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2003-12-17 Iraq

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Posted by Chuck Simmins 2003-12-17 10:34:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This looks like a rich opportunity for some goood "hurry up and wait" time for the soldiers.

Posted by BH 2003-12-17 10:47:42 AM|| 2003-12-17 10:47:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought YOU brought the can opener!

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-17 12:20:30 PM|| 2003-12-17 12:20:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 This sounds like a dressed-up desert ReForGer, the yearly op plan used to refresh the troops and equipment in Germany during the Cold War. It's not a new idea, as the article would have you believe. In my C-141 flying days, I flew missions in ReForGer and it Korean counterpart, which name I don't recall now.

Both the ReForGer and Korean plans had a surge capability, which was always penciled in, even if never done, but enough of the logistics WAS done to give the movers good practice. Tom Clancy's "Red Storm Rising" had a good peek at ReForGer in it.

Posted by Rivrdog 2003-12-17 12:41:43 PM|| 2003-12-17 12:41:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Probably helps that some of the equipment was pre-positioned -- but didn't 4ID bring their own jalopies to the party?

Posted by snellenr 2003-12-17 2:22:27 PM|| 2003-12-17 2:22:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah 4th ID is supposed to have the new digital wheels 'n stuff.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-17 3:26:54 PM|| 2003-12-17 3:26:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 We can do it but we haven't done it in a LONG time. We stopped conducting Team Spirit and Reforger Exercises in the late 80's? We have a plan, hopefully one or two of the NCO's and Officers are still around to remember how it's done.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-17 7:46:36 PM|| 2003-12-17 7:46:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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