Fighting IEDs with advertising
With IED deaths rising in Afghanistan, what new, futuristic counter-insurgency strategies will the military unleash? How about anti-IED ads? From Wired's Danger Room blog:
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The U.S. Army is looking to battle the improvised explosive device (IED) threat with new armored vehicles, increased surveillance in the sky, and… advertising. Mad Men versus militias, if you will.
Late last month, the Information Operations division of the Army’s Combined Joint Task Force 82 sent out a call for proposals for a “comprehensive strategic marketing and information campaign” for eastern Afghanistan. “The over arching objective of this media and advertising campaign is to influence the Afghanistan people at all levels (strategic, operational and tactical) [that] will directly translate in the reduction of the number of IED devices used against the Afghanistan people and Coalitional [sic] forces.”
The upcoming season of Vanguard features an episode by Kaj Larsen called "Remote Control War" with some of the new technologies making their way to battlefield.
A few other things for you to click on:
- Fully Automatic America - Kaj reports on just how much America loves its guns
- Future of War - A Current.com group to keep you updated on technological advancements in warfare
- The Vanguard Blog - Read regular updates and commentary from your friendly neighborhood Vanguard team
- Afghanistan Wednesday - Today's update on the 8th anniversary of the start of the war
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