Posts Tagged “ETT”
Adm. Bill McRaven, the head of U.S. special operations, is mapping out a potential Afghanistan war plan that would replace thousands of U.S. troops with small special operations teams paired with Afghans to help an inexperienced Afghan force withstand a Taliban onslaught as U.S. troops withdraw. While the overall campaign would still be led by conventional military, the handfuls…
In this episode of Downrange, you will see them cover a lot of Afghanistan. They talk about the new COIN guidance coming out from Gen McChrystal, Sen, oops I mean COL Graham talking to the troops, and how the ETTs in country are helping Afghan men become nurses.
This morning I was fortunate enough to participate in another DOD sponsored blogger’s round-table discussion with COL Tom McGrath. You can see his bio and the minutes of the call (when they are posted) at http://www.defenselink.mil/blogger/index.aspx. The actual audio of the almost 30 min call is located by clicking here. I encourage all to listen…
