LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN - “I’d rather take lessons from the past than learn lessons the hard way,” said Sgt. John Verhage III, native of South Brunswick, New Jersey and a surveillance sensor operator with Task Force Southwest (TFSW). He aids in the employment of remote sensor systems and unmanned aerial surveillance assets to help detect the movement of enemy personnel and vehicles. The ability to detect enemy movement is nothing new. Since 1967 in Vietnam, Marines have used unmanned remote sensor systems in any area of operation, helping to provide real-time warnings to brace Marines and the
LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN - “I’d rather take lessons from the past than learn lessons the hard way,” said Sgt. John Verhage III, native of South Brunswick, New Jersey and a surveillance sensor operator with Task Force Southwest (TFSW). He aids in the employment of remote sensor systems and unmanned aerial surveillance assets to help detect the movement of enemy personnel and vehicles. The ability to detect enemy movement is nothing new. Since 1967 in Vietnam, Marines have used unmanned remote sensor systems in any area of operation, helping to provide real-time warnings to brace Marines and their counterparts for anything they may face. “Ground sensors themselves add an extra layer of protection, especially in an area of operation like this.” The employment allows TFSW to gather an area’s information to aid the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) during constant combat operations in Helmand province. Verhage is one of the approximately 300 Marines deployed to Afghanistan to aid in the train, advise and assist mission to help enable the effectiveness of the ANDSF.
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