Air Arms Fire Was Hit By Enemy Fire

The Regimental Medical Officer and his assistants cleaned the wounds applied dressings, and gave injections. The injured man was then taken to the Advanced Dressing Station. Wounds were again treated and sometimes emergency amputations took place. The wounded soldier was now moved to the Casualty Clearing Station where surgery if needed was carried out.

“Ok squad we just got word there is a small enemy outpost not far from here in the foothills, this is where most of the Taliban are staging when they attack this base. We are sending in just our squad for a quick in and out recon mission of the area," explains the Lt nodding his head rapidly.

It was 115 degrees; the platoon was walking through the middle of the desert each of them with 40 pounds of gear on and an M16A2 rifle. It was summer time in the country of Afghanistan and the temperature was rising. At this point I asked myself what the hell I am doing here and why did I join the United States Army? Right when I was thinking that I felt a tug on my leg and there stood a young boy about 7 years old with only one arm, “Candy,Candy” he asked. Upon speaking with the local villagers we found out that his arm was taken from an improvised explosive device (IED) planted

Air support had planned to bombard enemy positions for 55 minutes; however, miscommunication between Texas 14 and higher led to a short bombardment and a total of six bombs being dropped. TF HAMMER was unsuccessful in entering the valley due to a heavy amount of small arms fire and mortar attacks. The lack of air support triggered by bad communication frustrated Afghan and Special Forces alike and led to Afghan trucks being hit heavily by pre-registered mortar fire on known choke points by Taliban and al Qaeda fighters. Unity of command is crucial in conducting a successful military operation: communication flows smoothly through a unified command, but unfortunately for a non-unified command, the reverse effect holds true.

The Battle of Big Hole in 1877 demonstrated well the dynamics of communication, strategy, and risk assessment in every stage of the battle, from the gathering of information to the aftermath of the slaughter. The materials of gathering intelligence, for example, can literally make or break the matter of mission completion. In this case, communication between commanders aided in U.S. Army in cutting off the path to Canada for the fleeing Nez Perce Native Americans.

Get on a humvee and also man the.50 Cal turret-firearm as your vehicle driver developments via the adversary attacked areas while avoiding container coverings and also a rainstorm of projectiles.

The Battle of Big Hole in 1877 demonstrated well the dynamics of communication, strategy, and risk assessment in every stage of the battle, from the initial gathering of information to the aftermath of the slaughter. The materials of gathering intelligence, for example, can literally make or break the matter of mission completion. In this case, communication between commanders aided in U.S. Army in cutting off the path to Canada for the fleeing Nez Perce Native Americans.

Many elite forces from around the world came together for operation Anaconda. The focal point of the operation was the Lower Shahikot Valley, which housed and protected a large number of foreign fighters – “Afghan Arabs” from al-Qaeda, Uzbeks, Tajiks, and Chechens from the Islamic Movements of Uzbekistan (IMU) 5. Takur Ghar was the highest point overlooking the Shahikot Valley and was a key terrain to capture for the mission. A noted Afghanistan specialist, Lester Grau, believes there were initially 600 estimated enemy fighters in the valley, which tallied with other credible sources6. The valley was protected by multilayered defenses. At the entrances to the valley, the insurgents maintained checkpoints, which allowed an early warning system of attempted ground attack7. The valley was “classic guerilla terrain – easily defendable, controlled access, numerous routes of escape, and near a sympathetic border”8.

“I have never seen anything like this in my life,” said Istar Mohamed, a mother of three who was penetrated with shrapnel in her arm hip and leg.” “You can’t imagine the devastation that happened there. After a few moments I fell unconscious from the impact of it all.”

Almost immediately into this operation, a house outside Yaka Chine (cool waterfall) is spotted with Insurgent activity. Kearney is notified and requests permission to destroy it with cannon fire from a Spectre gunship. Kearney speaks to some elders the next day in the rubble of what remains of that house in the aftermath of the airstrike. Another matter of using firepower this intense with such a wide kill radius is that bullets and bombs cannot differentiate the good guys from the bad…or were the five corpses good? Anyway, the site has now turned into a scene of diplomacy and compensation. A strong point to be made here is what unfolds in this effective diplomatic conversation from Kearney and Battalion Commander LTC Ostlund to the locals. In TRADOC Pamphlet 525-3-1 The U.S. Army Operating Concept, this operational mindset is outlined in section c. of 3-3 Develop situational understanding through

Battle Company faced one of the hardest conflicts of the entire War in Afghanistan. The men of Battle Company could expect, on average, “1.5 kinetic engagements per day.” Though even in firefights, the battle for the “human terrain” came into play. On July 10, 2007, Battle Company took fire from a three-story mansion that belonged to Haji Matin, a timber baron with ties to insurgent forces within the valley. This presented a problem as the United States Army had made the promise that it would bomb the homes of the Korengali locals. Captain Kearney attempted to keep this promise. “My guys would tell me they didn’t know which houses they’re shooting from, and I’d tell them they can’t shoot back into the villages,” Kearney told a reporter, Elizabeth Ruben,

You have to consider for a moment the serious nature of this action. When we deploy, we rely on the person to our left and right. The profession of arms is one that requires all to do their part. Combat, by nature, is a physical, difficult, and demanding task. A person’s very life may depend on the actions of those around him or her. Ask any Soldier pulled from the vehicle hit by an improvised explosive device if that is true or not. You must have personnel on whom you can rely. The actions and directions from the brigade forced us to accept people who may be

I’ve gotten hit by one or two bullets but no need to worry. Unfortunately, nearly all my mates, who first enlisted with me, have either been killed or evacuated because they’ve been seriously wounded, luckily the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels (the local Papuans) were there to help carry wounded soldiers.

As soon as the now recovered Sergeant had made it into the SUV, Randal scrambled in after her. Somebody screamed to 'fucking drive', Randal slammed the door shut behind him, and as he clambered in he partially shielded the Sergeant with his body. This meant he was effectively straddling her near the waist and putting his own body and plate carrier between her and potential shrapnel and gunfire. The man driving the SUV slammed on the gas as soon as the truck had cleared the barn door and tires squealed against the concrete of the barn floor just before catching. Randal spared her a glance and yelled for her to cover her ears - if she could even hear it over all the gunfire and chaos. Because in that next moment he used one hand to partly shield

Culture is a necessity for any Soldier or Department of the Army (DA) Civilian to be aware of while operating in a foreign environment. Soldiers or DA Civilians must possess an understanding of the parameters of a culture as defined in FM 3-24, Insurgencies and Countering Insurgencies. Furthermore, FM 3-24 provides us with five characteristics that make up the culture of a region: the physical environment, economy, social structure, political structure, and belief system of the people. Today’s Army faces many demanding operating environments, each packed with its own challenge of understanding the unique people and culture present in the area. Pakistan is one of these theatres of operation, strategically located within the continent of