Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin articles from January 2011

Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin archives from January 2011

Always out front.
January 1, 2011... Cultural Competence and the Contemporary American Soldier From Valley Forge to Kandahar, the American Soldier remains the same resilient, intelligent and independent warfighter he or she has always been. The American Soldier is a model of...

CSM forum.
January 1, 2011... Cross-Cultural Competency Training In 2002 we began cultural awareness training with the establishment of the U.S. Army Culture Center at Fort Huachuca. The original concern was counterterrorism, but growing concern for cultural awareness...

Cross-cultural competence.
January 1, 2011... The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Culture Center (TCC) at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, is proud of this unique issue devoted to the challenges and dimensions of cross-cultural competence (3C) in U.S. military training. The aim...

Some thoughts on cultural mirror imaging.
January 1, 2011... What is mirror imaging? Basically it is observing or assessing someone else's experiences from our own worldview. We all do it. We do it daily. It is just more pronounced and at times operationally dangerous when we do mirror imaging in a...

Creating culturally astute leads: Joint and Combined Fires University providing innovative cultural education.(Reprint)
January 1, 2011... This article, from the September-October 2010 issue of Fires, is reprinted with permission. Despite growing awareness among Army leaders to include foreign cultural education as a part of training and operational planning, the roles that...

What is cross-cultural competency? Evolution of 3C in the U.S. Army.(cross-cultural competence)(Essay)
January 1, 2011... As we continually "learn new lessons" in each military engagement we face, the U.S. military has again remembered the importance of cultural information to the Soldier. An early ad hoc arrangement fostered by leaders who recognized the role of...

Leveraging culture: employing culture as a mission enabler.
January 1, 2011... Introduction [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Understanding the operational environment (OE) is one of the most critical requirements when deploying to an assigned area of responsibility (AOR). There are various methodologies that can facilitate the...

Operational culture in the U.S army: the fires CoE CFL strategy sets the standard for the rest of TRADOC.(Company overview)
January 1, 2011... Article adapted from Fires, January-February 2011 Introduction [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Globalization, Internet networking, and instant access to worldwide news media have proliferated the merging or partnering of ideological groups that...

Why Maslow?
January 1, 2011... "What is necessary to change a person, is to change his awareness of himself." -Abraham Maslow Sun Tzu is often quoted as having said; "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." ...

Cultural marksmanship.
January 1, 2011... Your ability to adapt to culture began the first time you interacted with another person. Many life events test our ability to adapt to cultures, though few of these life events are as severe as the transition from civilian to Service Member....

Intergenerational communication across cultures.
January 1, 2011... Introduction Communicating across generational gaps between cultures can be difficult because of different developmental timelines of the societies composing these cultures. Generational differences within a culture may not be the same as...

Religious engagement and diplomacy: training the 21st century U.S. military chaplaincy.
January 1, 2011... The views contained in this article are solely those of the author. Background Religious leader engagement by military chaplains is a hotly debated and contested battle ground within the U.S. Armed Forces. The issues revolve around whether...

Army culture training: what works, what doesn't, by the numbers.
January 1, 2011... In November, 2004, the Army saw a need for culture training and created the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Culture Center (TCC) for this purpose at the U.S. Army Intelligence Center at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. For a generation,...

The army journey in training competence: 1941-2010.
January 1, 2011... Introduction Fourteen hundred years ago, a Chinese military thinker advised that, in effect, if a commander knows both the enemy and oneself, his forces will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if he knows only himself, the probability of...

U.S. Army CFL Advisor: transition and challenges.
January 1, 2011... I would like to acknowledge and thank Dr. James Schnell, Lead Social Scientist, ACFLMO, for suggesting the topic for this paper and for his support and encouragement; however, he is not responsible for any shortcomings. Special thanks to...

What a chaplain learned about culture.
January 1, 2011... While serving in Vietnam, I often heard comments like, "When will these people learn to speak English!" "Why don't they trust us?" "Why are there so many Buddhist temples?" "Don't these people know we are here to help them?" As I reflect back on...

Cross-cultural competency and experiential learning: my observations from Brazil.
January 1, 2011... Introduction The U.S., because of its geography, is largely isolated from contact with other cultures which have vastly different values, beliefs, behaviors, and norms than our own. Americans, if they do not want to, could spend their whole...

My cross-cultural experiences on the reservation.(Obituary)
January 1, 2011... Introduction My experience in cross-cultural awareness and communication spans four different but overlapping culture zones. Not only was I raised in California in a bicultural home (Hispanic-American), I have had over 20 years of personal...

Cultural awareness and the challenges ahead.(Essay)
January 1, 2011... When I first came to the United States to attend college 27 years ago, I had no idea about the behavior or the norms of the "Americans," because no one ever taught me about American culture. The only cultural awareness I received was through the...

Culture from a personal perspective.
January 1, 2011... Becoming an American helped me understand more about my previous culture. Living in the United States for several decades shaped the individual that I am today. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Learning how to be part of a new environment required...

The importance of cultural awareness in the modern day operational environment.(Essay)
January 1, 2011... As a result of the 9/11 shock to our system sustained at the beginning of this decade, the United States currently Ands itself at a cultural crossroads. We need to give kudos to our successes, as well as seek solutions to our problems. ...

In step with the Sons of Iraq.(Essay)
January 1, 2011... First light breaks the darkness of a Baghdad night with a sovereign determination that intrudes into the crevices of war-blighted lives stirring to meet the mortal challenges of a new day. The diverse worlds of East and West find common ground...

Wasta: the power of people.(on Arab culture)
January 1, 2011... Six months prior to the start of Desert Storm I was on my way to Bagdad on the once weekly flight. As a six foot one, two hundred and twenty pound Arizona redneck, I stood out like the one black sheep during shearing season. The overweight,...

Tactical application of cultural knowledge.(Essay)
January 1, 2011... Most Military Intelligence professionals agree that cultural knowledge and competence is critical to success in our current full spectrum operations as well as likely future military operations. The need for this competence spans the spectrum of...

Developing cultural competency for success in stabilization operations.
January 1, 2011... What will win the global war on terrorism will be people who can cross the cultural divide. -Lieutenant General John Abizaid The missions today are certainly non-traditional, I have trained and established police forces, judiciary...

Socio-cultural lessons from Eurasia and Afghanistan: what is culture? Soviet culture, western culture, Iraqi culture, Afghan culture, military culture, corporate culture, generational culture ... becoming aware of cultural dynamics is a difficult task because culture is based on experiences, values, behaviors, beliefs and norms, as well as collective memories and history.(Company overview)
January 1, 2011... Cultural Shift in the USSR Soviet culture was an ideologically driven, atheist based set of norms and behaviors. Despite all efforts at homogenization, the Soviet Union remained a deeply ethnic place. We were defined by our heritage; but...

Mulik, Malik, or Musheran? Village politics and the Pashtun powerbroker.
January 1, 2011... Introduction One of the most challenging aspects of getting anything done in Afghanistan, and in particular Pashtun areas, is trying to identify the one individual who can make a decision and speak for the village as a whole. "Who is that...

Afghanistan: the downfall an educational system and its cultural impact.
January 1, 2011... Introduction Over the last three decades Afghanistan has taken a significant cultural beating. Recently, the international community has made various efforts to address issues such as "economic impediments, social expectations, and cultural...

African indigenous style of conflict resolution: endorsing the compromise without compromising yourself.
January 1, 2011... Introduction A good negotiator is one who knows when, where, and how to endorse a compromise. The African Palaver is a form of mediation-negotiation used to prevent a crisis from erupting, or as a means of resolving a conflict. It functions...

Leveraging African traditional rulers for mission success in Africa.(Essay)
January 1, 2011... Introduction For several centuries before colonial rule, African traditional rulers were held in very high esteem as custodians of African culture and heritage. Although colonial rule and now the pressures of modernism and western approaches...

Shamans, ghosts, fireworks and other dangerous things: the dialectic of tradition and trans-nationalism in the development of greater Asia.
January 1, 2011... Introduction A motorcycle accident occurs in a crowded intersection in downtown Bangkok and the bystanders immediately step in to diffuse blame and pressure mutual apologies to keep tempers from flaring up. A white-gloved traffic cop in a...

Muslim populations in East Asia.
January 1, 2011... Introduction Cross-cultural competence-acquiring critical, useful understanding of an alien culture-encompasses practice in various kinds of involvement with people in the target environment, language proficiency, and regional knowledge. Well...

Doctrinal vs. popular Buddhism in modern Thailand.
January 1, 2011... Buddhism has been an integral part of the life and society of Thai Buddhists, it is the root of Thai culture and way of life for the people. In order to appreciate the importance, role, and influence of Theravada Buddhism on the life of the...