Eight Variables In The Military

In order for the United States Army to successfully prepare, plan and execute their mission in varies countries the basic understanding and knowledge of the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE) must be understood. The COE is comprised of eight variables: Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure, Physical Environment and Time (PMESII-PT). (REF) With Air Defense Artillery (ADA) being a branch that constantly deploys it is vital to instill these variables which allows for realistic and challenging training conditions to happen. However, in order for this to even occur the culture consideration of the country must be evaluated in order for those variables to be implanted which ultimately affect the outcome of
Due to this it is equally important for all soldiers to be culturally aware of those countries that they are actively engaged with. By doing this it will allow for the conditions to be set forth and reduce any miscommunication that will hinder the mission. Israel, which the word comes from Biblical literature meaning “He who struggles with God” is a Middle Eastern country that borders the Mediterranean Sea and has a Jewish population of 74.8% and most common language to be Hebrew. (CIA) This paper will cover how the Israel culture significantly intertwines with three variables: Political, Military and Economic. The United States and Israel have been in good international relation standing for several decades. This is largely due to the political structure in Israel, a parliamentary democracy with three strands of government. (JMCC) The executive branch which consist of the prime minister and cabinet of ministers whom overall create an outline of government guidelines. Next is the legislative branch which is
(CIA) The focus will be on the Israeli Air Force which houses their Air Defense units and after the Iraqi scud missile attacks on Israel in 1991 it was evident the importance of an air defense system. (iaf.org.il) Gradually the the bond between the Americans and the Israelis intensified and the interest over the Patriot missile system increased as well as other ADA systems. According to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) there was great gratitude expressed over a bill that supports Israeli defense system. This support includes Iron Dome, anti-tunnel operations and a great deal of financial support “AIPAC commends Congress for strongly bolstering US-Israel defence cooperation by authorizing a total of $600.7 million for US-Israel missile defence cooperation.” (middleeastern) Taking into consideration how invested the U.S is in Israel all branches need to understand how their culture is a frame work for their military. For example, because their beliefs in women to be equally involved in military service work environments need to be professional. Whereas most of Middles Eastern countries don’t have women serving that might cause for extra precautions taken by the U.S. The understanding of a culture can create similar goals to be reached and cohesiveness