This study explains the performance of Human Terrain Teams, why the large majority of commanders found them useful, and why collectively they did not ameliorate-much less reverse-growing cross-cultural tensions between U.S. forces and Afghans. It examines the tremendous challenges the Human Terrain Team program faced in starting and rapidly expanding a non-traditional military capability, and why some challenges were met successfully while others were not. First, a historical analysis explains how external forces and ...
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This study explains the performance of Human Terrain Teams, why the large majority of commanders found them useful, and why collectively they did not ameliorate-much less reverse-growing cross-cultural tensions between U.S. forces and Afghans. It examines the tremendous challenges the Human Terrain Team program faced in starting and rapidly expanding a non-traditional military capability, and why some challenges were met successfully while others were not. First, a historical analysis explains how external forces and management decisions affected team performance. An organizational analysis then explains the variations in team performance by examining the teams with variables substantiated by previous studies of small cross-functional teams. Finally, all available commander observations on Human Terrain Team performance are analyzed to better determine why commanders were satisfied or dissatisfied with their teams. The insights from the three analyses-historical, organizational and commander assessments-are then integrated. The results demonstrate that Human Terrain Teams had to overcome numerous organizational limitations to perform well, but that they were able to meet the expectations of commanders who did not fully appreciate the optimum role the teams could play in an integrated counterinsurgency strategy.
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Presumed 1st Ed., First printing (but note printing date of 2015
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Institute of World Politics Press
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2013
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English
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Good. xv, [1], 291, [1] pages. Appendixes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Rear cover creased. Some sticker residue on back cover. Foreword by Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn. Human Terrain Teams (HTTs) are five-to nine-person teams deployed by the Human Terrain System (HTS) to support field commanders by filling their cultural knowledge gap in the current operating environment and providing cultural interpretations of events occurring within their area of operations. The team is composed of individuals with social science and operational backgrounds that are deployed with tactical and operational military units to assist in bringing knowledge about the local population into a coherent analytic framework and build relationships with the local power-brokers in order to provide advice and opportunities to Commanders and staffs in the field. Human Terrain comprises the entire spectrum of society and culture. This should be the focus of the HTA's interpretation. In non-kinetic roles, the population is the primary battlefield, and the HTA will have considerable knowledge of this aspect. The HTA will need to determine how to win the support of the local population, how a certain COA will mitigate distrust between the local population, and will use their extensive familiarity with all aspects of the local society and culture to make those determinations. The nature of the unit's involvement, role, and objectives will also color the HTA's conclusions and recommendations. The HTA's interpretation will vary according to the unit's role, whether that be counterinsurgency, nation building, occupation, peace keeping, kinetic operations, or a combination of these roles. The American military's focus and training continue to revolve around kinetic operations. Most units don't understand the principles of their role even if they did want to conduct it. The more educated the HTA is in these non-kinetic roles, the more he/she will be able to provide useful analysis and recommendations.
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