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Old 11-30-2021, 01:12 PM
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Exclamation The Army is looking at New York City as it prepares for future combat in megacities

The Army is looking at New York City as it prepares for future combat in megacities
By: Miguel Ortiz of: We Are the Mighty & Business Insider News - 11-30-21
Re: https://www.businessinsider.com/army...ssroom-2021-11

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A New York Army National Guard UH-60 helicopter over Manhattan as part of the Dense Urban Leaders Operations Course, November 2021. Spc. Marla Ogden

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Personal note: I would have hoped it wouldn't to this within our Country but it
seems I've been disappointed but in reality it seems this is wear we are going.
- Boats
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* In the 21st century, the potential for combat in a dense urban environment is increasing.

* With the emergence of megacities, it will be harder for the military to avoid urban areas in future conflicts.

* The New York Army National Guard aims to use New York City as a classroom for those kinds of operations.

Urban warfare has always been a challenge on the battlefield. From Stalingrad to Fallujah, fighting in close quarters can be an equalizer that negates technological advantages and results in high casualties.

In the 21st century, the potential risks of fighting in a dense urban environment are magnified increases in population density. The New York Army National Guard aims to use New York City as a classroom to teach operations in such an environment.

In early November 2021, 18 officers and senior NCOs of the NYNG completed a five-day class in the Big Apple that explored the challenges of military operations in large cities. The soldiers worked alongside civilian fire officials, transit staff, and emergency managers to develop an understanding of the specific challenges that a city like New York presents.

"This class was critical in terms of bridging a knowledge gap between military operations and working with our civilian counterparts," said Lt. Col. Jason Secrest, commander of the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, to the New York National Guard. "The course was helpful for whether we're involved in large-scale combat operations or if tasked with stability operations, like humanitarian assistance disaster relief at home."

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New York Army National Guard leaders look over the Manhattan waterfront during the Dense Urban Leaders Operations Course, November 4, 2021. Spc. Marla Ogden

During the class, leaders had to account for the complexities of a crowded airspace, skyscrapers, narrow streets, dense populations and even the city's subway system. These unique factors present challenges to already complex military operations like troop movement, communication and logistical trains.

The class was led by Lt. Col. Brian Higgins, a New York City Police Department detective. Lt. Col. Higgins also spent two and a half years on active duty as the officer-in-charge of the Dense Urban Terrain Detachment of the Army's Asymmetric Warfare Group at Fort Meade, Maryland.

There, he used his experience as a cop in New York to help the Army develop its megacity doctrine. "The problem has to do with globalization trends," Lt. Col. Higgins told the New York National Guard. "The world is becoming more populated. The majority of people are living in cities for a variety of reasons."

In the past, the Army's approach to large cities has often been to bypass and isolate them to avoid getting bogged down in urban fighting. However, this approach is not feasible with today's megacities boasting populations in excess of 10 million.

New York is not new to hosting military training. The New York National Guard regularly trains with the city's police and fire departments to build and maintain interoperability for civil support operations. Additionally, Task Force 46, a National Guard team that specializes in reacting to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attacks trained there in August.

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US Army paratroopers in a hallway during training for a nighttime air assault of an enemy compound, at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia, March 20, 2018. US Army

Lt. Col. Dan Colomb, commander of the 24th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) out of Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, volunteered to participate in the course.

"Every day we work in New York City and the metro area," Lt. Col. Colomb said to the New York National Guard. "We're those sensors that are out in the environment and these streets every day, so I'd like to take some of these methodologies, apply them and see if they work better."

The November class focused on helping National Guard leaders to understand the complexities of megacities and the planning considerations that have to be taken into account for military operations. To accomplish this, participants walked the narrow and irregular streets of lower Manhattan, explored the grid layout streets of Harlem, and visited the city's famous subway system.

The class focused on applying the "Five Is" of city fighting to New York: infrastructure, interoperability, information operations, interagency, intensity.

Lt. Col. Higgins and the NYNG hope to develop a two-week Dense Urban Leaders Operations Course from their five-day class. DULOC would bring Army leaders from across the service to New York to experience the challenges of dense urban operations first-hand. Until then, Higgins noted that the five-day class was a good start.

Read the original article on We Are The Mighty. Copyright 2021. Follow We Are The Mighty on Twitter.

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Personal note: It will be a lot harder to take weapons away from civvies who wish to
protect their families now - rather then wait for the military to show up - after the fact!
This will be a real battle amongst our Civvies & our Institution - we have the right to
bear arms against any aggression that could harm our families.
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Note: This subject should never been allowed to come into print - it will ensure more
weapons will purchased - to protect their families from any internal or external aggressions.
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This subject is far from being acceptable in our Country - This indifference to our our
people "will not go down well." (or be tolerated).
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Left unarmed and subject to break-in's - and/or having family members being killed or
wounded - will only increase the weapons sales to US citizen's - so as to protect their
home / family and friends - from those who would do them harm.
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Again this is a post should never have been released.
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O Almighty Lord God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest; Protect and assist, we beseech thee, all those who at home or abroad, by land, by sea, or in the air, are serving this country, that they, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore in all perils; and being filled with wisdom and girded with strength, may do their duty to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

"IN GOD WE TRUST"
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