UKRAINE FIGHT HOLDS LESSONS FOR US ARMY
Ukraine soldiers
Thu, 04/07/2022 - 06:50
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a renowned combat veteran who led Operation New Dawn in Iraq in 2011 and later commanded the U.S. Central Command, said there are lessons for the U.S. from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but not necessarily the lessons one might think.
Testifying April 5 before the House Armed Services Committee, nominally about the fiscal 2023 defense budget, Austin said a prime example of success is how the fire-and-forget Javelin missile and infrared-guided Stinger missile “have proven to be very, very effective.”
Another lesson is that Russia’s overwhelming mechanized capability doesn’t spell victory if you have problems with training and basic logistics, said Austin, a retired Army four-star general.
“Because the Russians have not been effective in using their armor does not mean that armor is ineffective on the battlefield going forward,” he said. “It means they were ineffective because of the things that they failed to do in this fight.”
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