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F E AT U R E S
8 Globally Integrated
Operations in the Horn
of Africa through the
Principles of Mission
Command
Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr.,
U.S. Army
Col. Todd Fox, U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Matthew F. Dabkowski,
U.S. Army
Cmdr. Andrea N. Phelps,
U.S. Navy
The commander of the Combined Joint
Task Force–Horn of Africa created
solutions for complex problems by
applying Army mission command
principles to theater security cooperation
missions. The task force adapted its
organization in unusual ways to conduct
unified action effectively with many
diverse partners.

19 The Civil Engagement
Spectrum
A Tool for the Human Domain
Lt. Col. James N. Krakar,
U.S. Army Reserve
The author demonstrates that
conventional units have a capability gap
regarding civil engagement and proposes
a framework he calls the civil engagement
spectrum as a way to fill that gap.

27 NATO’s Approach to
Irregular Warfare
Protecting the Achilles’ Heel

Lt. Col. Christian Jeppson,
Swedish Special Forces
Capt. Sampsa Heilala,
Finnish Special Forces
*Capt. Jan Weuts,
Belgian Special Forces
Master Sgt. Giovanni Santo Arrigo,
Italian Special Forces
Four European special operators discuss the
need for NATO to use a bottom-up approach
during irregular warfare conflicts to establish
a governance authority considered legitimate
by the populace within a reasonable
timeframe; special operations forces are the
key to success in this endeavor.
*Principal Author

40 The Theory and Practice
of Insurgency and
Counterinsurgency
Bernard B. Fall, PhD
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet)

About the Cover
Soldiers from the 350th Tactical Psychological Operations, 10th
Mountain Division, drop leaflets 6 March 2008 over a village
near Hawijah in Kirkuk Province, Iraq. The leaflets are intended
to promote the idea of self-government to area residents.
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Based on a 1964 lecture, this article still has
relevance today. The author provides numerous
examples of revolutionary wars, and discusses
the challenges inherent in revolutionary war
and the need for continued evolution of
counterinsurgency tactics and doctrine.
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