• "Wars come and go. What remains are only the values of culture." — Erich Fromm in The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness (1974)
    "Shortly we will be fighting our way across the Continent of Europe in battles designed to preserve our civilization. Inevitably, in the path of our advance will be found historical monuments and cultural centers that symbolize to the world all that we are fighting to preserve. It is the responsibility of every commander to protect and respect these symbols whenever possible." —General Dwight D. Eisenhower, in a message to troops on the eve of the Normandy Invasion (June, 1944)
    "I trust that future conquerors will learn ... not to plunder cities they capture … to adorn their homelands." — Polybius, Greek historian (c. 202-120 BC)
    "The military of the future must be able to go to war with enough cultural knowledge to thrive in an alien environment. Empathy will become a weapon. Soldiers must gain the ability to move comfortably among alien cultures, to establish trust and cement relationships that can be exploited in battle." —Major General Robert H. Scales (Ret) in "Clausewitz and World War IV"
    "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." — George Orwell (1903-1950)
    "We will probably be judged not by the monuments we build but by those we have destroyed."—New York Times editorial, October 30, 1963
    "The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know." —Harry S. Truman
    "According to the law of nature, it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another." — Cicero (106-43 BC)
    "Cultural awareness and the ability to build ties of trust will offer protection to our troops more effectively than body armor." — Major General Robert H. Scales (Ret) in "Clausewitz and World War IV"
    "Cursed be the man who removes his neighbor's landmark." — Deuteronomy 27:17
    "Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set." — Proverbs 22:28
    "New planes, ships and combat vehicles will have to be built to win World War IV, but building new social, cultural and learning structures will have to become the first priority for resources within the Defense Department." — Major General Robert H. Scales (Ret) in "Clausewitz and World War IV"
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The COCOM Cultural Heritage Action Group provides a growing range of services that help Combatant Commands, Joint Force planners and engineers as well as ROTC perform necessary functions and promote issues relating to Cultural Property Protection (CPP) to support the mission. These services include:

•  CPP training for COCOMs to improve situational awareness in order to minimize damage to Cultural and Heritage Property, consistent with current Rules of Engagement, providing experience that involves cultural and heritage property during Full Spectrum Operations, providing Air Force and Navy Pilots with heritage training avoidance practice in the training environment, to promote awareness of national and international laws that protect cultural property, and discourage the purchase of antiquities and unnecessary damage to heritage property while operating in-theater. Properly implemented CPP practices and procedures acts as a force multiplier and helps to support the mission;

• CPP training for ROTC cadets and midshipmen and cadre to inculcate CPP in our military leaders from the start of their careers;

• satellite imagery analysis to identify areas with sensitive or officially protected cultural property and related information so that battlefield commanders and war planners can maintain a complete understanding of the mission landscape;

• The Sustainable Military Lands Management (SMLM) Training and Certification Program conducted at the CCHAG Center of Excellence at CEMML (The Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands) on the campus of Colorado State University;

• policy research and recommendations that promotes greater awareness of CPP when military regulations are created or updated and high level policy is made;

• specialized information, such as the CCHAG map showing all ICOM Red Lists throughout the world and the CCHAG map showing the UNESCO database of national laws that protect cultural property in every region where DoD operates and where such laws exist.

All CCHAG service offerings are regularly updated and tailored to the needs of COCOM and JF decision makers and troops, to support the mission.

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