Iraq drives transformation from the air to the ground

ARTICLE: Technology Will Be Key to Iraq Buildup, By David A. Fulghum, Aviation Now, 01/14/2007

Good piece that demonstrates how the high-tech Leviathan makes itself more useful to the SysAdmin troops on the ground.

Very evocative of former CNO Vern Clark's argument to me during Esquire interview that the military has basically scored (already) an 8 out of ten on transforming air power, but about a 2 out of ten on linking that air/network transformational capacity to boots on the ground. Thus my argument that Iraq drives transformation from the air to the ground, or from the Leviathan to the SysAdmin.

Thanks to Louis Heberlein for sending this.

Comments

[GLASR]

Surprised the SDB video I saw hasn't been YouTubed yet.

21,500 as an if then. If they're SBCT then 12,500 trigger pullers.

[Matt R.]

More on the air-ground link. Nothing specific which dissappoints, but atleast this missing link is being evaluated.

http://aimpoints.hq.af.mil/display.cfm?id=16044