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US Military Info Ops in Afghanistan: Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001-2010
The U.S. Marine Corps, which has long recognized the importance of influencing the civilian population in a counterinsurgency environment, requested an evaluation of the effectiveness of the psychological operations (PSYOP) element of U.S. military information operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2010 based on how well messages and themes were tailored to target audiences. This [...]
Bringing Back Counter-Insurgency: AT-6B vs. A-29B
In the next few months the U.S. Air Force will have to pick the winner of the Light Attack Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (LAAR) competition. This decision will influence how the U.S. Air Force carries out close air support (CAS) and counter-insurgency (COIN) missions, providing a robust, cost-effective, easy to maintained and heavily armed irregular warfare [...]
Not just for Special Forces anymore
From the Vietnam era until about 10 years ago, counterinsurgency missions were conducted by units specializing in gathering intelligence, analyzing data, and reacting to the information at a moment’s notice. The current battle in Afghanistan demands that counterinsurgency or COIN training is understood by every warfighter. In a recent interview with Defense News, Secretary of [...]
Counterinsurgency ops in Afghanistan appear to be paying off
WASHINGTON: In an update on counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan, the director of the Pakistan/Afghanistan Coordination Cell said that if U.S. Forces Afghanistan commander Gen. David H. Petraeus were here, he would characterize efforts in the war-torn country to be “slow and steady, but we are making progress.” Addressing Association of the U.S. Army members at [...]
Engineers redesign counterinsurgency tactics in Kandahar
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan: A blend of civilian and military members are proving to be a relevant force to “battle” insurgents in Afghanistan, but not in the typical sense of the word. These Department of the Army civilians and Soldiers aren’t providing security for convoys or raiding enemy hideouts. “Hamkari Baraye Kandahar,” or Cooperation for Kandahar, [...]
Casey Says Army Needs Counterinsurgency Capabilities
WASHINGTON: Gen. George W. Casey Jr. said it is unfair that the press has portrayed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as having to pressure the Army and its leaders to adopt counterinsurgency as a necessary capability. “I spent 32 months in Iraq,” Casey said here yesterday during a Defense Writers’ Group breakfast. “I get it.” [...]
DoD Employs Cameras in Counterinsurgency Fight
WASHINGTON: In the lead-up to the summer fighting season in Afghanistan, the Defense Department is focused on helping troops counter the threat of makeshift bombs, employing among other things, cameras to catch insurgents in the act of planting explosives, a senior department official said last week. The military has been using elevated, line-of-sight cameras as [...]
Holbrooke hails Marja operation, relationship with Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The ongoing U.S.-Afghan operation in Marja, Afghanistan, probably is the greatest in the history of counterinsurgency, the United States special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said in a weekend television interview. The United States made a concerted effort to introduce combined units from the U.S. and Afghan militaries, the State Department, the U.S. Agency [...]
Army hosts counterinsurgency seminar with Pakistani military
ATLANTA, Ga.: Senior leaders from the Pakistani and U.S. Army met in Atlanta, Ga., July 20-24, for Third Army/U.S. Army Central’s counterinsurgency seminar. Lt. Gen. William G. Webster, Third Army/USARCENT commanding general, delivered the opening comments, and stressed the importance of the week-long event. “We consider it a rare privilege to be able to meet [...]
