This paper will illustrate a sequence of events that unfolded to meet a situational crisis in the Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan during my deployment for Operation Enduring Freedom in 2005-2006. I will illustrate the difficulties of...
Major John Bates, a field artillery officer in the Kentucky National Guard, supported Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from 2005-2006. During the first half of his tour, which began in mid-2005, he served on an embedded training team...
Afghanistan looms as the key foreign policy challenge for the Obama administration. Under the previous Bush administration, foreign policy was driven primarily by security considerations, and Afghanistan was viewed a frontline state in the Global...
Colonel Mark Neate, British Army, was the joint operations officer for United Kingdom (UK) forces at the British Permanent Joint Task Force supporting International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations in Afghanistan. From April to October...
This paper seeks to answer the question, “What role should the militaries of the US and their NATO allies play in the counter-narcotics effort in Afghanistan?” This monograph shows the United States (US) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
From August 2004 through March 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Major Steve Petzold served as a team leader with Echo Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion – his second deployment to Afghanistan. In this interview, he discusses his...
The preponderance of literature and scholarly debate on counterinsurgency (COIN) focuses on the strategic or operational approach: leader-focused; large group-focused; special operations; conventional operations; enemy centric; and the latest,...
MAJ Scott Broome served as operations officer (S3) for D Squadron, 5 Troop of the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) in Bagram, Kandahar, Helmand and Khowst, Afghanistan during 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this April 2010...
Captain Paul Toolan served as the assistant operations officer for 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group while deployed to Afghanistan in 2005. In this interview, he discusses at length four different battles fought by Special Forces (SF) in the...
Joint Doctrine, explicitly, and Army Doctrine, implicitly, recommend that military commanders and staffs exercise systems thinking in operational planning and execution. However, current Military Doctrine fails to fully explicate and apply a...
The deployment of the HHC/FSC Engineer Battalion proved that the National Guard continues to be a significant contributor to the Global War on Terrorism. The lO5th Engineer battalion would be challenged with one of the most dangerous missions on...
The commander of the 57th Field Artillery Brigade, Wisconsin National Guard, when he was given the opportunity to lead an embedded training team (ETT) to Afghanistan, Colonel Dominic Cariello arrived in theater in February 2006 and, during his...
This monograph explores economics, operations research, and systems theory to develop a sustainable approach to building governance and security capacity within the Afghanistan and Pakistan operational environment. This bottom-up approach to...
Major Stuart Farris deployed to Afghanistan in April 2003 as "the assistant to the assistant S3" in 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group and later assumed the role as an SF detachment commander. While on staff, he was the night battle captain,...
From July 2005 through July 2006, Major Doug Ross - a field artillery officer in the Kentucky National Guard - supported Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan on an embedded training team (ETT), assigned to the 4th Kandak of the 1st Brigade, 205th...
In this interview, MAJ James Greaves, British Army, Infantry; discusses his deployments as a leader to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2006 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Greaves...
Narcotics trade is a major funding source for the insurgency in Afghanistan. Afghan law enforcement (LE) units target traffickers, processing labs, and drug caches to minimize this supply chain. These LE units are mentored by US Drug Enforcement...
Drug Trafficking Organizations within Mexico have become a challenge to the state and are affecting both Mexican and U.S. citizens within the U.S. and Mexico border region. As the situation continues to spiral out of control, the U.S. military,...
This monograph examines the role of policy in guidance of the British, the Soviet and the U.S.-NATO wars in Afghanistan. Set in the context of Afghanistan’s history and its socio-cultural environment, the study critically analyzes the negative...