WE PROPOSE TO MAINTAIN THE FERMI GBM IN THE 3RD INTERPLANETARY NETWORK OF GAMMA-RAY BURST DETECTORS IN AO-11 TO 1) FACILITATE IDENTIFICATION OF GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION ASSOCIATED WITH GRBS. 2) REDUCE THE SIZES OF ~75 GBM ERROR CIRCLES BY SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE 3) ENABLE THE IDENTIFICATION OF GRB SOURCES WITH OBJECTS FOUND BY GROUND- AND SPACE-BASED OBSERVATORIES AT OTHER WAVELENGTHS FROM THE RADIO TO VERY HIGH ENERGY (VHE) GAMMA-RAYS 4) REDUCE THE UNCERTAINTIES IN ASSOCIATING ~4 LAT DETECTIONS OF HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS WITH GBM BURSTS 5) DISCOVER AND MONITOR SOURCES OF MAGNETAR BURSTS AND 6) ASSIST THE FERMI TEAM IN UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING THEIR SYSTEMATIC LOCALIZATION UNCERTAINTIES FOR ~30 SHORT BURSTS. WE WILL MAKE OUR RESULTS PUBLIC AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE.

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