By Russell W. Glenn
Offers an summary of the ambitious projects dealing with U.S. military wrestle provider aid in city operations and recommends methods for the CSS group to arrange itself to fulfill them.
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It is hoped that a military force so tasked would be manned, equipped, and provisioned to meet the demands of both military and civilian care in such instances. In other scenarios, however, assistance to the indigenous population is supplemental to the primary mission of supporting the American fighting force. Paris in 1944 provides a historical example. General Eisenhower made it known that bypassing the French capital was desirable from the perspective of sustaining the allied offen______________ 3 Elspeth C.
Military leaders might therefore find themselves having to coordinate with neighborhood, city, and regional representatives in addition to those at national level. These various echelons can be notably heterogeneous in their motivations and methods of operating. City government officials may include those from the mayor’s office, urban council, police and fire departments, and many others. Failure to consider the implications of the presence of many varied interests can have immediate operational consequences.
S. and noncombatant wounded, medical personnel could find themselves overwhelmed and short of supplies imported and maintained at stock levels established based on experiences in less casualtyintensive environments. 4 Coordination with CSS headquarters will in any case be essential to ensure effective synchronization of military and civilian support activities. It is very likely that in a built-up area, the greatest expansion of CSS urban responsibilities will involve the protection and care of local noncombatants.