There is a longstanding practice in the joint force of maintaining weapons systems in-house rather than sending them back to the original manufacturers for support, but that practice was partially abandoned over the last ten years due to lack of capacity in federal facilities as war-related repairs ramped up.

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Coughlin, another major in the U.S. Army (Reserves), used to warn against this practice as a contractor supporting the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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The two governments will work together with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) "to strengthen international capability to react to nuclear emergencies and establish a joint framework for co-operation and exchanging good practice on civil nuclear security".

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In practice that may amount to little more than a joint review of what is an international treaty.

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Live training at the big training ranges like Joint Readiness Training Center and National Training Center, where units can practice tactics using a sort of laser tag, is the best.

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