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Silly me, but there might be some intelligence value associated with those weapons and vehicles. At some point, there will be a sizable need for spare parts. If our intelligence officers are smart, they'll be on the lookout for attempts to obtain those parts.

Nah, I'm giving Biden's military wayyyy too much credit, aren't I?

My last Battalion Commander in Germany demanded intelligence and imagination from his officers. We worked so well together, I worked for him again when we both landed back at Fort Bliss.

It was from that directive that I put together an outlandish resupply strategy for our battalion level ARTEP ( I was the S-4, Battalion Supply Officer). It included the coordinates of local bakeries, grocery stores, and restaurants, should our resupply be cut off.

While I was giving my initial briefing, my boss was chuckling as the Chief Evaluator looked angry. After it was over, he came over to me, "where did you get all that crap?" I explained to him that was the Colonel's directive, and I knew each proprietor, due to my being in the battalion 4 years. Group S-4 staff thought it was great, as I took them out for a meal at a few of these places while the evaluation was occurring.

Couldn't do that today, either.