Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not all resources, B.D., and especially amphibious resources, are involved in Iraq. However I don't KNOW what's where and I don't have an easy way of finding out. I suspect that even in a pre-Iraq footing there wouldn't be such resources working right now. adam On 8/31/05, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: > Texas, the Atlantic? Try Iraq. The resources were already stretched so thin > it was pitiful - take a look at some of the stories about how many > thousands > of Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas National Guard troops are > deployed in Iraq. > > > On 8/31/05 8:40 PM, "Adam Bridge" <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Getting the ROV to the Russian submariners was a non-trivial evolution > > that had been PLANNED for in detail buy the combined > > submarine-operating services. They were lucky that only the minimal > > response had been required. Getting a DSRV onto the site would have > > taken a lot longer and would be much more difficult. And all of that > > is because the scenerio is one which can be planned for and which > > experts from the various nations meet together and talk about these > > things. Yes, even the Russians, finally. And the Chinese too. > > > > There was a lot of Navy response to the tsunami because there were > > vessels in the area due to the war on terrorism operations so there > > was an aircraft carrier that could operate off-shore. > > > > But the military doesn't routinely PLAN for these kinds of rescue > > evolution. It's not their primary mission. > > > > No one plans for things like this - the submergance of a city is not > > common. Could the EU do better if, say, Venice sank? I don't think so. > > > > It's frustrating to watch this and we all have movie-bred expectations > > of how quickly resources can be put on task. I don't know where those > > amphibious vehicles are kept, or if they are loaded onto ships, and > > how ready to steam the ships are - it just takes TIME. The Marine > > Corps vehicles might be on the Atlantic or down in Texas - or even on > > the west coast. it's not like they are staged, ready to roll. And the > > ships to carry them may have maintenance operations going on that need > > to be finished before they can set to sea. > > > > It's just a difficult problem and it's NOT that the military doesn't > > want to respond. > > > > Adam bridge > > > > > > On 8/31/05, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote: > > > >> I always find it absolutely sickening that the military forces around > >> the world , which have the most advanced rescue and recovery equipment, > >> are always the last to get to a disaster area. > >> If my country (the UK) can get an ROV to rescue a few Russian > >> submariners within 12 hours then how come other equipment can't be > >> deployed in a disaster area just as fast. > >> The Coast Guard / Lifeboat service / Helicopter Medics are always there > >> days before - This is not a US problem this is global, > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >