I don't know why the US Army hasn't embraced the idea of a true alpine unit. Perhaps it wouldn't need to be a division but at least a brigade. Basing such a unit at Ft. Carson is usually mentioned...
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I don't know why the US Army hasn't embraced the idea of a true alpine unit. Perhaps it wouldn't need to be a division but at least a brigade. Basing such a unit at Ft. Carson is usually mentioned...
Look at the two famous green dragoons from an earlier war: Banistre Tarelton and Henry Lee.
One account of the "Waxhaws Massacre" says Tarelton had a horse shot out from under him during the...
IIRC, The Duke and Sergeant-Major Quinncannon (Victor McLaglen) had rode down the Shenandoah together and burned The Duke's wife's plantation. Maureen O'Hara's character was holding a bit of a...
LOL, don't know where I'd begin. I suppose I could find something on the League of the South website to cut and paste but I'm not sure I'd want to do that.
Because if I was advocating, I...
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Did Donn Starry take TRADOC in a different direction or was he a continuation of DuPuy?
Ranger BN? No, not by the definition of what a Ranger BN is now. In times past, companies designated as Ranger units were attached to corps, divisions and brigades for recon and raiding but now the...
So you want to keep the divison vs. the COL MacGregor idea of eliminating the two-star HQ? How do most company and field grades feel about this?
Also, will light infantry brigades go back to a...
Pete,
I understand how we got there and I agree it should not drive tactics but it often does, doesn't it?
One example is a Bradley platoon. With four Brads in a platoon each able to hold up...
It's been suggested. That was one of Wilf Owen's big things: a platoon of 30 or so divided into big fire teams without a permanent squad organization. His idea was that you could mix and match the...
Back to subject of sustained marching with loads or going straight into a fight after a hard march: I think the best 20th Century historical examples would probably be the Chindits and Marauders from...
I can see their point but other top cops have disagreed.
For instance, some members of the now defunct NYPD Stakeout Squad used to shoot competition and thought it helpful for stress inoculation....
Oh, you heretic! :eek:
You just trashed the Best Ranger Competition! ;)
Guess I should have used an emocon with that line to denote humor.
Fuchs,
*sigh*
Mostly I enjoy reading your posts and think you usually make a well reasoned and positive contribution to the...
My personal experiences are with a small (30 sworn) municipal agency: not big city but not quite podunk Andy and Barney. In a lot of ways we are too big to be little and too little to be big.
We...
Never did it except on the EIB test but I can't remember how to do it now.
I'm not sure where M2s were at in a light unit. Didn't HHC have them to mount on 2.5 ton trucks?
Listening to Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton.
It's been slow lately, not much going on exept a little traffic enforcement, so books on tape are great. I've got 1776 to start on next.
Police don't, or shouldn't, automatically treat everyone as a criminal.
But I'm convinced the following quote is the way to go:
"Conduct every traffic stop extending the olive branch of...
While reading the thread I've pondered LE applications of the concept.
Wilf listed and defined Operational Area and Area of Responsibility. Operational Area seems to roughly equate to a...
Lengthy, but looks like a worthwhile read. I'll spend the next few days going over it.
This is a subject that interests me very much. Thanks for posting his.
Good points. Add respect or "status" to the list.
That's it, Ken. "Cognitive dissonance issues." You're done. :p
I take it by "SOF" you don't mean Army Special Forces and by "their thing" you mean a direct action and it's aftermath?
Again, I take it you mean DA. I would have thought the battle space...
It was common for MACV-SOG Recon Teams to wear OGs and add some spray paint touches before a mission. This was often their choice even though tigers and the like were available.
Link:...
Am I the only one who misses OG107 jungle fatigues? They weren't always the best option when new but my faded-out ones usually looked like the last thing I had rolled in.