Monday, April 18, 2022

US Army Learning Lessons From The Ukraine War To Aid Its Own Training

A US Army soldier fires an M136 AT4 at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in California. US Army/Spc. Michelle U. Blesam 

Insider: US military is already using lessons from the war in Ukraine for training soldiers: report 

* Russia's invasion of Ukraine featured a disinformation campaign and attacks on civilian areas. 

* The US is already using those lessons in army training for possible future wars, The AP reported. 

* US Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said the whole military is trying to learn lessons from Ukraine. 

US Army trainers are already using lessons from Russia's war in Ukraine to train soldiers for potential future conflicts with adversaries like Russia or China, The Associated Press reported. 

"I think right now the whole Army is really looking at what's happening in Ukraine and trying to learn lessons," Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told The AP. 

According to The AP, this month's training at National Training Center involves role-players that speak Russian. 

The scenario's focus is on enemy forces that use social media to create propaganda about US troops as well as forces that use missiles in their effort to take over cities.  

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Update: US Army using lessons from Ukraine war to aid own training (ABC News/AP)  

WNU Editor: Everyone is learning from the Ukraine war.

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