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44. Any of these RMC's would do nicely

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 11:12 PM

Oct 2014

The job of a Division CP (specifically the 101st) is to conduct Intelligence, Maneuver warfare and Command and Control for FORSCOM Brigades. The 101st exists within FORSCOM, not MEDCOM. Ergo it is highly illogical to retask the force structure and have a FORSCOM unit lead a MEDCOM mission. MEDCOM units train together and train with these RMC's as their higher headquarters. They do not train with FORSCOM units. Therefore there will be massive Command and Control challenges. This is not a criticism of PBO, but this is a clusterfuck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Medical_Command

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Pentagon Dispatches 101st Airborne to Africa to Tackle Ebola [View all] AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 OP

They damn well better have "personal protection equipment" Sopkoviak Oct 2014 #1

I am concerned they won't AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #2

I think it's probably infrastructure support, not front line medical care. pinto Oct 2014 #5

The Army has Medical Brigades AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #6

I did not know this. Thank you for your informed perspective AllyCat Oct 2014 #23

so do I 1dogleft Oct 2014 #16

I would assume that this would be the Engineers since they are going to do such things as build jwirr Oct 2014 #29

What do you mean "bullets in their weapons" ? pinto Oct 2014 #4

What I mean is that there has been some speculation that because this is a "humanitarian" mission Sopkoviak Oct 2014 #7

I think I agree with you. Panic can get out of hand. While you are building a hospital someone has jwirr Oct 2014 #30

Honestly Pinto AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #8

Thanks for your personal background. pinto Oct 2014 #9

this is the first pandemic of the crappy world we are now entering roguevalley Oct 2014 #13

This is more due to economic warfare than "climate change" Demeter Oct 2014 #15

the war in Libya --> Mali ... quadrature Oct 2014 #18

Can you give me a better understanding of the economic war that is going on in that area of Africa? jwirr Oct 2014 #31

short term...the war against Ghadaffi started the troubles ... quadrature Oct 2014 #36

Okay I understand that. A good book that helps people understand these interlinked situations is jwirr Oct 2014 #37

AFRICOM.....Our Huge Command & Control Base in Italy KoKo Oct 2014 #26

Well, hell yes they'll have "personal protection equipment!" Oh, wait... KansDem Oct 2014 #19

+1 pinto Oct 2014 #3

It says they are from a headquarters unit Marrah_G Oct 2014 #10

And? AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #12

Just that it seems like a very appropriate use of talent? Marrah_G Oct 2014 #17

Seabees went in last week mwrguy Oct 2014 #11

The only thing that can stop ebola is a good guy with a gun. nt TeamPooka Oct 2014 #14

And if that doesn't work, I guess the only other option is to... Turborama Oct 2014 #20

101st Airborne? Are they planning on shooting Ebola to death? hobbit709 Oct 2014 #21

They are going to build hospitals, coordinate the response to this crisis, etc. It may not be their jwirr Oct 2014 #33

Anyone else having a vision of Return of the Living Dead? AllyCat Oct 2014 #22

I think this is a great idea. Trillo Oct 2014 #24

Oh, let's just shoot all the ebola victims. That will keep it from spreading. alarimer Oct 2014 #25

We can't let any opportunity go to waste when we can get "Boots on the Ground." KoKo Oct 2014 #27

guns and ammo are for security seveneyes Oct 2014 #35

I worry about experimental vaccines riverwalker Oct 2014 #28

Don't worry the pharmachutical companies have plenty of black people to experiment with already. jwirr Oct 2014 #34

Good. They can shoot the virus I guess. AngryAmish Oct 2014 #32

The units deploying are mostly medical, engineers and logistical. Link below to the story neverforget Oct 2014 #38

Thanks pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #39

So.... AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #40

Division HQ's command multiple brigades. Since there are multiple brigades and smaller units neverforget Oct 2014 #41

I work at a Division Command Post AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #42

What other higher unit HQ should coordinate the multiple brigades? neverforget Oct 2014 #43

Any of these RMC's would do nicely AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #44

From what I gather looking at the US Army website is that those MEDCOM's are garrison type neverforget Oct 2014 #45

And that is the scary part AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #46