An elite unit of the US Army is practicing for a potential war with Russia, just a few miles away from Ukraine, at a time when Russia’s defense minister Sergei Shoigu took the rare decision of holding telephone talks with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin to discuss the war on October 21.
https://eurasiantimes.com/1st-time-in-80-years-us-army-deploys-its-screaming-eagles-ukraine/
Look, I gotta say something here since I'm a 2bct vet. Although my time with them was after Ramada, in 2011. Those commanders were relieved and the 101st culture changed rapidly. When the 101st went to rc east in Afghanistan after Iraq they fared much better and had no such tactic. We don't run from anyone. The screaming eagles are one of if not the best light infantry force in the US army for a multitude of reasons. Not to mention the most famous historical unit from ww2, holding a few presidential unit citiatations across the division. 2-502 from we were soldiers was turned into 2bct 101st airborne. (1-75 cav. Which is the unit I was in.) Amazing guys. Lastly, just because a unit wants to get out of a killbox doesn't mean they are running. That's ridiculous.
I was detailing my personal experiences. If the 101st returned to their core gallantry, then I am happy. I understand getting out of the killbox, but in ad hoc ambushes, the proper response is dismount and fight. The Marines proved that it was the correct response due to the limited weaponry of the insurgents. The recruited insurgents were fairly amateurish and under equipped. I believe that most of the real resources were directed to Najaf and that AOR was far more dangerous and required different tactics.