Posted on Oct 29, 2017
Who would really be the first fighting force to be sent in?
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It has been a while seen there has been some military service banter. I have often heard that since I was a younger that the Marines were the first to fight. Much later I was exposed to the Army, to which I would join, and the Airborne. Logically you would tend to believe Airborne units would really be the first one there.
What would you say?
Alibi: Then when I joined the Army I realized the Air Force were really the first ones to fight.
What would you say?
Alibi: Then when I joined the Army I realized the Air Force were really the first ones to fight.
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Ask the 75th RANGER Regiment about Urgent Fury and Just Cause. If you want to reach out and touch someone - send the best light infantry in the world
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COL (Join to see)
SEALs were on the island long before the Rangers got there in Urgent Fury. The 7th Special Forces beat the Rangers to Panama during Just Cause.
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LTC Orlando Illi
COL (Join to see) - True in both cases. I interpreted the question as what type of sustained combat powers would be the first - Special Ops are not sustained combat power. They are used for reconnaissance.
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LTC Orlando Illi I would say also special forces in Afghanistan they were some of the first military units sent for the purposes of fostering a guerilla movement as well as verifying HVT's and also sensitive sites for destruction or seizure.
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LTC Orlando Illi
In 2001, subsequent to 9/11, both the CIA and the SOCOM began to court the Northern Alliance in an attempt to use indigenous personnel to overthrow the Taliban. In my estimation that is NOT projecting Combat Power. Rather, it is use of Special Operation and CIA assets to effect regime change with the intent of bringing the new regime into friendly relations with the United States.
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CPT (Join to see) It all depends and on the size and scope.... Ranger Battalion most likely, or an Airborne BCT. Or, both. But, it is all METT-TC
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Ask the USMC's MEUs dwelling somewhere near a hotspot. They may go first on a NEO or into combat.
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Sir, you know that SOCOM had a smaller element there before they employ one of those other organizations.
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COL Charles Williams
COL (Join to see) - Roger, I will never forget when we did an Assault Landing in Somalia... Only to find Red Horse had already repaired the airfield, and an Army Transportation element was controlling the traffic on the airfield. SF had been their for months prior. Long before the SEALS landed on national TV.
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Usually they employ the Air Force and or the Navy first; then send in the ground forces in a large battlefield scenario. This way the enemy count has been decreased before the ground forces are sent in. The worse case scenario is when there are combatants and non combatants that are co-located. In that scenario, the Marines usually will be first in followed by the Army with air support by the Air Force. Of course the Navy gives the Marines a ride and the Air Force gives the Army a ride.
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When I was younger I used to think it was the Army then I realized the air force would be there first dropping bombs.
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Someone from SOCOM...not the Airforce...unless you count the reconnaissance aircraft.
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