Operation Lionclaw: building Iraqi route clearance capability through active partnership

Operation Lionclaw: building Iraqi route clearance capability through active partnership

[...] the No. 1 threat to both coalition and Iraqi forces continues to be the improvised explosive device (IED), which makes route clearance teams (RCTs) necessary. Since the current Iraqi Army modified table of organization and equipment (MTOE) only authorizes one engineer company for each division...

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Published in:Engineer Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 38 - 41
Main Authors: Sanders, Andrew P, Griffin, Marvin L, Gentzel, Eric R
Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
Language:English
Published: Washington U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center 01-01-2009
Superintendent of Documents, United States Army
Subjects:
Arabic language
Armed forces
Armies
Environmental engineering
Explosives
Improvised explosive devices
Leadership
Mechanization, Military
Military exercises
Military paraphernalia
Military personnel
Military strategy
Military training
Personal relationships
Questioning
Roads & highways
Students
Vehicles
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Summary:[...] the No. 1 threat to both coalition and Iraqi forces continues to be the improvised explosive device (IED), which makes route clearance teams (RCTs) necessary. Since the current Iraqi Army modified table of organization and equipment (MTOE) only authorizes one engineer company for each division, and since a division's operational environment typically covers 5,000 square kilometers in southern Iraq, more Iraqi RCTs will be needed to meet the threat.
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ISSN:0046-1989
1554-9496