[SevenMinusOne]

Brig. Gen. Dennis Hejlik, commander of Marine Corp Special Operations Command, said communications is the area in which special operations forces "really hurt the most."

"We always need enhanced capability in comms," he said, noting that as with computers, the best available communications gear becomes obsolete in six months.

It is unbelievable how far we've come in terms of Comms, yet at the same time the frustration / failure of these exact Comms still cost of lives.

We can watch an Op unfold on some Mtn in Stan, from Tampa, FL 10,000 + miles away......yet those on the ground still have trouble making contact with a bird they see circling above them -

[bnelson44]

If you ever worked on a DoD contract you would know why. It is a slow, painful, slog uphill to get any new technology approved by for use by the DoD.

[GSlob]

Well, since the humvee in his hypothetical situation could be captured [for example], it could make sense for remote [i.e. headquarters] enabling and disabling of communications cross-talk capability.

[TADSLOS]

We can watch an Op unfold on some Mtn in Stan, from Tampa, FL 10,000 + miles away......yet those on the ground still have trouble making contact with a bird they see circling above them -

Ain't it the truth...

[Travis McGee]

I graduated from BUD/S class 105 in 1979 with CAPT Sean Pybus.

Of course, we were only Enswines then.

[elfman2]

In the Marines in the early 80s we used to say the only things that were certain were death, taxes and communication problems.