The Super Tuc is a popular COIN platform in several South American countries. Photo Army Rumor Service
From DoD BUzz:
Michael Vickers provides the Pentagon one of the most creative brains around, especially in his area of expertise — irregular (hybrid etc. etc.) warfare. What’s really nifty about Vickers, who largely ran US operations in Afghanistan when we were working with the local insurgents against the Soviets, is that he gets to use that experience as the Defense Secretary’s top advisor on special operations and low intensity conflict. Vickers had breakfast with Christian Lowe and a small group of defense reporters and told them that OSD will probably support the idea — first offered publicly by the Air Force CoS Gen. Norton Schwartz – of a COIN air wing during the QDR. Of course, that would mean the Air Force will have to buy one or more versions of an increasing slew of propeller planes designed for counter-insurgency operations.
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My Comment: Everyone is focused on counter insurgency and irregular warfare .... why not air force. These plane may not be sexy .... but they will be necessary for air to ground support when UAVs and other aircraft cannot provide it.
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