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COMMANDER,
AND RESERVES
OCTOBER 5, 2006
appear before you today to provide the views of the U.S. European
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Reserve has undertaken an examination of the best options for
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Reserve Component personnel deployed throughout the
They provide not only their military expertise across all staff
is assigned. As you are well aware, EUCOM is the major hub for
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CENTCOM AOR. Reserve and Guard members are managing
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the intelligence products provided in support of operations
units. The 235th Civil Engineering Flight from the Maryland Air
urban environment.
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regions within Germany. These Soldiers are fully engaged in
safety for our installations and families. Their efforts allow vitally
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validation and certification exercises. Reservists currently serve as
AWACS aircraft while the Air National Guard and Air Reserve
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African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance
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but also civilian-to-military and civilian-to-civilian contacts. We
Partnership Program.
EUCOM operations. Gone are the days when the Reserves and
into the daily EUCOM battle rhythm. They are assigned to critical
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As the U.S. military in Europe and Africa shifts from a static,
Teams.
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A key benefit of your Commission lies in its ability to
Component personnel.
military needs a single integrated pay and personnel system for the
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significantly slow both the mobilization process and our ability to
a day-to-day basis.
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and Reserve contributions to U.S. European Command and
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