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Mission Command Capability, or EMC2, during
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used by today’s commercial airlines to provide     system provides, GRF commanders can now                                                                                                                                             route, they can deploy sooner than before by
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                                                                                                                                                                                 tion between leaders in the air, which led to the                                                 Army photograph by Amy Walker

                                                                                                                                                                                 Soldiers being better prepared to accomplish                                         Airborne soldiers can
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