Video: Israel Teaches US Marines Counter Terror
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
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The IDF has released a video of U.S. marines learning from Israelis. “We are learning new techniques. I love it. We want to come back,” says one marine. The video below shows Israelis teaching the Americans how to use the new made-in-Israel Tabor rifle.
The video is from a training exercise in Israel last year but was released this month in honor of American Independence Day.
“It’s always fun to learn something, even with the language barrier. You can’t beat it,” said an American. “We have strong relations with Israel, and we come over and improve them. It places a stronger bond between two allies.”
The U.S. Marines trained under the guidance of the IDF Counter Terrorism School, the unit responsible for training IDF forces in counter terrorism tactics and measures.
This past May, U.S. Army photographers traveled to Israel in order to take a “Combat Camera” course administered by the IDF, regarding various photo-taking techniques in the field during combat operations.
(IsraelNationalNews.com)
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US Army using Israeli surveillance tech to protect troops
By YAAKOV KATZ
07/14/2011 05:21
Large hot-air balloons will be used to protect American soldiers deployed in operations. in Afghanistan.
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The United States Army began using Israeli reconnaissance equipment in Afghanistan this week with the delivery of three tactical aerostat systems – large hot-air balloons – that will be used to protect American soldiers deployed in operations.
The delivery this week was of three Skystar-180 tactical aerostat systems which the US Army said it intended to use to protect troops operating in southern Afghanistan. An additional three systems are scheduled for delivery in August.
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The Skystar-180 is a small tactical aerostat system which carries an advanced electro-optical sensor called T-STAMP which is comprised of a daytime camera and a nighttime sensor providing an operator with 360° real-time coverage from altitudes up to 1,000 feet.
Once airborne, the payload is operated from a portable control unit displaying the real-time imagery and the exact coordinates of any object of interest.
The Skystar family has a target detection range of 4 kilometers from the balloon and can be assembled and launched within 15 minutes.
The Skystar-180 is towed into an area of operations by a light military vehicle and can be easily redeployed to alternate locations with a small crew of just two operators.
Skystar systems are in use by the IDF, Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, the Israeli police, and other militaries around the world for operations ranging from border protection, intelligence operations and homeland security.
The use of Israeli surveillance systems in Afghanistan is not new. In 2010, five NATO member countries were operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) produced in the Jewish State in anti-Taliban operations, including Germany, Australia, Spain, France and Canada.
1 comments:
And how do the ingrates at the Pentagon reciprocate? By consistently siding against Israel. Recently, it was Petraeus and Mullen who were promoting the myth that Muslims killing Americans in Iraq was caused by Jews building apartments in Jerusalem.
When Nixon ordered Israel resupplied during the Yom Kippur War, the Pentagon dragged its feet to the point that the president threatened he would personally visit the generals and begin demoting them.
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