Troops Lost in Jordan Identified (Army, reserves, reservist, stationed)
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The three US soldiers killed in the drone attack on a US military outpost in Jordan were identified Monday as Sgt. William Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Specialist Kennedy Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia; and Specialist Breonna Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, according to the Defense Department.
They were all assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, a US Army Reserve unit based out of Fort Moore, Georgia, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said at a briefing.
This made me realize consciously that the Guard and the Reserves places people from the same region into the same battle areas. This could lead to the situation experienced during WWII and the Civil War, where a significant battle loss would be felt acutely in a single town or county.
Yes. Nowadays, deployed base support in the USAF, at pretty much every location, has a huge amount of Guard and Reserves. Many are from the same unit.
Completely different from when I first deployed as an Airman 30 years ago when just about everyone was active duty.
I suspect that the Army has a huge amount of Guard and Reserves deployed to fill their positions, too.
Previously, when a new conflict erupted, active duty forces were called from their normal stations in response. The Reserves and Guard were called in to backfill active duty locations or complement active duty in the new conflict.
The DoD made what was called the Total Force transformation during the 80s. The current plan largely keeps active duty in place performing their ongoing missions and activates Guard and Reserve units for new conflicts. So, it happens frequently that an active duty soldier currently stationed in South Korea will stay there while the Reserves are called to the Middle East.
Yes. Nowadays, deployed base support in the USAF, at pretty much every location, has a huge amount of Guard and Reserves. Many are from the same unit.
Completely different from when I first deployed as an Airman 30 years ago when just about everyone was active duty.
I suspect that the Army has a huge amount of Guard and Reserves deployed to fill their positions, too.
Pilots are often upside down on expectations, primarily for cargo pilots. Often commercial pilots are your Reserve or Guard pilots and their total hours might be far higher than active duty. Many pilots start on active and converted to take that commercial job, which DOD wins on that one.
The list goes on and on where a commercial career compliments an activated Reserve or Guard unit. I’d take a MP company whose members are mostly full time LEs anytime.
This made me realize consciously that the Guard and the Reserves places people from the same region into the same battle areas. This could lead to the situation experienced during WWII and the Civil War, where a significant battle loss would be felt acutely in a single town or county.
Remember near the end of the Gulf War a Scud missile hit a barracks for US Army reservist from the 475th Quartermaster Group from the Pennsylvania area and was the largest US loss of life of the war with about a third of all US combat deaths.
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