Peter Lieb , PhD , explains historical findings about Mountain Warfare Blaz Torkar , PhD ( SVN ) highlighted the ISONZO offensive to accurately illustrate from the history of recent mountain battles as a trademark motto " using the past to raise the awareness of the present and the future ." Stealthy movements , agility and the search for the weakest points in the defense line were the factors for success in this mountain offensive .
The claim of deep insights from the " Mountain Warfare Experience " was covered by Ernest Roth , PhD ( USA ) for OPERATION ANACONDA and Maj Laurent Lucchini ( FRA ) for OPERATION DINNER OUT . The four-time veteran Ernest Roth , PhD ( he participated in the Iraq War , as well as the War in Afghanistan , including Operation Anaconda ) reported from the boots-on-the-ground perspective on his experience in Operation Anaconda . He spoke very directly and honestly about the still largely unresolved problems in mountain battles , such as logistics , sustainability , fitness , load management , acclimation and leadership . Maj . Lucchini confirmed Roth ' s perspective sharing his experience from Operation Dinner Out and brought clarity to the audience by stating that Mountain Warfare is not a fair-weather affair and that despite all technology support , the soldier is ultimately the deciding factor .
Ernest Roth , PhD , mesmerized the audience with his " Real-life perspective " from Operation Anaconda .
Leadership trainer Gerrit Ohme ( DEU ) and LTC Reinhold Ramesberger ( DEU ) presented the current state-of-the-art leadership research . The most popular leadership theories and styles were presented . The spectrum ranged from the well-known classical theories to the findings of the neuroleadership .
In continuation of the congress , the professional personnel developer Janez Hudovernik ( SVN ) gave a detailed insight into the key element " trust " and revealed how a leader can build trust . The leadership lectures were concluded by Ernest Roth , PhD , pointed out clearly the difference between civil and military leadership away from the comfort zone , such as in war and in the mountains . Literally , he summed it up with the phrase " military leadership is a death or life thing ." He explained that warfare leadership is per se " leadership at the extreme ," and leadership in mountain warfare , outside the comfort zone , has to deal with both the tactical threat and the threat of natural factors . These
Multinational teams solve " minor problems ".
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