Russ Emerson | March 20, 2003
… a 1000-man strike by elements of the 82nd Airborne has been launched in Afghanistan southeast of Kandahar in an apparent attempt to catch bin Laden. This, I think, falls into the realm of operational if not strategic surprise.
Russ Emerson | March 19, 2003
Hmph. Something else occurred to me. Going back to my days in the Army…. When our unit was deployed in the field on a mission – whether a training mission or a “live” mission, we followed the old custom of holding “stand to”. The term “stand to” is verbal shorthand for “stand to your posts.” […]