Force Protection in Peace Operations.

Abstract

During the post-Cold War period, peace operations have driven the OPTEMPO for all services faster and farther then anyone could have projected. Politically sensitive, peace operations force commanders to think not only of the tactical and operational ramifications of the employment of their forces, but the psychological effect on the local populace and public opinion of the people back home. In light of that, commanders at all levels are becoming extremely sensitized to the force protection aspect of the mission. The result is force protection has assumed a wide encompassing identity of its own that is impacting on mission performance. This paper will look at the lessons learned from various peacekeeping operations and determine the commonality of the operations that have succeeded, and those that have not, and the reasons why. The study's intent is to determine whether there is a void in our doctrine and generate discussion for change as necessary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326484

Entities

People

  • Louis A. Traverzo

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Force Protection
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Operations Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Security
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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