Disarming the Key Leader Engagement

Abstract

This article will help define the key leader engagement process, as well as establish its place in current operations. The phrase "disarming key leader engagement" refers to a homegrown method the 34th Infantry Division used to facilitate the information engagement process. Often, the engagement is conducted to build relationships and continue a dialogue. To maximize the linked effects of engagements across space and time, the MND-S commander subscribed to the notion that the key leader engagement should be "disarming": that is, allay suspicion or antipathy. If leaders could find ways of relating to potential allies through friendly, ordinary conversation, it would expand the sphere of their mutual influence. The division was able to articulate a successful strategy that offers lessons learned for operations in southern Iraq and-by extension-the border areas of southern and eastern Afghanistan. This article provides some recommendations for an Army training strategy using vignettes from the division's experience during Operation Iraqi Freedom as examples.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA536549

Entities

People

  • Eric P. Magistad
  • Richard C. Nash

Organizations

  • United States Army Combined Arms Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • General Officers
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Science
  • Security
  • Social Networks
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.

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  • Space