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Old 24th Nov 2008, 21:59
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There was an incident in GW1 where the TV reporter, I can guess but can't accurately recall the channel, deliberately broke the opsec rules.

You may recall that the British brigade was relocated across the battlefront from the east to the west. There was a massive movement of material with trucks and aircraft.

The reporter was allowed to report the event but not the location. what he did, and it was clear that he knew what he was doing, was have as a backdrop a barber's shop with the name of a small town. His reportage showed a C130 landing on a strip parallel to a road. A check on the map showed a runway, adjacent to a road, in the town with the barber's shop. He smirked.

I have no idea if he was 'caught'.
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