Operational Fires in Support of Counterdrug Campaigns.

Abstract

Operational fires have been executed that employed an indirect, non-lethal approach to attack the illicit drug industries center of gravity. These operational fires when viewed for the broad consequences they have on the enemy, serve to influence the courses of action at his disposal by 'shaping' the environment in which he operates. As an example, US SOUTHCOM's host nation support operations facilitated the 'funneling' of several drug industry Kingpins onto a field that permitted direct engagement by other means. When these fires are evaluated from that perspective it is clear that operational fires support the attainment of CD campaign objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 1996
Accession Number
ADA312812

Entities

People

  • Mark S. Laughton

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Center Of Gravity
  • Combat Operations
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Crime
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Fire Support
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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