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Reporters get paid to report. Looks to me like that is what this guy did. Sure not too sympathically, but if you want sympathy you might be in the wrong profession. Many, many lessons to be learned from this AAR.
And as a Guardsman -- let me say that once the MOB orders are in my hand I ain't no part-timer. And yeah, I was in Afghanistan.
This is a unit that has been in counnty for 6 months. They ought to have know better. Pre ops -- A driver that had never driven this vehicle? The Convoy PLANNING Cmmander in the lead vehicle? Were there rehersals of Immediate Action Drills? Doesn't sound like there was even a Convoy brief. Routine use of this route? Yeah, not so many roads to choose from but all the more reason to have SOPs. LEADERSHIP The MAJ sports a mohawk (well, I guess fashion is your own business but I like my leadership to look the part). The unit gets hit and the commander spends the whole time hung up in a blown vehicle, yelling. And then is walking around (sure with a limp) after? ENGAGEMENT Fire discipline? Lots of red tracers . . . no mention of green. The heavy machinegun? I'll wonder if it was our .50. There was no mention of the BDA so might have to give them that one. I didn't get the impression there was a coordinated fire plan. Sounded like a "mad minute" that lasted an hour. No NVGs? No flares? (But soldiers stand in front of vehicle headlights in a fire fight?) I'll quit here.
Not going to get into TTPs and post-mission analysis in the open here. Too many eyes. - TR
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