Irregular warfare is everywhere in this new Army video
The Army’s Special Warfare Center & School quietly dropped this new, ominous clip online, showcasing how it’s viewing multidimensional and complex conflict.
Nicholas Slayton
Posted on Sep 29, 2024 4:26 PM EDT
A still from the irregular warfare video from the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. A protester stands on a barricade with arms raised, fire in the background. The caption reads "irregular warfare is a contest of power."
Irregular warfare is not what you think it is. In fact, to understand it, think bigger. That’s the message in a new video on the topic from the U.S. Army’s special warfare school. It’s a slick, ominous clip, but one that was quietly released onto social media on Thursday, Sept. 26 by the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.
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The video, simply titled “irregular warfare clip,” starts simple, with a musician playing on a violin and pastoral shots of a family playing near fields. As a clock ticks in the background, those cut to militant scenes. Aerial reconnaissance of cityscapes, combat footage in urban areas, including night vision shots, plus tanks firing. As the music builds, those idyllic scenes appear only briefly.
Watch for yourself:
Irregular warfare, according to the Army’s special warfare school, is several things. Chaotic. Multidimensional. A contest of power and influence. One description that lingers is “strategic competition,” set over images of the Earth from space. The term, the United States’ go-to phrase for its contest for influence with China, comes seconds after a notable shot of the Hong Kong skyline.
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