New Camera Minimizes Danger in Iraq

[Robbien]

Source: military.com

Fort Belvoir, Va. - A new surveillance system that minimizes Soldiers' exposure to harm while providing continual observation in operating areas has been fielded in Iraq after just three weeks of design and manufacturing.

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"There are a lot of areas, especially obscured areas, around the combat outposts and we needed a way to cut down on exposing the troops to this broad danger," said Sgt. 1st Class Mark Henderson, REF operations NCO.
The REF partnered with Exponent Inc., an engineering and scientific consulting firm, to develop the RDISS, which can be installed quickly and with minimal training.

"In this environment, where a potential sniper lurks around every corner, having the capability to maintain persistent surveillance while minimizing the risk to the Soldiers is a must," said Lt. Col. Daniel Shea, REF team leader in Iraq.

REF staff trained more than 100 Soldiers, Marines and Civilians from twenty brigades in the last two months to install, troubleshoot and maintain the system.

"It's a very simple system to install and monitor yet the benefits are priceless. I know of a few occasions in which using RDISS has averted dangerous situations downrange. It's already proven its worth."

REF plans to deploy hundreds of systems to Iraq and Afghanistan by year's end.



Read more: http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,143758,00.html

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They are going to install cameras where there is electricity available only about two/four hours a day?

Security systems only work if the citizens agree to not dismantle the cameras. I wonder how long a camera will stay up in Baghdad.

[jeff30997]

1. "I wonder how long a camera will stay up in Baghdad."

Yes,I agree,that's a totally absurd idea.But the corporation

that manufacture them will make $$$ so...

[fed-up]

2. I thought it would be cameras that automatically photoshopped images of flowers over bomb blasts nt

[Barrett808]

3. You have to wonder if the insurgency is capable of tapping the camera's signal

Why not? At one time, Iraq was the most technically advanced Arab nation in the world.

[dipsydoodle]

4. How do you say

"Ready when you are Mr de Mille" in Iraqi ?