Army strategist stresses importance of understanding the urban battlefield

By Connie Lee / May 15, 2017 at 2:01 PM
As the Army examines its strategies for operating in urban environments, the service needs to better its understanding of the urban battlefield in advance, a senior strategist said last week. "The one thing I think that we have to deal with is, as the world becomes more urbanized and networked, is how we make use of that to have a better understanding of the urban battlefield before we enter it, not after it," Maj. Gen. William Hix, director of strategy,...

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