Fort polk, La. — A new high-tech facility scheduled to open in March. 2007 will allow Army planners to concoct realistic training scenarios for units heading to Iraq. These advanced computer networks will connect real-world Army battle-command and control systems with digital simulations, officials tell National Defense. During a recent live exercise here, soldiers from the Texas-based 1st Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division got a flavor of the improved training technologies, unit commanders said. Troops roared into the shambling village of Takira, acting on a tip that an insurgent leader is holed up there.
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