[CPEO-MEF] Military might train at Savannah River Site (SC)

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Military might train at SRS

By Julia Sellers
Augusta Chronicle (GA)
November 2, 2007

AIKEN - Military units could be training at Savannah River Site within a 
year, pending environmental impact studies.

The Army approached the Energy Department about a year ago about using 
portions of the 310-square-mile site for battlefield training and 
non-live-fire training, Energy Department spokeswoman Julie Petersen said.

Training missions would include the Army, Navy and Air Force Special 
Operation Forces airborne and heliborne training operations.

Army units would conduct simulated combat operations similar to those on 
today's battlefields. Light infantry units from company to brigade 
combat teams - up to 4,000 soldiers - would conduct training.

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For the entire article, see
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/110207/met_150182.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
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