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Sort of. They clear routes so convoys can travel safer. They don't target IED cells or do COIN for the long win. But yes, we hit many less IED's because of route clearance teams.

Having been a recce scout, there is no similarity between a forward recon element that does fight for info when necessary and image interpreters on a different continent. Surprised you would make...

Yep. Do a great job of it too.

I always get annoyed when people compare the "tooth to tail" ratio of the USMC to the Army, and neglect that the USMC is incapable of above RCT level logistical support over time. The USMC logistics...

From an article dated Sept 22: (emphasis mine)



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It seems this is COP Keating, occupied by 3-61 Cavalry, part of TF Mountain Warrior. From surveying all the open sources, it seems...

Mike,

You and I had very similar experiences in Iraq. I had a patrol base in a very bad area attacked VBIED which wounded four only 48h after establishing it. We established a second (structure...

Bob, ever read Street without Joy? Shows the (lack of) value of undermanned outposts in bad country. These posts had little/nothing to do with AQIZ targeting. We still have ways to get there...

Got an email from a friend who is on a ETT with the ANA that there had been a large fight yesterday. He was of course vague due to OPSEC, but he isn't the type to send such an email b/c of a run of...