10 Things Soldiers and Marines Need When Heading Underground by Todd South - Military Times
What’s on the wish list for underground operations? Retired Army Maj. John Spencer, who served as an officer and enlisted soldier in the infantry, is now chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Modern War Institute at West Point. He commanded troops in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Military Times asked Spencer what he would want, beyond standard kit, for an underground fight. He said most gear already in the tool bag centers around the important breaching and communicating tasks. But he adds these…
The Tech it Takes to Fight Subterranean by Todd South - Military Times
Working through tunnel systems can quickly devolve into the primitive, to soldiers and Marines belly-crawling with pistols and flashlights, but a range of updated technology is now used for underground spaces and threats.
Those options span from chemical gas detectors to battery-powered saws to ever-more sophisticated robots to do the dangerous work for troops…