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      • In 2006 the Human Terrain System was launched by the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
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  2. In 2006 the Human Terrain System was launched by the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. [3] [5] [17] However, military analysts and academics have also suggested earlier historical contexts for the program's development.

    • February 2007 – September 2014
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  3. Jul 1, 2015 · The U.S. Army’s Human Terrain System (HTS), a program that embedded social scientists with deployed units, endured a rough start as it began deploying teams to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007.

  4. Oct 15, 2015 · PDF | On Oct 15, 2015, Stephen Norgard published The Human Terrain System: History, Applicability, and Controversy | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

  5. Feb 8, 2017 · When HTS was first announced in late 2006, I followed its development with concern. Along with many other anthropologists, I opposed the program because of the potential harm it might bring to Iraqi and Afghan civilians—and to future generations of social scientists who might be accused of being spies when conducting research abroad.

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    • 2017
  6. Oct 1, 2017 · The U.S. Army’s Human Terrain System (HTS) was created in 2007 amid fears of defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Responding to clear needs expressed by military leadership, HTS was offered as an experimental effort to embed academic social scientists with Army,

  7. Apr 1, 2009 · Social scientists work within frontline combat units to gather information and advise soldiers about the workings of the local economy, tribal structures, cultural norms and other elements of what the military calls the "human terrain." Known as the Human Terrain System, the $300 million initiative grew out of a realization within the Pentagon ...

  8. Abstract. This final chapter reviews the sociocultural knowledge requirements that resulted from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, noting the limitations of the

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