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Article: NAVY'S CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP BRINGS MARITIME PERSPECTIVE TO CONFERENCE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 15, 2008
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The U.S. Navy issued the following press release:
By LNC(SW/AW) Madeline Martin, Maritime Civil Affairs Group Public Affairs
Members from Maritime Civil Affairs Group (MCAG) participated in the 57th Civil Affairs Association annual conference held in Portsmouth, Va., Nov. 6-8, marking the group's inaugural participation in such an event.
MCAG serves as the Navy's experts in planning and conducting civil-military operations, focusing on maritime disciplines and the near-shore operational environment in support of the nation's maritime strategy. These forces are designed to complement and expand current civil affairs capability in the Army and Marine Corps and fill a warfighting gap for the ...