The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Information Service issued the following press release:
Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Flowers has served combat deployments in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and understands firsthand what warfighters need to succeed.
Last week, Flowers and his fellow soldiers from the Army Evaluation Task Force got a chance to show U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates some of the revolutionary concepts and systems they're testing to give future soldiers the upper hand on the battlefield.
The task force, from 5th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, stood up here in late 2006 as an operational test bed for the Army's Future Combat Systems program.
Gates got a firsthand look during his May 1 visit here at progress in developing an advanced data and communications network that will give troops detailed, real-time battlefield information. …
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