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FO are people who are LONG in a zone before almost ANYONE else. They land even before the MPs and the Engineers do.
In desert Storm, while people sat comfortably back in camps, Forward observers were already over the line, marking off oil feilds and strategic targets.
Then later when field artillery opens up from 25 miles away, destroying targets with pinpoint accuracy, people are like "Oooh look, its the rangers."
Not.
3 people, 1 radio, Fire Support personnel, all either dropped in by parachute, or from Helos.
FO are responsible for making desicions in the field at a seconds notice. Do we need artillery, naval fire, or perhaps an air strike.
They do alot more then sit around and look pretty.
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