| Eyewitness to history: Grafenwoehr Training Area reenacts historic first shot On June 30, 2010, at precisely 8 a.m. on Range 114 more than 25 German officials from the city of Grafenwoehr, The Bundes Forest Office and the state of Bavaria, delegations from the German Bundeswehr and the Joint Multinational Training Command gathered to commemorate the reenactment of the historic first artillery shot fired at the Grafenwoehr Training Area. army.mil |
Nearly 120,000 Troops From 47 Countries Serve in ISAF The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan now has almost 120,000 troops including more than 78,000 American servicemembers. defense.gov |
Fallen Airman Gets Medal of Honor for Laos Actions Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. "Dick" Etchberger, who was killed 42 years ago in Laos, will receive the Medal of Honor for actions he took after enemy forces overran a secret U.S. radar site. defense.gov |
Army Families Cope With Holiday Separations Many military families have grown accustomed to frequent holiday separations after multiple deployments and nearly a decade of war, but that repetition doesn't make it easier over time, just more routine. defense.gov |
HFM-183 - Lecture Series on Measurement of Effectiveness of Psychological Operations as Part of Information Operations Turkey, from 23/03/2010 to 24/03/2010. Subject: Recent operations in Afghanistan and Iraq underline the importance of the effect of all types of military operations on behaviour and attitudes as well as the difficulties of integrating operations intended to influence behaviour with the operational planning process. However, measuring and tracking changes of non-physical effects can be difficult and time consuming. Without thorough knowledge of human factors and methods of social scientific research, it is unfeasible to measure attitudes and behaviour properly. Given this, assessing whether attitude or behavioural change is the result of military operations or other unforeseen factors and processes, such as other military activities, unexpected events, and the behaviour of other parties in the conflict, remains one of our greatest challenges.The goal of this technical course is to raise participants & #8217; awareness of measuring changes in behaviour and attitudes in a military context, based on work carried out in Research Task Group HFM-160. We will address identifying measurable concepts, methods and techniques to collect data, data analysis techniques and the presentation of results. To do this we will hold a two-day course, which includes briefings on key topics, scenario-based exercises and group discussion. Participants will come away with a better understanding of what it means to measure behavioural change, how it can be done and how to interpret the data in the broader context. rta.nato.int |