Mission Analysis During Future Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain

<p>As global urbanization increases the likelihood of United States (US) military participation in combat operations in urban areas also grows proportionally. This study examines the mission analysis step of the military decision-making process (MDW) for military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT). By reviewing urban combat in Aachen Manila Hue Panama City Mogadishu and Grozny as well as US Army and Marine Corps doctrine this study summarizes characteristics for consideration during mission analysis for MOUT. At present the US Army's manual FM 90-1 0 Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain published in 1979 is being rewritten. As the doctrinal review process begins the Army must consider the planning and preparation processes for operational and tactical warfighting on urbanized terrain. Mission analysis the foundation of the military decision-making process remains critical to success in planning for Army operations but particularly in the urban environment. The emerging threats and conditions of future urban combat will require commanders and staffs to examine their traditional methods of analysis for MOUT and develop more thorough methods of planning for urban combat. This study concludes with an outline of mission analysis that will assist commanders and staffs in producing well-planned orders for future MOUT.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>