1. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Education/Training and Situational Awareness

2. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Training Cultural Awareness Do’s and Don’ts Customs Basic history of region Tribes, families, clans Language Religion (Sunni, Shi’a) HN military culture Education levels Social classes Guest Speakers: Those from theater Arab, Afghan, Sheiks, etc Academics, scholars, professors SMEs Meals Situational Awareness

3. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Training Do’s and Don’ts Customs Basic history of region Tribes, families, clans Language Religion (Sunni, Shi’a) HN military culture Education levels Social classes Guest Speakers: Those from theater Arab, Afghan, Sheiks, etc Academics, scholars, professors SMEs Meals Cultural Awareness Situational Awareness

4. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Training Do’s and Don’ts Customs Basic history of region Tribes, families, clans Language Religion (Sunni, Shi’a) HN military culture Education levels Social classes Guest Speakers: Those from theater Arab, Afghan, Sheiks, etc Academics, scholars, professors SMEs Meals Cultural Awareness Situational Awareness

5. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Training Do’s and Don’ts Customs Basic history of region Tribes, families, clans Language Religion (Sunni, Shi’a) HN military culture Education levels Social classes Guest Speakers: Those from theater Arab, Afghan, Sheiks, etc Academics, scholars, professors SMEs Meals Cultural Awareness Situational Awareness

6. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Training Do’s and Don’ts Customs Basic history of region Tribes, families, clans Language Religion (Sunni, Shi’a) HN military culture Education levels Social classes Guest Speakers: Those from theater Arab, Afghan, Sheiks, etc Academics, scholars, professors SMEs Meals Cultural Awareness Situational Awareness

7. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Training Do’s and Don’ts Customs Basic history of region Tribes, families, clans Language Religion (Sunni, Shi’a) HN military culture Education levels Social classes Guest Speakers: Those from theater Arab, Afghan, Sheiks, etc Academics, scholars, professors SMEs Meals Cultural Awareness Situational Awareness

8. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Training Do’s and Don’ts Customs Basic history of region Tribes, families, clans Language Religion (Sunni, Shi’a) HN military culture Education levels Social classes Guest Speakers: Those from theater Arab, Afghan, Sheiks, etc Academics, scholars, professors SMEs Meals Cultural Awareness Situational Awareness

9. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Training Do’s and Don’ts Customs Basic history of region Tribes, families, clans Language Religion (Sunni, Shi’a) HN military culture Education levels Social classes Guest Speakers: Those from theater Arab, Afghan, Sheiks, etc Academics, scholars, professors SMEs Meals Cultural Awareness Situational Awareness

10. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Training Do’s and Don’ts Customs Basic history of region Tribes, families, clans Language Religion (Sunni, Shi’a) HN military culture Education levels Social classes Guest Speakers: Those from theater Arab, Afghan, Sheiks, etc Academics, scholars, professors SMEs Meals Cultural Awareness Anecdotal and does not support cultural or situational awareness Cultural and Situational awareness must be linked to an educational base

11. US Army Combined Arms Center Cultural Training Cultural Awareness Cultural Education Where Done? CONUS Professional Military Education or RTD prep CONUS Road to Deployment OCONUS AO Specific Cultural Education Cultural Training Situational Awareness 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 theater but about specific AO from the People, HN Partnering Security Forces, and the Enemy to gain all PERSPECTIVES

12. US Army Combined Arms Center EDUCATION BASE (Humanities that shapes culture) MICRO (Theater/AO Specific) MACRO (CONUS/Theater Specific)

13. US Army Combined Arms Center EDUCATION BASE (Humanities that shapes culture) MICRO (Theater/AO Specific) MACRO (CONUS/Theater Specific) Anthropology Sociology Poli Sci Literature Comp. Relig. Economics Language Geography Rhetoric Philosophy Art and Music History

14. 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 Cultural Education Cultural Training Situational Awareness

15. US Army Combined Arms Center STEP I – ETA Card STEP II – ETA Card PME Road to Deployment Deployed into AO and Dismounted and Integrated* STEP III – ETA Card TIME Phase I Principles of Cross-Cultural Communication Skills Phase II Culturally Specific Rapport Building Skills Phase III Situational Awareness/Understanding Mission and Force Protection* In COIN they are linked Cultural Competency

16. US Army Combined Arms Center STEP I – ETA Card STEP II – ETA Card PME Road to Deployment Deployed into AO and Dismounted and Integrated* STEP III – ETA Card TIME Phase I Principles of Cross-Cultural Communication Skills Phase II Culturally Specific Rapport Building Skills Phase III Situational Awareness/Understanding Mission and Force Protection* In COIN they are linked Cultural Competency Awareness Expertise Understanding

17. US Army Combined Arms Center STEP I – ETA Card STEP II – ETA Card PME Road to Deployment Deployed into AO and Dismounted and Integrated* STEP III – ETA Card TIME Phase I Principles of Cross-Cultural Communication Skills Phase II Culturally Specific Rapport Building Skills Phase III Situational Awareness/Understanding Mission and Force Protection* In COIN they are linked Cultural Competency 3. Awareness 1. Expertise 2. Understanding

18. US Army Combined Arms Center STEP I – ETA Card STEP II – ETA Card PME Road to Deployment Deployed into AO and Dismounted and Integrated* STEP III – ETA Card TIME Phase I Principles of Cross-Cultural Communication Skills Phase II Culturally Specific Rapport Building Skills Phase III Situational Awareness/Understanding Mission and Force Protection* In COIN they are 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

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