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Field Guides

What the Pre-Deployment Brief Won't Tell You.

Honest field notes on working alongside allied militaries. Cultural landmines, communication quirks, what they actually excel at, and how not to embarrass yourself or your country.

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95Full guides

NATO Europe

Europe Partners

AustriaFull Guide Bosnia and HerzegovinaFull Guide CyprusFull Guide GeorgiaFull Guide IrelandFull Guide KosovoFull Guide MaltaFull Guide MoldovaFull Guide SwitzerlandFull Guide UkraineFull Guide

Indo-Pacific

AustraliaFull Guide BangladeshFull Guide FijiFull Guide IndiaFull Guide IndonesiaFull Guide JapanFull Guide MalaysiaFull Guide MongoliaFull Guide New ZealandFull Guide PhilippinesFull Guide SingaporeFull Guide South KoreaFull Guide TaiwanFull Guide ThailandFull Guide VietnamFull Guide

Middle East

BahrainFull Guide EgyptFull Guide IraqFull Guide IsraelFull Guide JordanFull Guide KuwaitFull Guide OmanFull Guide QatarFull Guide Saudi ArabiaFull Guide UAEFull Guide

Africa

BotswanaFull Guide DjiboutiFull Guide GhanaFull Guide KenyaFull Guide MoroccoFull Guide NigeriaFull Guide RwandaFull Guide SenegalFull Guide South AfricaFull Guide TanzaniaFull Guide TunisiaFull Guide UgandaFull Guide

Americas

ArgentinaFull Guide BrazilFull Guide CanadaFull Guide ChileFull Guide ColombiaFull Guide Costa RicaFull Guide Dominican RepublicFull Guide EcuadorFull Guide El SalvadorFull Guide GuatemalaFull Guide HondurasFull Guide JamaicaFull Guide MexicoFull Guide PanamaFull Guide ParaguayFull Guide PeruFull Guide Trinidad and TobagoFull Guide UruguayFull Guide

Note: These guides are written for US service members preparing for joint operations, exercises, or deployments alongside allied forces. They reflect common patterns and cultural norms, not universal rules — every unit and individual is different. Use them as orientation, not as gospel. Help us improve them.