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Mar 13, 2011 · The Human Terrain System (HTS) is a proof-of-concept program run by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The goal of HTS is to provide knowledge of the local population (the human terrain) to Army/military commanders to: • Assist them in understanding the people within their area of operations (AO).
Apr 17, 2019 · The Human Terrain System project is a US military “program that recruits, trains, and deploys ”human terrain teams, comprised of military and civilian. experts, who are embedded in military ...
Dec 1, 2019 · No 1/2017. ISSN: 1898-4509 e-ISSN: 2449-7436 online pdf. E-mail contact to the Author: elghamari@op.pl. Magdalena El Ghamari. Collegium Civitas, W arsaw, Poland. At the Limits of Knowledge ...
Aug 15, 2014 · Human terrain is a complicated term. It has been plagued with controversy in recent years stemming from US Army implementations in the Middle East. This paper reviews the history of human terrain in three forms: as a human behavioral concept, a conflict based application, and a multidisciplinary area of research.
Feb 15, 2011 · ABSTRACT The advent of the U.S. Army's Human Terrain System (HTS) and the recruitment of anthropologists to provide “cultural knowledge” for the purpose of more effective counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan has created numerous conflicts and debates between HTS advocates and anthropological critics. These debates involve issues of ...
Dec 1, 2015 · The Human Terrain System embedded civilians primarily in brigade combat teams (BCTs) in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2007 and 2014 to act as a collection and dispersal mechanism for sociocultural comprehension. Set against the backdrop of the program’s evolution, the experiences of these social scientists clarifies the U.S. Army’s decision to integrate social scientists at the tactical ...
Jan 10, 2018 · Laurence provides the concluding chapter, assessing HTS’s successes and failures with an insightful piece, “The Human Terrain System.” She and the whole group of authors assert that, in keeping with the military’s own assessments, sociocultural knowledge and understanding directly contributed to operational success at the brigade level ...
