| Influencing Helmand: United States Marine Corps Operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in 2008 Contributor(s): Usmc Command and Staff College (Author) |
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ISBN: 1511557036 ISBN-13: 9781511557030 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Afghan War (2001-) |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.36 lbs) 60 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 2008, two Marine Corps infantry battalions (Battalion Landing Team 1/6 and Task Force 2/7) operated in Helmand -Province, Afghanistan. Each battalion operated in a different sized battlespace in rural areas and each battalion metwith a different degree of success. Both battalions found that in rural counterinsurgency operations a unit's Area of -Influence ebbs and flows over time and is driven by physical and moral factors that must be taken into considerationwhen designing a unit's campaign plan and formulating a realistic desired endstate. The analysis concludes that a unit'sarea of influence needs to be studied, evaluated, and constantly reevaluated during operations to enable commanders tonimbly adapt to the ever evolving situation in a counterinsurgency campaign. Incorporating the discourse on a unit'sArea of Influence into Problem Framing provides a compatible venue for detailed analysis. |