Nbadan
08-12-2008, 01:02 AM
"In addition to the trainers, 1,000 soldiers from the Vicenza, Italy-based Southern European Task Force (Airborne) and the Kaiserslautern-based 21st Theater Sustainment Command, along with Marine reservists with the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines out of Ohio, and the state of Georgia’s Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry recently participated in “Immediate Response 2008."
What the hell is Immediate Response? Sounds kind of ominous, doesn't it, given the circumstances?
From the web site:
"The mission of IMMEDIATE RESPONSE '08 is to improve interoperability of U.S. and Georgian armed forces (GAF) at the unit level through the brigade headquarters level. Through the Immediate Response series of exercises, U.S. and GAF will develop tactics, techniques and procedures for potential use in future joint and combined operations."
Linky (http://immediateresponse.pims.org)
Where did the Georgians ever get the idea we'd rush in to help them? Hmmm . . .
Globalsecurity.org:
"In addition to the trainers, 1,000 soldiers from the Vicenza, Italy-based Southern European Task Force (Airborne) and the Kaiserslautern-based 21st Theater Sustainment Command, along with Marine reservists with the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines out of Ohio, and the state of Georgia’s Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry recently participated in “Immediate Response 2008. . . This is a great opportunity not just to prepare for future missions in Afghanistan, but to build the relationship our state has with the country of Georgia," said Maj. Matthew Smith, commander of the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry.”
Linky (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/200...)
If there are dead US troops, that really complicates things, doesn't it? But if they're just contractors, well who cares about them, right? They're on their own. That's the beauty of privatizing the Pentagon..
What the hell is Immediate Response? Sounds kind of ominous, doesn't it, given the circumstances?
From the web site:
"The mission of IMMEDIATE RESPONSE '08 is to improve interoperability of U.S. and Georgian armed forces (GAF) at the unit level through the brigade headquarters level. Through the Immediate Response series of exercises, U.S. and GAF will develop tactics, techniques and procedures for potential use in future joint and combined operations."
Linky (http://immediateresponse.pims.org)
Where did the Georgians ever get the idea we'd rush in to help them? Hmmm . . .
Globalsecurity.org:
"In addition to the trainers, 1,000 soldiers from the Vicenza, Italy-based Southern European Task Force (Airborne) and the Kaiserslautern-based 21st Theater Sustainment Command, along with Marine reservists with the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines out of Ohio, and the state of Georgia’s Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry recently participated in “Immediate Response 2008. . . This is a great opportunity not just to prepare for future missions in Afghanistan, but to build the relationship our state has with the country of Georgia," said Maj. Matthew Smith, commander of the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry.”
Linky (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/200...)
If there are dead US troops, that really complicates things, doesn't it? But if they're just contractors, well who cares about them, right? They're on their own. That's the beauty of privatizing the Pentagon..