Cyber Close Combat Area - Developing Engagement Areas to Defeat the Threat

Throughout this series of columns, the discussion has focused on topics leading up to where/when the pitched battle takes place and forces are committed to action. These critical aspects ultimately weigh heavily on whether you will win or lose. In US military doctrine, the pitched battle is fought in the close combat area. This is where “forces are in immediate contact with the enemy…or where commanders envision close combat taking place. …The close area is historically the only location where the commander could conduct his decisive operation.”

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