My experience with multinational efforts were mainly in Cyprus with
the UN - Canadian, Polish, Indian and British troops, and three Nato
Reforger exercises. Generally the NATO Reforger exercises were pretty
good models of cooperation, although NATO never liked putting the
combination of the BAOR, the FDR and Canadian forces together. They
worked together too well and rolled over everyone else, much to the
embarassment of the Americans ;)
My Cyprus experience was different. With the Poles and the Indian
forces, we had incompatible radios, equipment, uniforms etc.
Frequently when we had to change personnel at an outpost that required
crossing over another country's sector, it could be a nightmare. We
found it was faster and easier to call up the HQ of the other country
over a civilian phone and make the arrangements that way rather than
use our own radios etc.
Another thing I learned quite rapidly while in Cyprus, never sit in an
APC for too long in the sun, it was worse than being in an oven.
larry
On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 11:15:03 -0400, Timothy Heald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I know of a pretty good source on Afghanistan :)
>
> I am a member of CJTF-76, the 76 is for the number of countries tat are participating. Personally I am usually not a bi fan of international coalitions, but this one seems to be working exceedingly well, aside from the occasional blue on blue (friendly fire) incident, usually caused by imcompatible commo gear.
>
> Nothing like that has happened since I have been here, butI have heard some about it.
>
> Tim
>
> >G wrote:
> >>
> >> That is why i asked the question. That is why I stated my narrow
> >> sources.
> >
> >My reply was a bit cheap indeed :-)
> >
> >Jochem
>
>
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