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  3-24. A human terrain team typically consists of a team leader, one or two social scientists, and one
  research manager. When manning demands permit, human terrain team personnel are recruited and
  deployed to promote engagement with elements of the population that typically have restricted access. For
  example, in Afghanistan at least one woman is assigned per team to facilitate access to females within the
  local population.
  3-25. Human terrain teams, part of the human terrain system, represent a capability that traditionally falls
  outside of military expertise. These teams are an additional enabler for commanders to gain situational
  understanding of their operational environments through the socio-cultural running estimate and are an
  important tool in the military decisionmaking process. (See FM 2-01.3/MCRP 2-3A for more information
  on human terrain teams.)