One instance of the blurring of boundaries is the growing interdependence of social and technical expertise. The gross sales engineers and the purchasers’ engineers are all knowledge staff.

Private navy contractors additionally use technicals and the United States army used modified Toyota Tacoma pickups (bought from auto showrooms in the U.S. and modified earlier than supply) as nicely. Technicals have been utilized by Iraqi navy forces within the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The Iraqi Republican Guard and Fedayeen emulated ways of the Somali National Alliance with limited success, however were outmatched by Coalition armor and aviation. In the aftermath of the invasion technicals saw use by Iraqi insurgents for transporting personnel and fast raids in opposition to the Iraqi police forces.

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