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NATO Transformation on Track With NRF Stand-up

Washington

Oct. 15, 2003 — The new NATO Response Force was officially stood up today during a ceremony held in Brunssum, the Netherlands.
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'H
orizontal Fusion' Makes Troops Less Vulnerable, More Lethal

Washington
Sept. 26, 2003 — The Defense Department's unquenchable quest to make troops less vulnerable and more lethal has led to a concept called "horizontal fusion."
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Military Transformation Tough, Important and Progressing, Secretary Says

Washington
Aug. 21, 2003 — Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said bringing change to a department as large as the Pentagon will be tough, but change is important so that the military is not "stuck back in the 20th century."
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Force Posture Needs Change, Transformation Chief Explains


Alexandria, Va.
Aug. 12, 2003 —The future posture of the U.S. armed forces will have to change in order to secure the country's global interests, said DoD's director of force transformation here recently.

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Rumsfeld, Keane Discuss Army Transformation, Troop Rotations

Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
July 23, 2003 – The defense department's top civilian declared here July 22 that he's not at war with the U.S. Army.
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Vice President: Army 'Hard at Work' to Transform in a New Era

Washington

June 13, 2003 — "The most important ingredient for the Army's success will be the soldiers who take the risk and make the sacrifices and who win our wars,"...
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Transformation Means Profound Change,' Wolfowitz Tells NWC Grads


Washington

June 20, 2003 — Today's U.S. military leaders need to think outside the box to contend with massive changes occurring in the national security realm. ...
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Dynamic Response '07 Successful Says Rumsfeld

Colorado Springs, Colo.
Oct. 8, 2003 — Dynamic Response '07, a study seminar to explore what transformation means for the alliance and how the NATO Response Force could be used in future crises and conflicts, was a success, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said here today.
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Defense Secretary's Commentary Makes Case for Department's Transformation

Washington
Sept. 10, 2003 — For the Pentagon to meet the challenges of the future, it cannot be "anchored to the past," wrote Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in a commentary he provided to several newspapers around the country recently.

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Rumsfeld: Anti-Terror War Drives DoD Transformation Efforts

Washington
Aug. 14, 2003 — The ongoing war against global terrorism makes U.S. military transformation efforts an imperative goal, DoD's top civilian and uniformed officer said here today.
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Wald Says Changed World Drives EUCOM Transformation

Photo-Air Force Gen. Chuck F. Wald
Washington

Aug. 6, 2003 — In 1987 more than 300,000 U.S. troops were stationed throughout Europe primarily to prevent a Soviet invasion, U.S. European Command's deputy commander noted here Aug. 5.

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Next BRAC Will Reflect Changing Times


Washington
July 14, 2003 — There were 97 major base closures and 55 major realignments during previous base realignment and closure actions in 1988, 1991, 1993 and 1995...
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War on Terrorism Is 'Toughest Challenge' Yet,Myers Says

Washington

June 11, 2003 — The war on global terrorism, the U.S. military's top officer told National Defense University graduates here June 10, is the most difficult national security challenge... more




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