PAPER URGES ARMY TO PRIORITIZE RIVER CROSSING OPERATIONS
Fri, 03/08/2024 - 07:08
Faced with technological advancements and a lack of practice, the Army should invest in its wet-gap crossing capabilities to prepare for future conflict, according to the author of a new paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army.
“After two decades of counter-insurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States faces emerging threats in Russia and China,” Maj. Aditya “Adi” Iyer writes. “The Army must be prepared for large-scale combat operations against these near-peer threats. [In particular,] the U.S. military must be prepared to conduct wet-gap crossing operations against a well-organized and technologically advanced force.”
In “Bridging Through Time: From River Crossing in World War II to Wet-Gap Crossing Today and in the Future,” Iyer, a student at the School of Advanced Military Studies and a recently graduated Art of War Scholar from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, recommends investing in the Army’s wet-gap crossing operations to prepare for future conflict.
https://www.ausa.org/news/paper-urges-army-prioritize-river-crossing-operations
