Under his direction the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers developed a sophisticated system that mimicked the forces of nature.

FORBES: American Pyramids

Mr Westendorp faces a huge agenda: the creation of a common air-traffic control system, free media and reformed police forces, to name just three objectives (all of which the Serbs resist).

ECONOMIST: The disunited state of Bosnia

The ITV is also an important component of the Expeditionary Fire Support System, which allows a mobile mortar system to provide long-range indirect fire support to infantry forces as part of the Marine Corps' "Ship to Objective Maneuver" doctrine.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The misguided howl'er over the Growler

At the top of Mr Struck's wish-list are a joint forces information system, reconnaissance equipment and armoured transport vehicles.

ECONOMIST: German defence

They also noted the deployment of Russia's most advanced S-400 air defence system in Belarus and a parallel drill conducted by the Strategic Rocket Forces, the guardians of the Kremlin's nuclear arsenal.

ECONOMIST: NATO and Russia

In the process, the Navy was obliged to violate established DoD procedure concerning joint programs and to ignore the long-standing requirement of Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Navy Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) for a system with the speed and range critical to their missions.

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