued its Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Mission Rehearsal Exercise at the Joint Warfighting Center in Suffolk, Va. using realistic scenarios to train personnel to conduct joint operations within the Horn of Africa. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Government and military personnel, as well as Rep. Thelma Drake (R-Va.), gathered in Suffolk, Va. for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a new facility for the Special Operations Command Joint Forces Command, which serves as the DoD's primary joint special operations forces trainer and integrator, supporting all geographic combatant commands and joint task forces. Robert Pursell has the story.

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USA Wrestling recently selected U.S. Joint Forces Command?s Marine Maj. Jay Antonelli, an observer / trainer for the Joint Public Affairs Support Element, to the U.S. Olympic Team as one of its Greco-Roman wrestling coaches.

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With the intent to raise awareness of USJFCOM's continuing transformation efforts, this is part of a series of profiles, allowing command subject matter experts to highlight priorities, challenges, and solution paths for the future in their field. Army Col. Wesley Rehorn, commander of Special Operations Command - Joint Forces recently discussed SOCJFCOM, some of the current projects his team is working on, and what lies ahead. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Organizers have began preparations for the 14th annual Joint Task Force Senior Medical Leadership Seminar, hosted by U.S. Joint Forces Command. The meeting, which will kick off in February, will help prepare military medical personnel for leadership roles within a joint task force surgeon?s office.Robert Pursell has the story.

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InfoWorld Media Group recently listed U.S. Joint Forces Command on its InfoWorld 100, a list honoring information technology projects that demonstrate the most creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further their business goals. The award honored the command's work on the Knowledge Information Fusion Exchange, which provides the warfighter with lessons learned in operations around the world. Robert Pursell has the story.

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A USJFCOM civilian employee, Robert ?Bobby Blackhat? Walters, will showcase his musical talent in the 24th International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn., which begins Jan. 31. MCC(SW/AW) Chris Hoffpauir has the story.

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A new super computer, assigned to U.S. Joint Forces Command, arrived at the Joint Training and Experimentation Center recently. Armed with the power of more than 1,000 individual computers, the new system will help joint operators enhance modeling and simulation experimentation and training efforts in support of the warfighter. Robert Pursell has the story.

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NATO's Allied Command Transformation and U.S. Joint Forces Command honored its outgoing commander, Air Force Gen. Lance Smith, and welcomed the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, Marine Gen. James Mattis, in a change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. MCC(SW/AW) Chris Hoffpauir has the story.

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With the intent to raise awareness of USJFCOM's continuing transformation efforts, this is part of a series of profiles, which allow command subject matter experts to highlight command priorities, challenges, and solution paths for the future in their field. As he prepares to serve as U.S. Africa Command?s first command senior enlisted leader in a couple of months, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Ripka took the time to talk about some of experiences at USJFCOM and where he thinks the command is headed from a senior enlisted leader?s perspective. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command?s leadership and the command's Transformation Advisory Group completed a two-day meeting in Washington, D.C. Friday after examining new ways of supporting the warfighter. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate will continue testing the technology that makes up the Joint Urban Fires Prototype, a combination of cutting edge software and the latest hardware designed to give the war fighter an edge in urban combat. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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Air Force Gen. Lance Smith sat down with a media round table as he prepares to hand over the reins as commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. MCC(SW/AW) Chris Hoffpauir has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Knowledge Online is now available via the Internet to provide users all around the globe with an enhanced training capability. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis, nominee to be the next commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, spoke before the Senate Armed Services Committee on a variety of issues including training and preparation of the joint warfighter. Robert Pursell has the story.

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A U.S. Joint Forces Command contractor hopes to one day compete for title of Ms. Olympia as she goes for body building gold at the U.S. National Bodybuilding Championship in Dallas. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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Starting this week and running for twelve days, U.S. Joint Forces Command will team with U.S. military and international partners for Bold Quest 07, an event designed to assess the latest technologies designed to reduce incidents of friendly fire and increase situational awareness. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command's Distribution Network Analysis provides warfighters at U.S. Transportation Command with an intelligence capability to simulate different real world scenarios in the joint battlespace and plan better routes for moving important convoys. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command?s Intelligence Directorate and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency worked together recently to test new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies and concepts at Empire Challenge 07 in China Lake, Calif. Event organizers have offered some of the initial results. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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The latest cooperative research and development agreement allows U.S. Joint Forces Command to use Boeing?s modeling and simulation technology with the hope of bridging the gap between concept development and capabilities refinement and improving joint urban operations. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command's Noble Resolve 07-2 used modeling and simulation tools and long-distance virtual connections to help make an experiment possible as part of ongoing efforts to enhance homeland defense measures and military support in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Long-distance virtual connections came online as simulations began to support decision-making and working together in a crisis situation as U.S. Joint Forces Command's Noble Resolve 07-2 started in Suffolk, Va. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Marine Corps Col. Medio Monti relieved Air Force Col. Dan Bryan as commander of the Joint Systems Integration Command at a change of command and retirement ceremony at JSIC headquarters in Suffolk. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command will look at several friendly force tracking systems for their ability to work together during September's Bold Quest 07 demonstration which will also assess the overall joint effectiveness and ability of the systems to support the joint warfighter. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command's Noble Resolve 07-2 will use modeling and simulation and long-distance virtual connections as tools to help make an experiment possible as it begins later this month to enhance homeland defense measures and military support in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. Robert Pursell has the story.

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With the intent to raise awareness of USJFCOM's continuing transformation efforts, this is part of a series of profiles, allowing command subject matter experts to highlight priorities, challenges, and solution paths for the future in their field. Marine Corps Col. L. Ross Roberts, the Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team commander at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., took the time to talk about the current status of the USJFCOM's joint fires team, some of its accomplishments, and where the team is headed. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Representatives from U.S. Joint Forces Command, the Department of Defense and other agencies get a look at the Command and Control Data Pilot initiative, the newest advance in rapid, net-centric capability delivery. Army Specialist Andrew Orillion has the story.

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Working across oceans, USJFCOM flexed a multinational training network on the Suffolk, Va.-based Joint Training and Experimentation Network while linking together exercise participants in Australia and at U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii during Talisman Saber 2007, one of Australia's largest military training events. MCC(SW/AW) Chris Hoffpauir has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command's (USJFCOM) Joint Systems Integration Command has began assessing new technology that will allow warfighter on the ground to digitally request air support to bomb ground targets. The assessment is a part of USJFCOM's Joint Command and Control Capabilities Portfolio Management program, designed to help identify opportunities to improve joint interoperability and to meet joint warfighter needs. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Joint Systems Integration Command computer labs are using the newest command and control systems from across the services, all working together to test their interoperability and usefulness to the warfighter as part of the Joint Intelligence Operations ? Command and Control program. Army Specialist Andrew Orillion has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command continues to accelerate and improve its Joint Command and Control Capability Portfolio Management program to better manage the similar capabilities that allow commanders to stay aware of situations and make decisions. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command?s Intelligence Directorate and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency work together to test new ISR technologies and concepts. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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Marine Capt. Lamar Breshears named 2006 joint junior officer of the year for his work with the Joint Fires Forum and a local Boy Scout troop. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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During the upcoming exercise Bold Quest, U.S. Joint Forces Command will team with the U.S. military and international allies to assess the technologies to be used with the Coalition Combat Identification Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration designed to reduce friendly fire incidents and increase situational awareness. Robert Pursell has the story.

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A Joint Transformation Command-Intelligence sailor?s love of volleyball lands him on the all-Navy volleyball team. Army Specialist Andrew Orillion has the story.

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A U.S. Joint Forces Command ? sponsored Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration dealing with Theater Effects Based Operations has been named a finalist for the 2007 Intergovernmental Solutions Awards. Robert Pursell has the story..

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A capability under evaluation by U.S. Joint Forces Command uses the sounds of gun and mortar fire and triangulation to help warfighters locate hidden enemy combatants. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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USJFCOM Deputy Commander Army Lt. Gen. Bob Wood spoke on transformation and the development of the force with military, government and industry professionals at the Transformation Warfare 2007 conference and exposition. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Army Brig. Gen. Mike Ferriter, director for operations, plans, logistics and engineering recently spoke about U.S. Joint Forces Command?s continuing efforts to provide ongoing support to the warfighter through Global Force Management. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command?s Transformation Advisory Group met with command officials to discuss a number of important transformation issues and methods of forging a way ahead. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Army Col. Charles R. Mehle takes over for Navy Capt. Susan M. Chiaravalle as commander of Joint Transformation Command - Intelligence. Army Specialist Andrew Orillion has the story.

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The initial experiment of U.S. Joint Forces Command's Noble Resolve campaign designed to look at ways of enhancing homeland defense and support in the event of a natural or man-made disaster proved to yield promising results. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Using aspects of an agreement with an industry partner, U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Urban Operations Office has begun initial testing of some initial testing of joint capabilities that will enable detection, location and tracking of personnel, weapons and explosives inside buildings. Robert Pursell has the story.

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The latest iteration of the Joint Urban Warrior series of wargames focuses on how actions in a tactical urban environment affect operations across the whole spectrum of conflict. Specialist Andrew Orillion has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command?s Joint Unmanned System Common Control Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration designed to create a set of common joint standards and architecture for unmanned vehicles is well on its way to the joint warfighter. Robert Pursell has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command and Microsoft Corporation recently signed a cooperative research and development agreement designed to investigate how to improve how the military exchanges information. Army Spc. Andrew Orillion has the story.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command?s Joint Future?s Laboratory successfully demonstrated a language translation capability in the Cross Domain Collaborative Information Environment during the Navy?s annual Trident Warrior sea trial event, allowing servicemembers from many countries to communicate seamlessly in text messages. MCC(SW/AW) Chris Hoffpauir has the story.

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