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Article: Presence of Contractors in U.S. Military Operations Will Grow, Says Coburn.(Brief Article)
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- National Defense
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- December 1, 2000
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Recent military operations around the globe reaffirmed the belief held by many military leaders that the numbers of contractors in the battlefield will grow, said Gen. John G. Coburn, head of the Army Materiel Command (AMC). An expanding role for civilian contractors, particularly in logistics-related work, only offers further "proof that the world has changed," he noted.
Coburn's remarks were part of a presentation of AMC capabilities, called "Around the Army in 3,000 Seconds," held during the Association of the U.S. Army's annual convention in Washington, D.C.
As an example of greater reliance on contractors, Coburn cited U.S. military participation ...