| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 101 pages) |
| Series |
Letort papers |
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Letort papers
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| Contents |
Overview -- Ethnographic observations. Ethnographic truths -- Objectiveless warfare -- System failure -- Command : in theory and practice. Command : in theory -- Contours of command : in practice -- Information flows -- Who should convey what to whom? -- Visits -- Case in point : Afghanistan. Reading other people (Americans) -- Assessing the situation : managing information -- Vetting others : expertise -- Assessing the situation : understanding politics -- Complicating factors -- Singular hierarchy + ownership. Ethnographic truths, part 2 -- Hierarchy -- Singular hierarchy -- Singular hierarchy + ownership -- Other issues -- Variation -- Further thoughts and approaches. Final thought |
| Summary |
"Leadership receives a tremendous amount of attention, but what about the day-to-day command challenges that confront O-4s, O-5s, and O-6s in today's war zones? What has command entailed over the past decade and a half for special operations force (SOF) commanders who have deployed to Afghanistan (and Iraq) either to lead or to work under Special Operations Task Forces (SOTFs) or Combined Joint Special Operations Task Forces (CJSOTFs)? In both theaters, officers have had to contend with various competing hierarchies and significant churn. What then might the Army and military do to obviate or mitigate these and other problems? The contours of a potential solution are described and its benefits discussed"--Publisher's web site |
| Notes |
"May 2017." |
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Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-101) |
| Notes |
Online resource, PDF version; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed June 2, 2017) |
| Subject |
Command of troops.
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Armed Forces -- Personnel management.
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Command of troops.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Armed Forces -- Personnel management.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139874
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| Subject |
United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher
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Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher
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