Small Wars Journal

Joint Urban Warrior Video and Battlebook

Mon, 01/22/2007 - 11:25pm
Two items to pass along from my day job working Joint Urban Warrior (USMC / USJFCOM wargaming program) and Emerald Express (operational insights and observations seminars). Good products if I say so myself...

The New Challenges for Military Operations in the 21st Century: Emerald Express Insights and Observations from Operation Iraqi Freedom:

This documentary video was produced as part of the annual Joint Urban Warrior (JUW) program and provides insights and observations from Emerald Express seminars in support of JUW 04, 05, and 06.

The video is divided into seven sections - Introduction, Winning the People, Strategic Compression, Filling the Gap, Becoming an Agile Force, Improving Civil-Military Unity of Effort, and Enhancing Coalition Operations. It runs 55 minutes, combines video, still images and interviews, and is professionally narrated and produced.

Distribution of this project is authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors; lead representatives of multinational participants in the Joint Urban Warrior and Emerald Express programs; and for administrative and operational use. To request a copy, please send an email to wargaming@usmc.mil. Please include organization name, organization mailing address, phone number, and point of contact in your request.

Joint Urban Warrior 2006 Small Wars Battlebook:

This multimedia product, consisting of 3 interactive DVDs, was produced as part of the Joint Urban Warrior 06 Program. It synthesizes and integrates a multifaceted range of products developed throughout the entire nine-month pathway into a user-friendly format, and addresses a broad spectrum of key issues central to the conduct of complex urban operations.

The Battlebook contains white papers addressing critical urban operations and small wars issues, video interviews and background reference material to include doctrinal publications and an extensive collection of insurgency and counterinsurgency articles.

The JUW 2006 Small Wars Battlebook is a FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY product. It is authorized for distribution to US Department of Defense organizations and other organizations participating in JUW 06 Small Wars to include US Government Agencies, and representatives of: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, NATO, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

To request a copy, send an email to wargaming@usmc.mil. Include rank / title, name, organization / agency name and mailing address, official e-mail address and phone number.