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Nov 1, 2015 · The vastness of a BCT’s area of responsibility led to teams being split up. More team members with the right skills were required. In addition to growing the number of HTTs, Human Terrain Analysis Teams (HTATs) were added to synchronize research and facilitate integration of social science research and analysis products at division level.
Jul 1, 2015 · Even before all five teams had been deployed, early reactions from theater commanders were favorable. Within a year, the requirement for Human Terrain Teams mushroomed to 26 teams as the price tag surpassed $100 million annually. In the mad dash to fill positions, HTS hiring standards ranged from minimal to nonexistent.
Human Terrain Teams (HTTs) are five- to nine-person teams deployed by the Human Terrain System (HTS) to support field commanders by filling their cultural knowledge gap in the current operating environment and providing cultural interpretations of events occurring within their area of operations.
Oct 1, 2017 · Human Terrain at the Crossroads. By Brian R. Price Joint Force Quarterly 87. Download PDF. Dr. Brian R. Price is an Associate Professor of History in the Department of History and International Studies at Hawaii Pacific University. The task now falls to us to leverage [Human Terrain System’s] lessons learned and make evolutionary progress ...
Human Terrain Analysis Teams (HTAT) Human Terrain and Analysis Teams provide support to echelons of the US Army that are above brigade or regimental level (e.g., division or regional command).
Nov 1, 2015 · Abstract. The Human Terrain System (HTS) was catapulted into existence in 2006 by the US military's urgent need for knowledge of the human dimension of the battlespace in Iraq and Afghanistan. Its centrepiece was embedded groups of mixed military and civilian personnel, known as Human Terrain Teams (HTTs), whose mission was to conduct social ...
Feb 8, 2017 · Abstract. This chapter analyzes the rise and fall of the US Army’s human terrain system (HTS), which was created in 2006 and was terminated in 2014. It cost taxpayers at least $725 million, making it the most expensive social science program in history.
