tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post2145523699086163149..comments2023-11-17T03:55:40.736-05:00Comments on Ink Spots: Afghanistan deployment details (UPDATED)Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373158801523577733noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-7981968449277324382009-12-08T10:11:01.923-05:002009-12-08T10:11:01.923-05:002/82 is unusual in having so much dwell time, part...2/82 is unusual in having so much dwell time, particularly for a light brigade. It has had it because it has been acting as the 82nd's DRB.Tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592358121800046008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-36318965586003495872009-12-08T01:40:11.105-05:002009-12-08T01:40:11.105-05:00Holy crap. 20 months of dwell for a brigade? I'...Holy crap. 20 months of dwell for a brigade? I'm guessing that others have somewhere near that? Is the norm now in the 15 to 18 range? When I got out, it was one year and not a day more.<br /><br />It was also uphill both ways - deployment and redeployment. These youngsters have no idea...Schmedlaphttp://www.schmedlap.com/weblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-59238975713305278652009-12-08T00:26:13.948-05:002009-12-08T00:26:13.948-05:00A thought: when this buildup hits its peak, there ...A thought: when this buildup hits its peak, there will be a total of just about 55-60 NATO maneuver battalions in Afghanistan (36 or 37 U.S., and 19, 20, or 21 allied). <br /><br />In June 2006 in Iraq, the very lowest dip in troop levels before the surge+sahwa, there were almost that same number of coalition maneuver battalions in the country (45 U.S. and about 12 allied). At the height of the surge, there were 77 maneuver battalions in Iraq (67 U.S. and 10 allied).Tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592358121800046008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-50158710084933668022009-12-07T14:34:17.371-05:002009-12-07T14:34:17.371-05:0086th BCT is replacing 48th BCT in the late winter ...86th BCT is replacing 48th BCT in the late winter or early spring.<br /><br />The other two brigades, according to Army Times, are 2/82 and 2/101. Of these, 2/82 could pretty much deploy next week if it wanted to - it's had 20 months of dwell time and is the division ready brigade - and 2/101 has had a year of dwell time at this point (and when I embedded with them in Iraq last year, they were already thinking about the train-up for Afghanistan).Tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592358121800046008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-52420797212901205422009-12-07T14:25:51.792-05:002009-12-07T14:25:51.792-05:00Oh, I didn't mean anything by that, I'm gl...Oh, I didn't mean anything by that, I'm glad you are willing to post about it and I like the diversity of postings around here. I just meant I don't think I'll ever be able to understand it.<br /><br />- MadhuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-45929484716883903492009-12-07T14:23:47.574-05:002009-12-07T14:23:47.574-05:00*Who is in charge, ultimately, of these kinds of d...<em>*Who is in charge, ultimately, of these kinds of decisions?</em><br /><br />The Army Staff. The buck stops with the Chief.<br /><br /><em>Funny, I remember a commenter around here from some time back (maybe Tintin?) stating that he was confused by the larger strategy questions and much preferred discussing brigades, etc. Am I remembering that correctly? At any rate, this is a level of detail I think I'll have to miss, because I am not up to it.</em><br /><br />Understand that not everyone is going to be interested in everything we do. Some people are interested in the ins and outs of ORBAT and stuff like that, and others aren't. I don't feel like I have all that much to offer on these posts -- anyone can get the meat of them by checking the DoD's transcripts and announcements -- but I know that there are people who care, and who may not have the time to find it themselves.<br /><br />Other people are interested in strategy, or Africa, or whatever. We try to be diverse.Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-3037248371514946352009-12-07T13:48:32.028-05:002009-12-07T13:48:32.028-05:00On a second side note, and completely unrelated to...On a second side note, and completely unrelated to your post, I wanted to highlight the following thread, and comment, at a group blog where I sometimes contribute (in my other online "persona", onparkstreet). Look for the comment by Jim Bennett; I think it's hilarious. Or not, if you aren't interested and don't have time. (It's pretty much nerd-bait and you have to look at the post, plus the comment, to get the massive nerd-bait "joke".)<br /><br />*I hope you don't mind the tangent, which is against ALL blog decorum, but as I am a regular commenter here and intend to remain a regular, I thought just-the-once would be okay....Seriously, it's my most favorite blog interaction EVER.<br />(LUN)Madhuhttp://chicagoboyz.net/archives/10606.html#comment-329980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-45100201992673673542009-12-07T13:36:52.963-05:002009-12-07T13:36:52.963-05:00Thank you for this update, Gulliver.
On a side no...Thank you for this update, Gulliver.<br /><br />On a side note, however, I have to add that a person can't learn everything about everything, and I think with regard to my Afghanistan reading I draw the line at some of the above details. It is simply too confusing for me. Funny, I remember a commenter around here from some time back (maybe Tintin?) stating that he was confused by the larger strategy questions and much preferred discussing brigades, etc. Am I remembering that correctly? At any rate, this is a level of detail I think I'll have to miss, because I am not up to it.<br /><br />*Who is in charge, ultimately, of these kinds of decisions?Madhuhttp://onparkstreet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com