Citizen Versus Citizen "A War of Inches and Seconds"

Abstract

Since the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001 the National Guard has mobilized and deployed all of its enhanced Combat Brigades. The Brigades have reorganized into special tables of organizations especially for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Why and how do the National Guard Brigade Combat Teams excel in these operations? What does the citizen Soldier have to offer in counterinsurgency operations, because of additional civilian acquired skill sets the guard Soldiers bring to the fight along with their military occupation? In Counterinsurgency (COIN) operations the key component is separating the insurgents from the populace. The guardsmen and guardswomen use their civilian skills everyday at home in the U.S. to interact with employers and other citizens. Can they interact with the Iraqi citizens on the same level to achieve the important goal of Iraqi self governance and putting Iraqi infrastructure back in operation?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2007
Accession Number
ADA469615

Entities

People

  • Dennis J. Adams

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Education
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Force Protection
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Insurgency
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • Public Administration
  • Stability Operations
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Sociology

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.