The Special Forces / Operator ADVISOR SPECIAL TOPICS In Instruction, Photographs And Video

INTRODUCTION To Chapter One 1- Selection Of Military Advisors:


[W]e might be called upon to act as advisors in future counterinsurgency wars, as in the past. In such an event, it is important that we be able to draw upon sound and realistic doctrine developed from operational experience. We are creating such doctrine and expanding our knowledge of counterinsurgency.


At the same time, we must not forget that this effort can go for naught if we fail to learn how to communicate our knowledge to our friends who are doing the fighting, and persuade them to accept our advice. 


These are the tasks of the military advisor and this is why he is so indispensable in any military assistance program.


The above quote may seem a recent statement given present operations in the Global War on Terror. Many “transition teams,” consisting of U.S. military advisors are being  deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan to assist indigenous (host nation) militaries conduct counterinsurgency campaigns against brutal  adversaries. 


In rereading the previous quotation, it is critical to note that it was written by a conventional U.S. Army officer serving as an advisor … 42 years ago while in Vietnam.


CONTENTS


Chapter 1: SELECTION OF MILITARY ADVISORS


Chapter 2:  A Leader’s Handbook to Unconventional Warfare


Chapter 3: Special Operations As A Warfighting Function


Chapter 4: Social Media and Unconventional Warfare


Chapter 5:  TC 31-29/A Special Forces Caching Techniques


Chapter 6:  Detainee Policy, Procedures, and Operations


Chapter 7:  Village Stability Operations: More Than Village Defense


Chapter 8:  The Role of Civil-Military Support Elements in Special Operations


Chapter 9:  Tactical Medical Emergency Protocols (TMEPS) 


Chapter 10: PHOTOGRAPHS - Special Forces In Afghanistan


Chapter 11:  CURRENT VIDEO