03-27-2011, 04:39
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Special Forces Green Berets show off skills
Special Forces Green Berets show off skills
http://fayobserver.com/articles/2011...080822?sac=Mil
"For decades, the Green Berets have been the quiet professionals of Fort Bragg, spiriting away to war zones to conduct covert operations or working with foreign governments to train commandos to fight drug cartels, communist rebels and terrorists................"
Nice little story for your morning enjoyment.
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03-27-2011, 05:27
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Special Forces Green Berets show off skills
http://fayobserver.com/articles/2011...080822?sac=Mil
"For decades, the Green Berets have been the quiet professionals of Fort Bragg, spiriting away to war zones to conduct covert operations or working with foreign governments to train commandos to fight drug cartels, communist rebels and terrorists................"
Nice little story for your morning enjoyment. |
Interesting take on why this was accomplish..........Is this the first time they've done this at all or recently ?.............. 
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03-27-2011, 06:06
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Now there's a good dog!!
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Sgt. 1st. Class Ignacio Estrada, a Special Forces canine handler, described how important the Green Berets' dogs are to finding hidden improvised explosive devices in Iraq and Afghanistan. Whenever a dog finds an explosive, it's rewarded with a toy or a small treat.
To underscore his point, Estrada described a recent deployment to Afghanistan where his dog discovered a deadly IED in a roadway. As the dog continued to search the area, he found a second explosive that was meant to hit incoming rescuers. Farther up the road, the dog sniffed out a third booby trap.
"That night, I gave him a steak," Estrada said.
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03-27-2011, 06:45
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Interesting take on why this was accomplish..........Is this the first time they've done this at all or recently ?..............
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Teddy,
This is a fairly often occurence.
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03-27-2011, 07:02
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Originally Posted by Stras
This is a fairly often occurence.
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And the memory of SP5 James Gabriel, Jr (RIP) lives on!
And so it goes...
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03-27-2011, 07:56
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OK...WTF is a "Special Forces Canine Handler"?
Am I missing a new MOS track? Have I been away THAT long? 
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03-27-2011, 08:21
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OK...WTF is a "Special Forces Canine Handler"?
Am I missing a new MOS track? Have I been away THAT long?
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Must be a take-off on 18Z???
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03-27-2011, 08:28
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Originally Posted by Eagle5US
OK...WTF is a "Special Forces Canine Handler"?
Am I missing a new MOS track? Have I been away THAT long?
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18K?
"For decades, the Green Berets have been the quiet professionals of Fort Bragg, spiriting away to war zones to conduct covert operations or working with foreign governments to train commandos to fight drug cartels, communist rebels and terrorists..............".My momma -- who is alert and an astute woman (we need more lerts and stutes) -- pointed out:
"If you have to tell people your special, you're just trying to convince yourself."
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03-27-2011, 08:33
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OK...WTF is a "Special Forces Canine Handler"?
Am I missing a new MOS track? Have I been away THAT long?
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DOC,
Yeap and that Texas Sun has gotten to your head again. Take your meds 
It is a SF NCO that has gone to Canine handler course and then goes to or really gets his dog while at the course and they work together for sometime. Then they come back to their Group and deploy with there BN. It is a Ten times better system than getting a borrowed dog from some sister service. It's not a NEW MOS, just a new ASI for the NCO.
I just wished that we got EOD tech within each BN. Guys outisde of Group, you have to "Train up" at a fire base while doing missions.
Nice to see USASFC getting more of the Community involed with SF. I know we have always done it. While I was at SWC I think there was something a Quarter, but never in the paper. Only time SF was in the FAYOBS was somethng bad hit the news.
Job well done Guys!!
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03-27-2011, 08:37
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DOC,
Yeap and that Texas Sun has gotten to your head again. Take your meds
It is a SF NCO that has gone to Canine handler course and then goes to or really gets his dog while at the course and they work together for sometime. Then they come back to their Group and deploy with there BN. It is a Ten times better system than getting a borrowed dog from some sister service. It's not a NEW MOS, just a new ASI for the NCO. |
That's just friggin COOL!!!
Wonder if they would let their PA go - I sign in next week!
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Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
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03-27-2011, 17:06
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The men who stare at dogs.
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03-27-2011, 17:24
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03-27-2011, 19:03
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Helo Casting
Interesting DoD image sent to Soldier Systems, posted March13 2011 on their blog
Special Forces Soldier Helo Casting during E W 11
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03-27-2011, 19:06
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DAMN, RICHARD!!!
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03-28-2011, 01:41
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Interesting DoD image sent to Soldier Systems, posted March13 2011 on their blog
Special Forces Soldier Helo Casting during E W 11
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There's a better pic of the dog who Freefalls. highly recommend that you muzzle him before you exit the aircraft.... wouldn't want the JM to get bit cuz he put you off the DZ..
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