Attacking the City of Dara Lam

July 10, 2020 00:48:59
Attacking the City of Dara Lam
Urban Warfare Project
Attacking the City of Dara Lam

Jul 10 2020 | 00:48:59

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Show Notes

This episode features a conversation with Col. David Gardner, the commander of the Operations Group at the Army's Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He explains the types of urban training available to units, including attacks against the mock cities of Shughart-Gordon and Dara Lam. He also describes some of the challenges he sees units most frequently confront during their execution of large-scale urban training exercises.

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