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Marching Under Darkening Skies
The American Military and the Impending Urban Operations Threat
Recent history provides evidence that U.S. participation in future urban military operations is inevitable; past events reflect that these operations are extraordinary in their demands on ground and air forces. This report draws on a review of relevant literature, service doctrine, training, and emerging technologies to assess U.S. military preparedness to undertake military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT). Its concluding pages offer observations and preliminary recommendations addressing identified shortfalls. These recommendations include: (1) The four services should adopt Marine Corps Warfighting Publication 3-35.3 as the initial foundation for a more comprehensive doctrine on joint MOUT; (2) the U.S. Army Center for Lessons Learned should publish a MOUT lessons-learned bulletin; (3) include realistic consideration of operations in urban environments during service and joint exercises; (4) include MOUT considerations in the development of new technologies; (5) provide cadre at urban operations training sites; and (6) provide for complete instrumentation of selected Combat Training Center MOUT facilities.
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Pages: 43
ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2658-5
Contents
Preface PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two:
A Review of Selected Urban Operations Literature PDF
Chapter Three:
The Status of Doctrine PDF
Chapter Four:
Mout Training PDF
Chapter Five:
Technology and Mout PDF
Chapter Six:
Observations PDF
Chapter Seven:
Recommendations PDF
Chapter Eight:
Conclusion PDF
Bibliography PDF
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