MSOAG: An Example for Transition Teams to Follow

Abstract

An advisory role has been at the fore-front of the Marine Corps priorities since the inception of the Global War on Terror. One of the ways to address the issue was the creation of the foreign military training unit (FMTU), which is now known as Marine special operations advisor group (MSOAG) and a special operations command (SOCOM) subordinate command. SOCOM's newest asset has quickly become an example for conducting foreign internal defense1 and advisory missions. The Marine Corps should model their training teams in a manner similar to MSOAG's because of its method of training and organizing its teams and due to the need to change the Marine Corps' insufficient support structure for training teams.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510239

Entities

People

  • J. J. Mcmenamin

Organizations

  • Marine Corps Combat Development Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Language
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Training
  • Military Advisors
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Operational Readiness
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • Transitions
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.