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During the urban combat
phase of Operation Urban Warrior, U.S. Marines take cover
and move out in Oakland, Calif., March 16. The urban combat
phase was designed to prepare Marines for the type of
conflict they may encounter during 21st century battles in
foregin lands. More than 6,000 Marines on land and stationed
on ships off the northern California coast took part in the
operation.
Against the backdrop of Alcatraz Island
in the San Francisco Bay, U.S. Navy personnel act as "the
bad guys" during Operation Urban Warrior March 16. In
addition to serving as an opposing force, the Navy was
testing new communications technology during the
operation.
(U.S. Navy photo courtesy JCCC)
A U.S Marine from the 1st Battalion, 5th
Marines runs for cover during the urban combat phase of
Operation Urban Warrior March 16 in Oakland, Calif. The
three-phased operation tested Marines' ability to provide
humanitarian assistance in an urban environment, respond to
threats of chemical and biological weapons, and restore
order after a state of civil unrest.
(U.S. Navy photo courtesy JCCC)
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OVERVIEW
OPERATION
NAME: Urban Warrior
MISSION
STATEMENT: To
support the national military strategy of preparing for the
threats of a new century and a changing enemy. To enhance
domestic national security. To conduct and refine disaster
relief and humanitarian assistance operations for use in the
United States and abroad. To conduct urban combat operations
and ready Marines for the likelihood that battles in the
21st Century will be focused in the world's rapidly
expanding urban areas.
MISSION
GOALS: Using a
sea-based, Navy-Marine Corps team, provide humanitarian and
disaster relief assistance to a large, metropolitan city,
including food, water, shelter and medicine. Successfully
conduct an amphibious landing, helicopter assault and mass
casualty drill in response to an incident involving chemical
or biological weapons, and in coordination with civilian
police and fire departments. Conduct a mid-intensity combat
operation in an urban environment against a backdrop of
civil unrest, and restore order.
ARTICLES:
Aussie
Soldiers Eye Possible Changes During Urban
Warrior
Corps
Tests Robotic Artillery Technology During Urban
Warrior
Marines
Learn Urban Warfare
Marines
Use Actors for Experimental Training
Marines
Prepared for Protesters
WEB SITES:
U.S. Marine
Corps
Urban
Warrior Media Center
U.S.
Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
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