| Pakistan: Can the United States Secure an Insecure State? |
Jan 2010 |
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C C Fair; Keith Crane; Christopher S Chivvis; Samir Puri; Michael Spirtas; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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 | Pakistan is pivotal to key U.S. security interests. This book is intended to help policymakers and analysts understand the security challenges inherent in and emanating from Pakistan as of this writing (August 2009). The authors exposit likely developments in Pakistan's internal and external security environments within the next ten years; assess Pakistan's national will and capacity to solve its problems, especially those relating to security; describe U.S. interests in Pakistan; ... |
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| What It Takes. Air Force Command of Joint Operations |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Michael Spirtas; Thomas-Durell Young; S R Zimmerman; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. Air Force has devoted considerable resources toward building its component headquarters, with good reason: These organizations develop air campaign plans and manage their execution during crises and conflicts. But many operations are led by joint task force (JTF) commanders, and prominent members of the defense community have called upon each of the services to be prepared to provide JTF headquarters.1 The purpose of this report is to help ... |
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| Preparing and Training for the Full Spectrum of Military Challenges. Insights from the Experiences of China, France, the United Kingdom, India, and Israel |
Jan 2009 |
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| Authors:
David E Johnson; Jennifer D Moroney; Roger Cliff; M W Markel; Laurence Smallman; Michael Spirtas; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The RAND Corporation was asked to analyze how China, France, the UK, India, and Israel approach training for full-spectrum operations and deployments. This monograph should be of interest to those concerned with military training requirements. Material in the text was current as of October 2008, when research for the study was completed. This research was sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and conducted within the Forces ... |
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| Thinking About America's Defense. An Analytical Memoir |
Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
David Ochmanek; Michael Spirtas; Glenn A Kent; Bruce R Pirnie; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Glenn Altran Kent was a uniquely acute player in American defense policy in the second half of the 20th century. From 1957, when he joined the Weapons Plans Division of the Air Staff in the Pentagon, until his retirement from active duty in 1974, he was among the most perceptive and influential officers in the United States Air Force. For the next two decades, from his perch at the RAND ... |
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| The Air Force's Vector |
2006 |
7 pages |
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R. M. Worden; Michael Spirtas; DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AIR AND SPACE OPERATIONS (AIR FORCE) WASHINGTON DC
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 | The sole focus of the Air Force is to carry out national defense policy from the air and space. The Army, Marine Corps, and Navy all use air assets, but the Air Force has the most complete perspective and portfolio concerning the development and employment of air and space power. This article discusses an unofficial view of how the Air Force will contribute to the joint force in the near ... |
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| Department of Defense Training for Operations with Interagency, Multinational, and Coalition Partners |
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| Authors:
Michael Spirtas; Jennifer D Moroney; Harry J Thie; Joe Hogler; Thomas-Durell Young; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| This book provides suggestions for how the U.S. military can help prepare its personnel to work successfully with interagency (IA), multinational, and coalition partners. The nature of recent challenges and the types of missions the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has undertaken highlight the need for DoD to consider ways to help the military prepare to work with other government agencies, international organizations, private and nongovernmental organizations, and foreign militaries. ... |
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