Sunday, January 18, 2015

Is the SPMAGTF-CR actually a relatively old US Army idea?

While watching Seattle get slobber knocked by Green Bay (3rd quarter, its 16-0) I ran across this paper by LtCol's Richard C. Halbleib and Mark M. Earley.  It was presented in 1998 but it sounds like it was a power point presentation for Amos and that's how we got the SPMAGTF-CR.  Read it below but check out this tidbit...
Elevating US forces into the third (vertical) dimension will yield certain tangible benefits and ensure those forces remain viable and uncontested into the twenty-first century and beyond:
• increased maneuverability, survivability and lethality.
• rapid deployment/redeployment.
• increased sustainability of maneuver forces.
• reduced signature produced by a maneuver element.
• possible reduction in the size of tactical forces needed to accomplish the mission and economies in logistics to support the force. 
Doesn't that sound like everything the former Commandant wanted to accomplish with the SPMAGTF-CR?   Additionally doesn't that sound like what the Company Landing Team Concept is attempting do?

A whole lot of cross pollination goes on.  This is more proof of it.

5 comments :

  1. What a finish to a OK game for almost 4 quarters! The last 5 minutes were just incredible, Green Bay pretty much could taste the Super Bowl!

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    1. i don't like Green Bay but i despise Seattle. they gave the game away. i just don't get how pros can be that lax at the end of the game. you play 4 quarters not 3 and 3/4's!

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    2. I live in Phoenix where we will be hosting the Super Bowl. I don't care really for any of these teams but the last 5 minutes were just hard to believe, GB just stopped playing!

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  2. Unrelated but for Sol's readers that haven't seen it yet and since F35 is such a regular topic, the new 2014 report is out.


    https://app.box.com/s/sqtjg17r3kwedzluok4xtmd195ktcjxg

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  3. As an Army puke, I think A/A is overrated unless we have zero ADA threat and the USAF has dominance in a COIN environment, due to RPGs, MANPADS and cell phones.

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