Urban Operations Training at the Power Projection Platform: "Welcome to Al Wadi"

Abstract

Creating challenging, realistic urban-training environments for deploying units requires Army leaders assigned to training support battalions (TSBs) and brigades to adapt and innovate. Early in 2004, 2d Brigade, 91st Division (Training Support) (2-91st TSB), began planning postmobilization training to be conducted at Fort Bliss, Texas, for an Army National Guard brigade combat team (BCT). Accomplishing this goal required some out-of-the- box thinking by the leadership of 1st Battalion, 361st Engineer Regiment (Task Force Redhawk), which is part of 2-91st TSB. This article presents the scenario and the lessons learned used to achieve the complex effects of urban terrain and the design and execution of training for a deploying BCT.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA596606

Entities

People

  • Eric M. Noe
  • John C. Mcclellan

Organizations

  • United States Army Engineer School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Engineers
  • Force Protection
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • International Organizations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Training
  • Patrolling
  • Platforms
  • Quick Reaction Force
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Science
  • Urban Planning and Geography.