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The Break Out: The death of JCIDS and Selfridge’s prep for new fighters [Video]

A Pentagon joint requirements process bites the dust, this week on The Break Out.

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This week on The Break Out, Deputy Editor Lee Ferran and Senior Pentagon Reporter Ashely Roque dive into the sudden, but somewhat welcome, death of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process, which critics say wrapped too many critical DoD projects in lengthy red tape.

Then Air Warfare Reporter Michael Marrow comes on to explain why Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan has to make some changes to accommodate the rebasing of F-15 fighters following a surprise announcement by President Donald Trump.

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