Characteristics of commanding counterinsurgency operations

Abstract

Various crisis response operations have been the main effort for using military capabilities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation member countries, including Hungary. Counterinsurgency operations took place in Iraq and Afghanistan. Such operations in co-operating with Allies constitute a special way to use military force. They do not cover the full spectrum of military capabilities, but the accumulated experience may answer the challenges of the changing era’s warfare. The chance of army size battle groups attacking each other is minimal. But operating with small units supported by precision air strikes and real-time intelligence data is an upward trend. This paper summarizes the counterinsurgency operation’s effects on command and control, thus contributing to a successful military operation in the future.