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Jack Reed: “The non-availability of force enablers has become SOCOM's 'most vexing issue in the operational environment.'”

On the recordJune 17, 2009
The non-availability of force enablers has become SOCOM's 'most vexing issue in the operational environment.'
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed highlights the critical issue of lacking support for SOCOM operations.

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