Long-term implications of the Army’s Quick Reaction Capability paradigm
by Dr. Shayla McCullough
COUNTER-IED MISSION Getting counter-IED capabilities to theater fast was one of the first uses of the QRC paradigm. Here, a scout with 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment stands watch May 4, 2012, over a village during a mission in Laghman province, Afghanistan, to detect and defeat IEDs. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD))