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well . We have to take every day with a

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sober view of what we are actually able

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to do , but at the same time not be

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constrained by that which we are doing

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as we look forward to what we should be

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doing . And so there's our campaign

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plan accounts for that , for example ,

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with a line of effort that is described

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as transition . We have to constantly

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assess what is the role of the army

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service component command . What is the

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role of the army in centcom ? We have

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to constantly prepare ourselves for

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that which is upon us and also change

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ourselves for the opportunities that

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might come . So if we're successful ,

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do we still need to have the same

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amount of force ? No , not unless you

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want to use them differently . What

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would be the next use ? How can you

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capitalize on that ? Which has been

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gained in the last year while only

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having two more years of commitment for

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something like Afghanistan . So we'll

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have funding authorities that go with

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that . How do we best capitalize on our

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continued mission to do that ? Third

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Army , like much of the Department of

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Defense is a recipient of the 2005 BRAC .

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Third Army was formerly based in

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Atlanta . Today . We're speaking from

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Shaw Air force base in south Carolina ,

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how would you describe that transition ?

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We had to have part of our organization

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concentrated on the physical relocation .

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While we still had the drawdown inside

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of Iraq and the build up in Afghanistan .

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These are all concurrent missions but

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largely were in the headquarters .

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We've been in for about a year now .

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We're stable with our communications .

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We have excellent redundancy between

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here and the theater . That helps us to

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maintain a very unique battle rhythm

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that aligns the tu command posts for

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the concentrated windows of time when

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humans are actually alert in both both

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parts of the world . Most importantly ,

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by us being on shaw Air Force base , it

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gives us the opportunity to demonstrate

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the same kind of jointness that we have

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on a day to day basis . In theater . We

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can demonstrate that same join us here

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in the Continental United States .

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You've given guidance that Third Army

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will help shape the future . You will

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do this by keeping things simple ,

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logical and with flexibility . That's

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quite a vision . Each of these

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characteristics is the approach that we

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think we have to take in order to get

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from where we are to where we need to

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be through a period of uncertainty ,

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still delivering whatever it is . Army

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needs to do this is this is the army's

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footprint in the Middle East . This is

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the army's commitment to the Middle

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East and the central command and being

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available . Being adaptive . Being

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responsive is really what's at the root

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of all then