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This article was first published in the March-April 2005 issue of Military Review.

Over the past decade the Army has increasingly engaged in lengthy overseas deployments in which mission performance demanded significant interface with indigenous populations. Such interaction and how it affects military operations is important. In fact, engagement with local populaces has become so crucial that mission success is often significantly affected by Soldiers' ability to interact with local individuals and communities. Learning to interact with local populaces presents a major challenge for Soldiers, leaders, and civilians.

Lengthy deployments to areas with other cultures are not …