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DURING URBAN WARRIOR 99 (AWE)Marines in the 15th Heavy Guns Platoon arrive from the USS Bonhomne Richard LHD 6. The Marines are equipped with the new "Force Protection Clothing/Experimental Urban Camouflage Uniforms". Urban Warrior is an experimental effort to prepare Marines for the urban battlespaces of the 21st century. It focuses on the development of new operational concepts, tactics, techniques, procedures and technologies. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Eric Logsdon) (Webmaster's Note: USMC units are not considered SOF by the Department of Defense.  They are included here due to their growing expertise in the field of Urban Warfare.)

 

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Other Publications

Armor Magazine - Armor and MOUT

Armor Magazine - Armor Evens the Odds in Two Urban Battles

Commandant of the Marine Corps - The Strategic Corporal: Leadership in the Three Block Wa

  Parameters - Urban Warfare and the Urban Warfighter of 2025

 

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