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May 25th 04, 06:38 PM
William
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(Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in message ...
Subject: MARS IS "Amateur Radio".
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(William)
Date: 5/25/2004 7:39 AM Central Standard Time
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Somebody has to get the Marines to where they're going. If they don't
mind a long ride, they take a boat. If they're needed a bit quicker,
they take a plane. Airplanes typically require a runway, and
Mogadishu had one. What they didn't have was atc and weather. Too
bad the Marines aren't self-propelled. It would save everyone a lot
of trouble.
Why?
According to a SecDef inteview on Sixty Minutes a few years back, the
Commander-in-Chief wants to know two things when the stuff hits the fan...Where
are the nearest carriers, and is the MEF ready to hit the beach...?!?!
AEF can be quicker than any carrier group, especially if the beach is
hundreds or thousands of miles away from the hotspot. Or not.
Need a TALCE to deploy AEF and its logistics tail. Create Air Bridge.
TALCE in First. And get everything there before the Navy could.
No runways or ATC needed. And no particular interest in the USAF or it's
MWR department.
Get real. Were you a reservist or something like that? The Navy
slobbered over our BX and "MWR department."
Just a mission.
Which often involves the Air Force, even if just to expedite MWR
calls.
Ditto 10th Mountain. Didn't see the Navy transporting those folks,
and there was a big beach just inches from the Mog runway.
Hey, ever wonder why the Navy stencils their names over their
dungarees back pocket?
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