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Approach to Counterinsurgency

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Approach to Counterinsurgency

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    1. Approach to Counterinsurgency USA/USMC COIN Center COL Daniel S. Roper, Director 1

    2. Agenda COIN Center Overview Insights into the COIN Environment COIN Resources 2

    3. COIN Center Origin & Mission Founded Summer 06 – GEN Petraeus and Gen Mattis, USMC Assist with FM 3-24 Integration and Implementation “Connect the Dots” 3

    4. COIN Center Direction 4

    5. COIN Center Organization 5

    6. COIN Center Engagement 6

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    8. Relationship with in-Theater Centers COIN Training Center– Afghanistan (CTC–A) 8

    9. Insights into the COIN Environment 9

    10. Understanding the Operational Environment 10

    11. COIN Environment: A “Wicked Problem” Approach Involve stakeholders—communication + documentation Define the corporate identity Focus on action as experimentation Feed forward orientation 11

    12. COIN as a Multiple-problem Set 12

    13. The Challenge to the Way We Think 13

    14. If the population is the battleground, what must be our method? How do we separate the insurgent from his base? 14

    15. Information as the “Lens” in COIN 15

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    17. Impressions Context. Much more than Intelligence. Militants. More opportunists than ideologues. “Whole-of-Government” approach not realized (more like an All-Star team than a Championship team). Politics (& security) is local. Empower leaders – de facto government -- with understanding of basic machinery of local governance. 17 (recognize “normal”) Forensics Basic machinery of government Hard & soft power Adaptive Leaders Culturally Attuned: Be responsive to cultural issues and able to establish trust and confidence in the countries and cultures you operate in. Be capable of operating in Interagency, Intergovernmental, Joint, and Civilian environments. Situationally Aware: Understand that tactical actions have strategic effects. Active Communicators: We are in a “people business.” Contact = Confidence = Cooperation. Engage and support the media with the 4B’s: Be Honest, Be Open, Be Relevant, and Be Ready. Share our Troops Stories. Critical Reasoners: Challenge assumptions and ask why. Be forward looking, able to anticipate 2nd and 3rd order effects. Rapidly exercise effective decision-making. Creative Thinkers Innovative: Focus on How to think vs. What to think. Allow for creativity and “break the mold” thinking – 21st century problems cannot be solved by 20th century thinking. Problem Solvers: Answers are situationally dependent, not memorized from doctrine. Be able to prioritize and come up with fresh solutions. (recognize “normal”) Forensics Basic machinery of government Hard & soft power Adaptive Leaders Culturally Attuned: Be responsive to cultural issues and able to establish trust and confidence in the countries and cultures you operate in. Be capable of operating in Interagency, Intergovernmental, Joint, and Civilian environments. Situationally Aware: Understand that tactical actions have strategic effects. Active Communicators: We are in a “people business.” Contact = Confidence = Cooperation. Engage and support the media with the 4B’s: Be Honest, Be Open, Be Relevant, and Be Ready. Share our Troops Stories. Critical Reasoners: Challenge assumptions and ask why. Be forward looking, able to anticipate 2nd and 3rd order effects. Rapidly exercise effective decision-making. Creative Thinkers Innovative: Focus on How to think vs. What to think. Allow for creativity and “break the mold” thinking – 21st century problems cannot be solved by 20th century thinking. Problem Solvers: Answers are situationally dependent, not memorized from doctrine. Be able to prioritize and come up with fresh solutions.

    18. Ongoing Challenges Target Fixation. Solving problems we should solve (mentor Iraqi Security Forces), not just those we can solve (take down HVT). Blind spots. Recognizing & adapting to unforeseen changes. Inadequate Resources: Building & then working by, with, & through HN Security Force. Address root causes of instability through PRTs. Dilemma: commit troops to population centers or to sanctuary areas? CONOPS Evolution. Changing battlefield geometry during thinning of Coalition forces & thickening of HN security forces. 18

    19. FM 3-24 “Next” 19

    20. COIN Resources 20

    21. 21 How the COIN JP fits into the larger IW and COIN picture Orientation/Legend Items in dashed red boxes are in various stages of development. Black dashed lines indicate that the USG COIN Guide, IW JOC, and COIN AJP are above the COIN JP hierarchically. Black solid lines indicate that once complete the COIN JP will be above FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5 and AFDD 2-3 hierarchically. Blue dashed lines indicate that FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5 and AFDD 2-3 will influence the development of JP 3-24. Notes The Dutch have the lead for writing the NATO COIN Publication, but the US will be supporting the effort. And you think Army doctrine takes a while to produce. The Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative has produced a draft US government guide on counterinsurgency. Dr. David Kilcullen started this effort before becoming GEN Petraeus’s senior counterinsurgency advisor in Iraq. He has returned to Washington, D.C. and has taken the lead. We are planning some shared events for the ICI COIN Guide and JP 3-24. The first will probably occur in early February.How the COIN JP fits into the larger IW and COIN picture Orientation/Legend Items in dashed red boxes are in various stages of development. Black dashed lines indicate that the USG COIN Guide, IW JOC, and COIN AJP are above the COIN JP hierarchically. Black solid lines indicate that once complete the COIN JP will be above FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5 and AFDD 2-3 hierarchically. Blue dashed lines indicate that FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5 and AFDD 2-3 will influence the development of JP 3-24. Notes The Dutch have the lead for writing the NATO COIN Publication, but the US will be supporting the effort. And you think Army doctrine takes a while to produce. The Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative has produced a draft US government guide on counterinsurgency. Dr. David Kilcullen started this effort before becoming GEN Petraeus’s senior counterinsurgency advisor in Iraq. He has returned to Washington, D.C. and has taken the lead. We are planning some shared events for the ICI COIN Guide and JP 3-24. The first will probably occur in early February.

    22. 22 How the COIN FMI fits into the larger IW and COIN picture Orientation/Legend Items in dashed red boxes are in various stages of development Black solid lines indicate that FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5 is higher than FMI 3-24.2 hierarchically and that FMI 3-24.2 will hierarchically be higher than TTP Handbooks Black dashed lines indicate that FM 3-24 will impact the TSFAT ALSA Pub and the USA/USMC COIN Center Handbook Blue dashed lines indicate that the TSFAT ALSA Pub, the USA/USMC COIN Center Handbook, and CALL TTP Handbooks will influence the development of FMI 3-24.2 Notes The COIN Center Handbook will continue to be developed in parallel The ALSA Security Force Assistance has completed two joint working groups and, I believe, the first draft is still being worked. Fort Riley is working on an advisor handbook. There has been some discussion between JCISFA, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, and CADD about writing an advisory FMI. How the COIN FMI fits into the larger IW and COIN picture Orientation/Legend Items in dashed red boxes are in various stages of development Black solid lines indicate that FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5 is higher than FMI 3-24.2 hierarchically and that FMI 3-24.2 will hierarchically be higher than TTP Handbooks Black dashed lines indicate that FM 3-24 will impact the TSFAT ALSA Pub and the USA/USMC COIN Center Handbook Blue dashed lines indicate that the TSFAT ALSA Pub, the USA/USMC COIN Center Handbook, and CALL TTP Handbooks will influence the development of FMI 3-24.2 Notes The COIN Center Handbook will continue to be developed in parallel The ALSA Security Force Assistance has completed two joint working groups and, I believe, the first draft is still being worked. Fort Riley is working on an advisor handbook. There has been some discussion between JCISFA, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, and CADD about writing an advisory FMI.

    23. Future Engagement Opportunities COIN SITREP Monthly Integration Meeting (DCO) COIN Center Virtual Brownbags COIN Center Colloquium http://coin.army.mil 23

    25. Questions? http://coin.army.mil 25

    26. What are best practices of the strategy By/With/Through the Host Nation? Current model of training and educating Soldiers and leaders for COIN: Is it adequate? How should the Army improve? How should units approach detention operations in COIN? What are best practices for fusion between operations and intelligence? How are transitions between combat operations and stability operations managed? How is effectiveness measured in COIN operations? What is the impact of religion and ideology on COIN operations? What are best practices for the engagement of religious leaders? What is the relationship between crime and insurgency? How does communal conflict affect the COIN environment? Role of Development in COIN Psychology of Participation in Insurgency Insurgency and Counterinsurgency as a Competition in Governance Understanding Insurgent Intelligence Operations Case Studies in the implementation of Rule of Law in COIN- Lessons Learned. Case Studies in amnesty and reconciliation- Lessons Learned. Case Studies in PRT/Military Synchronization- Lessons Learned. Case Studies in Demobilization, Demilitarization, Reintegration- Lessons Learned. Geographical Areas of Interest: Colombia, Philippines, Uganda, Nigeria, Sudan, India, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Israel 26

    27. Security Force Assistance 27

    28. Foreign Internal Defense vs. Security Force Assistance 28

    29. State and DoD Areas of Responsibility 29

    30. CAC CG COIN Guidance, FY09 (1 of 2) Major Responsibility and Assigned Proponency Priorities – COIN Provide subject matter expertise to Operational Army unites embarked on the Road to Deployment or engaged in COIN operations, and work to infuse proven COIN doctrine and TTP throughout the Generating Force. Priority Efforts for FY 09. Doctrine development: ICI COIN Guide v2; FM 3-24.2; JP 3-24; NATO COIN & FM 3-24 (Update) & Symposium. Leader Training: Non-BCTs/1st Army Leader Workshops; Assistance Visits. Training Development: Training Support Packages; COIN Training Strategy. 30

    31. CAC CG COIN Guidance – FY09 (2 of 2) Additional Tasks in Core Functions, Major Responsibilities, Assigned Proponencies and Enduring Efforts (Encl 2) – COIN COIN engagements w/Multi-National Partners: COIN CFE Triad (Taji/Kabul/Leavenworth); Canadian Land Forces Interagency Engagements: Interagency Symposium; Consortium Complex Operations; National Security Council. Outreach efforts: Media; Office for Reconstruction and Stabilization; USAID; Think Tanks; Academia; COIN Colloquium. 31

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