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To: AmusedBystander

Couldn't imagine being the S2 or S3 for this operation. You would have to be a fast writer and planner.


8 posted on 05/02/2006 11:08:18 AM PDT by art_rocks
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To: art_rocks

Time to get very close to the borders. He is going to make a run for it soon if he already hasn't.


12 posted on 05/02/2006 11:14:31 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Democrats = The Culture of Treason)
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To: art_rocks
Couldn't imagine being the S2 or S3 for this operation. You would have to be a fast writer and planner.

Near-realtime planning/tasking/dissemination is one of those things that doesn't get much press, but is a huge priority in the military. As a force multiplier it's more important than precision-guided bombs (it's actually used for real-time target designation).

To cut down on overhead, I imagine that training and personal initiative is a big part of "planning" here -- and the S2/S3's main task is to provide crucial information.

As the numbers in this article show, our troops' ability to respond like this shifts the balance in a supposedly "asymmetric" war. High tech enhances our abilities, and the salamikazes cannot compete.

19 posted on 05/02/2006 11:25:05 AM PDT by r9etb
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