Marine Artillery and Civil Military Operations: The Division's Pinch-Hitter

Abstract

Marine artillery is proud of its uncanny adaptability regardless of the situation. The performance of 11th Marine Regiment accomplished in Operation Iraqi Freedom I (OIF) is testimony to this fact. Eleventh Marines provided close, continuous fires to support maneuver throughout all phases of the OIF. Then, upon conclusion of the kinetic fight, they formed the Civil-Military Operations Center (CMOC) for the division. While 11th Marines was successful in this capacity, the CMO role is one for which artillery is positioned, but largely unprepared. Therefore, to accomplish this secondary mission, training needs to embody all of the potential aspects of CMO, civil affairs and information operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 2006
Accession Number
ADA503427

Entities

People

  • B. J. Sams
  • S. D. Griffin

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Civil Affairs
  • Civilian Population
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Job Training
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • Psychological Operations
  • Security
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Science
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.