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Tom Cotton: Does the Army need a modernization command, unity of effort, agility to stay ahead of the threat and innovation?

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
Does the Army need a modernization command, unity of effort, agility to stay ahead of the threat and innovation?
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Senator Cotton questions the need for a modernization command in the Army.

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