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On the recordNovember 28, 2006
A third of our brigades in the United States are reporting non-deployable because of personnel and equipment shortages.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Jack Reed discusses the challenges facing U.S. military readiness and the implications for troop deployment.

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