Advising the Command: Best Practices from the Special Operations Advisory Experience in Afghanistan

Abstract

The NATO Special Operations Component Command--Afghanistan/Special Operations Joint Task Force--Afghanistan has tasked Special Operations Advisory Groups with the responsibility of advising headquarter elements of the Afghan Special Security Forces. This report identifies best practices for operational-level advising from this special operations advisory mission. The report also identifies recommendations that are intended to address key challenges in operational-level partnering. Findings are presented on the topics of rapport building, the advising engagement, integration, sustainability, pre-deployment training, and continuity of operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA624696

Entities

People

  • Todd C. Helmus

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Best Practices
  • Command And Control
  • Deployment
  • Education
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • Warfare

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