Future combat will take place in dense urban areas and likely in megacities, or so we are told. These are the new “truths” that are taking hold in the U.S. military. According to Army Chief of Staff ...

We just can't seem to get enough of Rainbow Six. Fortunately the gang at Redstorm has decided to feed our habit with a brand new mission pack for Rogue Spear -- Urban Operations. If you've read our ...

YAVORIV, Ukraine -­ Soldiers of 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division conducted urban operations training with Ukrainian Soldiers here, November ...

An infantryman with 101st Airborne Division takes aim at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center at Camp Atterbury. (Sgt. Patrick Kirby/Army) This month, the 40th Infantry Division, California Army National ...

Our colleagues at Small Wars Journal have published an anthology on urban warfare and urban operation in urban areas and megacities: Blood and Concrete: 21st Century Conflict in Urban Centers and ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Sept. 11, 2013) -- With a dramatic increase in military operations in the urban terrain, the Army recognized the importance of being able to effectively operate in a ...

Urban warfare has a way of exposing weaknesses in both tactics and equipment. For U.S. Navy SEAL teams operating in dense cities, the firearms they carry often determine how quickly they can seize ...

This brief essay puts forward a typology of key urban terrain facets and features that can help military planners and other police and humanitarian counterparts to better understand and negotiate the ...

A soldier with the 615th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade provides security during urban operations training at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in ...