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1、StrategicChoices:AdaptingtoWinntoday’senvironment,it’salltooeasytobecomeconsumedwithbudgetsandthemanychallengesByGENAnnE.Dunwoodyofthemoment.It’simportant,however,foreachofCommandingGeneral,ustotaketimetoreflectonwhathasbeenanin-U.S.ArmyMaterielComman
2、dIcrediblytoughanddemandingdecade.After10yearsatwar,wecantakegreatprideinwhatourArmyhasaccomplished.WeendedmajorcombatoperationsinIraqinAugust2010andarenowcompletingthedrawdown—alogisticsmissionofhistoricdimensions.WesteppedupouroperationsinAfghanista
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5、orytofoxhole—ofalltheArmy’smateriel.Thisgivesustheabilitytorapidlyrespondtochangingequipmentre-quirementsacrossthefullspectrumofoperations.FutureChallengesIt’simportanttoreflectbackupontheseincredibleachievementstohelpputthecurrentchallengesinper-spec
6、tive.Ifwecoulddoallofthat,wecancertainlyover-comethechallengeswefacetoday.Forthepastdecadewe’vebeenfortunate—ourArmywasprovidedthenecessaryresourcestomeetthede-mandsofthecurrentfight.Historically,though,U.S.de-fensebudgetshavefollowedasimilarpattern—r
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8、thistory,we’vewitnessedtheconsequencesoftestchamberatTobyhannaArmyDepot,Pa.notmanagingpost-warreductionseffectively.Forexample,followingthepost-WorldWarIIdrawdown,theU.S.extremes,andyouhaveoneofthemostchallengingsus-Army’sTaskForceSmithdeploye