US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Education/Training
and
Situational Awareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Training
Cultural Awareness
Do’s and Don’tsCustomsBasic history of regionTribes, families, clansLanguageReligion (Sunni, Shi’a)HN military cultureEducation levelsSocial classes
Guest Speakers:Those from theaterArab, Afghan, Sheiks, etcAcademics, scholars, professorsSMEsMeals
Situational Awareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Training
Do’s and Don’tsCustomsBasic history of regionTribes, families, clansLanguageReligion (Sunni, Shi’a)HN military cultureEducation levelsSocial classes
Guest Speakers:Those from theaterArab, Afghan, Sheiks, etcAcademics, scholars, professorsSMEsMeals
Cultural Awareness
Situational Awareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Training
Do’s and Don’tsCustomsBasic history of regionTribes, families, clansLanguageReligion (Sunni, Shi’a)HN military cultureEducation levelsSocial classes
Guest Speakers:Those from theaterArab, Afghan, Sheiks, etcAcademics, scholars, professorsSMEsMeals
Cultural Awareness
Situational Awareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Training
Do’s and Don’tsCustomsBasic history of regionTribes, families, clansLanguageReligion (Sunni, Shi’a)HN military cultureEducation levelsSocial classes
Guest Speakers:Those from theaterArab, Afghan, Sheiks, etcAcademics, scholars, professorsSMEsMeals
Cultural Awareness
Situational Awareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Training
Do’s and Don’tsCustomsBasic history of regionTribes, families, clansLanguageReligion (Sunni, Shi’a)HN military cultureEducation levelsSocial classes
Guest Speakers:Those from theaterArab, Afghan, Sheiks, etcAcademics, scholars, professorsSMEsMeals
Cultural Awareness
Situational Awareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Training
Do’s and Don’tsCustomsBasic history of regionTribes, families, clansLanguageReligion (Sunni, Shi’a)HN military cultureEducation levelsSocial classes
Guest Speakers:Those from theaterArab, Afghan, Sheiks, etcAcademics, scholars, professorsSMEsMeals
Cultural Awareness
Situational Awareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Training
Do’s and Don’tsCustomsBasic history of regionTribes, families, clansLanguageReligion (Sunni, Shi’a)HN military cultureEducation levelsSocial classes
Guest Speakers:Those from theaterArab, Afghan, Sheiks, etcAcademics, scholars, professorsSMEsMeals
Cultural Awareness
Situational Awareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Training
Do’s and Don’tsCustomsBasic history of regionTribes, families, clansLanguageReligion (Sunni, Shi’a)HN military cultureEducation levelsSocial classes
Guest Speakers:Those from theaterArab, Afghan, Sheiks, etcAcademics, scholars, professorsSMEsMeals
Cultural Awareness
Situational Awareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Training
Do’s and Don’tsCustomsBasic history of regionTribes, families, clansLanguageReligion (Sunni, Shi’a)HN military cultureEducation levelsSocial classes
Guest Speakers:Those from theaterArab, Afghan, Sheiks, etcAcademics, scholars, professorsSMEsMeals
Cultural Awareness
Anecdotaland does
not supportcultural
or situationalawareness
Cultural and Situational awarenessmust be
linked to an educational
base
US Army Combined Arms Center
Cultural Training
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Education
Where Done?
CONUSProfessional Military Education or RTD prep
CONUSRoad to Deployment
OCONUSAO
Specific
CulturalEducation
CulturalTraining
SituationalAwareness
EDUCATION BASE (Humanities that shapes culture)
Define and discuss the questions that make up a culture across a broad Liberal Arts base
Ask the same questions as below but about the Theater or Region
unit is deploying
Re-ask the same questions once in theaterbut about specific AO from the People, HN
Partnering Security Forces, and the Enemy to gain all PERSPECTIVES
US Army Combined Arms Center
EDUCATION BASE (Humanities that shapes culture)
MICRO (Theater/AO Specific)
MACRO (CONUS/Theater Specific)
US Army Combined Arms Center
EDUCATION BASE (Humanities that shapes culture)
MICRO (Theater/AO Specific)
MACRO (CONUS/Theater Specific)
An
thro
po
log
yS
oci
olo
gy
Po
li S
ci
Lit
erat
ure
Co
mp
. Rel
ig.
Eco
no
mic
sL
ang
uag
eG
eog
rap
hy
Rh
eto
ric
Ph
iloso
ph
y
Art
an
d M
usi
c
His
tory
US Army Combined Arms Center
EDUCATION BASE (Humanities that shapes culture)
MICRO (Theater/AO Specific)
MACRO (CONUS/Theater Specific)
Major wars, conflicts, massacres – US Examples
Major wars, conflicts, massacres – Iraq Examples Iran-Iraq War, Tribal Wars, British Empire
AO Specific - locals look at Iran-Iraq War, etc
CulturalEducation
CulturalTraining
SituationalAwareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
STEP I – ETA Card STEP II – ETA Card
PME
Road toDeployment
Deployed into AO and Dismounted and Integrated*
STEP III – ETA Card
TIM
E
Phase IPrinciples of Cross-Cultural
Communication Skills
Phase IICulturally Specific
Rapport Building SkillsPhase III
Situational Awareness/Understanding
Mission and Force Protection*In COIN theyare linked
Cultural C
ompetency
US Army Combined Arms Center
STEP I – ETA Card STEP II – ETA Card
PME
Road toDeployment
Deployed into AO and Dismounted and Integrated*
STEP III – ETA Card
TIM
E
Phase IPrinciples of Cross-Cultural
Communication Skills
Phase IICulturally Specific
Rapport Building Skills
Phase IIISituational Awareness/Understanding
Mission and Force Protection*In COIN theyare linked
Cultural C
ompetency
Awareness
Expertise
Understanding
US Army Combined Arms Center
STEP I – ETA Card STEP II – ETA Card
PME
Road toDeployment
Deployed into AO and Dismounted and Integrated*
STEP III – ETA Card
TIM
E
Phase IPrinciples of Cross-Cultural
Communication Skills
Phase IICulturally Specific
Rapport Building Skills
Phase IIISituational Awareness/Understanding
Mission and Force Protection*In COIN theyare linked
Cultural Competency
3. Awareness
1. Expertise
2. Understanding
US Army Combined Arms Center
STEP I – ETA Card STEP II – ETA Card
PME
Road toDeployment
Deployed into AO and Dismounted and Integrated*
STEP III – ETA Card
TIM
E
Phase IPrinciples of Cross-Cultural
Communication Skills
Phase IICulturally Specific
Rapport Building Skills
Phase IIISituational Awareness/Understanding
Mission and Force Protection*In COIN theyare linked
Cultural Competency
3. Awareness
1. Expertise
2. Understanding
Cultural Competency
3. Awareness
1. Expertise
2. Understanding
Cultural Competency
3. Awareness
1. Expertise
2. Understanding
Cultural Education
Cultural Training
Situational Awareness
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
US Army Combined Arms Center
Questions?