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CU @ the FOB : how the Forward Operating Base is changing the life of combat soldiers / Leonard Wong, Stephen Gerras.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Wong, Leonard
- Series:
- Strategic Studies Institute
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military bases, American.
- United States--Armed Forces--Military life.
- United States.
- Soldiers--Recreation--United States.
- Soldiers.
- Soldiers--Family relationships--United States.
- Combat.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Armed Forces--Military life.
- Soldiers--Family relationships.
- Soldiers--Recreation.
- Iraq.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 36 pages)
- Other Title:
- CU at the FOB
- Place of Publication:
- Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2006]
- Summary:
- The situation in post-war Iraq is producing combat veterans accustomed to a perspective of combat that differs greatly from past wars. The Forward Operating Base (FOB) has become the mainstay of the U.S. presence in Iraq. The authors explore the facets of fighting from the FOB. Their research shows that the FOB gives soldiers the unprecedented advantage of gaining a respite from constant danger, minimizing the wearing effects of hunger and fatigue, and reducing the isolation of combat. As a result, many of the factors of psychological stress typically present in combat are greatly reduced. They also point out, however, that technology on the FOB allows soldiers to communicate frequently with home, shifting the family from an abstract to concrete concept in the minds of deployed soldiers. As a result, the competition between the family and Army for soldier time, commitment, loyalty, and energy is renewed.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Mar. 9, 2006).
- "March 2006."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-36).
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
- Other Format:
- Wong, Leonard. CU @ the FOB
- ISBN:
- 1584872373
- 9781584872375
- OCLC:
- 64630564
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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