| Military and the Media - What's Next After Embedding? |
08-May-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas C Jr; Beane; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | The Department of Defense made a breakthrough in the military-media battlefield relationship during Operation Iraqi Freedom through the use of embedded media. The Embedded Media Program allowed journalists to be on the front lines with the different services prior to, during and after military combat operations. Both the military and media's initial feedback deemed the program a success and believe all future military operations will use embedded media. This paper ... |
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| Operation Market Garden: Case Study for Analyzing Senior Leader Responsibilities |
04-May-2009 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth A Coble; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| With German forces on the run following the Allied success at Normandy and the breakout and pursuit across France, Allied forces were staged to enter Germany in late summer 1944. Both Field Marshal Montgomery and General Bradley clamored to be given the priority of effort. General Eisenhower chose Montgomery's Operation MARKET GARDEN as the plan for action. It called for airborne forces to open the route for a ground force ... |
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| Pre-Conflict Peace Building as a Mission for USACE |
29-Apr-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Nick M Panasiuk; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has a long history of vital service to the United States of America. In order to stay relevant, ready, responsive, and reliable over the years, the Corps has adapted its organization, missions, and skills sets to meet requirements in support of the national interests of the United States. As the new Administration's use of the elements of power in pursuit of national ... |
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| Wasting Time: Black Participation in the Combat Arms Branches |
15-Apr-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
White; Randolph C Jr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Perception, as senior Army leaders are fond of saying, is reality. African American/Black representation and subsequent advancement in the combat arms branches of the U.S. Army is woefully lacking. Black accessions into the combat arms branches is minuscule, and the numbers of Black combat arms officers who advance in key leadership/command positions at the battalion and brigade command level and higher are token at best. It is a historical fact ... |
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| Modifying Intratheater Airlift for Irregular Warfare |
14-Apr-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Steven H Stater; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. Air Force (USAF) plays a vital role in irregular warfare (IW) and must change its focus to maximize its contributions. The USAF's greatest contributions in IW include the following: kinetic effects from a variety of aircraft; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); and airlift. Airlift provides a significant asymmetric advantage, enabling commanders to rapidly deploy, sustain, redeploy, and evacuate land forces. The primary form of airlift for these operations ... |
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| A Historical Case Study of U.S. Strategy towards Afghanistan |
14-Apr-2009 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A Burrough; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper is a historical case study of U.S. strategic thinking as it has been applied to Afghanistan from the Cold War to the present. It examines the successes and failures of U.S. strategy and policy as they relate to the changing situations in Afghanistan. The approach taken in this paper has been to divide the discussions into six time segments. The first three segments take place during the Cold ... |
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| Attack on the USS Liberty: A Stab at the Truth |
10-Apr-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A Stroh; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In June 1967, the USS Liberty, an unarmed Navy technical research ship, was attacked by Israeli aircraft and motor torpedo boats in international waters off the coast of Egypt. The attack killed 34 and injured 171 Americans. The attack was clearly an event that intersected military operations at the tactical and operational levels and politics at the strategic level. Using key declassified messages, the findings of the Navy's official Court ... |
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| A Comprehensive Officer Sabbatical Program: Rethinking the Military Officer Career Path |
09-Apr-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
James M Gerlach; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The military needs to retain its best officers and maximize the skills and abilities of these officers to achieve the more proficient and professional officer corps required in the modern, complex operating environment. Due to externalities affecting retention, limited opportunities for formal and informal education outside the military environment, changing demographics within the greater military family, difficulty competing with characteristics of the civilian workforce, and a growing civilian-military cultural gap, ... |
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| Air Sovereignty Alert: America's Security Blanket |
08-Apr-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Gordon Niebergall; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Air sovereignty alert is the modern day continental air defense (AD) mission that was originally developed to combat the Cold War Soviet manned bomber nuclear threat. The invention of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile all but alleviated the need for Air Defense mission and the resulting drawdown in forces during the 1970-80's prompted Gen Collin Powell to recommend the AD mission be cancelled or severely reduced. Today, in the wake of ... |
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| It is Time to Rescind Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
02-Apr-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Mitch L Berger; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Any reasonable person could argue that homosexuals have served in the U.S. military throughout our history, many with distinction. The difference throughout history is the way the government and military departments have handled the issue. In 1993, President Bill Clinton acting on a prior campaign pledge started the process to replace the existing policy on homosexual military service. The resulting controversy led to passage of a law commonly known as ... |
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| Rogue States and Deterrence Strategy |
02-Apr-2009 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Scott A Enold; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| To effectively engage rogue states who have proliferated nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction or are attempting to proliferate them, the United States must develop and implement an effective policy designed to persuade, pursue and punish those governments and regimes. The United States government must possess extreme tactics and measures. Preemptive targeting must be available if rogue states or actors utilize nuclear terror tactics to seek political gains or ... |
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| U.S. Seaport Security: Critical Challenge for Department of Homeland Security |
02-Apr-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Lane; Drefus Sr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| There are an estimated 360 seaports in the U.S. These seaports annually handle roughly 1.5 billion tons of cargo worth over $1 trillion, arriving in at least 11 million containers. These seaports require deep-water access, sufficient land for staging and storage, and unrestricted access to highway, rail, inland waterway, and pipeline networks. The Department of Defense (DoD) maintains only an informal business relationship with U.S. ports. However, it plays a ... |
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| Transformation, A Stronger Army Reserve |
30-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick Bond; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since the creation of the Army Reserve in 1908, the Army Reserve has been a key component of the National Military Strategy of the United States. The Army Reserve is going through a major transformation designed to enhance its capability to provide trained and ready personnel and units when called upon to deploy. This paper will review the evolution of the Army Reserve and how it was created as a ... |
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| Sustaining Our Space Enterprise: Strategy and People |
30-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Wayne J Smith; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since the inception of an official U.S. Space Program in 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act, efforts to develop, deploy, and maintain U.S. capabilities and assets in space expanded to include civil, military, intelligence, and commercial organizations. Consequently, no single agency or department provides oversight and guidance on the billions of dollars allocated annually for space programs. Although a space policy exists which provides general guidance and direction, ... |
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| A Full-Time Workforce for an Operational Army National Guard |
30-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Van De; John W Loop; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The events of 9/11 accelerated the transformation of the Army National Guard from a strategic reserve to what many now call an operational reserve, yet a corresponding change to the full-time workforce has not been realized. It remains a workforce consisting largely of dual-status military technicians and Active Guard and Reserve soldiers, augmented by a small non-dual-status civilian sector that has not changed in numbers for 40 years. It is ... |
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| Deployment of the National Guard: Mobilization in Confusion |
27-Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Geoffrey J Slack; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The current mobilizations of the Reserve Forces of the United States in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have been attenuated with serious problems caused by a weak and outdated mobilization plan. Historically, American military efforts for large scale mobilization of its reserves and conscript generated forces have never occurred smoothly and resolving the problems have taken considerable time. The current set of mobilizations have fared no ... |
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| 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy: Is It Time to Talk? |
26-Mar-2009 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Lucious B Morton; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| For 15 years, the United States military has struggled with effectively executing the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that governs the conduct of homosexuals within its ranks. Since its inception, more than 12,000 men and women have been discharged from military rolls. This paper argues that it is time to repeal the policy by demonstrating how it is incompatible with current laws and contradicts existing military core values. The discourse ... |
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| A Case for Collaboration in Countering Terror |
26-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Kathleen A Gavle; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The best way to prevent another terrorist attack on the United States is to blend the best practices of the nation's law enforcement and military intelligence communities to avoid the seams or gaps that could result in any preventable attack. This project provides a broad overview of the national security and intelligence perspective of terrorism prior to 9/11, emphasizing the fault lines generally blamed for 9/11 and demonstrating the need ... |
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| NATO Enlargement: Why or Why Not? |
26-Mar-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Eric G Clayburn; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was originally created in 1949 with twelve founding nations. The alliance currently has expanded to twenty-six members with two additional nations accepted and awaiting ratification from member nations while a third nation is close to acceptance. The original twelve member alliance is approaching thirty members. Enlargement of the alliance is open to all European nations and based on Article 10 of the Washington Treaty. ... |
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| Global Missile Defense: Time to Change the Current Command Construct? |
26-Mar-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Sauter; Daniel P III; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| One of the most pressing national security issues facing the United States is ballistic missile defense. For over four decades, missiles armed with nuclear warheads have posed a threat to the very existence of the American way of life. Visionary United States policy has guided the funding, development, and employment of missile defense capabilities which enable missile defense assets to destroy an in-flight missile inside or outside of the atmosphere. ... |
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| Military Medical Research in Support of National Instruments of Power |
26-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel H Jimenez; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| At the dawn of this new millennium, there are few threats more menacing to mankind than the global Human ImmunoDeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic. The current national security strategy and national military strategy acknowledge the threat posed by infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS and the potential adverse effects pandemic diseases have to vital U.S. interests. This strategy research project examines how military medical research serves as a soft power ... |
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| Processes Asunder: Acquisition & Planning Misfits |
26-Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Cherie A Smith; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper will examine the current effects on transformational Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) information systems from acquisition through their implementation and assess the capability to build, acquire and field these complex systems using current Army and DoD policy and guidance. It will explore the constructs behind transformational COTS programs and the impediments to success. Analysis will include an assessment of Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) schedule impacts due to ... |
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| A Moral Framework for War in the 21st Century |
26-Mar-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
John R Leaphart; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Just War Theory is the predominant moral framework used today to talk about the justness or morality of war. It has its roots firmly embedded in the Westphalian state system. For the strategic operating environment that existed during the Westphalian era, Just War theory was more than adequate to the task. However, in the post WWII era the strategic operating environment has changed dramatically. The most significant indicator of this ... |
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| Russia's Demographic Trend: A Population in Steady Decline |
26-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas E Wedding; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Russian Federation is experiencing a population decline unprecedented in modern human history. This decline is not due to war or a single epidemic, but a combination of demographic factors that are irreversible in the short term: birth rates well below replacement level, abnormally high death rates, and lowered life expectancies. Exacerbating the trend in the future will be the high rate of HIV/AIDS infection Russia is experiencing. This population ... |
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| Reconceptualizing the Global War on Terror |
26-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory E McRae; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| With the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, America was thrust into a national survival mode not witnessed since December 7, 1941. In the aftermath of these attacks, former President Bush officially launched a war on terrorism. As America enters its eighth year of the war on terror, several questions deserve examination. Is the Global War on Terror really a war? What is the nature and characteristics of the current ... |
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| China - The Rising Dragon: How Should the U.S. Respond? |
26-Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Paulette Freese; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| A qualitative assessment/analysis of where China is headed with its national strategy, and how the U.S. should respond. This Strategic Research Project provides insight into China's diplomatic, information, military and economic intentions. A case study specific to China's expansion in Africa is used as a basis for the conclusion that China is primarily motivated by economic imperatives. The paper provides two options for the U.S: to compete with or cooperate ... |
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| Global Warming Threatens National Interests in the Arctic |
26-Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas R Jr; McCarthy; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Global warming has impacted the Arctic Ocean by significantly reducing the extent of the summer ice cover allowing greater access to the region. Greater access to the Arctic Ocean potentially threatens the United States' national interests in the region. Access to the United States' natural resources, specifically crude oil and natural gas, and to its territory and critical infrastructure must be protected. The United States must continue to engage the ... |
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| Creating a Knowledge Management Strategy |
26-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey J Lepak; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army needs to reaffirm Knowledge Management as the means to supporting its Strategic Strategy for the 21st Century of transforming itself into a network-centric knowledge-based force. The best way to do this is for the Army to write an Army Knowledge Management Strategy that lays out a vision to shape the entire Army into a knowledge-based force for the next 20 or 30 years. The strategy would provide a ... |
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| Seabasing: A Strategy for the 21st Century? |
26-Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher T Mayette; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States has traditionally maintained a persistent forward presence through the application of sea power and the forward basing of significant forces in overseas locations such as Korea, Japan and Europe. The current world environment challenges the efficacy and prudence of this practice going forward. Current seabasing concepts provide the flexibility to maintain a persistent forward presence in a changing world-operating environment while negating certain anti-access challenges and many ... |
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| Iraq 2011 - An End State Worth the Cost? |
25-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Jody L Petery; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| see attached End states are doctrinally stated in terms of the enemy/threat, the terrain/environment to include human terrain, and ourselves or friendly forces. Given recent governmental agreements between the United States and Iraq, the end state for Iraq must be clarified for 2011. This paper will explore the traditional end state components (threat, friendly forces, and environment) for Operation Iraqi Freedom with an end date of late 2011. Describing the ... |
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| Every Child Left Behind -- Addressing One Important Effect of Multiple Deployments |
25-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Tyler J Harder; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This research project examines the potential effects of multiple and lengthy deployments of our military members as they relate to the stay-behind children of those members. Specifically, the project identifies and frames the issue, examines the significance of the issue, and attempts to determine whether this issue is a problem by reviewing relevant studies on the topic. Finally, the project reviews what is currently being done to quantify the effects ... |
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| West Africa's War on Terrorism: Time and Patience |
25-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Trygve B Trosper; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| It has become increasingly important to examine the issue of the fragility of nation states. This issue is relevant to the United States' strategic interests as it continues the Global War on Terrorism. In particular, many fragile countries in West Africa have been labeled as either fragile and/or weak states. Weak states are the result of insufficient governance, inadequate infrastructure, corruption, civil war, unprotected borders, and/or tenuous economic structures. In ... |
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| Transforming Domestic Civil Support Command and Control |
25-Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce H Stillman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In domestic disaster response, the affected state's National Guard frequently provides Civil Support to local civilian authorities. In some domestic catastrophes, the federal military may be asked to augment the National Guard response. It is in the context of Civil Support operations involving both the National Guard and federal military forces, that this paper examines the sometimes contentious C2 relationship between state and federal military forces. The thesis for discussion ... |
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| Russian Operational Art in the Russo-Georgian War of 2008 |
25-Mar-2009 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Donovan; George T Jr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper is about the Russian military's use of operational art to achieve its strategic objectives during the Russo-Georgian War of August 2008. In this brief war, the Russian military, in a quick and decisive campaign, overwhelmed Georgian forces to gain control of two breakaway republics, destroyed much of Georgia's armed forces on land and sea, and caused NATO to reconsider its offer of membership to Georgia. This study focuses ... |
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| Knowledge Centric Warfare: An Introduction |
25-Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Robert B Sofge; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On 15 January 2009, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) published his Concept for Joint Operations, calling it the most fundamental of all US military concepts while signaling an expansion of and shift in focus within in the military domain. Knowledge Centric Warfare, an evolutionary step beyond Network Centric Warfare, provides a conceptual underpinning to propel this fundamental shift in the joint force. Built upon the philosophical ... |
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| Why Brilliant Military Leaders Fail: Learning from Their Mistakes |
24-Mar-2009 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Donald R Drechsler; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In the first decade of the 21st Century, the military observed the firing or resignation of the Chief of Staff from Air Force, the Secretaries of Army and Air Force, plus several General Officers to include the Commander of Central Command. Naturally, the question is why did these smart and otherwise extremely successful senior leaders lose their jobs? We can learn from their experience and improve ourselves as leaders. Success ... |
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| Ideas on Policy toward Latin America for the New Administration |
24-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J Butcher; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The new administration that assumes power on 20 January 2009 will face suboptimal relations with a region that is paradoxically quite important to the United States, yet often neglected. Years of focusing policy on the Middle East and certain U.S. diplomatic decisions have complicated the already problematic relations the United States has with many of its Latin American neighbors. This paper will briefly examine the history of U.S.-Latin American relations, ... |
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| National Health-Care Reform |
24-Mar-2009 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
John G Alvarez; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper lays out the reasons America needs health care reform, identifies key health care interest groups, summarizes the major components of proposed reform plans, and identifies the missing components of those plans. Supporting the case for reform is a perfect storm of demographics, health care cost growth, national economic woes, ineffective government, poor health care outcomes, and presidential campaign promises. Standing against reform are influential health care interest groups, ... |
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| Wrestling with Recruiting |
24-Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Edward Nye; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Today's Soldiers have been compared to Soldiers of World War Two, and have been called the Strongest Generation. They face a resilient and adaptive enemy, meet the challenges of multiple deployments, and exceed all expectations. However, current statistics show that only 30 percent of youths between the ages of 17 and 24 are qualified for enlistment. To meet its annual recruiting goals, the U.S. Army has broadened its recruiting standards ... |
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| National Guard Maneuver Enhancement Brigade's Role in Domestic Missions |
24-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Haldane B Lamberton; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) is one of the more unusual organizations to come out of the Army Modular Force. It has very few organic elements but is capable of providing command and control (C2) for an array of subordinate units. MEB's C2 capacity exceeds that of any other brigade headquarters. The MEBs are uniquely designed for both a warfighting and operational support role. MEBs' elaborate multiple capabilities are a ... |
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| Public Diplomacy - Are We on the Right Path |
24-Mar-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Freeman; Frank III; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Diplomacy is commonly understood as private communication between governments. Public diplomacy focuses on ways in which a government communicates with and attempts to influence citizens in other societies. Effective public diplomacy starts from the belief that healthy dialogue, rather than a hollow sales pitch, is key to achieving its foreign policy objectives. This project has two goals - to examine the effectiveness of U.S. public diplomacy efforts since the terrorist ... |
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| COOP: National Guard's Role During a Catastrophic Emergency |
24-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Xavier Stewart; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Today's world climate remains volatile. Since the attacks on September 11, 2001, Americans have awakened to the on-going threat of terrorism. Widely dispersed chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and cyberspace security (CBRN-C) materials, technologies and equipment often have dual uses. Preventing rogue states and terrorist organizations (state or non-state supported) from acquiring these materials is a formidable challenge. Furthermore, the world is experiencing dramatic weather changes. Global climate change has caused ... |
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| Bear, Dragon and Eagle: America's Central Asia Dilemma |
24-Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
James D Lampton; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since 2004 the US has been steadily losing ground to Russia and to a lesser extent China in the five former-Soviet Central Asian States (CAS) in terms of economic, political and military influence and access. After a very promising period following the 9/11 attacks, all of the Central Asian states opened their doors to cooperation with US-led efforts to combat Islamist extremists. There are several factors which have led to ... |
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| Program Management Issues with Fielding, Resetting Digital Systems |
24-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Rod Mentzer; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Army transformation and the requirement to support two major combat operations simultaneously has placed a burden on the Army's ability to generate equipped, trained, and ready combat power on a reliable non-exhaustive cyclic model. The Army Force Generation Model (ARFORGEN) has done a great deal to alleviate that stress by dictating timelines for equipping, training, deploying, and resetting of combat units. However, when dealing with information systems that have an ... |
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| Psychological Operations Support to Strategic Communications in Afghanistan |
24-Mar-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Francis S Main; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper examines the current issues and shortfalls of psychological operations (PSYOP) support to Strategic Communications in Afghanistan. The United States Government Strategic Communications message is not reaching the center of gravity, the Afghan people, and there is no coherent plan to provide a comprehensive message. Viable options are suggested to improve PSYOP dissemination of Strategic Communications. Properly resourced, and provided with expanded authorities based on policy changes, PSYOP can ... |
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| Lebanon's National Security Challenges and the Terrorism Phenomenon |
24-Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Marwan Azar; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Lebanon is situated in a very sensitive region of the Middle East. It borders Syria and Israel. Lebanon is a functioning democracy and a confessional state that in its modern history has suffered from foreign military interventions and occupations, and from the effects of a disastrous Civil War that lasted fifteen years. Lebanon faces a number of external and domestic national security challenges that threaten both its national sovereignty and ... |
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| Dangers of Military Entanglement in Partisan Politics |
24-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
David T Beckwith; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since the creation of the all-volunteer military, the membership of the military has become decidedly more conservative. This has led to an overt affiliation with the Republican Party. As a profession that requires support from Congress and the American People and acts on the orders of the President, this affiliation may have adverse effects on the effectiveness of the US military. The military needs to understand the cause of this ... |
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| Integrating the Religious Dimension into U.S. Military Strategy |
24-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas L Solhjem; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States is embroiled in a historic seventh year of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Military policy and strategy should provide clear understanding of the challenge and a consensus on the way ahead. However, some argue U.S. policy and military strategy do not reflect a genuine understanding of our enemy's motivations, purposes, and methods. Without such understanding, al Qaeda remains a Hydra-like menace, and the U.S. remains beleaguered ... |
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| China's Military and Space Transformation: Implications for U.S. and Northeast-Asia |
24-Mar-2009 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy J Starke; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Current trends indicate that China will have more global impact the next 20 years than any other country. The engine driving China's rise is an economy that appears to grow double-digits annually. The global financial crisis and China's huge cash reserves endow it with front-row seats in world affairs. Chinese leaders wax eloquently about China's peaceful rise as a global power. Yet China's actions around the world tell a much ... |
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| The Confusion of Homeland Security with Homeland Defense |
24-Mar-2009 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Jerry Cusic; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The tenets of official United States counterterrorist policy states the government will make no concessions or deal with terrorists, will bring them to justice for their crimes, will isolate and apply pressure to states that sponsor terrorism, and will bolster the counterterrorist capabilities of countries willing to work with the United States. Although these tenets are sound principles, their application-specifically, overseas and/or beyond the borders of the United States-constitutes homeland ... |
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