What is the importance of the human battle space in combat preparation and military operations? What role can military psychologists play? what are the new trends that could affect the human battle space?
I was active duty Air Force and have worked jointly with other branches on missions. It may have other terminology for it. Can you explain a little of what human battlespace is? Or are you just referring to battlespace?
Human Battlespace generally involves the local civilian population in any conflict. Usually you hear references in the press to "winning the hearts and minds" of the local population.
For any conflict operation to succeed, you eventually need the support and control of the civilian population which provides for intel, man-power, logistical support, freedom of movement, defense, etc.
The military psychologist, as well as others, look at ways to understand and reach out to the population help develop the support. Remember, all sides involved need the civilian population so it comes down to who is the most effective in gaining the support.
The biggest trends, that I see, are all related to communication technology. Lately, all you here is how social networks have been a major tool used by terrorists to recruit, organize, fund raise, etc. But we forget how cell phones and those same social networks were how the world found out what was actually going on in Iran during the 2009-10 voter protests.
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