The US Army is challenged by a variety of threats throughout the world. It must be prepared to fight battles of great scope, range and intensity. It must be prepared to counter large modern ground forces, eg., Iraq as well as light forces, insurgents, and terrorist groups. Threat forces require significant engineer support and our imagery analysts (IAs) must be able to identify threat forces countermine, counter obstacle, gap-crossing, and combat route operations. PART A: US ENGINEER DOCTRINE AND SUPPORT 1. Engineer elements within the operational battle concept. Operational battle doctrine recognizes that superior combat power derives from artful combinations of movement, firepower, protection, and intelligent leadership in a sound operational plan. a. Effective maneuver is the first element of superior combat power.
DesignationIT0638
EditionUndated
StatusSuperseded
Pages131
FunctionEngineering
CollectionRecent Archive
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