{"id":45212,"date":"2022-03-31T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T12:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/31\/heres-what-the-armys-doing-with-urban-combat-prep\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:43:24","slug":"heres-what-the-armys-doing-with-urban-combat-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/03\/31\/heres-what-the-armys-doing-with-urban-combat-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what the Army\u2019s doing with urban combat prep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recent intense fighting following the Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/a> is showcasing challenges, even for peer militaries, operating effectively in urban terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2016 then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley often reminded his service that future battles will likely take place in cities swelling with growing populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Army units <\/a>continue basic room-clearing types of training, operational and strategic-level thinking about cities hasn\u2019t necessarily found a home yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the California Army National Guard\u2019s 40th Infantry Division<\/a> has picked up the guidon in that effort, holding its own \u201curban planner\u2019s conference\u201d in fall 2021 with another scheduled for July. They\u2019ve partnered with the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, to further analyze up-to-date urban offensive and defensive training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of that is playing itself out on social media posts from Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\t