Posted on Jul 22, 2020
Task Force Smith and the Problem with “Readiness” - Modern War Institute
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"So, was Task Force Smith “ready” or not? Lt. Col. Smith himself would later say that his training regime “was almost non-existent” and that claims that he conducted useful live fire training were “hogwash,” seemingly contradicting Wyrick. If you tell this to modern soldiers while conducting a staff ride at Osan, they suspect they know the game the unit was playing."
Task Force Smith and the Problem with “Readiness” - Modern War Institute
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Talk about negligence. MacArthur pretty much sent them to Korea as a show of force with his "arrogant display of strength” statement. You would think that after WW2 there would've been some sort of intel on the capabilities of the T-34-85 tanks. Deploying soldiers to a hot zone with old ammunition and salvaged equipment is criminal. Although as much as the Army professes to never repeat these mistakes I can't help but remember Rumsfeld's comment - "You go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you might want, or wish to have, at a later time."
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