OEF
Rotorcraft Survivability in Afghanistan
January 19 by IDGA EditorCOL John Leaphart, Project Manager for Aircraft Survivability Equipment, discusses rotorcraft survivability in Afghanistan at IDGA's Helicon. He details the fact that threats continue to become inc...
Attacking the Network: Counter IED OPS in Afghanistan
December 14 by IDGA EditorCapt D. Landon Phillips, Commander 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, discusses Counter-IED Operations in OEF at IDGA's Counter-IED Summit in January 2010. He discusses how operations...
Elements of Power in Afghanistan: Evaluating Influence
November 30 by Carl ThompsonInfluence is the ability to get people to do what you ask or tell them to. Consider how this works within a village or area and how people react when someone speaks or gives orders. There are many e...
GEN Stanley McChrystal, USA (ret) on Net Centric Warfare and Lessons Learned in OEF
November 03 by IDGA EditorGEN Stanley McChrystal, former Commander of ISAF and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, discusses Net Centric Warfare (NCW) with IDGA Senior Editor Nick Younker and details how NCW plays a vital role in coali...
Charlie Wilson's War
November 01 by Joe BuzDon't let the movie starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts shape your opinion before picking up this book. George Crile provides an eye-opening perspective on the War in Afghanistan and the chain of...
Good News Doesn't Sell
October 25 by IDGA EditorBlink and you would have missed it, but the officer commanding the international coalition fighting in Afghanistan has said that progress is being made in the war and the insurgents have lost their...
The Real Enemy in Afghanistan - Corruption
October 13 by Carl ThompsonAfghanistan is easily one of the most corrupt countries most Americans have ever been to and conducting counter insurgency in this environment is extremely taxing and difficult. Corruption starts f...
American Solutions Will Not Work For Afghan Problems
September 14 by Carl ThompsonAfghans have problems that they deal with on a daily basis that Americans also deal with. However, the Americans deal with problems in a certain way and Afghans deal with them in another. We need A...
INTEL challenges in Afghanistan with Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
September 08 by IDGA EditorDr. Alon Ben-Meir, a Senior Fellow at New York University's Center for Global Affairs who also holds a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University, discusses the primary difficulties...
Army Stryker Program with Major Brian Sweigart
August 25 by IDGA EditorMajor Brian Sweigart, Executive Officer of the Army's 3-16 Cavalry, has completed two tours in OIF. He deployed with a Stryker unit and discusses the challenges that military vehicles face in Iraq s...
Mountain Tops and Villages: The Strategic Terrain in Afghanistan
August 20 by Carl ThompsonThere are two essential elements of winning the battles on the ground in Afghanistan: One is the high ground and the other is the villages. The high ground has the traditional tactical advantage an...
Wikileaks - More Smoke than Fire?
August 05 by IDGA EditorFor those opposed to the war in Afghanistan the Wikileak release of classified military reports must have seemed like a red-letter day that would fuel a widespread and accelerated opposition to the...