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among our sappers from their tour in Astan - repeat, zero KIAs.

Just over two dozen Michigan residents have been killed in Astan, 2002-2010 Michigan casualties in Afghanistan. However, that list...

for which, everyone was thankful.

Regards

Mike

from all appearances, in a dangerous business: 42 Purple Hearts, 26 Bronze Stars (roughly 115-person unit).

A few Husky Herald newsletters give some idea of the morale (and are safe, haivng all...

JMA: if you were asking, am I or was I a member of the 1431 Sapppers, the answer is negative. We (or at least many of us here) still have the "small town" American view of our NG units as being all...

the 1431 Sappers are the "Copper Country's Own" (that coy based at the Calumet Armory about 10 mi North of me). The heritage goes back to the Houghton County Volunteers who fought in the Civil War....

First question is answered approximately in articles (post #167) for 2009. About 800 IED incidents per month, of which 30% are "effective" (military or civilian personal injury and/or property...

From Army Times, Military to combat IEDs on multiple fronts (from summer 2009, when the 1431 Sappers were one of several companies contributing to route clearance):



So, about 50% success given...

in the tooth and tail area. A brave or foolish man (perhaps being Irish accounted for it) did a study of Tooth-to-Tail Ratio (T3R): John J. McGrath, The Other End of the Spear: The Tooth-to-Tail...

for or against teeth or tails. The concept of supported and supporting seems more useful as a generalization; and then focus on whether the unit is necessary, desirable or why is it there at all. All...

Yes. A video and Powerpoint linked here re: 1431 Sappers in Astan.

That unit goes back to WWI (107th Engineers), reorganized recently to reflect combat engineering specialization and to allow...

I know you did (many klicks downrange) - seem to recall some Whitean comment re: lurpie purpose in effect is to observe, not to make contact.

By Fuchs' definition, the remote drone operator is...

What is the source for your definition, other than Fuchs, On War ?

By your last sentence, long range recon folks would be tail.

Regards

Mike

Are "EN route clearance companies" = e.g., our local 1431st Engineer Sapper Company, which was in Astan during 2009:

1421st /107th deployed to Afghanistan:



and U.P. troops coming home (Nov...