Retooling the Security Adviser

Abstract

Since at least mid-2004, success in Iraq has been predicated on Iraqi security forces taking responsibility for their own security, freeing U.S. forces for redeployment or for other tasks in theater. This paper will discuss the personal challenges involved in training the Iraqi military, particularly training for their non-traditional role in maintenance of domestic order. The paper reviews the challenges faced by a brigade adviser who takes a unit after graduation from basic training through initial operations within the region, to full combat operations supporting coalition forces in Samarra and Fallujah.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 2007
Accession Number
ADA469636

Entities

People

  • Rodney W. Symons Ii

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Training
  • Civil War
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Instructors
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies