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General McCaffrey Afghanistan AAR

... the commitment and staying power of our NATO allies. (3) The courageous and determined NATO Forces (the employable forces ... conducting cross-border attacks out of Pakistan. In June there were 39 Troops-in- Contact battles in Iraq: there were 419 ...

Blog post - Aug 1 2008 - 6:00pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

The US Army's Shift to Irregular Warfare

... Teams?--what one at max two total paras? RESPONSE: In June 2007, Gen. Kemmins then TRADOC G2 was told during a briefing at the NTC ... BCT S2s about their experiences with the MI ARFORGEN. 3. Third, concerning comment that "due to high OPTEMPO ... experience never ...

Journal Article - Apr 7 2010 - 2:49pm - 52 comments

It's the Tribes? That's Stupid.

... It makes no difference to me whether we discuss tribes in Iraq or solidarity groups in Afghanistan because both universes exhibit similar ... One of Mao's documented tactics in a Phase 3 guerilla war if I recall. If you can get a number of tribesmen into ... In June 2009, the commanders of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and ...

Blog post - Mar 12 2010 - 5:09pm - 91 comments - 0 attachments

Prine on Abrams and Primary Sources

... on 6 month tours (and most not surviving them), BN CDRs on 3 month tours (and most surviving just fine as they C2'd from their helicopters ... 16,592 (4200+ Tet-related, Abrams assumed command in June '68) 1969: 11,616 1970: 6,081 1971: 2,357 These figures alone, ...

Blog post - Jul 1 2011 - 6:06pm - 59 comments - 0 attachments