…Field maintenance assets move as far forward as the tactical situation allows to repair inoperable and damaged equipment as quickly as possible. Crews perform preventive checks and services as modified for the climate and terrain. Rapid…

…Commanders use dispersion to limit the damage done by enemy attacks. Enemy forces should never be able to put a unit out of action with just a single attack. Dispersed troops and vehicles force attacking forces…

Supporting and Sustaining Activities V-13 save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage and is covered under the immediate response authority provision in DOD policy. For more details on federal coordinating centers, see…

…These tests showed that firing these weapons from enclosures presented no serious hazards, even when the overpressure was enough to produce structural damage to the building. The following were other findings of these tests. (a) Little…

…Recent history provides many examples of the need for precise application of force to minimize collateral damage. MOOTW generally requires the application of force in varying degrees. Future missions in urban areas will likely follow this…

…The Chechens made effective use of snipers and RPG-equipped ambush teams to damage or destroy helicopters supporting Russian ground forces. d. Fires. (1) Artillery was invaluable in the direct fire mode. The Russians found artillery…

…Smoke and Obscuration (4) The Dragon causes the most structural damage, but only in frame buildings. There does not seem to be any threat of injury to the gunner because the damage is usually to the…