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Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is looking for a new UAV (C4ISR & Networks, 10 Nov 14). The Army and SOCOM is searching for cheaper and lighter shoulder-fired weapons (NDIA, 10 Nov 14). Troops from Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, and Italy are departing Afghanistan (Khaama Press, 11 Nov 14). A new book out called Why We Lost is a 3-star general's account of how we messed up in Iraq and Afghanistan; see a book review (NPR, 9 Nov 14).