| Strengthening Military Relationships for Defense Support of Civil Authorities |
18 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Tracy R. Norris; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | There have been many discussions of unity of effort and unity of command in regards to domestic civil support operations and the relationship of Title 32 and Title 10 assets. The question of State Adjutants General having operational control of Title 10 military forces and Title 10 active duty officers under USC 32 given operational control of Title 32 National Guard has been at the center of these discussions. Building ... |
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| Interoperable Logistics - A Focused Military Solution |
18 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Nelson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. military logistics management process has a difficult challenge in supporting the war fighter in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environment. In response to this challenge, each Service has created a diverse and intricate logistical system that meets the specific Services obligation to support the fight and the war fighter. Service-centric requirements for logistical support have led to multiple variations and some commonalities in logistics management procedures. In ... |
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| National Guard Pre-Mobilization Training Certification: 54 Ways to Skin a Cat |
18 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas J. Weiss; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On January 19, 2007 the Secretary of Defense announced significant changes to the mobilization of reserve component (RC) forces in support of the Global War on Terror. Most notably RC forces would only serve 12 months of active duty for each mobilization. This would be accomplished by conducting a substantial portion of their pre-deployment certification training prior to mobilization reducing the required post-mobilization training time to approximately 2 months leaving ... |
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| Strategic Consequences of China's Expanding Maritime Power |
18 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Arnold; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| China's increasing influence has surpassed that of an emerging power and now directly confronts the United States' interests within the Pacific and throughout the world. The People's Republic of China's (PRC) ascendancy as a world power will be the greatest strategic challenge that faces the United States over the next century. Historically a major land power, China has embarked on a massive build-up of naval forces to counter U.S. maritime ... |
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| Building Better Strategists |
18 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Pollyanna Montgomery; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In 1957 Samuel Huntington defined the peculiar skill of the military officer as "the management of violence not the act of violence itself." His dictum holds true today and is made all the more complicated by the wide spectrum of military operations from peace to war and beyond. This environment requires military leaders that can assess and understand the environment in order to create effective strategies incorporating all elements of ... |
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| The National Security Personnel System (NSPS): An Assessment |
18 MAR 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Stanley M. Brown; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As a vital component of the Department of Defense (DOD), the civilian workforce must become a more relevant contributor to the 21st century strategic requirements and national security strategy. Effectively integrating DOD's civilian workforce into the Total Force is of great importance as DOD transforms to meet an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. Implementation of NSPS is a major reform effort to transform DOD's civilian workforce to better ... |
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| Facing the Challenge: Implementing the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System |
18 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Edward G. Herrera; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Is the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System (DIMHRS) the answer to the long standing personnel and pay problems in the U.S. military? This project will examine the reasons behind the Department of Defense's (DOD) decision to develop the first integrated, all service, all component personnel/pay system followed by an assessment of the value added along with potential problem areas and limitations associated with this monumental undertaking. Scheduled for implementation ... |
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| Deterring and Dissuading in Space: A Systems Approach |
18 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Scott M. Fox; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Space capabilities have improved life in the United States and around the world, enhanced security, protected lives and the environment, sped information flow, served as an engine for economic growth, and revolutionized the way people view their place in the world. In fact, the need to ensure those vital space capabilities are available has never been greater. This paper examines the importance space capabilities play in military and civil activities. ... |
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| Splicing the Reserve Component Stovepipe - Joint Reserve Command |
18 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Clark H. Summers; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Reliance upon the Reserve Components (RC) is greater now than at any time since the Second World War. RC assets serve as key force providers meeting both expeditionary and domestic mission needs as part of the operational force prosecuting the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Less recognized is the increasing role the RC forces play in meeting strategic or operational requirements where authorized Service force structure is not available, becoming ... |
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| 21st Century Recruiting Challenges for America's Army |
18 MAR 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy M. Martin; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The current recruiting environment in America is more challenging today than at any other period in the nearly thirty-five year history of the nation's all-volunteer force. The Global War on Terror (GWOT) represents America's longest protracted conflict in the history of the all-volunteer force. The Army is the nation's largest branch of service, and has shouldered a heavy burden in the GWOT. Indicators from senior military and civilian leaders point ... |
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| Asian Security Following PRC Unification with Taiwan |
18-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Peter J Mattes; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The possibility of the use of coercive action by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to unify with Taiwan cannot be ignored given the continuing priority placed upon the Taiwan issue by the PRC. China's regional and global rise to prominence will make dealing with the aftermath of forced unification a sensitive subject for all nations. This paper will address the potential reactions and policies of four countries in the ... |
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| Insights into Modularity: 753rd Tank Battalion in World War II |
17 MAR 2008 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
II Daskevich Anthony F.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. Army is in the midst of its largest organizational change since World War II. At the heart of its transformation is its conversion to a modular, brigade-based force design. The creation of self-contained brigade combat teams, as well as modular support and functional brigades, is intended to provide a more capable and adaptable force in which units can be combined or augmented to build tailored formations to meet ... |
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| Global Insurgency: A Prescription for Imposing Strategic Paralysis |
17 MAR 2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Michael B. Katka; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| After over 6 years of national effort, which has included the loss of nearly 4,000 service members in combat operations and the expenditure of over 500 billion dollars of national wealth, many questions have been raised regarding the nation's strategy to counter a threat based on a radical revolutionary religious ideology. Some argue that this threat constitutes a global insurgency. This Strategy Research Project examines the nature of this 21st ... |
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| The Interagency Coordination Process: What We Can Do Now |
17 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Steven D. Mathias; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The intent of the U.S. Government's interagency national security coordination process is to ensure national security issues are addressed in an organized, systematic, efficient, and effective manner. An emerging argument is for a "Goldwater-Nichols-type" law that would force government to improve the interagency coordination process. An initiative of this magnitude could take years to realize, may not be necessary, and cannot guarantee progress. In the absence of a congressional mandate, ... |
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| Fairness and Ethical Considerations in Pay for Performance in NSPS |
17 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Erin J. Freitag; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Department of Defense is implementing the pay for performance segment of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). NSPS requires supervisors to pay employees based on performance to improve individual and organizational performance. Pay for performance requires managers and supervisors to make more distinctive evaluations of individual performance. Decisions supervisors make in evaluating performance impacts employees' salaries and future retirement earnings. Therefore, fairness and ethical considerations are inherent in successfully ... |
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| Turning Battlefield Victories into Strategic Success |
17 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph P. Granata; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| An issue facing the future of the American military is the American way of war and its inability to effectively turn military victory into strategic success. Senior Military leaders must embrace this fact and develop strategies that effectively integrate other agencies and tools of national power into later phases of the battle plan that will ensure overall strategic success. The recent military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq are examples of ... |
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| Crossroads in Iraq |
17 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas E. Kelly; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. is at a crossroads in Iraq and the time has come to implement a long- term plan for the future of U.S. forces operating inside the newly formed democracy. The country of Iraq has stabilized significantly during the last eight months and the U.S. needs to leverage this opportunity to shift to a fresh approach for future utilization of U.S. forces operating inside Iraq. This paper will address ... |
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| Applying a Cultural Diversity Metric to the Selection of Armor Brigade Command Selectees |
17 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Florentino L. Carter; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| There is a perception, whether real or perceived, that black Armor officers are marginally successful at gaining the opportunity to command at the tactical level, company through battalion, and unsuccessful at acquiring more senior level commands, brigade and higher. Almost sixty years ago on 26 July 1948, President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981, which was intended to bring about the end of racial segregation in the US Military. ... |
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| Regional Initiatives: Eliminating the Causes of Terrorism |
17 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
David W. Major; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The US military is the only element of national power that has been funded to fulfill its responsibilities to defend the homeland from terrorists while buying time from being attacked by transnational terrorists. However, eliminating or reducing the underling causes of terrorism requires a regional approach and a full interagency effort to support counter-terrorism efforts in key nations and regions. These efforts should be coordinated and synchronized to improve the ... |
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| The Posse Comitatus Act: An Act in Need of a Regulatory Update |
16 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas D. Cook; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Posse Comitatus Act (PCA), primarily through misinterpretation, has acted as a needless hurdle to full and proper employment of the Armed Forces in a domestic capacity. By design, the PCA limits who can employ the U.S. Armed Forces to enforce the laws within the United States. In the recent past, even when the President has properly and clearly authorized employment of the Armed Forces, military members have misapplied the ... |
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| United States Relations With Russia: Forging a Way Ahead |
16-Mar-2008 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
John McHugh; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| One of the major challenges facing President Barack Obama is the relationship between the United States and Russia. Over the last year the relationship between Russia and the United States has appeared strained at times, with both countries engaging in rhetoric over the Russian military response to the Georgian invasion of South Ossetia and the continued United States plan to deploy Anti-Ballistic Missiles (ABMs) in Eastern Europe. It would seem ... |
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| Reassessing U.S. National Security Strategy: The Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) |
15 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Perry Clark; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), a terrorist-insurgent group with ties to lucrative transnational criminal organizations throughout Europe, continues to threaten Turkey-Iraq regional stability by attacking Turkish Security Forces and non-supportive civilians. Recent attacks have forced the U.S. to initiate diplomacy and intelligence sharing actions to pacify Turkish aggression, but these efforts will not suffice as a long-term strategy To reaffirm regional stability the U.S. needs to reassess its current strategies ... |
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| Sanctuaries: A Strategic Reality, an Operational Challenge |
15 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Marc Jamison; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Sanctuaries are a strategic reality and an operational challenge today more than ever. Sanctuaries, or "safe havens," exist in all regions and mediums to include outer space and cyberspace. Sanctuary, that is to say a secure base area within which an insurgent group is able to organize the politico-military infrastructure needed to support its activities, is central to the process of insurgency. It is from such sanctuaries that operations against ... |
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| Responding Logistically to Future Natural and Man-Made Disasters and Catastrophes |
15 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Vivian L. McBride-Davis; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On 28 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and Mississippi and was among the most devastating, destructive and largest natural catastrophes in United States history. Hurricane Katrina impacted 93,000 square miles and killed 1,300 people. More than two years later, the U.S. has still not fully recovered. The federal government and FEMA received widespread criticism for the slow and ineffective response to Hurricane Katrina. Inadequate logistical planning and ineffective execution ... |
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| Theater Logistics Management: A Case for a Joint Distribution Solution |
15 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Garcia Mario V.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This project examines joint theater logistics challenges faced by Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCC) and Joint Force Commanders (JFC). It explores the factors affecting theater distribution and joint theater logistics management including Joint Reception Staging Onward Movement and Integration (JRSOI) operations. The paper reviews historical problem areas crossing strategic and operational boundaries of logistical support. The failure to establish a single, integrated joint logistics organization to manage and coordinate theater-level logistics ... |
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| Defining Criteria for Handover to Civilian Officials in Relief Operations |
15 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
John Bessler; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The handoff of responsibility for relief operations from military to civilian control is a complex affair with few definitive guidelines. Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 3000.05 directs that the military shall be prepared to accomplish 'all tasks necessary to establish or maintain order when civilians are unable to do so,' but the metrics which define success for these operations are ill-defined. Similarly, in a humanitarian relief effort, which shares many ... |
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| Sustained Logistics Readiness For Protracted Confrontation |
15 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Richard A. Bezold; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. is in the midst of a protracted conflict that will impact the nation's defense for generations to come. The Army is engaged in this protracted war while undergoing an expansive reorganization. Strategic decisions made today with regard to how resources are allocated will determine the Army's ability to sustain logistics readiness for combat power engaged in protracted conflict and impact the type Army that will defend the nation ... |
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| Redistribution of Military Forces in Asia-Pacific Region |
15 MAR 2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Donald E. Howell; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Force structure transformation is a pillar supporting the Bush administration's defense policy and transitions US forces from a Cold War model to a 21st century one. The Pentagon has been pressing ahead with a program to overhaul the basing of US forces globally, using the Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy (IGPBS), a key part of the Global Posture Review (GPR).The 2004 IGPBS proposed the redeployment of 70,000 personnel to ... |
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| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Support of Combatant Commands |
15 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A. Alexander; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In January 2005, the Chief of Staff of the Army established Task Force Stability Operations to assess Army-wide capability gaps in planning for and conducting stability operations, now known as Stability, Security, Transition, & Reconstruction Operations (SSTR). Also in 2005, the Department of Defense published DOD Directive 3000.5 which requires that the Army develop specific programs, engineering capabilities, and personnel to ensure success in future SSTR environments worldwide. The US ... |
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| Joint Recruiting...Is the Time Right |
15 MAR 2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Cynthia A. Brown; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| During the late 1990's, joint recruiting was touted by Congress and many in the Department of Defense as a cost effective solution for filling the military ranks. Since that time, the initiatives, studies, and media attention have died down. With inevitable changes in our government administration and rumors of decreased supplemental and defense authorization bills, the pressures for joint recruiting may return in full force. In an environment characterized by ... |
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| Shotgun Wedding: Interagency Transformation for the 21st Century Security Environment |
15 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Michael L. Gibler; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The first eight years of the 21st Century are replete with examples of a rapidly changing and dynamic global security environment in which the United States must operate. Equally present are the numerous statements and studies by governmental bodies, military leadership, non-partisan think tanks, academia and political elites who believe the current National Security and Interagency apparatus is incapable of responding effectively to such an environment. The planning and execution ... |
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| Army Recruiting Challenges in the 21st Century |
15 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey D. McClain; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the United States moves into the 21st Century, we must be cognizant of our ability to influence today's youth into volunteering to serve in our military. Significant events have occurred, and their impact will continue that will influence the direction our nation will follow in the future. The American military will face significant challenges in the years to come, as it strives to maintain its worldwide military supremacy. This ... |
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| Developing Military Human Resources Managers for Senior Level Positions |
15 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Jr McPhaul John H.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Army transformation efforts are focusing on developing an Army capable of responding to a wide range of contingency operations given the unpredictable and complex security environment demands of the world. In the midst of this transformation is the need for the Army to examine how it develops Military Human Resources Managers (MHRM) for senior level positions. There are many aspects to human resources management not to mention various levels. The ... |
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| Military Disaster Response: Strategy, Leadership, and Actions- Closing the Gap |
15 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Ring Kenneth E.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Military represents America's most capable organization for massive short-notice response to natural and manmade disasters yet an effective and coordinated military response remains elusive. Primary responsibility for disaster response rests with civilian agencies at the local state and federal level; however they do not possess the military's manpower equipment training and organization necessary to amass the relief effort required for a catastrophic incident. Hurricane Katrina proved that ... |
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| DoD Response to Natural Disasters - Why the National Guard is Off Limits |
15 MAR 2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Paul J. Sausville; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Insurrection Act authorizes the President to unilaterally federalize the National Guard when he finds an "insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy . . . hinders the execution of the laws . . .." During Hurricane Katrina the Department of Justice was of the opinion the authority extended beyond "insurrections" in the traditional since of the term, to natural disasters where a loss of public order has occurred. Despite ... |
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| Yugoslavia: Implications of an Unjust War |
15 MAR 2008 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Saylor; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The determination of justness in going to war with Yugoslavia is a critical strategic issue for military leaders. United States (U.S.) policy has steadily increased its resort to military intervention, first on humanitarian grounds in the case of Yugoslavia and most recently in Iraq. In both cases it can be argued that the U.S. violated internationally accepted laws of sovereignty. This Strategic Research Project (SRP) examines the justness of the ... |
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| Stabilizing US-Pakistan Relations: A Way Forward |
15 MAR 2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Scott R. Taylor; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Following 9/11, the US sought (and secured) a new relationship with Pakistan. The new relationship was essential if Al Qaeda and its Taliban sponsors were to be driven from Afghanistan. Forgotten immediately was that Pakistan was under multiple US sanctions for its nuclear weapons program and Musharraf's coup. Unspoken also in forging the new relationship was that a deep bitterness over perceived past misdeeds characterized each side's view of the ... |
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| Paying for the War on Terror: Process and Budget Impacts |
15 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Denise Atkins; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States is engaged in a long war against terror as a top national security priority. While initial response to the unexpected on September 2001 (9/11), terror attacks was clearly unfunded, the U.S. is still using "emergency" appropriations to fund ongoing operations as well as other non-emergency defense requirements. Since 2001 over $500B has been infused into defense programs and operations through supplemental appropriations, separate from funds provided through ... |
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| Rebuilding the Transatlantic Partnership: US-EU Relations in the Post-Iraq Era |
15 MAR 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Arsenio Diaz del Rio; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The relationships between international actors are always subject to different circumstances that affect their interests and behaviors. The relations between the United States and the European Union (EU) are not an exception to this rule. However, the history and the future of the US and the EU are so much tied together that both need to understand each other to confront jointly their common challenges and interests. The US-EU partnership ... |
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| Leadership Core Competencies |
15 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Sr Gay Philip W.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Army, Air Force, and Navy must develop leaders to meet the volatile and ambiguous requirements of the twenty-first century. To meet this challenge, the military Services must search internally and externally for leadership ideals and concepts to stimulate the evolution of its core leader competencies. As the fundamental building block of leadership, behavioral competencies serve the vital purpose of improving individual and organizational processes by defining and ... |
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| Blue Force Tracking: Building a Joint Capability |
15 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Michael M. Sweeney; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Blue Force Tracking technology is a battle proven force enabler desired by commanders at all echelons. The ability to know who an individual or unit is, and where they are located will continue to be a critical need in the rugged environments of the future. The realities of current operations have created such a need for this capability, and there are at least a dozen different devices being used in ... |
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| The Army G-1: The Army's National Human Resources Provider |
15-Mar-2008 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Lawrence Wark; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army G-1 and the Human Resources Command (HRC) serve as the Army's National Human Resources Provider (NHRP) and the key "top of the system" management, policy formulation, and process leader of the Army's Human Resources (HR) system. Army wide-transformation efforts and persistent conflict since 9/11 made the NHRP's roles and responsibilities critical in developing, managing and executing Army wide HR programs, systems and processes required to support Army Soldiers ... |
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| Necessity and Proportionality in the Operation Enduring Freedom VII Campaign |
15-Mar-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
James F Garrett; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The recent publication of the Army's Field Manual 3-24, Counterinsurgency (FM 3-24) seeks to reduce the complexity of executing counterinsurgent operations and the effect using force has on those operations. Although the manual astutely provides commanders and staffs with insights and offers principles as the one above for consideration in the uncertain environment of countering an insurgency, the use of force still remains a complicated paradox without a scientific checklist ... |
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| Key and Essential Elements of a U.S. Government Interagency Plan |
15-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Locke; Donald C Jr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This research project recommends the key and essential elements that should be included in a strategic level U.S. Government Interagency Plan for reconstruction and stabilization. The elements were derived from study of World War II and Operation Iraqi Freedom post conflict reconstruction and stabilization operations. Both reconstruction events were analyzed with respect to how the U.S. organized for post war operations, the command control arrangements and authorities granted to those ... |
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| The State JFHQ -- Getting it Right with NORTHCOM |
14 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Richard H. Dahlman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| What is the State Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) role and its interaction with NORTHCOM? Each of the 50 states has its own JFHQ. The state JFHQ provides the Governor and the Adjutant General with a planning and staffing cell for contingencies. This is the first line of defense in a state emergency. What are the challenges for the state JFHQ? How does NORTHCOM effectively assist with this process after the ... |
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| 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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