2007-02-03 12:53:57 · 7 answers · asked by Unrepentant Fenian Bastard 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Calm down, folks. I am a US soldier and I was stationed in Korea at the time. The brigade DID move their gear by ship, as do all American combat brigades (a fact that is not classified). In fact, in the run-up to the deployment I met one of the NCO's who was going to accompany the gear from Pusan (another unclassified fact) to the Gulf. I asked him which way the ships were going to take and he neither knew nor cared.
2007-02-05 02:37:23 · update #1
One last thing for all you OPSEC-minded types, the 2004 deployment was the only one that is going to occur for Korea-based 2ID troops. The brigade that deployed is now stationed at Ft. Carson and, in fact, is currently on their second rotation in the desert. The only combat brigade remain on the Peninsula is not going anywhere.
2007-02-05 05:21:56 · update #2
the heavy equipment from Korea would have gone by MSC ( Military Sealift Command) freighter or RO/RO (roll on roll off), or possibly by civilian charter south through the Straits of Malacca by Singapore, across the Indian Ocean and up the Gulf to Basra........
the MSC is US civilian manned non combatant ships under control of the Navy, painted gray but classed as USNS (US Naval Ship), not USS (United States Ship) that carry gear, supplies, fuels, bombs, beans and bullets around the world in support of Army / Marine forces ashore...the Navy spent a lot of money in the 1980's buying or building these ships...there's probably about 50 of them............. with just this contingency in mind.
The Army and Marines do the best job in the world, once the Navy gets them there!
Oh, yeah...thank you for your service!
2007-02-06 00:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were likely airlifted.
The US Navy won't transport equipment en masse because it's too slow. (Ships travel at tops speeds around 40 mph for carriers and 35 for smaller ships, and cruising speeds are actually around 15-20 due to the damage caused by the water surface).
That would mean about 3-6 weeks to get from Korea to the Persian Gulf, and 12 hours tops for planes. Which would you choose?
2007-02-03 20:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Classified info. sorry son. If you like you can ask the Dept of defence and see if they send the FBI or CIA knocking on your door.
2007-02-03 21:04:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wanna know how they really carried their gear? They shoved it up their *** and crawled in underground tunnels. Seriously. You don't believe me? Well, it's the truth. Are you friends with Osama?
2007-02-03 21:03:01 · answer #4 · answered by saram 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a name like yours...I'd have to say by way of Antartica.
2007-02-03 20:57:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
um.... you realize they don't distribute that info. right, lol.
It would be like saying, Hey terrorist, you need guns!
2007-02-03 21:00:19 · answer #6 · answered by Chrissy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya right...like anyone is going to tell YOU that.
Don't give this guy the correct answer please!
2007-02-03 20:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by His Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋