LOL!!! trust me they haven't come up with anything "new" in a long time. NOE's are a good plan. They are used with small attack forces to either do a quick "smash and grab" while the enemy is defending a near-by base to deprive the enemy of quick resupply from it, or as a diversion to draw enemy away from the main attack. The idea is to use it in conjunction with a main attack near-by. The problem today is some squads use it as the ONLY mission in their bag. The surprise factor of the plan is now gone.