
Military News Highlights: December 3, 2010
US Armed Forces News
COIN standards for Afghanistan approved
Secretary Gates has approved a COIN skills list (COIN Qualification Standards) for troops in Afghanistan. It is rather extraordinary for top civilian officials to approve pre-deployment tactical and operational training tasks. Perhaps this is an effort for General Petreaus to dictate that a certain level of COIN proficiency is required prior [...] Source: SFTT: Best body armor, combat boots, helmets, sidearms and weapons for US frontline troops.