Army Lights Up Targets During Live-Fire Exercise

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Army Lights Up Targets During Live-Fire Exercise
 Posted By Blake Seitz On    August 7, 2015 @ 2:43 pm   In National Security |     No Comments    

On Wednesday, the U.S. Army conducted Operation Dragon Spear, one of the largest live-fire exercises it has held in a decade.

Footage of the event made available by the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, where the exercise was held, shows M1 Abrams tanks and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters destroying trucks and other fixed targets.

The exercise, which utilized the full range of the Army’s capabilities in a series of tasks, was meant to demonstrate the awesome ability of the U.S. military and prepare soldiers for the “hybrid” wars they are likely to fight in the future.

Gen. Ray Odierno, who attended the exercise, told reporters that the exercise served a deterrent, as well as didactic, purpose.

“We’re making sure that everybody understands that we have a capability, if we have to, to force our way into an area, if it’s in our nation’s best interest,” Odierno said.




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[EC]

I'm always in two minds about publicising live fire exercises, though the benefits outweigh the risks in my book.

"Shock and Awe" is old news now, but was remarkably effective at getting various scum to scurry for their holes for a while. Letting enemies, both potential and actual, have a peek at what you can do when you do finally lose your patience with them is a significant deterrent.

Yet ....

The very first step in countering a tactic or technique is knowing it exists. Showing even a little too much is damaging.

[EdinVA]

I'm always in two minds about publicising live fire exercises, though the benefits outweigh the risks in my book.

"Shock and Awe" is old news now, but was remarkably effective at getting various scum to scurry for their holes for a while. Letting enemies, both potential and actual, have a peek at what you can do when you do finally lose your patience with them is a significant deterrent.

Yet ....

The very first step in countering a tactic or technique is knowing it exists. Showing even a little too much is damaging.

Understand the dilemma EC....
But I do love to watch our troops in action.  Very impressive.
It always amazes me what these young people do keeping in mind just a few months ago trying to get them to clean their room was a real achievement. :)

[Bigun]

I'm always in two minds about publicising live fire exercises, though the benefits outweigh the risks in my book.

"Shock and Awe" is old news now, but was remarkably effective at getting various scum to scurry for their holes for a while. Letting enemies, both potential and actual, have a peek at what you can do when you do finally lose your patience with them is a significant deterrent.

Yet ....

The very first step in countering a tactic or technique is knowing it exists. Showing even a little too much is damaging.

Which is why if found Dr. Carson's comment about not telling your enemies what you will do in the debate the other night so compelling.  He gets it!

[truth_seeker]

I would love to have seen the exhibition. Saw one once at Camp Pendleton, and saw another one at Fort Ord.

Here are photos of beautiful Fort Irwin

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1007&bih=552&q=fort+irwin+california&oq=fort+irwin&gs_l=img.1.1.0l10.1223.6979.0.8188.10.7.0.3.3.0.109.685.3j4.7.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.10.738.XFNKezv2VMk