Counter Insurgency Operations in the Philippines: Parallelism with Iraq War
Abstract
The Philippine War was a splendid little war that was waged in a foreign soil. It was quick and victorious; at least, that was what America believed. The sequence of events following Americas decisions in annexing the islands, led to an operation never been encountered by the military. America faced a formidable task that required implementation of new strategies. The Americans faced a new type of warfare called the small arms warfare. It required a protracted approach known as the counter insurgency (COIN) operations which decades later would provide the tactics, techniques, and procedures that will be highly beneficial to future full-spectrum operations of the United States military. Considered as one of the worlds longest running COIN, the Philippines struggles gleaned insights of depth and credential to the study of small arms warfare in the American military.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2008
- Accession Number
- AD1111541
Entities
People
- Cielito Pascualjackson
Organizations
- United States Army Sergeants Major Academy