| Institutionalizing Sustainability into the Total Army |
14-Mar-2008 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas A Warnock; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | Globally, we are living in an unsustainable state. The Earth's major life-supporting resources are declining, while at the same time human consumption of, and demand for, those resources continue to rise. The U.S. Army is a microcosm of the Earth and is in an unsustainable state. The Army defines sustainability as meeting current as well as future mission requirements worldwide, while safeguarding human health, improving quality of life, and enhancing ... |
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| Force Health Protection: The Strategic Challenges of Protecting the 'Total Force' in U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) |
14-Mar-2008 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Patricia L Wood; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is scheduled to be a functional Unified Command by 30 September 2008. AFRICOM will be regionally oriented with non-kinetic operations as its primary mission to include sustainability and security, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, training and support to the African military, and military operations as determined. The U.S. military must address the issue of force health protection while conducting stability operations in Africa. AFRICOM's missions will include ... |
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| Improving Retention under the US Army's Captain Incentive |
13 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
III Piper Samuel T.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army is not only fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but also a dogfight to retain one of its most precious resources the mid-grade officers that possess tremendous operational experience The Army implemented the Menu of Incentives Program (MOIP) in September 2007 to spur captains to remain in the service. The Army expected to retain 80% of the officers eligible for the incentives but less than 68% signed ... |
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| Snatched from the "Jaws of Success" United States Haiti Policy and Strategic Failure |
13 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Berthony Ladouceur; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Filled with paradox and contradictions, Haitian politics has been marked by continuous struggle and rebellion. America s post-Cold War involvement in Haiti has been driven by a national desire to maximize a peace dividend and especially to return Haiti s democratically elected president, Jean Bertrand Aristide to power. An adept lobbyist and astute politician, Aristide utilized frozen Haitian funds in the US to lobby members of Congress and the Black ... |
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| Hamas -- How Has a Terrorist Organization Become a Political Power? |
13 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Ben-Zion Mehr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In early 2006, the first democratic elections in the Palestinian Authority ended with a surprising landslide victory by Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization. How did Hamas gain enough power to become the ruling party by democratic election? Does that mean that the majority of Palestinians support terrorism? Hamas is similar to other fundamentalist Islamic organizations in terms of its social network and its aspiration to establish an Islamic state. Understanding ... |
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| Army National Guard Equipment Challenges: Finding the Balance |
13 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony W. Johnson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army has grievously neglected the Army National Guard's operational readiness for over 65 years. Army National Guard (ARNG) equipment shortfalls due to limited funding are hampering ARNG units in their role as an operational reserve force. Equipment issues for some ARNG units vary: some inherited antiquated equipment handed down by their active component counterparts; some did not acquire new equipment until they were scheduled for mobilization during the pre-mobilization ... |
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| Security of the Homeland (A National Guard Perspective) |
13-Mar-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Frank D Emanuel; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) and Army transformation have created vulnerability in our nations Homeland Security (HLS). Since September 11, 2001, on average, 40% of the National Guard is deployed. Statistically, transforming the National Guard while engaged in the GWOT does not allow for adequate time to support transformation while securing the Homeland. The Army Force Generation (ARFGORGEN) cycle was designed to be the process to synchronize transformation, mobilization, ... |
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| Drugs in Afghanistan: The Challenges With Implementing U.S. Strategy |
13 Mar 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
David J Liddell; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since 9/lithe United States has become embroiled in a fight for our values way of life and indeed our future Arguably the world's sole remaining superpower, the United States assumes a responsibility for promoting democracy and advancing freedom In stark contrast, these western ideals have become the fuel for propelling another ideology that is based on manipulation and terror and is holding the Islamic faith hostage to advance its cause ... |
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| U.S. Strategic Communication: Getting It Right |
12 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth R. Gerhart; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States is engaged in open conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places around the world in its effort to combat terrorist insurgents. Its hard power is unequaled. But its use of soft power in the everyday ideological battlefield of the mind is unimpressive, suffering from a lack of organization and unity of effort. Effective integration of words and action across the foreign policy spectrum is still lacking despite ... |
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| Branding: A Strategy for Manning an All-Volunteer Army |
12 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
John M. Keeter; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army needs to develop a long-term manning strategy to address recruiting, and retaining, an all-volunteer force in challenging environmental conditions. Current short-term tactics such as relaxing entry standards will have long-term consequences. The ability to man the Army and realize the vision of a "quality" force is challenged not only by the impacts of a protracted war on the attitudes of the youth, and their influencers, but also by ... |
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| Theater Logistics' Important Link to Transition and Exit Strategy |
11 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph P. LeBlanc; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper will use the Iraqi War as a case study and examine the current logistics capabilities of the ISF, identify important changes and requirements for the successful logistical support of the ISF operations, and propose ways to improve actions in future conflicts. The research reveals definite issues and challenges in planning for the reconstruction and transfer of authority from coalition forces to a stable Iraqi government following the overthrow. ... |
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| A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower - Then What? |
11 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Tim Day; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In October 2006, the Chief of Naval Operations Commandant of the Marine Corps and Commandant of the Coast Guard signed A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Sea power, marking the first time that all three sea services joined in such an effort. This paper will analyze A Cooperative Strategy to answer why the sea services created a new strategy how the works of Alfred Thayer Mahan influenced the document and ... |
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| DoD Computer Network Operations: Time to Hit the Send Button |
10 MAR 2008 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Glebocki Joseph; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) is rapidly moving forward into the cyber domain of warfare, but the United States Government is not ready to exploit this evolution in Civil-Military affairs. With the United States facing new threats to its national security at home and abroad like never before, U.S. policy and law must change to enable DoD to fully defend and fight in cyberspace. Due to the highly automated and ... |
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| Providing an Enterprise Service Architecture to the Net-Centric Warfighter |
10 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
David P. Acevedo; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| To meet the challenges of the future the Department of Defense (DoD) must have a strategy to ensure that the joint forces of tomorrow will be able to achieve full-spectrum dominance through the use of networks and access to enterprise data services that provide true interoperability, seamless integration, and available-on-demand collaboration. Joint procedures for the implementation of deployed collaboration capabilities on DoD networks within local enclaves or domain-wide must be ... |
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| DoD-VA Health Care: A Case Study in Interagency Reform |
10 MAR 2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
John M. Cho; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Recent national catastrophes demonstrate that the United States interagency must expand its capacity to expeditiously respond to issues of national importance. Some experts are calling for sweeping interagency reform (IAR) - as reform is often successful when Congress supports and directs legislation born out of calamity. Clearly, there needs to be a better way to improve interagency collaboration than this "reform after disaster" paradigm. Ideally, interagency coordination absent the need ... |
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| Indo - US Relations: The Way Ahead |
10 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Ashok K. Mehta; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| After decades of regarding each other with suspicion, India and the US have moved rapidly from uneasy cooperation to incipient partnership. This fundamental shift in their relations has come about due to the change in the world order as a result of the end of Cold War, India's economic growth, Indian nuclear tests of 1998, and the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Convergence ... |
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| Africa Command and the Militarization of U.S. Foreign Policy |
10 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis R. Penn; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Africa is worthy of increased attention and U.S. national policy is adjusting to meet the continent's rising strategic value. Rife with disease, war, and desperate poverty, Africa presents unique security challenges that threaten both the U.S. core value of preserving human dignity and America's strategic priority of combating global terror. The President's African policy establishes a goal of ensuring an African continent that knows liberty, peace, stability, and increasing prosperity. ... |
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| Colombia's National Security Strategy, A New "COIN" Approach |
07 MAR 2008 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Alberto Mejia; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This study analyzes the impact of the Government of Colombia's new National Security Strategy (NSS) over the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) long term strategic plans. For more than five decades Colombia has suffered the terrible spiral of violence. A broad mix of criminal actors representing the far left or right of the political spectrum, supported by narcotics trafficking, have endangered the country's process of democratic consolidation. This terrible ... |
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| Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act: Coast Guard Impact |
06 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Steve Truhlar; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act) sought to codify the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Report. This essay summarizes the 9/11 Act's impact on the Coast Guard. Given the cascade of security legislation and other policy guidance subsequent to 9/11 and prior to this law, many of the recommendations of the 9/11 Report have already been initiated. While the 9/11 Act does not require ... |
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| Millennials: Rendezvous with Destiny? |
05 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Frederick L. Fahlbusch; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Millennial Generation (born between 1982 and about 2002) is showing characteristics and tendencies that lead generational theorists to believe that this generation will become America's next "Hero" generation. However, the post-Cold War/post-9/11 "globalized" world of the future will be replete with challenges that will demand complex, adaptive learning coupled with patient yet tenacious execution across multiple disciplines. This paper provides a generational profile of the Millennials and examines where ... |
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| Dilemmas of Polish Military Strategy |
05 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Slawomir Wojciechowski; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Throughout its long existence, the rules of regional geopolitics, historical experience and national strategic culture have had a deep impact on Polish security strategies. In the modern times, however, the national security environment is witnessing an appearance of new global trends and the birth of new paradigms of conflict. Security challenges require new approaches, but at the same time, they demand the preservation of equilibrium and harmony between objectives, concepts ... |
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| Defense or Development? A Decisive Question in Latin America |
05 MAR 2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Esteban Guarda; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The purpose of this work is to inform the reader about the recent past, present, and future tendency in the Latin American countries regarding the balance of expenditures between defense and development. First, this paper reviews the theory for establishing the concepts of defense expenditures and development/social expenditures, second, it analyzes the facts and possible relation in the expenses in defense and development in the countries, and finally, it identifies ... |
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| Understanding Culture in the Role of Indigenous Armies |
04-Mar-2008 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
John P Dolan; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper addresses the importance of understanding culture, and how planning and current programs fall short of meeting the needs of the U.S. Armed forces. It proposes three recommendations for correcting these deficiencies. These recommendations include establishing competent assessment and planning cells, developing applicable and adequate training programs for U.S. personnel, which are geared towards building and leveraging indigenous forces in securing regional stability. It begins with an historical overview ... |
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| A Comparison of U.S. Responses to Unexpected Technology Breakthroughs |
04-Mar-2008 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
James V Day; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States has a history dating back to the American Civil War of responding to perceived technology weaknesses, gaps, or unexpected technology breakthroughs. In each case an organization was formed and processes created to try and mitigate an adversary?s technology lead or close the gap. This essay examines three of the more successful responses to unexpected technology breakthroughs and gaps: the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) during World War ... |
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| Reducing an Insurgency's Foothold: Using Army Sustainability Concepts as a Tool of Security Cooperation for AFRICOM |
04 Mar 2008 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy E Hill; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On February 6, 2007, President Bush announced the creation of a new unified command called U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). AFRICOM is mandated to strengthen American forces' operations and activities in Africa, enlarge the capacities of African partners, and create a new model of integrated U.S. civilian and military efforts. It is designed to provide an integrated approach to new security challenges such as insurgency, the most likely form of warfare ... |
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| Effects Based Operations in Iraq - A Case for Army Acceptance |
03 MAR 2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Jim Pasquarette; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The application of effects base operations (EBO) concepts have become the norm in Iraq. In command posts from Multi-National Force - Iraq through battalion level, commanders have taken a systems analysis approach to the problems they face. They are striving to attain desired effects that have attached measures of effectiveness and indicators. Joint Doctrine has recently adopted these concepts while current and emerging U.S. Army doctrine continues to reject the ... |
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| Interagency Transformation: Improving Dialogue Among the Interagency for Campaign Design |
03 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
William P. Keyes; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Over the past few years there has been a debate over the failure of the American government to focus and coordinate all of the elements of power into a unified effort for the strategic security challenges of the 21st century This debate has led many people to call for a transformation of the interagency process Whether or not this process becomes codified in law or continues according to the current ... |
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| Improving the United States' Strategic Communication Strategy |
03 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Robert H. Risberg; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| America's image in the world is faltering. Why is this the case and how can the United States regain its once held position of popularity among the peoples of the world? Much of the answer to this question is the failure of the United States Government to effectively use strategic communication to inform and influence populations to recognize the value of American efforts around the world, to understand and support ... |
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| A Sustainable NATO/EU Partnership for the Future |
03 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Franz X. Pfrengle; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| A major question dealing with future security challenges of the United States and Europe will be about the relationship between both, especially through two major organizations, NATO and the European Union (EU). Most political declarations stress the will and the need for cooperation and mutual support. At the same time, disagreements occurred in many cases and may develop in future potential crises. This could bring NATO into a position of ... |
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| Inefficient Battle Command Results From Unique Commanders Solutions |
03 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Carol A. Wortman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The purpose of this paper is to assess the strategic impacts of unit procured Information Technology (IT) in support of Battle Command (BC) and assess the Army major acquisition programs ability to support urgent warfighter needs. Today's selection and use of BC systems is a highly competitive process and extremely leader centric. Unit commanders and their staff outside of the Army's acquisition process, expend unit funds to purchase or create ... |
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| Is Democratization a Sound Strategy for Combating Fundamentalist Islam |
03-Mar-2008 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony J Johnson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since the events of 9/11, America again views itself in a conflict of values similar to the Cold War, which witnessed the triumph of freedom and democracy over the threats of fascism and communism. The United States' current National Security Strategy (NSS) prepossess to counter the growth of radical Islam through the promotion of human rights and freedom by the process of democratization throughout the world. This paper examines the ... |
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| Outsourcing Sealift for the Modular Force |
02 MAR 2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Donnie Walker Flem B.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The end of the Cold War has introduced new strategic challenges and threats to our political and senior military leaders. As the U.S. Army transforms its force to modular expeditionary brigade combat teams to compensate for these evolving challenges and threats, the importance of strategic sealift becomes paramount in terms of power projection. This essay addresses the effects of using the U.S - flagged commercial shipping industry versus the Military ... |
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| Consolidating Our Country's Biometric Resources and the Possible Implications |
02-Mar-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Eloy Campos; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The events of September II, 2001, set in motion a revolution in the field of security and security-related research The use of biometrics for the purpose of ascertaining an individual's unique characteristics is not a new idea but the September II, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States helped to propel the industry into the front lines of the Global War on Terrorism Due to the great potential for the ... |
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| Influencing the Forgotten Half of the Population in Counterinsurgency Operations |
01-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Laura C Loftus; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the Army continues to operate in complex environments, involving extended kinetic and non-kinetic contact with indigenous populations, it is critical for the Army to understand and appreciate the capabilities and potential of indigenous women as peacemakers and peacekeepers. The Army would be well served to support indigenous women in active efforts to bring a moderate voice into the public dialogue, as well as to positively influence women so they ... |
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| Reforming Army Culture for 21st Century Wars |
01-Mar-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A Marquez; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This Strategy Research Project (SRP) describes the kind of wars the U.S. Army will likely engage in over the next 20-30 years. It argues that the Army must adapt to a new complex sphere of expertise; it then offers recommendations on how the Army can reform its culture to succeed in these future wars. Transformation set the azimuth for change in the Army. Modularity offered structural flexibility and increased Army ... |
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| Retooling Deterrence for the Long War |
01-Mar-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Norman M Worthen; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The 2006 National Security Strategy solicited new approaches to deterrence that will affect terrorists who are not deterrable through traditional means. Recent national strategy and doctrine documents have answered the call by redefining deterrence so that the traditional defensive, reactive concept is conflated with offensive preemptive action. This re-imagining of deterrence was misguided. Theory suggests that the new approach weakened deterrence instead of strengthening it and exchanged long-term progress for ... |
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| Finding an Exit: Delineating Battle Handoff in Phase IV |
01-Mar-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Roger S Marin; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Throughout its history the U.S. military has been almost solely responsible for "Phase IV" operations, despite the fact that the expertise required to execute the majority of post-combat stability tasks resides within other agencies. The current situation in Iraq has renewed U.S. government interest in this subject and as a result numerous initiatives are currently underway in an attempt to win the peace in a more effective and efficient manner. ... |
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| Hobbes Versus Locke- Redefining the War on Terror |
01-Mar-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Nico W Tak; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper draws upon the European experiences with terrorism in order to draw lessons for today's strategic environment. The central thesis is that the current approach to terrorism is flawed. The West has developed a myopic view and has lost sight of wider strategic interests. Terrorism has replaced the wider security framework wholesale and plays an overly dominant role in policy formulation. The continued pursuit of terrorists by primarily military ... |
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| A Nonlinear Approach to Strategy Formulation |
01-Mar-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Gary B James; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Army War College educates strategic leaders who function as national security professionals who develop and implement national policy and strategy, as well as oversee the resources of the state Therefore, graduates must understand how policy and strategy are formulated The Army War College has developed a strategy formulation model to educate the Army's future security leaders This model is a linear process, with internal and external forces ... |
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Military: A Selected Bibliography |
01-Mar-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Lori M Sekela; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Over the past several years, the topic of military mental healthcare has received renewed attention, both inside and outside the Armed Forces. This selected bibliography focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its presentation in military personnel. Included are references to books, documents, periodical articles, multimedia, and web sites related to this topic. A separate section concentrates on PTSD in members of the military and its relationship to age, gender, ... |
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| National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Transformation: Shaping the Force |
01-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin J Greenwood; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| America insists on a reliable and accessible National Guard. Today's Guard member, the 21st-century Minuteman, must be available at a moment's notice to defend the Nation, at home or abroad. America expects no less. This can only be done with a properly staffed and effective Joint Force Headquarters capable of meeting the full spectrum of demands. Unfortunately, National Guard state-level Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) organizations have been unable ... |
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| Army Transformation: A Cultural Change |
01-Mar-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Rick T King; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Over the past seven years the Army has undergone one of the most aggressive periods of change in its long history. While almost completely engaged with the Global War on Terrorism, the Army has simultaneously modernized its legacy fleet, developed and deployed an interim force, spent billions of dollars on the research and development of the Objective Force and the Future Combat System (FCS), and began the immense transition to ... |
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| Implications of the 2006 Reassignment of U.S. Army Civil Affairs |
01-Mar-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
van; Hugh C Roosen; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper examines the history leading up to the October 1, 2006 reassignment of most U.S. Army Civil Affairs (CA) forces from U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to the Army, and discusses the implications of this action on the future of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs branch in support of both conventional and special operations forces (SOF). Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld made the decision to move the majority of ... |
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| National Security Recruiting: Joint and Interagency |
01-Mar-2008 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Faruqui; A; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The purpose of this paper is to provide analysis that demonstrates a link between a future issue to the military (recruiting and national security professional development) and its impact on the culture of the Army and the military in general. The recent release of the Project on National Security Reform Achieving the quality future talent for our national security requirements will demand a change in business as usual processes within ... |
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| Imperatives for Working with Afghan Security Forces |
MAR 2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Scot D. MacKenzie; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper is written for personnel destined to mentor Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) as well as practitioners and policy makers involved in Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations (SSTRO). The paper addresses the quality and execution of the ANSF mentor program, arguing that in most cases mentors are unprepared to effectively interface with their Afghan counterparts due to the absence of a formal training program that emphasizes Afghan history ... |
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| Are Marines a Better Fit for Afghanistan |
MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
William M. Tart; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In October 2007, the Commandant of the Marine Corps General James Conway proposed to the new Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs that his Marines take a larger role in the counterinsurgency fight in Afghanistan. This plan, leaked to the New York Times, immediately drew criticism from those who characterized the plan as a "power grab," Within weeks, retired general officers generals "who spoke on condition of ... |
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| Unity of Command in Afghanistan: A Forsaken Principle of War |
MAR 2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Ian Hope; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This strategic research paper discusses the traditional importance of unity of command in American doctrine and practice from World War One until now, and how this principle has been forsaken in the evolution of military command for Afghanistan. It examines how there was an unprecedented departure from the principle of unity of command in Afghanistan in 2006, when Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan (CFC-A) passed control of the ground fight to the ... |
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| Effects-Based Planning: Time to Think Anew and Act Anew |
MAR 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Randall C. Lane; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Joint Force's ability to successfully operate in a violent, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUGA) environment is critical to the future security of our nation. Given this environment and to set conditions for success a Department of Defense adoption of an effects-based approach to planning is the best adaptation at the theater level. This paper briefly examines joint and service doctrine positions on planning, effects, and the purpose each plays ... |
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| Space Power Theory: Controlling the Medium Without Weapons in Space |
MAR 2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Don L. Wilkerson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since space operations are inherently joint, the Services have strived to normalize and operationalize space operations for military utility Services rely heavily on space-based force enhancement capabilities as combat multipliers for on-demand communications, navigation, missile early warning, reconnaissance and surveillance The protection of U.S. strategic space assets and the ability to negate enemy space systems is essential to U.S. space strategy in controlling the geographical environment of space, predominately in ... |
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| Is There a Substitute for Victory? Acceptance of Defeat in War |
Mar-2008 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Steven E Landis; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States has generally succeeded in achieving military victory over its enemies but, in recent decades, has had less success in the completion and consolidation of victory in order to realize long term post-conflict objectives. An influential school of thought argues that it is essential for our military adversaries to understand and accept that they have been defeated in battle in order for the United States to achieve its ... |
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