The Deployment Experiences of Ft. Carson's Soldiers in Iraq

Thinking about and Training for Full-Spectrum Warfare

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ID2340662
AuthorsWilbur J Scott (U.S. Air Force Academy, corresponding author), David R Mccone (U.S. Air Force Academy), David Mccone (0009-0003-7293-9850, United States Air Force Academy), George R Mastroianni (U.S. Air Force Academy)
Year2009
Volume35
Issue3
Pages460-476
Publication date2009-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArmed Forces & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0095327x08322567
OpenAlexW2066474062
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited6

William Lind has argued that the U.S. military is improperly configured and trained to fight 'fourth-generation' wars, that is, ones in which one of the participants is a nonstate actor and where the strategy, tactics, and battlefield are unconventional. This position has slowly gained acceptance among U.S. Army and Marine commanders, who have struggled to adapt to fourth-generation realities on the ground in Iraq. Drawing on oral-history and focus-group interviews, the authors explore how two units from Ft. Carson, Colorado, have experienced and adjusted to these contingencies. They offer the SAPRR Model as an illustration of their cognitive approach and a plausible combat script for rapid but considered decision making

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