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Title: US Army close-up LRS-D Units
Post by: bayonetbrant on January 23, 2017, 10:36:04 PM

http://www.stripes.com/news/army-quietly-deactivates-its-small-team-reconnaissance-units-1.450392

Title: Re: US Army close-up LRS-D Units
Post by: GDS_Starfury on January 24, 2017, 02:02:42 AM

aren't those roles now filled by the greatly expanded special forces of various branches?

Title: Re: US Army close-up LRS-D Units
Post by: bayonetbrant on January 24, 2017, 06:43:29 AM

At the theater level, perhaps. But the LRS-D was always under control of a division commander for his specific needs. Division commanders don't get OPCON over SF teams to send them out on random recon missions.

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