| A Misallocation of Resources: Assigning Second Lieutenant 0203s to the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) |
20 Feb 2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
G S McSween; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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 | Most ground intelligence [military occupational specialty (MOS) 0203] second lieutenants report to the ground combat element (GCE) for their first tour once they reach the operating forces. However, a number of them report to the logistics combat element (LCE) for their first tour in the operating forces. This is a misallocation of resources. Instead of being assigned to the LCE, second lieutenant 0203s should be initially assigned only to the ... |
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| Depth and Process in the MIBOLC Curriculum |
12-Feb-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Postovoit; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ
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| In order to better teach strategy for 21st century conflict, the Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leadership Course (MIBOLC) curriculum should be expanded to include greater emphasis on Iraqi and Afghan culture, as well as specific terrorist and insurgent groups currently operating in these countries. Understanding the world views of both the general populations of these countries and the insurgent and terrorist groups operating within them will allow for better threat ... |
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| Annual Threat Assessment of the Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence |
12 Feb 2009 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis C Blair; OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON DC
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| The international security environment is complex. No dominant adversary faces the United States that threatens our existence with military force, but the global financial crises has exacerbated what was already a growing set of political and economic uncertainties. We are nevertheless in a strong position to shape a world reflecting universal aspirations and values that have motivated Americans since 1776: human rights; the rule of law; liberal market economics and ... |
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| Providing Command and Control Communications to Commanders Aboard Mobility Airlift Platforms |
12 Feb 2009 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
John K Arnold; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The current and planned command and control communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems for existing and future aircraft weapon systems are inadequate to support commanders on the contemporary battlefield and inconsistent with Service requirements particularly while conducting counterinsurgency operations. Historically, the demand for information in the military has increased ahead of the technological capability to provide adequate services. Future battlefields will continue this paradigm. In order to achieve ... |
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| ISR: The Right Question to Ask |
12 Feb 2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Danny R Wolf; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) is critical to our national security and provides the foundation for military operations. Technology has blurred both the impact of the ISR product and the application of the platform. Traditional kinetic and ISR platforms can produce both tactical and strategic effects. These missions have become one, inextricably linked for a common goal. This reality has not been matched by complimentary thinking or consolidated command and ... |
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| Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Officer and Civilian Career Management for the 21st Century |
12 Feb 2009 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Theresa L Sanchez; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The renowned ancient Chinese strategist, Sun Tzu exposed, Thus, what enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge. In our modern military, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) professionals provide commanders with this critical foreknowledge. In today's fight, commanders demand that our ISR professionals locate elusive targets to enable precision strikes, determine the enemy?s covert intent ... |
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| Improving Learning with the Critical Thinking Paradigm: MIBOLC Modules A and B |
06-Feb-2009 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Jessica H Gilman; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ
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| The goal of Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leader Course (MIBOLC) is to produce officers who can think critically in order to analyze an overabundance of disputable information for pertinent data and recommend decisions and courses of action based on that analysis. To achieve that goal, officers need to engage critical thinking when learning how to be analysts. In the current MIBOLC course structure, comprised of five modules, information taught in ... |
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| Critical Thinking Training for Army Officers. Volume 2: A Model of Critical Thinking |
Feb-2009 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
Susan C Fischer; V A Spiker; Sharon L Riedel; ANACAPA SCIENCES INC SANTA BARBARA CA
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| This report is the second of three volumes describing a multi-year research program to develop and evaluate web based training in critical thinking for Army officers. The first volume presents an overview of the research effort that developed and validated a theoretical model for the training, selected and validated eight high impact critical thinking skills for Army officers, and developed and evaluated the training course. This volume describes the results ... |
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| Pathfinder, v7 n1, Jan/Feb 2009. Making an Intelligence Difference |
Feb 2009 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) BETHESDA MD
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| NGA is the only intelligence agency of its kind. We are the catalyst for the success of the tradecraft, and NGA's products and dedication to the warfighter prove the value of GEOINT time and time again. In this edition of the Pathfinder, our authors explore many of the accomplishments NGA has facilitated for the GEOINT tradecraft this past year. Notably, the recent conviction of an Al Qaida terrorist demonstrated GEOINT's ... |
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| Effective and Efficient Use of US Air Force Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and How to Meet Combatant Commander Requirements |
Feb 2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
John M Harrison; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The effective use of airborne ISR has been debated for several years. Since Desert Storm, the majority of airborne ISR platforms have been dedicated to Central Command's (CENTCOM) theater of operation. While the other theaters have legitimate intelligence targets to be monitored and pursued, CENTCOM has been the priority. This paper examines how ISR has been used in different theaters, how ISR assets are allocated to the combatant commands, improvements ... |
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| Defence Capability Plan 2009 (Australian Department of Defence). Public Version |
24-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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 | The projects outlined in this public version of the Defence Capability Plan (DCP) reflect the strategic requirements outlined in the 2009 Defence White Paper, Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030 (the White Paper) and the emphasis of this Government on the development of Force 2030. In publishing this DCP, the Government provides advice to the Australian public, industry and defence commentators on the scope and scale of ... |
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| Interrogation of Detainees: Requirements of the Detainee Treatment Act |
23-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Michael J Garcia; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| U.S. treatment of enemy combatants and terrorist suspects captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other locations has been a subject of long-standing debate, including whether such treatment complies with U.S. statutes and treaties such as the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Convention Against Torture (CAT). In response to this controversy, Congress approved additional guidelines concerning the treatment of detainees via the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA), which was enacted pursuant to both ... |
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| Integration of Psychology into Intelligence Production |
20-Jan-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Oracz; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ
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| The current intelligence preparation of the battlefield procedure is an exhaustive and meticulous task of evaluating every aspect of the battlefield and attempting to deduce an enemy's course of action based on previously disseminated information regarding his doctrine and tactics. In evaluating the enemy, we often fail to look at the core of his nature. Insurgents do not strictly follow any particular doctrine to prevent themselves from being locked into ... |
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| Targeting U.S. Technologies: A Trend Analysis of Reporting from Defense Industry 2008 |
16-Jan-2009 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph O'Brien; Sara DeWitz; Timothy Deerr; John Parsons; Erika Souliere; DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE ALEXANDRIA VA COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OFFICE
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| The Defense Security Service (DSS) is chartered to work in partnership with defense industry to protect critical technologies and information. An essential component of that effort is a requirement for defense contractors, who have access to classified material or Cleared Defense Contractors, to identify and report suspicious contacts and potential collection attempts, as outlined in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). DSS publishes this annual report based on ... |
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| Congress as a Consumer of Intelligence Information |
15 Jan 2009 |
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| Authors:
Alfred Cumming; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report examines the role of Congress as a consumer of national intelligence and examines several issues that Congress might address in the 111th Congress. The President, by virtue of his role as commander-in-chief and head of the executive branch, has access to all national intelligence collected, analyzed, and produced by the Intelligence Community. By definition, the President, the Vice President, and certain Cabinet-level officials, have access to a greater ... |
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| Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Security Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests |
14-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Jim Nichol; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The South Caucasus region has been the most unstable in the former Soviet Union in terms of the number, intensity, and length of ethnic and civil conflicts. Other emerging or full-blown security problems include crime, corruption, terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and narcotics trafficking. The regional governments have worked to bolster their security by combating terrorism, limiting political dissent they view as threatening, revamping their armed forces, ... |
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| An Overview of the United States Intelligence Community for the 111th Congress |
Jan-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) serves as the head of the Intelligence Community (IC) and is the principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council (NSC), and the Homeland Security Council (HSC) for intelligence matters related to national security. Also, the Director oversees and directs the implementation of the National Intelligence Program. The President appoints the DNI and the Principal Deputy Director with the advice and consent of ... |
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| Guerrilla Counterintelligence: Insurgent Approaches to Neutralizing Adversary Intelligence Operations |
Jan-2009 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Turbiville; Graham H Jr; JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIV HURLBURT FIELD FL
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| Insurgent groups need to secure their operations to ensure effectiveness. This leads them to develop counterintelligence rules and an organizational structure that ensures security. In small groups this may be limited to security-focused rules of conduct, but as groups grow in size and complexity, the need for a more robust security organization is needed. Dr. Turbiville highlights the critical element of security and how insurgent groups ignore it at their ... |
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| Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Brian A Jackson; Peter Chalk; Richard Warnes; Lindsay Clutterbuck; Aidan Kirby; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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| With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. national agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat it faces continues to be central in policy debate. One element of this debate is questioning whether the United States, like some other countries, needs a dedicated domestic intelligence agency. To examine this question, Congress directed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis perform an independent study on ... |
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| Transforming Air Force ISR for the Long War and Beyond (Wright Flyer Paper, Number 36) |
Jan-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Grunwald; Michael Jr; AIR UNIV PRESS MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The Air Force, and more specifically the joint/combined force air component commander (J/CFACC), firmly believes airpower must operate under the twin tenets of centralized control and decentralized execution to be effective. The Cold War ushered in an era of centralized execution of airborne strategic intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations that bled into theater-level ISR execution in the 1990s and through Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. This execution construct, ... |
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| Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Brian A Jackson; Peter Chalk; Richard Warnes; Lindsay Clutterbuck; Aidan Kirby; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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| With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat it faces continues to be central in policy debate. One element of this debate is questioning whether the United States, like some other countries, needs a dedicated domestic intelligence agency. To examine this question, Congress directed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis perform an independent study on the ... |
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| National Intelligence: A Consumer's Guide |
Jan-2009 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON DC
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| As we have articulated in the Intelligence Community (IC)'s Vision 2015, we must partner with intelligence consumers to meet the need for more timely and unique intelligence. In order to enhance our relationships, it is important for consumers to understand the mission, background, opportunities, and challenges facing the IC. We have published this handbook with this very thought in mind--to broaden your understanding of our work and to help us ... |
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| Improving Development and Utilization of U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officers |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Marygail K Brauner; Hugh G Massey; S G Moore; Darren D Medlin; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. Air Force intelligence career field (14N) incorporates a broad set of operational functions. Nine former subdivisions have been melded into a single Air Force specialty code (AFSC), reflecting Air Force policy at the time to develop broadened specialists with an understanding of intelligence beyond a specific technical area. Intelligence officers are expected to gain proficiency in four core competencies: (1) targeting, (2) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance battle planning, ... |
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| Human Security Concept: The Root of U.S. National Security and Foreign Policy |
Jan-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen L Cosby; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| The concept of human security Was first defined by the UN Development Program (uNDP) in 1994.. It was defined as the security of persons in seven domains: economic security (assured basic income); food security (physical and economic access to food); health security (relative freedom from disease and infection); environmental security (access to sanitary water supply, clean air and a non-degraded land system); personal security (security from physical , violence and ... |
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| An Analysis of Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (NTISR) for the Future of Naval Aviation |
Jan-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher S Hewlett; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA
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| TITLE: An analysis of Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (NTISR) for the future of Naval Aviation. AUTHOR: Lieutenant Commander Christopher S. Hewlett, USN THESIS: Emerging small war environments and irregular warfare engagements have created a new requirement for military aviation intelligence asset utilization. Presently, minimal doctrine exists for integration of the vast majority of existing and emerging capabilities into the standard intelligence collection process. Despite the numerous technological advances, there ... |
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| 2009 Navy Man Tech Project Book |
Jan-2009 |
135 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH ARLINGTON VA MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
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| The Navy ManTech Program provides for the development of enabling manufacturing technology and the transition of this technology for the production and sustainment of Navy weapon systems to support the Fleet. Reducing the acquisition cost of current and future platforms is a critical goal of the Navy, and ManTech aids in achieving this goal by developing, maturing, and transitioning key manufacturing technologies. Transition of technology is key to Navy ManTech ... |
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| Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book |
Jan-2009 |
950 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
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| The Intelligence Community draws much of its authority and guidance from the body of law contained in this collection. The updated Summer 2009 Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book has been expanded and updated to reflect legal developments in 2008 and 2009 and in response to comments received from the Intelligence Community regarding the first edition published in 2007. We hope this proves to be a useful resource to professionals across ... |
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| When Is Deterrence Necessary? Gauging Adversary Intent |
Jan-2009 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Schaub; Gary Jr; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Deterrence has formed the core mission of the U.S. military since the Cold War era; however, a great deal of deterrence theory and planning derived from presumptions about adversary intent which were based on capabilities analysis with no consideration of what might happen if deterrence succeeded and the adversary's intent was frustrated. The DO-JOC rectified a basic problem in previous deterrence thinking by recognizing that an adversary has a choice ... |
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| Army Warfighter Panel: Space Contributions to the Warfighter (Army Space Journal, 2009 Spring Edition) |
Jan 2009 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Kurt S Story; Ty Hensley; Patricia S Rodriguez; Douglas A Wilderman; Jeffrey Fish; ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND/ARMY FORCES STRATEGIC COMMAND HUNTSVILLE AL
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| The following edited text was taken from the warfighter panel chaired by U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command's Deputy Commanding General, BG Kurt S. Story, at the 11th Annual SPACECOMM Defending America Symposium. |
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| A Case Against Systematic Operational Design |
Jan 2009 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Milan N Vego; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| Currently, the U.S. military seems well on the way to repeating its dismal experience with an effects-based approach to operations (EBAO) by adopting major parts of the so-called systemic operational design (SOD) into Army and joint doctrine. This new concept rests on dubious theoretical foundations. Moreover, it clearly failed when it was put into practice by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Lebanon conflict in July 2006. SOD advocates ... |
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| Verification of COAMPS (registered trademark) Clear-Sky Forecasts Over the Pacific |
Jan 2009 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Jason Nachamkin; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB MONTEREY CA DATA ASSIMILATION SECTION
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| The primary goal of this work is to evaluate, describe, and improve the performance of COAMPS(tm) cloud forecasts in terms of their ability to predict clear skies for airborne intelligence and reconnaissance operations. The objective of this work is to quantitatively verify the quality of COAMPS(tm) clear-sky forecasts in terms of the position and timing of clear-sky events primarily over the Pacific Ocean. The results will be communicated in terms ... |
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| From Sputnik to Minerva: Education and American National Security (Defense Horizons, Number 65, January 2009 |
Jan 2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Sean Kay; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| This paper examines how external challenges have prompted national investments in education to enhance American national security. Rather than focusing primarily on traditional professional military education, this analysis examines how education has been used as a tool of American power. Four major moments of transformation in the international system are surveyed to illustrate a link between strategic educational capacity, defined as the application of attained knowledge and skills, and national ... |
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| Operations Research Applications for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) |
Jan 2009 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| The Advisory Group on Defense Intelligence (the Task Force) of the Defense Science Board (DSB) was tasked by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(l)) to examine the manner and extent to which Operations Research (OR) is employed by the Department of Defense; how OR can be used to support Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) decision making; and the manner in which OR can be institutionalized in the Department ... |
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| The Challenge of Domestic Intelligence in a Free Society. A Multidisciplinary Look at the Creation of a U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence Agency |
Jan 2009 |
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| Authors:
Brian Gereben Jackson; Agnes Schaefer; Darcy Noricks; Benjamin W Goldsmith; Genevieve Lester; Jeremiah Goulka; Michael A Wermuth; Martin C Libicki; David R Howell; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| In considering the potential creation of a new domestic intelligence agency, we approached the issue from a variety of directions, seeking insights that would help us understand the pros and cons of creating such an organization and describe different approaches for doing so. This research effort in a set of topical papers and analyses that address different parts of this policy issue and examine it from different perspectives. This volume ... |
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| Enhancing Interrogation: Advancing a New Agenda |
Jan 2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
John A Wahlquist; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Within two days of his inauguration, fulfilling a campaign pledge to end abusive interrogation practices, President Barack Obama issued an executive order that revoked all previous Bush Administration executive directives, orders, and regulations dealing with detainee interrogation. Also overturned by the order were any previous interpretations of the law governing interrogation emanating from the Bush Administration's Department of Justice. The order established Army Field Manual (FM) 2-22.3, Human Intelligence Collector ... |
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| Learning the Hard Way: Force Protection 1983-2000 |
Jan 2009 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
John Callaway; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| The October 2000 terrorist attack on the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) in the port of Aden, Yemen, is commonly viewed in the larger context of al-Qa'ida's September 11th campaign. Beyond the initial official investigations, the military force-protection context of the attack has largely been overlooked as analysts have traced the movements of al-Qa'ida operatives who were traversing the globe at the time. But the proper context of the ... |
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| After Iraq: The Search for a Sustainable National Security Strategy |
Jan 2009 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Colin S Gray; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| What should be the U.S. national security strategy after Iraq? An answer cannot be given unless a logically and politically prior question is posed: What should be the purpose and character of a sustainable U.S. national security policy after Iraq? Thus to answer the first question, one has to identify both the policy that strategy must serve as well as the components of that Unfortunately for the convenience and self-confidence ... |
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| Adaptive Maritime Video Surveillance |
Jan 2009 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Kalyan M Gupta; David W Aha; Ralph Hartley; Philip G Moore; KNEXUS RESEARCH CORP SPRINGFIELD VA
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| Maritime assets such as ports, harbors, and vessels are vulnerable to a variety of near-shore threats such as small-boat attacks. Currently, such vulnerabilities are addressed predominantly by watchstanders and manual video surveillance, which is manpower intensive. Automatic maritime video surveillance techniques are being introduced to reduce manpower costs, but they have limited functionality and performance. For example, they only detect simple events such as perimeter breaches and cannot predict emerging ... |
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| Case-Based Collective Inference for Maritime Object Classification |
Jan 2009 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Kalyan M Gupta; David W Aha; Philip Moore; KNEXUS RESEARCH CORP SPRINGFIELD VA
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| Maritime assets such as merchant and navy ships, ports, and harbors are targets of terrorist attacks as evidenced by the USS Cole bombing. Conventional methods of securing maritime assets to prevent attacks are manually intensive and error prone. To address this shortcoming, we are developing a decision support system that shall alert security personnel to potential attacks by automatically processing maritime surveillance video. An initial task that we must address ... |
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| Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses |
31 Dec 2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration has characterized Iran as a profound threat to U.S. national security interests, a perception generated primarily by Iran's nuclear program and its military assistance to armed groups in Iraq and Afghanistan, to the Palestinian group Hamas, and to Lebanese Hezbollah. The Bush Administration's approach has been to try to prevent a nuclear breakout by Iran by applying coordinated international economic pressure on Iran while also offering it ... |
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| Defense Technology Security Administration Strategic Plan 2009-2010 |
22-Dec-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ARLINGTON VA
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| I am pleased to present the FY 2009-2010 Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA) Strategic Plan. This plan sets a clear direction for what we are trying to achieve as an organization and articulates our contribution to the technology security program of the Department of Defense (DoD). DTSA must remain vigilant in securing critical U.S. technology and preventing hostile states and non-state actors from acquiring technologies that could prove detrimental to ... |
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| Developing a Cultural Intelligence Capability |
12-Dec-2008 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Todd J Clark; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Global War on Terror (GWOT) requires that the military modify its methodology for conducting global operations. The military is transitioning from primarily lethal-focused offensive and defensive operations to full-spectrum operations that also include stability operations. The military must therefore address the need for personnel that can operate globally to accomplish missions. The contemporary areas of operation place United States (U.S.) military forces in foreign lands. The indigenous populations are ... |
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| America's Soft Underbelly: Economic Espionage |
10-Dec-2008 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin J Degnan; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As economic markets fluctuate and globalization continues to stretch and stress U.S. corporations due to increased competition, the security of corporate and sensitive U.S. technology is increasingly a matter of national security. Threats to sensitive U.S. technologies come not only from our enemies, but from our allies and free market competitors. U.S. industries are a priority for economic espionage and very often a priority target for our adversaries. Foreign companies ... |
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| Report of the Defense Science Board Permanent Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Surety on Nuclear Weapons Inspections for the Strategic Nuclear Forces |
Dec-2008 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| The Secretary and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Major Air Commanders should: Provide clear direction on the collective and individual objectives of the set of nuclear inspections. Remove any direction or implication that inspection teams have an education or mentoring responsibility during the conduct of an inspection The Secretary of the Air Force should direct formation of a team of NSI, NORI, DNSI inspectors and ... |
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| Affairs of State: The Interagency and National Security |
Dec-2008 |
492 pages |
| Authors:
Gabriel Marcella; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The war colleges of the United States are a unique national asset. They are centers of academic excellence for preparing military and civilian officers for higher positions in the national security system. They are also living laboratories for studying how to use power for strategic purposes. The authors of this book joined in a common mission convinced that there was a critical piece missing in such study: the vast area ... |
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| The Intelligence Requirements of Psychological Operations in Counterterrorism |
Dec-2008 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Mehmet F Dortbudak; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Terrorism is not a new phenomenon to the world, yet it remains difficult to define and to counter. Countering terrorism requires several measures that must be implemented at the same time. The counterterrorism strategies used by most countries are military in nature. However, counterterrorism strategies should also be economic, political, and social in nature. This study suggests that psychological operations can be used to counter terrorism by influencing individuals not ... |
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| Preventive Detention in the War on Terror: A Plan for a More Moderate and Sustainable Solution |
Dec-2008 |
247 pages |
| Authors:
Stephanie Blum; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| After September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration decided to detain certain individuals suspected of being members or agents of al Qaeda or the Taliban as enemy combatants and hold them indefinitely and incommunicado for the duration of the war on terror. The rationale behind this system of preventive detention is to incapacitate suspected terrorists, facilitate interrogation, and hold them when traditional criminal charges are not feasible for a variety of ... |
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| Data Integration to Explore the Dynamics of Conflict: A Preliminary Study |
Dec-2008 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Eric Hartunian; Wade A Germann; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis is an exploration of the concepts of data integration with respect to military operations. It is an attempt to establish practices that analysts and operators can use to integrate many types of data from disparate sources. The project focuses on two software platforms: Palantir Technologies and Google Earth. These specific programs are utilized because they provide off-the-shelf products that are easy to use, require little training, and are ... |
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| The Potential Transformative Impact of Web 2.0 Technology on the Intelligence Community |
Dec-2008 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Adrienne Werner; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Web 2.0 technologies can transform and improve interagency collaboration in the Intelligence Community in many of the same ways that have marked their use through the internet in the public domain and private industry. The potential for success is illustrated in the early stages of ODNI's implementation of the Analytical Transformation program within the sixteen agencies across the Intelligence Community. Intelligence analysts have already seen an impact in their ability ... |
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| A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: The Vital Role of Intelligence Sharing in Shaping the Anglo-American Special Relationship |
Dec-2008 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
David B Clark; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Speaking to an American audience in 1946, Winston Churchill articulated the British desire for a special relationship with America, coining a term which has continued to define the shifting vagaries of collaboration and consonance between the United States and the United Kingdom. Churchill's statement underscores the historical importance of the Anglo-American relationship, an importance which has translated into unparalleled bilateral security cooperation through two World Wars and a Cold War, ... |
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