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2008-03-19 Afghanistan

US Marines start deploying in southern Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2008-03-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 "Here come the Marines?"

The question is, what words make a Talibunny soil the diaper on his head...

Posted by Icerigger 2008-03-19 07:48|| htt://coonlakebeach.com]">[htt://coonlakebeach.com] 2008-03-19 07:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Ice,
I think they come pre-soiled.

Posted by Menhadden Snogum6713 2008-03-19 08:16|| 2008-03-19 08:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Would it be fair to say that each E-4 and above in the unit has at least one year in combat operations?

Posted by Penguin 2008-03-19 10:10|| 2008-03-19 10:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Can of whup-ass is opened...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-03-19 10:59|| 2008-03-19 10:59|| Front Page Top

#5 "Whup-ass" -- Yes, that can of whup-ass was opened by the Canadians when they started operations in Kandhar. We're stretched. If NATO is not going to be helpful in this situation then we need help from another source. Thanks for the help.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2008-03-19 12:32|| 2008-03-19 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 We've read stories here about you Canadians. I didn't know about the heroic Princess Pats before. Thank you, Canuckistan sniper, and all your little playmates! :-) (And apologies again for the guys we killed by accident - while these things do happen, it's never acceptable.)

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-03-19 13:00|| 2008-03-19 13:00|| Front Page Top

#7 Love the Canadians - and the Dutch and a few others.

They punch way above their weight class.

Shame the Germans cannot take a few lessons in now to be real soldiers from the Canadians.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-03-19 14:00|| 2008-03-19 14:00|| Front Page Top

#8 "Would it be fair to say that each E-4 and above in the unit has at least one year in combat operations?"

-sure, and the Commandant hopes to keep that streak going, which was part of the impetus for getting Marine line units out of Iraq. The more combat experience these new junior officers out of TBS/IOC and NCOs receive the better. I have not looked at our rotations lately but I hope we do a good spread load on this so the experience goes across the Corps. My assumption is that arty batterys will be going there soon as well (sans tubes) as line companies to do CAG work, etc. This is a good thing for us, we want to stay kinetic and afghanland provides another opportunity to hone are asymmetrical skills. (Sad to use war as a training op but that's life in the big city)

The other thing is that as Penguin mentioned, prior combat experience from Iraq may help our partners there in s.afghan.

Posted by Broadhead6 2008-03-19 14:11|| 2008-03-19 14:11|| Front Page Top

#9 the Canucks have been holding up their end, admirably. The same cannot be said for some of our other NATO "allies".

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-03-19 20:22|| 2008-03-19 20:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Would it be fair to say that each E-4 and above in the unit has at least one year in combat operations?

2/7? I'd say a significant majority.

BTW, 1/7 is coming home this week. It had no casualties during its deployment to Anbar province.

Posted by Pappy 2008-03-19 21:24|| 2008-03-19 21:24|| Front Page Top

#11 Broadhead6 My assumption is that arty batteries will be going there soon as well (sans tubes) as line companies to do CAG work, etc.

Broadhead6, CAG?
IOW Convert Leg Units to Line Companies doing Combat Patrols as Mounted Infantry?

thanks in advance.

Posted by RD">RD 2008-03-19 22:18|| 2008-03-19 22:18|| Front Page Top

#12 pimf

IOW Convert Red Leg Units.....

Posted by RD">RD 2008-03-19 22:19|| 2008-03-19 22:19|| Front Page Top

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