This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "the nature, causes, and environment of insurgency, the implications for free world security, U.S. responsibilities toward the developing countries, and the overall U.S. policy for countering insurgency" (p. iv). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "the involvement of non-military resources and their applications to the counterinsurgency effort through the country team and U.S. foreign programs" (Command Study 13, Chapter 1, p. iv). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.