GLOBAL PATRIOT
The United States Army Air Defense Artillery plays a key role around the world today in global defense with the Allied Forces. The United Arab Emirates is one of the many countries that is a viable asset to Air and Missile Defense Operations. Cultural awareness derived from a military aspect is one of the key considerations in dealing with a host nation defeating an insurgency. Culture by military definition is “The basis of how people interpret, understand, and respond to events with people around them” (3-24, 2014). The military utilizes eight different variables that help determine counterinsurgency operations. Operational variables help Commanders determine courses of action by conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the operational environment (3-24, 2014). In addition, it will help Commanders identify friendly, neutral, and hostile actors. This paper will elaborate how three contemporary operation environment variables political, military, and economic intertwine with cultural awareness accordingly.
The first operational environment variable is political awareness. In 1971, President His Highness Sheik Zayed …show more content…
Researching cultural awareness is important to look at it in all aspects of life. It deals with the foundation of awareness of communication and outlining of what people perceive, believe, and most importantly value. Commanders must continue to analyze operational variables for a changing environment. From the effect of globalization and urbanization, variables continue to evolve in addition to the U.S. desired states (3-24, 2014). Commanders must also understand the environment from three other perspectives: those of the host nation, the enemy, and the population to continue effectively understanding and conducting operations (3-24, 2014)
The United States Army Air Defense Artillery plays a key role around the world today in global defense with the Allied Forces. The United Arab Emirates is one of the many countries that is a viable asset to Air and Missile Defense Operations. Cultural awareness derived from a military aspect is one of the key considerations in dealing with a host nation defeating an insurgency. Culture by military definition is “The basis of how people interpret, understand, and respond to events with people around them” (3-24, 2014). The military utilizes eight different variables that help determine counterinsurgency operations. Operational variables help Commanders determine courses of action by conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the operational environment (3-24, 2014). In addition, it will help Commanders identify friendly, neutral, and hostile actors. This paper will elaborate how three contemporary operation environment variables political, military, and economic intertwine with cultural awareness accordingly.
The first operational environment variable is political awareness. In 1971, President His Highness Sheik Zayed …show more content…
Researching cultural awareness is important to look at it in all aspects of life. It deals with the foundation of awareness of communication and outlining of what people perceive, believe, and most importantly value. Commanders must continue to analyze operational variables for a changing environment. From the effect of globalization and urbanization, variables continue to evolve in addition to the U.S. desired states (3-24, 2014). Commanders must also understand the environment from three other perspectives: those of the host nation, the enemy, and the population to continue effectively understanding and conducting operations (3-24, 2014)