Congressman Lauds Tactic to Snuff Ieds in War Zones ; Enemies Killed While Planting the Bombs
The Washington Times › September 17, 2010
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In a shift in tactics, the U.S. military in Afghanistan plans to rely more on old-fashioned surveillance, as compared with new-age technology, to stop the biggest killer of American service members in the field.
Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Marine Corps veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, said he was informed by the Pentagon in recent weeks that the command is building up a special task force to defeat improvised explosive devices (IEDs).See the full content of this document
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Congressman Lauds Tactic to Snuff Ieds in War Zones ; Enemies Killed While Planting the Bombs
Task Force ODIN (Observe, Detect, Identify, Neutralize) is designed to constantly watch troop and convoy routes to catch the enemy planting IEDs, which account for more than 50 percent of U.S. fatalities in Afghanistan.
"I just found out they finally instituted ODIN in one province,...See the full content of this document
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