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10 New Chief A CDS for transformation?
12 Joint operations command Balancing eff ectiveness with effi ciency by Chris Thatcher
14 Army of tomorrow Training for a war, not the war an interview with MGen Steve Bowes
18 Technological leap LVCTS to deliver real world training by Chris Thatcher
20 Learning to fl y Air force opens new CC-130J training centre by Ian Coutts
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DEPARTMENTS 6 SITREP: Taking the cyber off ensive 8 INSIDE INDUSTRY: The value of a defence dollar 43 SECURITY: Canadian lessons from an American decade of war 46 THE LAST WORD: The vital role of health research
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22 Send in the drones The growth of unmanned training systems An interview with Spencer Fraser
24 Op Nanook More than a military exercise
26 Op Nanook Knowing our North by Joel Plouff e
28 Serious games Real data integration for serious solutions by Phaedra Boinodiris
30 Combat vehicle New bids, same contenders by Martin Forgues
32 Competitive edge Center confronts innovation challenge by Jason Roy
34 IRBs A strategic approach to industrial engagement An interview with Tim Page and Janet Thorsteinson
37 IRBs
Helping industry succeed in the global marketplace by Industry Canada
38 Best defence London conference stakes new territory by Marcello Sukhdeo
40 For want of a nail Logistics and the ANA by Major Graham Longhurst
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THE ARMY OF TOMORROW
OPERATIONS COMMAND STANDING UP JOINT
KNOWING THE NORTH: OPERATION NANOOK
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COVER STORY Soldiers from 31 Canadian Brigade Group on training exercise Saber Strike in Latvia. Photo: Cpl Harley Taylor
44 Health information Rewriting the Forces' health record system by Jes Ellacott
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