Reflections on the Human Terrain System During the First 4 Years

Abstract

The Human Terrain System (HTS) is a U.S. Army program that recruits, trains, and deploys mixed military and civilian Human Terrain Teams (HTTs), which embed with military units in Iraq and Afghanistan. These teams conduct social science research about the local population to provide situational awareness to the military and enable culturally astute decision-making, enhance operational effectiveness, and preserve and share socio-cultural institutional knowledge.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
AD1042834

Entities

People

  • Montgomery Mcfate
  • Steve Fondacaro

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of State
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Human Intelligence
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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