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NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last The Stryker battalion that fought at Tall Afar had capabilitiesthat the U.S. Army force in Somalia lacked. Although the American soldiers inboth engagements had similarskills and equipment, the Stryker-equippedunit also had the advantage of accessto real-time intelligence; responsivejoint firepower; mobile, armor-protected combat systems; and sharedawareness down to the squad level. The advantages the units communications offered in this case were not always present in its other operations, where the enemy employed weapons and tactics that allowed himto blend easily into the civilian population; but the forces technologicaladvantages at Tall Afar made a decided difference. The crucial test of the Stryker Brigade, and of Army Transformation, did not take place in a laboratory or amid the dusty trails and hillsof Fort Irwins National Training Center. It came in Iraq, where thesoldiers of the Stryker Brigade faced a resilient and dedicated foe. Theeffort cost the unit over the course of that year a total of 13 combatdeaths, 13 noncombat deaths, and some 300 other casualti

Author

Mark J. Reardon; Jeffrey A. Charlston; U.S. Army Center of Military History

Publisher

Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780160777875

Subjects

Military, History, Government_military