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2018-03-19 Government

Lockheed Martin Wins Air Force Special Ops Training Contract

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-03-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Where they the same people who trained and commanded that Jimmy Carter special force Iran mission?

I have a bad feeling about this.

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2018-03-19 02:05|| 2018-03-19 02:05|| Front Page Top

#2 #1 Where they the same people who trained and commanded that Jimmy Carter special force Iran mission?

...Fortunately, no. The training and leadership for that mission were absolutely first rate. The problem was that you had several highly secret organizations that weren't talking to one another, an overly complex plan (that probably shouldn't have been executed in the first place, but Carter was desperate and the military couldn't say no), and the planners just kept hoping that nothing could go wrong.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-03-19 05:03|| 2018-03-19 05:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Ref #1: Huge push at the time to operate in the new... mix & match "Joint environment." Second big push - make the POW political pain somehow go away. Upshot, many 'Lessons Learned' gains, but both challenges still linger.

Wasn't there, sleeping in my own bunk at the time. Just my opinion.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-19 06:22|| 2018-03-19 06:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Too many joints in RDJTF.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-03-19 08:51|| 2018-03-19 08:51|| Front Page Top

#5 The key lessons learned from asymmetrical conflicts is to not take prisoners and if you do for intel purposes don't keep after their expiration date.

HRW and the ACLU can make your life miserable.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-03-19 15:09|| 2018-03-19 15:09|| Front Page Top

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