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Military Training Mission in Iraq: An Exploratory Case Study Research

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate how military training is being conducted by NATO coalition forces in Iraq. Thus, the intent of this paper is to discuss the implications of existing misalignments between the military forces that are providing the training and those receiving it. To that end, we have used an exploratory case study research, which included multiple sources of data collection for corroboration and triangulation purposes. The results that emerged from the content analysis showed two types of outcomes that may be relevant to improve the military training in Iraq. The first outcome is identified as the intangible actions, which were mainly focused on social relations, with the intent of narrowing the cultural gap between the international coalition and Iraqi forces. Without surprising, a second outcome is identified as tangible actions, which were associated with training programs and the establishment of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) relevant to small and medium military units. Future research should focus on programs of “training the trainers” in order to develop long-term teaching and move forward with sustainable Iraqi Security Forces (ISF).

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Special thanks to the Erasmus + program, which sponsored all the expenses related to data collection in Almeria-Spain, and the Military Academy Research Center (CINAMIL), which funded the conference proceeding. Last but not least, thanks to the Erasmus team of the Portuguese Military Academy, which facilitated the entire process related to the institutional mobility and the anonymous respondents from the Spanish legion, who decisively contributed to the publication of this paper.

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  2. Military Academy, Portuguese Army, Lisbon, Portugal

    Bruno Reis

  3. Military Academy of Land Forces, 51-147, Wroclaw, Poland

    Marta Nowakowska & Aneta Kazanecka

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Reis, J., Reis, B., Nowakowska, M., Kazanecka, A. (2020). Military Training Mission in Iraq: An Exploratory Case Study Research. In: Rocha, Á., Paredes-Calderón, M., Guarda, T. (eds) Developments and Advances in Defense and Security. MICRADS 2020. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 181. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4875-8_25

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