James Lewis is an officer from the First Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment. He led an Urban Close Combat (UCC) Mentoring and Training Team (MTT) on Operation AUGURY – Philippines. The observations and lessons included above have been drawn from a number of sources, including key AFoP personnel, the initial Commander – Joint Task Group 629, and the initial Commander – JTG629 (Land). Observations have also been drawn from other previous MTT commanders from UCC, Joint Fires, Combat Engineering (Urban Search and Breaching), and Sniping and Counter-Sniping.
The Battle of Marawi: Small Team Lessons Learned for the Close Fight
The lessons learned by the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the Battle of Marawi, fighting a determined, ruthless enemy, are invaluable to the Australian Army.
