The U.S. Army/Marine Corps counterinsurgency field manual : U.S. Army field manual no. 3-24 : Marine Corps warfighting publication no. 3-33.5 / foreword by David H. Petraeus and James F. Amos.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Department of the Army.

Contributor:

United States. Marine Corps.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterinsurgency--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Counterinsurgency.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

liv, 419 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

University of Chicago Press edition / foreword by John A. Nagl ; with a new introduction by Sarah Sewall.

Other Title:

Counterinsurgency field manual

US Army/Marine Corps counterinsurgency field manual

U.S. Army field manual no. 3-24

Marine Corps warfighting publication no. 3-33.5

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Summary:

When the U.S. military invaded Iraq, it lacked a common understanding of the problems inherent in counterinsurgency campaigns. It had neither studied them nor developed doctrine and tactics to deal with them. It is not unfair to say that in 2003, most Army officers knew more about the U.S. Civil War than they did about counterinsurgency.

This volume was written to fill that void. The result of unprecedented collaboration among top U.S. military experts, scholars, and practitioners in the field, the manual espouses an approach to combat that emphasizes constant adaptation and learning, the importance of decentralized decision-making, the need to understand local politics and customs, and the key role of intelligence in winning the support of the population. The manual also emphasizes the paradoxical and often counterintuitive nature of counterinsurgency operations: sometimes the more you protect your forces, the less secure you are; sometimes the more force you use, the less effective it is; sometimes doing nothing is the best reaction. A new introduction by Sarah Sewall, director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, places the manual in critical and historical perspective, explaining the significance and potential impact of this revolutionary challenge to conventional U.S. military doctrine. An attempt by our military to redefine itself in the aftermath of 9/11 and the new world of international terrorism, The U.S. Army Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual will play a vital role in American military campaigns for years to come.

Contents:

Foreword to the University of Chicago Press edition xiii

Chapter 1 Insurgency and Counterinsurgency 1

Aspects of Insurgency 3

Aspects of Counterinsurgency 34

Chapter 2 Unity of Effort: Integrating Civilian and Military Activities 53

Integration 53

Key Counterinsurgency Participants and Their Likely Roles 60

Key Responsibilities in Counterinsurgency 67

Civilian and Military Integration Mechanisms 69

Tactical-Level Interagency Considerations 76

Chapter 3 Intelligence in Counterinsurgency 79

Section I Intelligence Characteristics in Counterinsurgency 79

Section II Predeployment Planning and Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield 80

Define the Operational Environment 82

Describe the Effects of the Operational Environment 83

Determine Threat Courses of Action 113

Section III Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations 117

The Intelligence-Operations Dynamic 118

Human Intelligence and Operational Reporting 119

Surveillance and Reconnaissance Considerations 122

Considerations for Other Intelligence Disciplines 123

Section IV Counterintelligence and Counterreconnaissance 126

Section V All-Source Intelligence 127

Current Operations 129

Comprehensive Insurgency Analysis 129

Reachback 131

Analytic Continuity 131

Section VI Intelligence Collaboration 132

Intelligence Cells and Working Groups 133

Host-Nation Integration 134

Chapter 4 Designing Counterinsurgency Campaigns and Operations 137

The Importance of Campaign Design 137

The Relationship Between Design and Planning 139

The Nature of Design 140

Considerations for Design 141

Design for Counterinsurgency 142

Chapter 5 Executing Counterinsurgency Operations 151

The Nature of Counterinsurgency Operations 151

Logical Lines of Operations in Counterinsurgency 154

Counterinsurgency Approaches 174

Assessment of Counterinsurgency Operations 188

Targeting 191

Learning and Adapting 196

Chapter 6 Developing Host-Nation Security Forces 199

Challenges, Resources, and End State 201

Framework for Development 209

Police in Counterinsurgency 229

Chapter 7 Leadership and Ethics for Counterinsurgency 237

Leadership in Counterinsurgency 237

Large- and Small-Unit Leadership Tenets 238

Ethics 244

Warfighting Versus Policing 246

Proportionality and Discrimination 247

Detention and Interrogation 249

The Learning Imperative 252

Chapter 8 Sustainment 255

Logistic Considerations in Counterinsurgency 255

Logistic Support to Logical Lines of Operations 260

Contracted Logistic Support 279

Appendix A A Guide for Action 287

Plan 287

Prepare 289

Execute 293

Ending the Tour 302

Three "What Ifs" 302

Appendix B Social Network Analysis and Other Analytical Tools 305

Describe the Effects of the Operational Environment 305

Evaluate the Threat 317

Appendix C Linguist Support 335

Linguist Support Categories 335

Selecting Interpreters 337

Employing Linguists 339

Establishing Rapport 340

Orienting Interpreters 341

Preparing for Presentations 341

Conducting Presentations 343

Speaking Techniques 344

Appendix D Legal Considerations 347

Authority to Assist a Foreign Government 347

Authorization to Use Military Force 349

Rules of Engagement 350

The Law of War 351

Internal Armed Conflict 352

Detention and Interrogation 354

Enforcing Discipline of U.S. Forces 356

Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction 357

Training and Equipping Foreign Forces 359

Claims and Solatia 360

Establishing the Rule of Law 360

Appendix E Airpower in Counterinsurgency 363

Airpower in the Strike Role 364

Airpower in Intelligence Collection 365

Air and Space Information Operations 366

High-Technology Assets 367

Low-Technology Assets 368

Airlift 368

The Airpower Command Structure 370

Building Host-Nation Airpower Capability 371

Military References 397.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [391]-399) and index.

ISBN:

9780226841519

0226841510

9780226841502

0226841502

OCLC:

83610179

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