Military Review English Edition September-October 2015 | Page 7

Contents September-October 2015
Volume 95 ◆ Number 5

49 Interpersonal
Engagement
The Indispensable Warrior Skill
Lt. Col. Robert M. Hill, EdD,
U.S. Army, Retired
Face-to-face interpersonal engagement
can be instrumental in successful mission
accomplishment. Soldiers and leaders must
become experts in engagement skills to
effectively operate in the human domain.

57 Religious Engagement
and the Seventh
Warfighting Function
Time to Stop, Listen,
and Engage
Maj. Theresa Ford, JD, U.S. Army
The Army’s seventh warfighting
function—engagement—proposes ways
to ensure soldiers work with partners
and populations in a culturally attuned
manner. The author describes how she
conducted religious engagement to
build relationships while serving with the
Afghanistan/Pakistan Hands Program.

65 Army Translator and
Interpreter Companies
A Wasted Resource
Capt. Jessica L. Cook, U.S. Army
The former commander of an Army
translator and interpreter company
discusses problems with the training
and utilization of soldiers in this military
occupational specialty and provides
recommendations to maximize the
effectiveness of this critical asset.

70 The Case for a National
Information Strategy
Col. Dennis Murphy,
U.S. Army, Retired
Lt. Col. Daniel Kuehl, PhD,
U.S. Air Force, Retired
The United States lacks a coherent,
comprehensive national inform F