How The British, French, And Americans Overcome Their Military Cultural Differences - War News Media

Defense News: UK, US and France Recognize Militaries' Cultural Differences

Trilateral Meeting Provides Examples of Areas the Allies Can Better Coordinate

PARIS — An open dialogue about cultural and technological differences among allies is key to having effective command and control, a British Royal Air Force (RAF) officer has said.

Air Vice Marshal Paul Atherton said he came to this conclusion during Griffin Strike, a large Anglo-French exercise held in Britain.

“Awareness is key and dialogue is the tool to fix it,” he said April 21 at a conference about the future of air forces, organized by France. The high-level conference, Air Forces in 2030: Trends and Possible Shocks, followed two days of meetings held by staff officers from the American, British and French air forces partnered in the trilateral strategic initiative.

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WNU Editor: This is one of the unspoken advantages that the U.S. has in forming alliances and being able to work and coordinate with the military of another country .... an understanding of culture. Sometimes it works .... sometimes it does not .... but they are better at it than most other countries.