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The Importance of Personnel Recovery in Combat Zones
07:44 - 13:05 (05:20)
Personnel recovery, also known as PR, is a critical element in combat zones that involves retrieving assets and individuals such as hostages. Dual-hatting personnel rather than dedicating a personnel recovery division can lead to inefficiencies and missed opportunities.
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The personnel recovery division in Iraq had a full-time job of recovering hostages with a dedicated team of 15 people, while in Afghanistan, personnel recovery events had to be supported by dual or triple-hatted individuals.
07:44 - 10:15 (02:31)
Summary
The personnel recovery division in Iraq had a full-time job of recovering hostages with a dedicated team of 15 people, while in Afghanistan, personnel recovery events had to be supported by dual or triple-hatted individuals. The Department of Defense did have a functional system for downed pilots in Afghanistan, but there was no solid system to track missing people otherwise.
ChapterThe Importance of Personnel Recovery in Combat Zones
EpisodeSerial S02 - Ep. 5: Meanwhile, in Tampa
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In Afghanistan, the Department of Defense (DoD) is responsible for gathering and layering intelligence from various sources such human for human intelligence, SIGINT, and geo-int to get a clear picture of where the target is.
10:18 - 11:45 (01:26)
Summary
In Afghanistan, the Department of Defense (DoD) is responsible for gathering and layering intelligence from various sources such human for human intelligence, SIGINT, and geo-int to get a clear picture of where the target is. However, once the DoD loses control of the battle space, they must rely on other U.S. government agencies for intelligence gathering in neighboring Pakistan.
ChapterThe Importance of Personnel Recovery in Combat Zones
EpisodeSerial S02 - Ep. 5: Meanwhile, in Tampa
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The success of any personnel recovery mission depends on a lot of variables, but the agency's relationship with the host country, and its government is one of the most important ones.
11:45 - 13:05 (01:19)
Summary
The success of any personnel recovery mission depends on a lot of variables, but the agency's relationship with the host country, and its government is one of the most important ones. This becomes a challenging issue when the current events and politics on the ground in the country get in the way of the PR mission.