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Reserve Training: FIREX 88 Achieved Its Objectives but Missed Other Training Opportunities

NSIAD-89-198BR Published: Sep 15, 1989. Publicly Released: Sep 15, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the Army's FIREX 88 training exercise, focusing on: (1) whether the Army achieved exercise objectives at various command levels; and (2) what benefits the Army gained from the exercise, including whether it identified weaknesses in the Army's conventional capabilities.

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Armed forces reserve trainingArmy reservistsCombat readinessDefense capabilitiesDefense contingency planningGround warfareLogisticsMilitary communicationMobilizationMilitary forces