Army's TMAAG Concept Fails to Pass Muster With Senior Brass

By Sebastian Sprenger / May 16, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Outgoing Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody has rejected plans for a new breed of units that would spearhead the training of foreign armies, asking instead that the service's Training and Doctrine Command reassess the idea, according to service sources. Officials at TRADOC crafted the concept for so-called Theater Military Assistance Advisory Groups (TMAAG) after last year's Unified Quest war game. The drill showed the need for a permanent presence of Army advisers worldwide capable of helping indigenous...

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