Executing full-scale combat operations alongside the resistance.
Psychologically readying a population to resist. Unconventional Warfare
Military doctrine often follows a specific lifecycle for UW campaigns: Unconventional Warfare
The overt military arm of the resistance that conducts kinetic combat operations against the enemy. The 7-Phase Campaign Model Unconventional Warfare
Establishing links between external sponsors and resistance leaders.
Expanding the movement and conducting limited operations.
UW is fundamentally about "working by, with, and through" local partners to solve complex political-military problems.