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I find it very interesting reading an article about the shift in intelligence operations during OIF I that I witnessed first hand, but was unable to identify at the time because the shift was so far above my pay grade. I can testify to the effects at the lower echelons, however, and Colonel Baker may have provided the decision advantage, described by the actions in this article, that allowed the U.S. military to move forward effectively in a very suddenly asymmetrical combat environment, that we were otherwise highly unprepared to address.
For OIF I veterans, this is a great read.
For OIF I veterans, this is a great read.
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Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) HUMINT Intelligence 97B: Counterintelligence Agent Iraq
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I find it peculiar that GEN Mcchrystal isn't mentioned in this article, even though his pioneering work with TF17 and idea of using 'a network to defeat a network' was the major paradigm shift that caused pretty much all the intelligence to targeting in both Iraq and Afghanistan to move to this model. LTG(R) Michael Flynn, when he was a COL, was the guy who proved the concept of interagency intelligence meshing and used it to show that obtaining intel on an objective could realistically drive additional operations almost immediately if the right combination of people had access to it and were able to analyze and redistribute said intel to the guys operating on the ground.
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The book 'My Share of the Task' by GEN Mcchrystal outlines his career, particularly his mindset on leadership and shaping the GWOT.
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