Human Touch: Geospatial Engineering Meets Local Afghans.

Accession Number

ADA560436

Publication Date

Apr 2012

Media Count

Personal Author

C. J. Scott

Abstract

Alpha Company, 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, was responsible for four districts along Afghanistan's border with Pakistan in southern Nangarhar Province. The company inherited the mission of connecting the local population to the government, separating them from antigovernment forces, and improving economic opportunities in the 4,000- square-kilometer area. The company partnered with four district governors, five district police forces, an Afghan border patrol company, and two Afghan National Army infantry companies. It was a challenging opportunity for an engineer company with two platoons, an attached platoon of military police Soldiers, and a pair of howitzers.

Keywords

Afghanistan
Civilian population
Engineering
Geography
Geospatial intelligence
Inhabitants
Intelligence
Local population
Mapping
Reprints
Surveys
Terrain
Villages


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Source Agency

Non Paid ADAS

NTIS Subject Category

48I - Cartography
48 - Natural Resources & Earth Sciences
74 - Military Sciences

Corporate Author

Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

Document Type

Journal article

Title Note

Journal article.

NTIS Issue Number

1221

Contract Number

N/A

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