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2003-05-10 Iraq

U.S. Army Teams Record Lessons From Iraq

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Posted by tu3031 2003-05-10 11:15 am|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Great idea, but it should be extended to include certain journalists:

"Yep, here's where the impenetrable Iraqi defenses were, right by that greasy spot... And here's where the quagmire was, but it happened so fast I really didn't get a good look at it...."

Posted by Matt 2003-05-10 12:00:53|| 2003-05-10 12:00:53|| Front Page Top

#2 SrategyPage has more on Lessons Learned.

Posted by Parabellum 2003-05-10 14:16:19|| 2003-05-10 14:16:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Was the Bradley designed to stop an RPG round without penetration? I understand that a 30 mm shell won't penetrate an Abrams, but the Bradley is a much lighter vehicle with a different purpose.

Also read elsewhere that the Marine LAVs took a fair beating, worse than the Bradleys. But I don't recall reading anywhere that either was supposed to stop a shaped charge warhead.

Posted by Steve White 2003-05-10 14:36:29|| 2003-05-10 14:36:29|| Front Page Top

#4 The services and DoD have long ago adopted a formal feedback system for lessons learned. In the Army, it aligns the Center for Army Lessons Learned, the Army Material Command, and the historians to capture and exploit the information. Shortcomings in equipment is handled by AMC. Shortcomings in doctrine, training, and actual application are handled by CALL. Problems at battalion and below level are the responsibility of the branch school. Problems at brigade and above are to be resolved across the service by applicable offices and centers coordinated by CALL. Issues are also coordinated with applicable services (i.e. USMC) and those which cross services are coordinated at the DoD level. The GWI lessons learned after action report consisted of 7 volumes. Problems are id'd, tracked, and their implementation verified by further surveys in the field, at training exercises, and at home station. Due to the volume of lessons id'd in an major operation, they usually end up having to be prioritized for resource allocation by the responsible agency. So, somethings will get immediate attention and some will be on the backburner for a while [or until it bites someone in the ass].

Posted by Don 2003-05-10 14:45:29|| 2003-05-10 14:45:29|| Front Page Top

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