This issue of the DTIC Review is intended as an overview of the US strengths and weaknesses in Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT), with an emphasis on the readiness of the US Military to undertake modern MOUT missions. Participation in future urban military operations is inevitable. More frequently than in the past future missions will require military operation in the cities and their environs. MOUT are extraordinary in their demands on ground and air forces. Today's armed forces must be prepared to conduct combat operations in cities without undue friendly force losses, noncombatant casualties, and collateral damage. The material that follows will be of interest to planning for or conducting operations and training in urban areas. The information in this issue is for those forces that could possibly deploy to different parts of the world to provide humanitarian assistance to the populace, assist in the restoration of peace between belligerent forces, and possibly conduct peace enforcement operations.
DTIC Review, Volume 4, Number 4. Urban Warfare
1999
300 pages
Report
No indication
English