RIMPAC
January 2nd, 2009 From
>Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 20:15:29 -0500
>From: “Mark J.Perry”
>To: consim-l@net.uni-c.dk
>CC: MAHAN-L
>Subject: Re: RIMPAC
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>As Terry said earlier, it doesn’t make sense to take 5,000 people out of the
>training loop too early. As for paper exercises, the same thing tends to
>apply. If you take out the centerpiece, it tough to exercise the plan.
>Remember, wargames in the military are less about winning and losing and more
>about training.
>
>Mark Perry
>
>Tracy Johnson wrote:
>
> > > >> the CV Independence was “sunk,” by a Chilean sub, > >
> > This brings into remembrance the old wargame story about how U.S.
> > Navy officials would “not allow” carriers to get sunk in wargames.
> > Although I’m not sure whether this applied to paper exercises only or did
> > it also include fleet maneuvers?
> >
> > Tracy Johnson
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