Bridging the divide: A new center's mission is to create marines adept at traversing unfamiliar cultural terrain

Article Abstract:

The Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning (CAOCL) is looking forward to the task of making Marines familiar with the language, customs and mores of the populations they are likely to encounter. The renewed emphasis will be on the Marine through improved training and education in foreign languages cultural awareness, tactical intelligence and urban operations with an aim to avoid offending people and to understand the culture.

Personnel administration, Military Intelligence, Training, Navies, Naval education, Naval officers

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Seapower/Marine Corps

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The United States Marine Corps are considered as the finest fighting force in the world and are also the most innovative and forward-thinking service. The U.S. Marine Corps are responsible for conducting land operations that are necessary for a naval campaign, controlling and suppressing small international disturbances and performing the duties as directed by the President.

Navy-yards and naval stations, Naval bases

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Intervention

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The purpose of the Marines' Foreign Military Training Units (FMTU) teams is to intervene in selected countries and train local military forces to counter incipient terrorist threats. Each FMTU team is headed by a major, who would act as the external face of the team under that officer would be a captain who would be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the team.

Services information, Services, Military personnel, Military training

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