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- Dinklage, Lindy. "Army Launches Reset Pilot," Army News Service. February 22, 2008.
- Lenaers, William M. and Brent D. Coryell. "Reset: Extending the Life of Army Equipment," Army Logistician. Vol. 38, No. 1. January-February 2006.