Middle East orientation--history and culture

From: The Officer | Date: December 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

The Armed Forces of the United States operate globally. Training diligently, servicemen and women can be called to operate anywhere in the world at any time. Working in the global village necessitates dealing with and in differing cultures. To this end, members of the United States Navy Reserve attended a two-day seminar on the history and culture of the Middle East.

Presented by the United States Air Force Special Operations School (AFSOS), the Middle East Orientation Course (MEOC) took place at the Naval Reserve Center in Quincy, Mass. on 7-8 December, 1998. Compressed from the full ...

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