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Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Society of American Archivists 2011 Research Forum Chicago August 23, 2011 Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Introduction How many archival Helen Samuels. COIN & Its “Who Controls the Past.” Documentary repositories does it American Archivist. 49(2) Challenges take to document the Spring 1986. complexities of the Current Documentary moon shot ? Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Introduction How many archival COIN & Its Documentary repositories does it Challenges take to document the complexities of the Current Documentary Iraq and Afghanistan Efforts Wars ? Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Describing Introduction Grand Challenge COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Current Documentary Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Ambiguity Introduction COIN & Its Documentary Actors Challenges Current Documentary Information Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Ambiguity Introduction COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Current Documentary Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

standard Fog of War

element of enemy-centric kinetic warfighting

focus on population-centric operations

COIN fought here

How do we document this?

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Introduction COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Current Documentary Efforts Unity of http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/ Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Introduction COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Current Documentary Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

“When we understand that slide, we'll have won the war.” General Stanley McCrystal, 2009 Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) 2009 – 2010

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Actors Introduction COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Current Documentary Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University US military personnel served ~2,000,000 Introduction Iraq or Afghanistan COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Current Documentary Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University US military personnel served ~2,000,000 Introduction Iraq or Afghanistan COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Countries sent 47 forces to Afghanistan Current Documentary Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University US military personnel served ~2,000,000 Introduction Iraq or Afghanistan COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Countries sent 47 forces to Afghanistan Current Documentary Efforts Countries sent military 41 personnel Iraq Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University US military personnel served ~2,000,000 Introduction Iraq or Afghanistan COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Countries sent 47 forces to Afghanistan Current Documentary Efforts Countries sent military 41 personnel Iraq Unity of Documentary NGOs active Afghanistan 1,550 Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University US military personnel served ~2,000,000 Introduction Iraq or Afghanistan COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Countries sent 47 forces to Afghanistan Current Documentary Efforts Countries sent military 41 personnel Iraq Unity of Documentary NGOs active 1,550 Effort Afghanistan Next Steps NGOs active 6,000+ Transferrable Lessons Iraq

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Documenting Introduction Base in Kandahar Localities 13,000 from 17 countries COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Current Documentary Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Information Introduction COIN & Its Documentary Challenges Current Documentary Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University US Military Introduction Knowledge Management Tools Battle Command Knowledge COIN & Its Systems Documentary Land Warrior System Challenges TiGRNET Centers for Lessons Learned Current Forums Documentary CompanyCommand Efforts Platoon Leader Unity of Doctrine & Regulations Documentary Information Operations JP 3-13 Effort Knowledge Management FM 6-01.1 Army Lessons Learned Program Next Steps AR 11-33 The Army Records Information Transferrable Management System AR 25-400-2 Lessons Military History: Responsibilities, Policies, and Procedures AR 870-5 PowerPoint Culture

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Military Personnel Introduction Social Media Email COIN & Its Blogs Documentary Twitter Challenges Facebook Online Forums Current Documentary www.milblogging.com Efforts 3,128 milblogs / 45 countries Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Institutional Introduction NARA Repositories US Army Center of Military History COIN & Its Documentary Marine Corps History program Challenges Naval History & Heritage Current Command Archives Documentary Efforts Unity of Documentary Effort Next Steps Transferrable Lessons

Documenting Conflicts in the 21 st Century Heather Soyka University of Pittsburgh SAA Research Forum August 23, 2011 Eliot Wilczek Simmons College & Tufts University Institutional Introduction NARA Repositories US Army Center of Military History COIN & Its Documentary Marine Corps History program Challenges Naval History & Heritage Current Command Archives Documentary Additional Efforts National Security Archive Repositories Unity of National Defense University Documentary Iraq war records Effort Hoover Institution Iraq Baath Party records Next Steps Transferrable Lessons