| Analyzing Systems Integration Best Practices and Assessment in DoD Space Systems Acquisition |
Dec-2009 |
158 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas R Dillon; Enriqueta M Styers; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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 | Senior leadership of the Air Force's Space and Missile Center suggested an investigation of systems integration within the space acquisition community in the fall of 2008. This thesis performs that investigation. A review concluded that while Systems Integration (SI) is extensively discussed as an area deserving considerable attention in the Systems Engineering literature, definitions are weak and methods and tools non-existent. Known SI activities are not being traced and assessed ... |
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| A Case Study in Security Sector Reform: Learning from Security Sector Reform/Building in Afghanistan (October 2002-September 2003) |
Nov-2009 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Jason C Howk; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Security sector reform (SSR) is that set of policies, plans, programs, and activities that a government undertakes to improve the way it provides safety, security, and justice. This is a complex and involved task against which Captain Howk evaluates the early international effort to rebuild effective governance in Afghanistan. The purpose of this case study is to document the lessons learned through the development and execution of the SSR program ... |
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| Reasoning Efficiently From Self-Organization of Unstructured Data (Resound) |
Nov-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Rohwer; HNC SOFTWARE INC SAN DIEGO CA
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| During the two years since its effective start date (28 Aug 2006), the HNC IARPA CASE project has brought us closer to the goal of a universal and optimal approach to information extraction. Building on the earlier IARPA NIMD project, new algorithms were developed for unsupervised learning of hierarchical feature sets for text and imagery, and the Text Analysis Engine (TAE) SOA component of the CASE Integrated Architecture was extended ... |
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| COIN Lessons Learned |
28-Oct-2009 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Storm Savage; UNITED STATES ARMY AND MARINE CORPS COUNTERINSURGENCY CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| These briefing charts discuss recent lessons learned in Afghanistan, paradoxes of COIN and observations regarding the Afghan people, culture, and government. |
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| 3-D Soviet Style. Lessons Learned from the Soviet Experience in Afghanistan |
Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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 | Presentation Overview: relevance of Soviet Experence in Afghanistan, defense--military operations, development--social, political and economic, diplomacy--international efforts and conclusion--lessons to be learned. |
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| Learning From Our Past: How a Vietnam-Era Pacification Program Can Help Us Win in Afghanistan |
Sep-2009 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Amy S Bumgarner; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION STUDIES
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| Weak, failing, failed and post-conflict states pose one of the greatest national and international security challenges of our day. The stabilization and development of faltering states is in both the short- and long-term interests of the United States because stable states pose fewer security challenges. Afghanistan is a failed state that presents security challenges on a global scale as well as a classic case study on insurgency that needs a ... |
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| Winning the Battle of Ideas Through Individual Resiliency: A Multi-Dimensional Approach for Countering Radicalization in the Homeland |
Sep-2009 |
163 pages |
| Authors:
Kirk J Sampson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| To defeat the terrorist threat facing the U.S., the 9/11 Commission recommended a balanced strategy to attack the terrorists and prevent recruitment, while protecting against future attack. A review of the national strategies related to counterterrorism and homeland security shows they do not provide a balanced approach. Specifically, they fail to counter the factors influencing individuals to conduct terrorism. Disruption of the radicalization process, becomes more significant, when, considering the ... |
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| Operation Anaconda: Lessons Learned, or Lessons Observed? |
12-Jun-2009 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
David J Lyle; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Operation Anaconda, a subordinate operation to Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002, was notable for difficulties in integrating US air and ground forces in order to bring combat power to bear on a stronger than originally anticipated foe. In the seven years of study and debate since 2002, key players from both sides have for the most part agreed that with better preliminary coordination, the operation could have been executed less ... |
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| Resourcing Movement Control Battalions during Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 |
Jun-2009 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Blumenfeld; Charles H III; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This investigation attempts to determine whether the Movement Control Battalions (MCB) during Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 were resourced adequately. Under current U.S. Army doctrine, the MCB is assigned to a Sustainment Brigade (SB), an Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) or a Theater Sustainment Command (TSC). During OIF 07-09, the MCB in Iraq was assigned to the Support Operations Section (SPO), a subordinate staff section within the 316th ESC, both organizations were ... |
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| Securing Sub-Saharan Africa's Maritime Environment: Lessons Learned from the Caribbean and Southeast Asia |
Jun-2009 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Murphy; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The United States has a growing vested interest in the geopolitical status of Africa, as reflected in guiding national strategic documents. United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) was established in 2008 to effectively manage many of the key strategic issues surrounding Africa. One of AFRICOM's areas of focus is the relatively unsecured and lawless maritime environment of coastal Sub-Saharan Africa, which suffers from a myriad of security threats, including piracy and ... |
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| American Grand Strategy after War (Colloquium Brief, May 22, 2009) |
22-May-2009 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Ionut C Popescu; Dallas D Owens; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS), the Duke University Program in American Grand Strategy, and the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College (USAWC) conducted a colloquium and recognition of TISS's 50th anniversary at the Duke University and University of North Carolina campuses on February 26-28, 2009. The colloquium, entitled American Grand Strategy after War, examined debates over grand strategy after World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and ... |
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| Eating Dinner with a Fork, Spoon, and Knife: How a Corps Executed MACV's One War Strategy |
12-May-2009 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Dembowski; Richard K III; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| During the Vietnam War and the years following, there has been a contentious debate regarding the nature of the conflict. Some proponents argue it was an insurgency while others claim it was a conventional war, with each side advocating the implementation of either a counterinsurgency or conventional strategy. Both sides are correct in their assessment because both an insurgency and a conventional war existed inside South Vietnam. When General Creighton ... |
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| Bush War: The Use of Surrogates in Southern Africa (1975-1989) |
May-2009 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph E Escandon; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The purpose of this monograph is to examine the use of indigenous surrogates by both the Republic of South Africa and Rhodesia in Southern Africa's Bush Wars from 1975 to 1989. The Bush Wars are of significance because the use of surrogates in each case represents policy and doctrine that are outside of the United States military's traditional understanding and employment of surrogates. The methodology of this paper is to ... |
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| Security Forces Logistics Contract Experienced Certain Cost, Outcome, and Oversight Problems |
26-Apr-2009 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth J Bowen; Walter J Franzen; Paul J Kennedy; Richard R Kusman; Nancee K Van Needham; Jack A Meter; Jason Venner; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| This report discusses one of the largest Department of Defense contracts funded by the Iraq Security Forces Fund. The contract was awarded to AECOM Government Services (AECOM) for Global Maintenance and Supply Services in Iraq (GMASS). This contract supports a Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I) program to assist the Iraqi Army develop a logistics capability so that it can be self-sufficient. SIGIR reviewed three task orders under the contract; Task ... |
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| Air Force Service Procurement: Approaches for Measurement and Management |
Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Laura H Baldwin; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Chairman and distinguished members: Thank you for inviting me to testify at this panel on Measuring Value and Risk in Service Contracts. I am a senior economist at the RAND Corporation and currently serve as the Director of the Resource Management Program within Project AIR FORCE. For more than a decade, RAND has conducted a broad portfolio of research on implementing best purchasing and supply management practices within the Department ... |
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| Military Review: The Professional Journal of the U.S. Army. Volume 89, Number 2, March-April 2009 |
Apr-2009 |
140 pages |
| Authors:
John J Smith; Robert A Whetstone; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This issue of Military Review contains the following articles: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Iraq, by Bing West; Unifying Physical and Psychological Impact during Operations, by Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege, U.S. Army, Ret.; Narrowing the Gap: DOD and Stability Operations, by Colonel David W. Shin, U.S. Army; Tal Afar and Ar Ramadi: Grass Roots Reconstruction, by Captain Chad M. Pillai, U.S. Army; Not My Job: Contracting and Professionalism in the ... |
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| Unraveling CORDS: Lessons Learned from a Joint Inter-Agency Task Force (JIATF) |
Apr-2009 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick V Howell; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Though the United States military has excelled in winning wars, it has not enjoyed the same success in winning the peace. That requires the coordinated effort of numerous departments and agencies of the U.S. Government -- an Interagency Operation. U.S. Government interagency efforts since the end of the Cold War have not been extremely successful. However, conducting Interagency Operations is not new to the U.S. Government. During the Vietnam War, ... |
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| Lessons on a Shelf |
23-Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Robert J Ruch; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq have been largely successful but there have been substantial growing pains. The United States went through similar growing pains during the Vietnam War and after multiple reorganizations the pacification efforts were consolidated under a civilian deputy who reported directly to General Westmoreland. Ambassador Komer was the individual selected to run the pacification effort also known as the Civil Operations and Rural Development Support (CORDS) program. ... |
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| Blinded by Doctrine: Lessons Learned from the Luftwaffe |
19-Mar-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Brian D Spino; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper will conduct an analysis of the failure of the Luftwaffe during World War II (1939-1945) and identify lessons learned for the United States Air Force. The analysis will address lack of vision and institutional inflexibility in crafting air power doctrine, as well as explore the ensuing systemic mismatch of doctrine and strategy that characterized the performance of the Luftwaffe in World War II. The primary factor in the ... |
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| The Retrograde of United States Military Equipment Out of Iraq |
09-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A Armstead; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States military has been in Iraq since its initial invasion in March of 2003 to commence Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Since that time units have deployed and redeployed in a continuous chain. With each deployment, units have brought in and, in most cases, left their equipment in theater. In addition, countless contractors have brought in and/or purchased equipment in Iraq to accomplish their mission. This mixing of deployed ... |
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| The US Army and Security Force Assistance: Assessing the Need for an Institutionalized Advisory Capability |
03-Mar-2009 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
William C Jr; Taylor; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The U.S. Army had difficulty initiating and conducting advisory operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom due to the lack of an institutionalized advisory capability. The need to create an advisory capability after the requirement developed resulted in a 3-year delay in Iraqi Security Force development, which threatened mission success in Iraq. This experience shows that the U.S. Army should consider developing an institutionalized advisory capability. Opponents of this idea view the ... |
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| Operation Anaconda. Lessons for Joint Operations |
Mar-2009 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Hans Binnendijk; Michael Baranick; Richard L Kugler; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| Operation Anaconda, conducted in the Shahikot Valley of Afghanistan during early March 2002, was a complex battle fought in rugged mountainous terrain under difficult conditions. The battle ended as an American victory at the cost of eight U.S. military personnel killed and more than 50 wounded. But the difficult early stages of the battle provide insights for thinking about how to organize, train, and equip U.S. forces for future joint ... |
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| Flipping the COIN and Winning: Lessons from Colombia |
Mar-2009 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Hester; Joseph F III; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In the late 1990s, Colombia appeared destined for utter collapse. Facing a possible narco-terrorist state releasing a torrent of illegal drugs, the United States supported Plan Colombia, a broad effort to bolster police and military Counter- Insurgency (COIN) efforts and reform Colombian governance. President Uribe, driving his Democratic Security program, helped dramatically reverse Colombia's downward trajectory in the eight years since Plan Colombia's inception. Joint, interagency, and combined efforts in ... |
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| From Lebanon to Gaza: A New Kind of War (Colloquium, Volume 2, Number 1, March 2009) |
Mar-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Ariel Siegelman; DRACO GROUP JERUSALEM (ISRAEL)
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| The Gaza experience was very different from the Lebanon War and even those of us who were there are trying to fully understand why. Lebanon was a wake-up call for Israelis and was the result of many years of foolish thinking. Since the so-called Middle East Peace Process began in the early 1990s with the Oslo Accords, many Palestinian children were raised on ideals of jihad and hatred of Israel ... |
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| Lessons Forgotten: Comparing the Occupation of Germany with Iraq |
Mar-2009 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Allen W Kiefer; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The allied occupation of Germany following World War II was a success in transforming that nation from a devastated dictatorship into a productive democratic nation. The United States forgot the lessons of how to occupy a nation between the end of World War II and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. During this period, the US has either failed to perform occupations well or denied the necessity of an occupation. This occupational denial ... |
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| Combining Mojave Viper and Desert Talon |
20-Feb-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
D A Odell; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The MEF [Marine Expeditionary Force] had been honed by our predecessors to be the most efficient killing machine on the battlefield. With integrated ground, air, and logistics elements under a single commander, the force generated a level of speed and momentum that only the enemy could appreciate fully. General James Conway made this statement about the MAGTF he commanded, the I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) ... |
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| Joint Airspace Management and Deconfliction (JASMAD) |
Jan-2009 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
John Hitchings; DiLego; Francis A Jr; Chad Salisbury; Henry X Simmons; Joshua Sterling; Jialing Cai; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
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| Numerous Lessons Learned documents from Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Hurricane Katrina have detailed the need for more timely and effective airspace coordination during planning and execution phases. Better coordination between components, agencies, and allies has the potential to reduce fratricide and promote air safety. The Joint Airspace Management and Deconfliction (JASMAD) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) is an effort by the Air Force Research Laboratory to address these ... |
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| Terrorists Can Think Strategically - Lessons Learned From the Mumbai Attacks |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Brian M Jenkins; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Mumbai attack was still ongoing when RAND initiated an analysis to determine what lessons might be learned from it. This analysis, part of RAND's continuing research on terrorism and homeland security, was documented in a report I co-authored along with other RAND analysts. Specifically, I contributed the sections on the terrorists' strategic motives and the execution of the attack. |
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| Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Peter Chalk; Brian A Jackson; Richard Warnes; Lindsay Clutterbuck; Aidan Kirby; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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| With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat it faces continues to be central in policy debate. One element of this debate is questioning whether the United States, like some other countries, needs a dedicated domestic intelligence agency. To examine this question, Congress directed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis perform an independent study on the ... |
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| Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Peter Chalk; Brian A Jackson; Richard Warnes; Lindsay Clutterbuck; Aidan Kirby; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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| With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. national agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat it faces continues to be central in policy debate. One element of this debate is questioning whether the United States, like some other countries, needs a dedicated domestic intelligence agency. To examine this question, Congress directed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis perform an independent study on ... |
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| Guidebook for Providing Economic Assistance at the Tactical Level During Stability Operations |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Keith Crane; Kayla M Williams; Sandra Reyna; Brooke S Lawson; S J Gayton; Jeffrey Martini; Jerry M Sollinger; Michelle Parker; Derek Eaton; Olga Oliker; Nora Bensahel; John L Nasir; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA
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| This guidebook is designed to help tactical and operational level commanders plan for economic issues in their areas of responsibility (AOR). It should help the reader better understand the economic forces at work in countries and regions emerging from conflict, and the activities and tasks that U.S. Army and other military personnel may take on as they provide support to economic and infrastructure development in conflict and post-conflict settings. The ... |
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| Flight Test Success through Effective Mission Assurance Strategy |
19-Nov-2008 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Larry Easterwood; MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY WASHINGTON DC
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| An effective Mission Assurance Strategy must: 1) Influence program execution and behavior in order to achieve mission success 2) Require unfettered access to the highest organizational leadership, programs and supply chain 3) Be empowered and supported by the highest level of organizational authority 4) Hold program offices and contractor's accountable for practices impacting mission success. |
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| Close a Sure Road to Defeat in Afghanistan by Keeping the Lines of Communication Open |
31-Oct-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Scott E Erdelatz; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The President of the United States recently called for a comprehensive review of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan in the wake of increasing violence and a resurgent Taliban. Comments by the current Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates, and other senior leaders, indicate that additional U.S. forces will be sent to Afghanistan in the near future. It is, therefore, more important than ever to ensure that the United States has a reliable ... |
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| Stability Operations and State-Building: Continuities and Contingencies |
01-Oct-2008 |
281 pages |
| Authors:
Dewey A Browder; Greg Kaufmann; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The purpose of this academic colloquium was to identify principles and supporting policies of state-building that will enhance America's ability "to win the peace" while stabilizing chaotic regions. Basic to the concept of the colloquium was the idea that just as there are acknowledged principles of war that enhance the possibility of victory on the battlefield, there should be principles that, if applied during the state-building process, will enhance the ... |
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| Programming Development Funds to Support a Counterinsurgency. Nangarhar, Afghanistan 2006 |
01-Sep-2008 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Michelle Parker; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| Introduction This paper describes one method of programming development funds at a sub-national level to positively affect a counterinsurgency, in this case, in Eastern Afghanistan. It is presented as a practical model for both students in the classroom and operators in the field to understand the complexity of a type of mission that the United States has not attempted since Vietnam. The paper explores how one interagency group, the Jalalabad ... |
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| Lessons From Selected Joint Decision Support and Simulation Centre Activities (Nov-Dec 2007) |
Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Justin Beck; Alison Hickman; Greg Van Newbold; Coen Antwerpen; Michele Wilson; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION (AUSTRALIA) JOINT OPERATIONS DIVISION
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| This report is a review of a series of activities held in the Joint Decision Support and Simluaton Centre in November and December 2007. This report accompanies a classified report containing more details on the outcomes of the activities. The purpose of this report is to capture, in an unclassified way, some of the process lessons learned during these activities. While many of these lessons are not new it is ... |
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| Using Host Nation Advisors to Defeat Modern Insurgency |
Aug-2008 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Neal Nisargand; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ
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| Some political commentators state that the United States lacks experience in fighting an insurgency. However, they and other Americans have forgotten that the United States experienced insurgencies throughout the 19th century and managed to defeat them. The U.S. Army waged wars against Native American tribes, including an important war against the Apache Indians. The Apache Wars demonstrate the importance of understanding the insurgents' cultural mindset and how it manifests itself ... |
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| Lessons from Contemporary Insurgency: The PKK's Enduring Fight |
31-Jul-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin Alger; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ
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| The U.S. Military is currently engaged in fighting two very unique counterinsurgency campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. Although arguably without peer in conducting conventional military operations, the U.S. Military still has much to learn about counterinsurgency warfare. This case study examines the PKK's evolution from a terrorist group to an insurgent organization focusing on lessons applicable to current U.S. Military operations. Part I looks at the PKK's history in five ... |
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| Lessons Learned in Using and Adapting an Information Exchange Data Model |
01-Jun-2008 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; Ilean Keltz; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| A primary objective of the Global Force Management Data Initiative is the deployment of a suite of information sources called organization servers (OS) that provide default organizational and forces structure data for the Department of Defense (DOD). The data in the OSs are produced and maintained by the agencies across the DOD who are responsible for this information. From the net-centric perspective, these seven sources are seven URLs on the ... |
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| Saving Afghanistan from Insurgency and a Narco-Economy: Can Lessons Learned in Colombia Chart a Course for a Fledgling State? |
23-Apr-2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas B Bellet; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The government of Afghanistan (GOA) is struggling to rebuild a country scarred by years of instability and war. They are struggling to maintain a viable state while fighting the influence of the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, widespread corruption, and the pervasive trafficking of opium. The nation of Colombia provides a historical precedent similar to the challenges faced by Afghanistan. Colombia has been fighting a left-wing insurgency and violent narco- traffickers for many ... |
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| Recapturing U.S. Grand Strategy: Shaping Iraq Success with Post-Conflict Lessons from Europe and Japan |
04-Apr-2008 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Richard K Gannon; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| The author observes that the military strategy for Iraq is not synchronized with the nation's grand strategy. To realize synchronized strategies one must look to the past and, in particular, to the United States' dealings with post-World War II Europe and Japan. This paper begins with an overview of U.S. grand strategy by examining definitions of strategy and grand strategy along with articulations of grand strategy since 11 September 2001. ... |
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| Agency Stovepipes vs Strategic Agility: Lessons We Need to Learn from Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan |
APR 2008 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Lorry M. Fenner; Suzanne McKenna; Steve J. DeTeresa; Thomas Hawley; Andrew Hyde; John E. Kruse; Gregory A. Marchand; Michael McErlean; Mark Parker; COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES WASHINGTON DC
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| The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations chose to investigate Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) because they are considered to be critical to our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The subcommittee used PRTs as a case study of an issue that the subcommittee has been interested in examining in more depth how multiple agencies work together, or for that matter, do not work together in the field and in ... |
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| Army Logistics Transformation: A Key Component of Military Strategic Responsiveness |
25 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
David B. Gaffney; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| History has shown that a nation that lacks strategic responsiveness lessens its strategic influence in the international community and increases its strategic risk of attack. Over 8 years ago former Army Chief of Staff (CSA), General Eric Shinseki recognized the potential strategic risk of the nation because of the Army's limited strategic responsiveness. In his 1999 Army vision, he set a course to improve strategic responsiveness through transformation of the ... |
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| Of Pressure, Passions, and Adventurous Offensives: Iraq through an Alternate Lens |
25 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew H. Smith; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. invasion of Iraq within the context of the Global War on Terrorism is, arguably, an "adventurous offensive." Remarkable similarities exist between the strategic environment in place before the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and what may be defined as another adventurous offensive: the Athenian expedition to Sicily over two millennia ago. Succinctly, and within the context of the greater Peloponnesian War, Athens sought to keep the pressure on ... |
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| Fire Support For Irregular Warfare |
01 MAR 2008 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A. Bracco; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| More than six years after the terrorist attacks on the United States and the initial invasion of Afghanistan, the U.S. military finds itself fully engaged in two large-scale combat operations and numerous smaller-scale operations around the globe. The U.S. military that went to war in 2001 was not optimally designed to fight against well entrenched insurgent forces, often fighting in urban terrain. The enemy's ability to adapt to our tactics ... |
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| An Analysis of Methodologies and Best Practices for Rapidly Acquiring Technologies to Meet Urgent Warfighter Needs |
MAR 2008 |
164 pages |
| Authors:
Charles D. Solomon; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The rapidly changing global security environment that today's military operates within requires an ever-increasing ability to quickly adapt to non-traditional threats. This has forced the United States to re-examine the traditional means of equipping its forces to ensure more agile acquisition practices are available to the Science and Technology (S&T) and acquisition communities. While there have been significant efforts to look towards industry for potential solutions to this problem, the ... |
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| Investigating the Fundamentals of the Third Generation Wargame: Wargaming, a Course for Future Development |
MAR 2008 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
David O. Ross; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
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| This effort investigated methods to provide superior decision support primarily for dynamic planning and execution in support of both Crisis Action Plans and Deliberate Planning. This was accomplished by evaluating current Air Force wargaming methods and looking at ways to improve them. Issues with current wargaming methods were identified while methods for improving them were developed, leading to improved methods for future wargames and combat mission planning. |
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| Why JIHADS End: Lessons for Today |
15-Feb-2008 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Shane R Smith; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Past Jihads may hold clues for successfully countering Jihadist movements of today. This paper proposes to take a broad look at how Islamic Jihads of the past have ended to determine if there are lessons that may be used to help bring current Jihads to an end. To do this the paper will look at the definitions and characteristics of Jihad and why Jihads are of concern today. The paper ... |
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| The French-Algerian War and FM 3-24, "Counterinsurgency": A Comparison |
14 DEC 2007 |
134 pages |
| Authors:
Jason M. Norton; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Many aspects of counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in today's contemporary operating environment suggest that historical reviews of previous COIN experiences can provide critical insight. However, the results of such reviews tended to fail to be incorporated into military doctrine as the passage of time reduced the perceived relevance of previous experiences. In reality, detailed study of past insurgency experiences is necessary if the U.S. military is to apply the crucial principles ... |
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| Task Force Butler: A Case Study in the Employment of an Ad Hoc Unit in Combat Operations, During Operation Dragoon, 1-30 August 1944 |
14 DEC 2007 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J. Volpe; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| On 15 August 1944, an Allied army launched a second amphibious landing against the coast of southern France. The Allies, having shattered German defenses around the beachhead, decided to exploit the chaos in the enemy camp. On 17 August 1944, Major General Lucian K. Truscott Jr., with no mobile organic strike force assigned to his VI Corps, ordered the assembly of and attack by an ad hoc collection of units ... |
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