| Date: |
December 2010/January 2011 |
"Col. Michael Flanagan, Project Manager for Training Devices (PM TRADE), discusses the future of collective training within the U.S. Army..." |
| Publication: |
Land Warfare International |
| Title: |
Full Spectrum Training |
| Reference: |
Read (P.32) |
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| Date: |
I/ITSEC 2010 |
"The HIMARS Mockup Trainer system was developed to test and train operation and maintenance crews to isolate many of the dozens of possible failures in the system. This is one of the demos and exhibits in the 2010 edition of the world's largest modeling and simulation conference." |
| Publication: |
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| Title: |
I/ITSEC 2010 HIMARS Mockup Trainer demo |
| Reference: |
View Video. |
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| Date: |
I/ITSEC 2010 |
"The HCC is the Army's latest sustainment trainer for HUMINT/ CI Collectors. This is one of the many demonstrations at the 2010 edition of the world's largest simulation and modeling conference..." |
| Publication: |
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| Title: |
I/ITSEC 2010 PEO STRI HUMINT Control Cell demo |
| Reference: |
View Video. |
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| Date: |
I/ITSEC 2010 |
"Medical simulation allows students to understand and learn procedures without causing a patient pain. These are two of the medical demos in this year's edition of the world's largest simulation and modeling expo." |
| Publication: |
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| Title: |
I/ITSEC 2010 PEO STRI medical simulations |
| Reference: |
View Video. |
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| Date: |
December 2010 |
"The Soldier tracking system will let Army leaders keep tabs on trainees who are walking solo through forests and deserts with only their compasses and maps to aid them..." |
| Publication: |
National Defense |
| Title: |
System Keeps Tabs on Troops as They Train in Dangerous Terrain |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
December 2010 |
"By July 2012 at Fort Bliss, Texas, the service will blend all three [training domains] in the first exercise that uses its live-virtual-constructive integrated architecture..." |
| Publication: |
National Defense |
| Title: |
Mix of Live and Virtual Training Will Result in Savings, Army Says |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
December 11, 2010 |
"Virtual life is around us every day, from online communities to simulation in computer games. It's fun, but it's also useful..." |
| Publication: |
CNN |
| Title: |
High-Tech War Games Help Save Lives |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
December 6, 2010 |
"The U.S. Army's Virtual Battlespace 2 (VBS2) shooter game is less than two years old, but the service is already laying plans to replace it, and that's a tricky task..." |
| Publication: |
Defense News |
| Title: |
Looking for A New Game: U.S. Army Takes Aim at Next Soldier Simulator |
| Reference: |
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| Date: |
December 3, 2010 |
"The Army Combined Arms Center-Training's National Simulation Center and the Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI) are launching a suite of new PC-based virtual training applications through their MilGaming portal..." |
| Publication: |
Defense Systems |
| Title: |
Army Rolls Out New Apps for MilGaming Portal |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
December 2, 2010 |
"There are two major efforts in Army training, Flanagan explained to the Show Daily. The first supports the Army's 'return' to training for full spectrum operations after nine years of training directed toward counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The other is to integrate the Live Training Environment into the Live Virtual Constructive Integrated Training Environment (LVC ITE) at the Army's major Combat Training Centers..." |
| Publication: |
Show Daily |
| Title: |
U.S. Army Presents New Live Training Plan |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
December 2, 2010 |
"The Army plans to award a contract in January to build the Defense Department's first virtual training system that will be specifically designed for dismounted Soldiers..." |
| Publication: |
National Defense |
| Title: |
Army to Spend up to $100 Million on Holodeck-Like Simulator for Small-Unit Training |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
December 2, 2010 |
"As the nations hub for the simulation industry (one of the fastest growing sectors in the high tech arena), Orlando is home to companies, military simulation training commands and research institutes that are developing both nation-leading technologies and training systems for our military - areas of importance that are embedded in presidential priorities - as well as for many crossover applications to commercial industry in areas such as virtual worlds and medicine. We got a little taste Thursday morning with US Army colonel Francisco Espaillat..." |
| Publication: |
Fox 35 News |
| Title: |
Military Simulation Being Showcased |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
December 1, 2010 |
"The country's military simulation and training industry gathered in Orlando this week for its largest-ever annual trade show, and one thing became clear: Defense contractors have heatlhcare in their crosshairs these days..." |
| Publication: |
Orlando Sentinel |
| Title: |
Simulation-Training Industry Focused on Market for Healthcare Technology |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
December 1, 2010 |
"Let the game downloads begin. The U.S. Army Combined Arms Center-Training's National Simulation Center and the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) today officially launched an expansion to the MilGaming Portal..." |
| Publication: |
Military Technologies |
| Title: |
U.S. Military Gets Gaming Training Site |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
December 1, 2010 |
"The Army expanded its MilGaming portal Monday to include a suite of PC-based virtual training applications and tools that are open to anyone with a Department of Defense Common Access Card..." |
| News Service: |
Army News |
| Title: |
MilGaming Portal Launches Expansion |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
November 30, 2010 |
"The MRAP Egress Trainer is a roll-over simulator showcased at I/ITSEC 2010 in Orlando. This real life simulator teaches Soldiers how to survive a vehicle roll over incident on the battlefield..." |
| Media: |
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| Title: |
I/ITSEC 2010, MRAP Egress, U.S. Army |
| Reference: |
View Video. |
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| Date: |
November/December 2010 |
"COL Espaillat is responsible for all of the Army's virtual training capabilities. From marksmanship trainers, such as the Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000, to all of the Army's gunnery trainers for the M1 Abrams tank, Bradley fighting vehicle, Stryker, and mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles, PEO STRI strives to replicate these in a simulated environment so Soldiers can learn to drive, maneuver and shoot without battlefield risks or live training costs..." |
| Publication: |
The Officer |
| Title: |
State of the Art Simulation Trends Reveal Next-Generation Technology |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
October/November 2010 |
"The U.S. Army's Simulation & Technology Training Center, or STTC, is part of the service's Research, Development and Engineering Command. Based in Orlando, Fla., the center focuses on getting new and emerging simulation, virtual and artificial intelligence technologies into training and education tools. It partners with others doing research into similar technologies, such as the Air Force, Navy, Justice Department and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Michael Peck interviews its director, Col. Craig Langhauser." |
| Publication: |
Training & Simulation Journal |
| Title: |
Interview with Col. Craig Langhauser - Simulation's Cutting Edge |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
October/November 2010 |
"U.S. Army convoy regulations from 1861 state that if a convoy is halter and an attack is feared, the wagons should from a square, with the rear wheels on the outside and the horses on the inside. Today, it is still common for halted convoys to assume a box formation." |
| Publication: |
Training & Simulation Journal |
| Title: |
Convoy Evolution - New vehicle trainer delivers 360 degrees of reality |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
Fall 2010 |
"What is it? Is it just a movie? Talk to members of the FLETC's Behavioral Science Division (BSD), they will say it is the newest tool they have to help students become better interviewers and the first law enforcement based interview simulator of its kind..." |
| Publication: |
FLETC Journal |
| Title: |
Future Training Innovations: Introducing the FLETC Avatar-Based Interview Simulator |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
August 24, 2010 |
"Closing that training gap, the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) this August awarded a $12 million contract, with a potential total scope of $30 million, for a Shadow Crew Trainer (SCT) in support of the Army National Guard..." |
| Publication: |
Inside S&T (Halldale Media) |
| Title: |
Improving Training Capability |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
August 23, 2010 |
"Under the tutelage of classmates representing U.S. Army PEO STRI, Peter Marion and Mike Willoughby, the Leadership Orlando participants were provided a history of the Military MS&T presence in Orlando, the development of the Central Florida Research Park, and the unique partnership between the United States Army and Navy, which now also includes the Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard, other federal agencies and local and state governments..." |
| Publication: |
Every Monday |
| Title: |
From Saxophone to Simulation |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
August 16, 2010 |
"From the Army, the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) showed a Soldier tracking system, a critical part of the Homestation Instrumentation Training System..." |
| Publication: |
Every Monday |
| Title: |
Senator LeMieux Experiences MS&T |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
August 6, 2010 |
"VBS2 is a commercial, game-based training platform that the Army implemented to train company and below units in both institutional and operational locations. VBS2 blends a user-friendly, first-person environment with scenario and terrain editing tools, fully recordable after-action review and the ability to inter-operate with other simulations and stimulate Army Battle Command systems..." |
| Publication: |
Army News |
| Title: |
Looks to Identify Future Priorities for Game-Based Training |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
July 31, 2010 |
"The Aerial Weapon Scoring System (AWSS) is the Army standard for scoring aviation gunnery..." |
| Publication: |
Army Aviation |
| Title: |
The New Aerial Weapon Scoring System (Not Your Father's AWSS) |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
July 9, 2010 |
"Smith described his position at the Army's simulation and training office as hunting for new technologies that should be part of the next generation of systems. 'I try to look at the edge and see what I can put in front of the people who are going to turn it into a product,' Smith said..." |
| Publication: |
Federal Computer Week |
| Title: |
The New CTOs: Entrepreneurs in Residence |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
June 25, 2010 |
"Soldiers on Fort Huachuca now have a critical training tool to familiarize them with proper response in the event of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle rollovers. It is the Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer..." |
| Publication: |
Army News |
| Title: |
HEAT System Trains Soldiers, Saves Lives |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
June 10, 2010 |
"Soldiers from 1st Squadron Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade prepare for their upcoming deployment using the Virtual Battlefield Simulator 2. They will be the first unit in the Army to deploy with the computer battlefield simulation..." |
| Publication: |
Paraglide (Fort Bragg newspaper) |
| Title: |
Soldiers Use Video Game for Combat Simulation |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
June 2, 2010 |
"If you've paid a visit to Coleman Barracks in Mannheim lately, you may have driven or walked past two large trailers set up side by side near the base chapel. Both are similar in appearance to what you would find attached to a big rig, but that's where any similarities end..." |
| Publication: |
Army News (www.army.mil) |
| Title: |
Simulator Takes Soldiers to Virtual Battlefield |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
May 2010 |
"I hit the group of three close-together hillocks going far too fast; I didn't know any better. My M1A2 Abrams tank wildly and violently pitched up and then down, snapping my head back and forth like a yo-yo gone mad. Great feedback and my still-sore neck underscores the lesson learned, reminding me to take more care next time I drive that terrain..." |
| Publication: |
MS&T Magazine |
| Title: |
Modular, Reconfigurable & Realistic |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
May 2010 |
"Recognizing the value of simulation technology for medical training and education, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is implementing its Simulation, Learning, Education and Research Network (SimLEARN) throughout its entire system of more than 170 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical centers: work has begun on the SimLEARN National Center in Orlando." |
| Publication: |
MS&T Magazine |
| Title: |
SimLEARN |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
May 2010 |
"As part of a bold and historic new initiative to revolutionize Army training, TCM Gaming and PEO STRI have released the Virtual Battlespace 2 (VBS2) U.S. Army Lite official military first Person tactical training game..." |
| Publication: |
Recruiting Journal |
| Title: |
Army Releases 1st Person Tactical Training Game |
| Reference: |
Read More - (Page 20). |
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| Date: |
May, 2010 |
"Using the Virtual Battlespace 2, or VBS2, a fully interactive, three-dimensional computer system resembling the modern-day video game, Soldiers train in virtual synthetic environments that mirror real world situations typically faced by Soldiers deployed in areas such Iraq or Afghanistan..." |
| Publication: |
Army News (www.army.mil) |
| Title: |
Virtual Reality: Simulator Offers Interactive Convoy Training |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
May, 2010 |
"One of these simulators is Virtual Battlespace 2. At first glance VBS2 looks just like a normal first-person shooter, a video game genre centered around gun and projectile weapon-based combat where the player experiences the action through the eyes of their character. Once you get into the depths of its capabilities, it is easy to see the training benefits..." |
| Publication: |
NCO Journal |
| Title: |
More than just a Game |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
May 27, 2010 |
"Using the Virtual Battlespace 2, or VBS2, a fully interactive, three-dimensional computer system resembling the modern-day video game, Soldiers train in virtual synthetic environments that mirror real world situations typically faced by Soldiers deployed in areas such Iraq or Afghanistan..." |
| Publication: |
Army News (www.army.mil) |
| Title: |
Virtual Reality: Simulator Offers Interactive Convoy Training |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
May 21, 2010 |
"The Army's Integrated Training Environment (ITE) will link selected training aids, devices, simulators and simulations (TADSS); infrastructure; Battle Command/Knowledge Management (BC/KM) systems; and a training scenario framework..." |
| Publication: |
STAND-TO! |
| Title: |
Integrated Training Environment to Link Training Tools Systems |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
May 20, 2010 |
"Unit leaders and trainers struggling with limited time, money and other resources should consider using the Army's virtual training simulators to help train small units on collective tasks. As examples, the Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) focuses on battalion and below formations equipped with tracked vehicles to support mounted maneuver operations..." |
| Publication: |
STAND-TO! |
| Title: |
Virtual Training Benefits Teams to Battalions |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
May 11, 2010 |
"Package about a class to train service members how to react to a rollover situation in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP)..." |
| Newscast: |
American Forces News |
| Title: |
MRAP Egress Training |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
May 5, 2010 |
"NATO forces learn how to fight one of the strongest of militants' weapons..." |
| Newscast: |
CNN |
| Title: |
Fighting IEDs |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
April 4, 2010 |
"Orlando's training-simulation industry recently marked an improbable 60-year anniversary of what may be the longest military interagency collaboration on record. Officials gathered last month at the Central Florida Research Park to commemorate a 1950 Army-Navy training pact that launched what is considered the nation's largest high-tech training industry..." |
| Publication: |
Orlando Sentinel |
| Title: |
Local simulation industry marks historic training pact |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
March 22, 2010 |
"Last Friday, March 19, 2010, Central Florida hosted the 60th Anniversary Celebration of an Interservice Agreement between the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. For the Central Florida Region, this 60-year agreement has resulted in positive economic impact by producing thousands of high-wage-high-skill-high-value jobs..." |
| Publication: |
Central Florida Partnership |
| Title: |
Strong Partnership, Great Jobs, and Saving Lives of America's Military Heroes |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
March 2010 |
"Scarce resources, equally competing requirements, complex situations, rapid decision-making training and readiness of personnel and equipment - these are situations that today's NATO leadership continually face. How can technology approach these issues? How can technology help decision-makers overcome these obstacles?" |
| Publication: |
MS&T Magazine |
| Title: |
Bringing Military Simulation Capabilities to Latvian Armed Forces |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
February 26, 2010 |
"The Interim Battle Area Complex System or IBACS is a new system designed to better evaluate Soldiers as they train. The system monitors and captures Soldier's movements on a live fire range..." |
| Network: |
American Forces Network |
| Title: |
Tracking Soldiers |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
February 10, 2010 |
"Sgt 1st Class Dennis Godfrey, Intelligence Non-Commissioned- Officer in charge, from Headquarters and Headquarters Com-pany, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regi-ment, operates the Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Egress Trainer at North Fort Hood, Texas..." |
| Publication: |
The Gator Farm Times (53rd ICBT's Newsletter) |
| Title: |
Tracking Soldiers |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
February 7, 2010 |
"Troops are using computerized simulators known as Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainers to run anti-bomb missions at Grafenwohr Training Area before they head downrange..." |
| Publication: |
Stars and Stripes |
| Title: |
Benefits of the Virtual World: Troops Safely, Cheaply Simulate Downrange Scenarios |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
February 2010 |
"The importance of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle in current operations and its increasing ubiquity and variation was emphasized at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2009 in Orlando, where a number of new upgraded MRAP driver and crew trainers were displayed..." |
| Publication: |
Jane's International Defence Review |
| Title: |
I/ITSEC 2009 Marks Importance of Using MRAPs for Training |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
January 8, 2010 |
"Considered the largest of the locally based agencies - the Army's high-tech training command, otherwise known as the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training & Instrumentation. Last year, it budgeted $800 million for training systems and other high-tech supplies for the troops. But when the final tally was made, the agency had handed out more than $3 billion in contracts. This year, the agency's budget calls for $956 million in spending, but it will probably equal or exceed last year's expenditures, as orders roll in for new training systems..." |
| Publication: |
Orlando Sentinel |
| Title: |
Military Technology: Defense Industry's Bumpy Ride Paying Off |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
January 5, 2010 |
"'Rollover, Rollover, Rollover!' In a real-world situation, it's the last thing you ever want to hear. But it's probably one of the best training opportunities you might ever experience..." |
| Publication: |
Digital Video & Imagery Distribution System |
| Title: |
'Rollover, Rollover, Rollover!': Soldiers Learn How to Quickly, Properly Exit an MRAP |
| Reference: |
Read More. |
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| Date: |
January 3, 2010 |
"The Army's training-and-simulation agency in Orlando doled out billions of dollars in 2009 to companies working on various technologies for troops in the war zones. Early in the year, it selected 120 companies to compete for training contracts tied to a 10-year program with a potential worth of $17.5 billion. That deal had a magnetic effect, persuading some companies from elsewhere in the country to open offices in Central Florida to be close to the training agency..."" |
| Publication: |
Orlando Sentinel |
| Title: |
Region's Military Contractors Took Hits but Weathered '09 |
| Reference: |
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