Tunnel Rats Version 2.0: Fighting and Winning Future War in a Subterranean Environment

Abstract

Subterranean operations have long been utilized in warfare and are increasingly prevalent in modern conflicts, as technology proliferation has forced adversaries of the United States underground. However, the United States military currently has no focus, limited doctrine or techniques, tactics, and procedures, scant training, and almost no equipment or technological capabilities to enable its forces to thrive against an enemy in this type of complex operating environment. In future war, the United States needs the forces, training, equipment and capabilities to detect and destroy subterranean threats efficiently and rapidly, and force the enemy back above ground to an environment where the United States has distinct advantages and can dictate the outcome in combat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2018
Accession Number
AD1177202

Entities

People

  • Brian T Spillane

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Power
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Homeland Security
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design