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Unconventional Warfare: #militarydoctrineandtactic :Unconventional Warfare consists of activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt or overthrow an occupying power or government by operating through or with an underground, auxiliary or guerrilla force in a denied area" - How did the American Patriots learn Unconventional warfare from the native American Indians? - What type of warfare did the Patriots use? #militia "Most American soldiers were militiamen, meaning they were not professional soldiers. As a result, they fought using a military tactic known as guerrilla warfare" The American "Irregulars" https://lnkd.in/eQRwAmBw - AmericA 🇺🇸🏴☠️ PDF Format: Patriot Insurgency https://lnkd.in/ewAnP7yT
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a concept military commemorative unit. i personally like the outcome. its a passion of mine to some day grab the interest of a railroad and adapt my concepts.
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Integrating a Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence and Warfighting Hudson Institute 4 Oct 2023 The United States military faces multiple intensifying challenges. China, a peer adversary, has eroded the US military’s post–Cold War dominance and threatens the sovereignty and economic prosperity of the US and its allies and partners around the globe. Facing flat budgets, the Pentagon is pursuing resilience, flexibility, interoperability, and affordable scale to gain an edge. Far from the exquisite precision strikes of Operation Desert Storm, US forces will need to assemble kill chains in the field from a changing variety of commercial and military systems to undermine enemy decision-making and sustain a potential protracted fight. In order to implement the interoperability and command and control that the US military needs for a more adaptable and resilient force, leaders from the Department of Defense and its industry partners will have to cooperate. Join Hudson Senior Fellow Bryan Clark and Lockheed Martin Chairman, President, and CEO Jim Taiclet for a conversation about how the Pentagon and its suppliers can work together to overcome these challenges and ensure US forces can continue to dissuade aggression.
Integrating a Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence and Warfighting
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“Responsibility” in warfare. The “Code of Conduct for Members of the Armed Forces of United Stares” (something nearly sacred to all US forces), concludes, “I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.” Makes clear that individuals are responsible for their actions in war. I have heard many recent arguments, bereft of citations and even some asserting that it is fact, that somehow one’s adversary can be responsible for the actions, effects, and side effects of another warring party’s deeds. This is patently untrue and contained in no principles of war I am familiar with. No matter how egregious the behavior of one’s adversary’s actions, they do not force or even cause your course of action. Adversaries certainly are not responsible for the resulting civilian casualties or warcrimes committed in counter action. Can anyone provide a doctrinal reference to the contrary or treaty signed which would contradict this notion?
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Well written and argued position about why we need to challenge the old mores to survive and thrive as our Armed Forces. Permeability of terms & conditions, zig-zag careers in and out of service and being able to dial up or down service are key to attracting and retaining the best for force development and warfighting if needed. https://lnkd.in/ekpM4dMx
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“In wartime, the truth is so precious that it must be protected by a bodyguard of lies.” - Churchill Magruder's Principle is the idea that it's often much easier to deceive an enemy into hanging onto their pre-existing incorrect beliefs, than to trick them into changing those beliefs. In WWII this belief was that Patton would be the one to lead the invasion of Europe and that the stories of sidelining him due to his outburst with a Soldier couldn’t be true as he was the best general we had. The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops “Ghost Army” was instrumental to Allied success during WWII. The ~1100 Soldiers of this organization took their “traveling road show” to over 20 campaigns causing the enemy to believe they were 30K strong and are credited with saving tens of thousands of lives. I agree with the author that the atrophy of our deception skills are tied to not having a legitimate peer adversary in 20-30 years. Much like many of the core skills (combined arms for air defense) that have atrophied it can be argued a portion of this is due to hubris. In today’s environment we need to employ traditional means like camolauge for optical deception but also address other collection methods by staying beneath the noise floor. However, we need to combine this with a modern interpretation of active deception of today’s ghost army. Units should be equipped with emitters that mimic radars and communications nodes, physical decoys, and digital decoys. We should play on what was our hubris as the first “jab“ to set up the counter battery fire “cross”. Like many areas of doctrine the old is new again. It is time to apply the lessons from the ghost army and desert storm and invest talent and resources to well orchestrated and integrated active deception operations again.
Winston Churchill famously observed that in wartime, the truth is so precious that it must be protected by a bodyguard of lies. That's why the US military needs to strengthen its deception capabilities.
Assemble the Bodyguard of Lies: Strengthening US Military Deception Capabilities - Modern War Institute
https://mwi.westpoint.edu
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I'm happy to share that Scott Savitz and I have published a commentary on military #deception in Modern War Institute at West Point! We talk about the need to sustain this underutilized capability and some of the components of doing so. #mildec #informationwarfare #psychologicalwarfare
Assemble the Bodyguard of Lies: Strengthening US Military Deception Capabilities - Modern War Institute
https://mwi.westpoint.edu
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Associate Professor of Military History and Teaching Team Leader at US Army Command and General Staff College
This article articulates the problems with the firepower philosophy of war which I believe to be the predominant philosophy in U.S. military doctrine. I believe that the underlying logic of firepower philosophy is as follows: 1. There is an unacceptable level of pain or damage that the opponent can sustain 2. Delivery of destructive firepower (ordnance) in proper quantity, against center of gravity/decisive point targets, with appropriate tempo can exceed the opponent’s acceptable level of pain or damage 3. Once the acceptable level of pain or damage is exceeded then the opponent will change behavior to that which is desired 4. Success comes from destruction of the opponent’s state systems (including the will of the people) 5. Often true when one technology is perceived to be advantageous The precision paradox article explains the role of precision weapons in the firepower philosophy and the problems associated with that role. It is worth your time to peruse the entire article.
Ph.D. | Revolution in Military Affairs Podcast | Research Fellow at Arizona State University’s Future Security Initiative
New publication out today -> "Current and future military thinking must possess realist verities of war and warfare, account for the challenge–response cycle and move beyond the unrealistic belief that one-shot, one-kill theories are truly viable." https://lnkd.in/gpnRyQ5S
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Current conflicts reveal how the proliferation of sensors has resulted in a transparent battlefield, which raises the question: is military deception effective anymore? In other words, would strategic misdirection during Operations Overlord or Desert Storm work in today’s hyper-aware environment of cell phones and social media? The authors argue for a re-invigoration of deception operations planning, which they contend has atrophied. “Spoofing” across physical and digital domains will become quite the art, requiring the orchestration I imagine only movie directors or playwrights can master. My favorite line from the short piece: “deception is ultimately about storytelling in ways that the adversary finds compelling.” Success is directing a movie the adversary wants watch (and believe in) then doing the opposite in the real world.
Winston Churchill famously observed that in wartime, the truth is so precious that it must be protected by a bodyguard of lies. That's why the US military needs to strengthen its deception capabilities.
Assemble the Bodyguard of Lies: Strengthening US Military Deception Capabilities - Modern War Institute
https://mwi.westpoint.edu
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So right in describing the situation in Gaza…
Chris Hedges, the New York Times bureau chief, states: "Gaza bombing is unrelated to destroying Hamas, achieving a ceasefire, or pursuing peace. The entity is attacking a population without air power, air defense, artillery, or heavy weapons. This is not a war but a crime of murder."
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