Defense Urban Terrain presents new challenges to every U.S.
Army soldier ... it's where the future fight will take
place. Soldiers must be trained and prepared to operate in
an environment of congested roadways, overflowing slums, and
mazes of subterranean infrastructures, while minimizing
civilian casualties ... which is central to the efforts of
the U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG).
The AWG
was officially activated on January 31, 2006 ... evolving
from the early combat experiences in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom. The AWG was one of three significant
capabilities developed to rapidly respond to emerging combat
requirements along with the Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Task Force, which later transformed into the Joint IED
Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), and the Rapid Equipping Force
(REF).
The mission of the AWG is to provide
operational advisory support and develop rapid operational
solutions to the Army and Joint Forces to defeat current and
emerging threats, enhance combat effectiveness, and inform
Army future requirements. To accomplish this mission, the
AWG is organized into three regionally-aligned operational
squadrons, a concepts integration squadron, and a training
and assessment squadron. The AWG improves Army readiness by
enabling adaptation in the preparation for, and in the
conduct of, combat and contingency operations. The Group
also informs Army future force development and modernization
decisions.
U.S. Army video provided by William
Norris, Army Training Support Center October 2017 (2018
release)
