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September 27, 2004
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By Jon R. Anderson,
Stars and Stripes European Edition
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Tuesday
• Gen. B.B. Bell, U.S. Army Europe commander — USAREUR at
War and Transforming.
• Marine Gen. James Jones, U.S. European
Command and NATO leader — Transforming NATO in the Global
War on Terrorism Era.
• Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Williams,
CSM of Training and Doctrine Command — TRADOC update.
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Wednesday
• Lt. Gen. William Wallace, Commander Combined Arms
Center — V Corps in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Sgt. Maj. of
the Army Kenneth O. Preston |
Thursday
• Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, V Corps commander — Combined
Joint Task Force Operations in Iraq.
• Command Sgt. Maj. Michele
Jones, Army Reserve CSM Army Reserve — In the Fight, Ready and
Relevant. |
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HEIDELBERG, Germany — Army officials are gearing up for the 3rd
annual Land Combat Expo, the service’s professional development
symposium.
The three-day Expo kicks off Tuesday at Heidelberg’s Patrick Henry
Village Pavilion. The event is open to all U.S. military ID card
holders, including family members and civilians.
Seven A-list guest speakers anchor the event, organizers say. Most
of the speakers will focus on the theme for this year’s expo which
is “U.S. Army Europe: At War and Transforming.”
Organizers are promising this year’s expo will be the best yet.
New this year, a series of panel discussions with recent veterans
from the war in Iraq
will explore lessons from the conflict.
“This is probably the most important part of the expo,” said event
organizer Maj. Tammy McKenna. “If we did nothing else, this would
be it. The idea is to look at what individual units did and what
they learned. And based on what we learned, this is how we should
train to fight for future operations.”
McKenna said ideally the panels will become a open forum for troops
to “share ideas, ask questions and learn from each other.”
In addition to the war-fighting panels, three groups will meet
concentrating on homefront issues, she said.
While the Germans have backed out, this year will mark the first
appearance by the Polish and Italian militaries at the expo, said
McKenna. They’ll be joining the British military contingent, a veteran
of last year’s event.
Each contingent will display a variety of weapons and military
hardware, alongside U.S. war gear including tanks, armored vehicles,
helicopters and equipment.
Nearly 250 weapons and military hardware manufacturers, Army commands,
associations and veterans groups, among others, will fill a massive
fest tent with displays.
While the exhibits will offer displays from the big names in the
defense industry such as Boeing, maker of the CH-47 Chinook and
C-17 cargo plane, troops also will get a chance to meet makers of
more muddy boots interest, such as waterproof wear maker Gore-Tex.
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