National Security and Language Competence: US Armed Forces and Transnational Communication

Abstract

Language competence has long been recognized as a required skill in the collection and analysis of intelligence. Previous experience in coalition warfare and current efforts at multilateral defense reveal the need for facility in other languages in operating with allies. Command and control may be effected significantly by the ability to communicate successfully between units of various nations. As operations in foreign areas also entail dealing with a population whose cultural background may differ from ours, language skill may be of command interest For its contribution to civil-military cooperation. This study looks at the historical use by the armed forces of languages other than English and at the means by which these skills were acquired. As multinational experiences are well documented for World War II and Korea, the study concentrates on these two conflicts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA405568

Entities

People

  • Kurt E. Müller

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Instructors
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Linguistics
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control