<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Analyzing the recent confrontations, as those from Syria, Ukraine, Iraq, and so on, we have found that most of the military operations, at least the decisive ones, have taken place predominantly in urban environments whose fundamental characteristics are given, especially by the density of buildings and population. Carrying out operations in such environments, particularly offensive, requires the military forces to deal with the most complex and difficult situations, because in addition to engaging a very diverse typology of adversaries, it is also necessary to apply control measures in order to limit the losses and collateral damage among own forces and local populations. As a result, this context has imposed an operational adaptation of military forces, whose principles consist in manoeuvrist approach and mission command, which, correlated and applied coherently, finally led to the desired end states.</p></abstract>

Analyzing the recent confrontations, as those from Syria, Ukraine, Iraq, and so on, we have found that most of the military operations, at least the decisive ones, have taken place predominantly in urban environments whose fundamental characteristics are given, especially by the density of buildings and population. Carrying out operations in such environments, particularly offensive, requires the military forces to deal with the most complex and difficult situations, because in addition to engaging a very diverse typology of adversaries, it is also necessary to apply control measures in order to limit the losses and collateral damage among own forces and local populations. As a result, this context has imposed an operational adaptation of military forces, whose principles consist in manoeuvrist approach and mission command, which, correlated and applied coherently, finally led to the desired end states.

Mission Command &amp; Manoeuvrist Approach – Basic Principles of Nato Urban Operations

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Mission Command & Manoeuvrist Approach – Basic Principles of Nato Urban Operations

Analyzing the recent confrontations, as those from Syria, Ukraine, Iraq, and so on, we have found that most of the military operations, at least the decisive...

Mission Command & Manoeuvrist Approach – Basic Principles of Nato Urban Operations

Pubblicato online: 23 lug 2019

Pagine: 91 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2019-0015

Parole chiave
manoeuvrist approach, mission command, urban environment, land operations, JIIM

© 2019 Lucian Ispas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mission Command & Manoeuvrist Approach – Basic Principles of Nato Urban Operations

Pubblicato online: 23 lug 2019

Pagine: 91 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2019-0015

Parole chiavemanoeuvrist approach, mission command, urban environment, land operations, JIIM

© 2019 Lucian Ispas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
manoeuvrist approach, mission command, urban environment, land operations, JIIM