When the USMC came to town they turned some of their bases in to HESCO-villes. They seemed to think that there was more threat from inside the base from contractors than from outside. Then they refused to listen to the Cav and 82nd about convoy security and it cost them dearly.
"They seemed to think that there was more threat from inside the base from contractors than from outside."
I have to say the local national labor force that showed up at the gates of Balad/Anaconda every morning was a little worrisome.
A third country national working for KBR was caught red handed trying to steal a rifle from a sleeping trooper's hooch, at some odd hour of the morning.
Well, you know how marines are........
Amen to that...tell you sometime about "missing" convoy supplies and yes, the trucks as well.
The Marines said it was the Army's job to provide escort - the Arny said #@&*, it's your stuff, you guard it....
Back & forth they went.
I've said too much.