Cavalry Raiders

Cavalry Raiders:

Some of you noticed that BlackFive published a short series of photos from Iraq. I have a more from the same series (thanks to the fellow who sent them). The ones I'd most like to publish are the remnant of an IED attack in which some contractors were wounded--apparently they were operating alone and without military protection, although the Marines were able to get there in time to F3 ("find, fix and finish") their attackers.

However, for OPSEC reasons I'm going to hold off on those photos for a while, as well as the others that might give position information on this unit of Marines. I do have a couple of pictures of their convoy, however:


I'm told that the Marines have taken to calling themselves "JEB Stuarts" in honor of the great American cavalryman, who served the United States in the West, Kansas and Virginia, and the Confederate States from the outbreak of war until his death outside of Richmond. It's good to see him honored. These types of raids are central to the "Small Wars" approach we've discussed here before, as they help to create islands of security by attacking the enemy supply chain. Those bombs B5 posted pictures of will not now be used against us.

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