TBS's 'War Games': Are We Ready?

From: The Washington Post | Date: March 25, 2001| Author: Martie Zad Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright information

An unprecedented look at U.S. military combat-readiness exercises, "War Games," premieres on TBS Wednesday at 8 p.m.

NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long hosts the two-hour program, which features the wide access and cooperation TBS cameramen received from the U.S. military to take viewers to the front lines of authentic combat exercises.

The program is presented in four scenarios:

JRTC (Joint Readiness Training Center): an 11-day war game in urban warfare in which the troops must...

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