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story from rantburg, along with interesting comment from a reader 120,000 more US troops receive orders for Iraq war front
120,000 more US troops receive orders for Iraq war front
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ordered the deployment of 120,000 more troops to the Iraq war battlefront, the European edition of the American military daily Stars and Stripes reported Friday. Once the soldiers arrive, more than half of the US army and Marine Corps will be stationed in Iraq. The reinforcements will not be ready for combat for at least three weeks. The new troop contingent include the first soldiers from the heavily armored Army 4th Infantry Division, parts of the 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. US military leaders had to adjust their war strategy following the fierce resistance of Iraqi military forces.
Posted by Fred Pruitt 3/29/2003 16:00|| E-Mail|| Comment|| Link|| Top||

2ACR is an interesting unit. They have been built for the purpose of fighting irregulars along a long line of contact. All Humvee w/TOW, with helicopter support and integral artillery. Light to lift, easy to resupply, extremely mobile. Add to that the doctrinal emphasis on scouting, small unit engagement, mobility, infiltration, screening and counter-infiltration, and also the training in those skill sets, they are far different from "Regular Army" units. Plus there is an Elan that goes with having a continuous history that goes back farther than any other active duty unit in the US Army (continuously active since 1836). I served there in the last war - see the regimental page and read up on the history.

http://www.jrtc-polk.army.mil/2acr/index.html

This is the unit that will shock the snot out of the Feydaheen and irregulars by beating them at their own game.
Posted by: OldSpook 3/29/2003 7:55:12 PM

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