Asymmetric Warfare Group

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The Asymmetric Warfare Group is a unit of the United States military created during the Global War on Terrorism to craft doctrine for asymmetric warfare. The unit is stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland and is not associated with Special Operations Forces.

[edit] Mission Statement

The Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) is the Army’s new rapid deployable unit. The AWG is a Special Missions Unit organized to conduct continuous and simultaneous operations throughout the world to defeat specified asymmetric threats against the united states. Simply put, the AWG is the US expert in asymmetric warfare.

[edit] Key Tasks

• Serve as the global conventional U.S. Army expert in asymmetric warfare
• Deploy, integrate, coordinate and execute battle command of AWG trained and ready forces
• Assist in identification, development, and integration of countermeasure technologies
• Establish linkages with all internal, combatant command, and national intelligence agencies
• Analyze asymmetric threats
• Observe, collect, develop, validate, and disseminate emerging TTPs
• Support JTF (Joint-task Force) commanders and units in countering AW threats

[edit] Sources

• http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Alpha/AsymmetricWarfareGroup.htm
• http://www.awg.army.mil/