Originally Posted by
cbttracker
Sir,
Combat trackng teams have been trained, and are operating in both Iraq, and Afghanistan, I've conducted their training personally, and been involved with numerous tracking follow ups in the last 2 years. Without getting into classified details, very recently a US SOF team was in a ambush in a very volitile frontier region. The following day the team returned, conducted a quick site survey, found a start point, and commenced a CTT follow up. The sign/spoor followed consisted of spent shell cases, foot prints, trash, cut tree brances (used for camouflage), and medical waste. The team literally tracked right into the Taliban base camps perimeter, and were in a ground TIC (Troops In Contact) almost immediatly. The enemy tried to encircle the team, but the team had, and held the high ground advantage. An air TIC was called, and A-10s arrived on station and did their CAS magic. Because of the fast approaching darkness, the team made a tactical withdrawl, and RTB (retuned to base). The following day, they returned and conducted a SSE (sensitve site survey), and found destroyed shelters, multiple blood trails, and abandoned equipment. In a near by Afghan villiage a mass burial was conducted, enemy KIA was estimated at 35 to 45.
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