| An Analytical Evaluation of Contingency Contracting Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Capturing Critical Corporate Knowledge for the Future |
07 Jan 2013 |
226 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan Ocampo; Jennifer A Mapp; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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 | The purpose of this research is to capture valuable corporate knowledge from the senior leaders responsible for contingency contracting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for two primary reasons. The first reason is to document the history and evolution of CENTCOM Joint Theater Support Contracting Command (C-JTSCC), and the second reason is to use the consolidated lessons learned to shape recommendations for improving future contingency contracting operations. In this study, we ... |
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| Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned Newsletter. Volume 9, Issue 01, January 2013 |
Jan 2013 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
MARINE CORPS CENTER FOR LESSONS LEARNED QUANTICO VA
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| Gunshot Wounds in Military Working Dogs in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom: 29 cases (2003-2009) |
Jan 2013 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Janice L Baker; Karyn A Havas; Laura A Miller; Ward A Lacy; Justin Schlanser; ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND FORT BRAGG NC
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| Clinical data from battlefield treatment, which includes care from the point of injury through arrival to, but not including, a designated veterinary treatment facility. Twenty-nine dogs were injured between 2003 and 2009. All but one of the injuries were from high caliber, high velocity weapons. Of the 29 injured dogs, 11 survived the injuries and 18 died (38% survival rate). Of the dogs that died, all but 1 died from ... |
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| Systems Theory, Unity of Effort, and Military Leadership |
14 Dec 2012 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Lisa J Livingood; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Joint Doctrine, explicitly, and Army Doctrine, implicitly, recommend that military commanders and staffs exercise systems thinking in operational planning and execution. However, current Military Doctrine fails to fully explicate and apply a complex systems perspective. The question arises: Does any senior military commander use complex systems theory to understand, describe, and intervene in the operational environment? To this end, I analyze two briefings and a set of command brief slides ... |
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| Will U.S. Forces Be Hollow Once Again? |
06 Dec 2012 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin J Groppel; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph explores the current debate surrounding the decrease in the defense budget following prolonged conflict and how it could lead to a hollow force. The term hollow force refers to military forces that appear mission-ready, but in reality suffer from shortages in personnel and equipment, and from deficiencies in training. The monograph examines case studies of the Korean War, the post-Vietnam War era, the post-Cold War era, and the ... |
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| Commander's Emergency Response Program: A Flawed Metric |
06 Dec 2012 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Higgins; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Throughout its military history, the United States has demonstrated poor institutional memory resulting in a tendency to reinvent the wheel. The development of counterinsurgency doctrine in Vietnam, for instance, yielded valuable knowledge about combating an irregular enemy. Regardless, the subsequent foray into a counterinsurgent environment during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) proved problematic as the United States scrambled to adapt to yet another asymmetric threat. Operationally, the selection of performance metrics ... |
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| United States Army Aviation Organizational Changes |
06 Dec 2012 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
David Law; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The primary goal of this study is to determine the factors that led to organizational changes in the helicopter section of U.S. Army Aviation. The study of changes in Army Aviation force structure is historically important. While Army Aviation should develop its organizational structure based on future requirements, the past often provides insights for a vision of the future. The author uses the case study method to compare Army Aviation ... |
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| What is the Role of Heavy Armor in the Army of 2020? |
06 Dec 2012 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Elliott L Rogers; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| With operations in Iraq complete and the transition out of Afghanistan ongoing, what is the role of the heavy armor force in the Army of 2020? Although several senior leaders have stated that armor will play a significant role in the future, none have articulated what that role will be. As the Army deals with force reduction and economic constraints, it also must prepare a future fighting force to succeed ... |
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| Randomized Controlled Trial of Sertraline, Prolonged Exposure Therapy and their Combination in OEF/OIF Combat Veterans with PTSD |
Dec 2012 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Sheila A Rauch; Margaret R Venners; Andrew Defever; Rebecca Mayer; Israel Liberzon; Luan Phan; Brian Martis; Antony King; Murray Stein; Carolyn Allard; MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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| The current proposal aims to directly compare the psychotherapy and medication treatments for PTSD considered to have the most evidence for effectiveness. While both SSRI and PE have demonstrated efficacy, there are significant individual differences in clinical responses to both treatments. To achieve best clinical outcomes and to utilize available treatment most effectively, it is critical to examine how PTSD and related psychopathology and functional impairment change with these treatments ... |
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| India's Changing Afghanistan Policy: Regional and Global Implications |
Dec 2012 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Harsh V Pant; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE
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| Since 2001, Afghanistan has allowed New Delhi an opportunity to underscore its role as a regional power. India has growing stakes in peace and stability in Afghanistan, and the 2011 India-Afghan strategic partnership agreement underlines India's commitment to ensure that a positive momentum in Delhi-Kabul ties is maintained. This monograph examines the changing trajectory of Indian policy toward Afghanistan since 2001 and argues that New Delhi has been responding to ... |
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| Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) Calendar Year 2011 Annual Report |
15 Nov 2012 |
259 pages |
| Authors:
David D Luxton; Janyce E Osenbach; Mark A Reger; Derek J Smolenski; Nancy A Skopp; Nigel E Bush; Gregory A Gahm; NATIONAL CENTER FOR TELEHEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY TACOMA WA
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| The DoDSER program is a collaborative effort of the National Center for Telehealth & Technology (T2) and the Services suicide prevention program offices. Since 1 January 2008, the DoDSER program has standardized suicide surveillance across the Services with the ultimate goal of facilitating the DoD's suicide prevention mission. When a death is ruled a suicide by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES), a designated professional from the respective Service ... |
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| Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned. Volume 8, Issue 11, November 2012 |
Nov 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
MARINE CORPS CENTER FOR LESSONS LEARNED QUANTICO VA
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| War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance |
25 Sep 2012 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Richard F Grimmett; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Two separate but closely related issues confront Congress each time the President introduces Armed Forces into a situation abroad that conceivably could lead to their involvement in hostilities. One issue concerns the division of war powers between the President and Congress, whether the use of Armed Forces falls within the purview of the congressional power to declare war and the War Powers Resolution (WPR). The other issue is whether or ... |
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| Finding The Right Way: Toward an Army Institutional Ethic |
Sep 2012 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Clark C Barrett; ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE
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| The ethical lapses exemplified by Abu Ghraib, Mahmudiyah (Blackhearts), and Maywand (5/2 Stryker) are distressing symptoms of an even bigger, and potentially devastating, cultural shortcoming. The U.S. Army profession lacks an institutional ethical framework and a means of peer-to-peer self-governance. The frameworks the Army has may imply, but they do not explicitly dictate, an Army ethic. Other English-speaking nations' ethical constructs can inform the development of an Army Ethic that ... |
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| Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines: Civilian Harm and the Indirect Approach |
Sep 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Geoffrey Lambert; Larry Lewis; Sarah Sewall; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This study examines the military support provided by U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines (JSOT F-P) to Philippine military operations. Building upon the 2010 Joint Civilian Casualty Study the first comprehensive examination of U.S. prevention and mitigation of civilian casualties based on U.S. operations in Afghanistan this current effort aimed to assess civilian casualties in the different context of indirect U.S. operations. We found that the evolution of Philippine ... |
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| Air and Space Power Journal. Volume 26, Number 4, July-August 2012 |
Aug 2012 |
184 pages |
| Authors:
Xu Weidi; Kyle Byard; Mark Ashley; Adam B Lowther; Bernie Willi; Tim D Below; III Conway John L; AIR AND SPACE POWER JOURNAL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| CONTENTS: Embracing the Moon in the Sky or Fishing the Moon in the Water?: Some Thoughts on Military Deterrence: Its Effectiveness and Limitations; Toward a Superior Promotion System; KWar: Cyber and Epistemological Warfare--Winning the Knowledge War by Rethinking Command and Control; From the Air: Rediscovering Our Raison D'etre; The Importance of Airpower in Supporting Irregular Warfare in Afghanistan; Whither the Leading Expeditionary Western Air Powers in the Twenty-First Century?; Exchanging ... |
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| Against All Odds: Relations Between NATO and the MENA Region |
Aug 2012 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Florence Gaub; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) might not be the first region that comes to mind when one contemplates the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). To many, the Alliance was founded largely to unite Europe and North America, and to counter threats emerging from the Soviet bloc. The end of the Cold War changed these assumptions -- not least to be proven by NATO's Operation in Libya in 2011, ... |
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| Arms Control and European Security |
Aug 2012 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen J Blank; Jr Jordan Louis H; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| While much attention is always given to issues of strategic and nuclear arms control, the conventional arms control agenda remains something of a stepchild. Nonetheless, in regards to European security, conventional arms control issues are of the utmost significance. Indeed, since Russia suspended its observance of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty in 2007, there has already been one war in Europe, the Russo-Georgian war of 2008, and many ... |
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| Security Force Development in Afghanistan: Learning from Iraq |
18 Jul 2012 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Olga Oliker; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Testimony regarding the historical experience of building Iraqi security forces and its applicability to current efforts build Afghan security forces as U.S. efforts in that country draw down. Testimony begins by providing a brief overview of security force development in Iraq, then discuss some of the parallels and differences between the two countries and the two efforts. Testimony concludes with some thoughts on what the experience in Iraq (and elsewhere) ... |
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| PTSD and Substance Abuse |
Jul 2012 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Lisa Najavits; TREATMENT INNOVATIONS LLC NEWTON CENTER MA
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| Substance use disorders (SUD) and Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are some of the most prominent psychiatric disorders among Service Members (SMs), including the Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) cohort. These disorders sometimes go untreated due to SMs lack of awareness, access to care, or stigma about accessing care. Seeking Safety (SS) has been established as an effective model for co-occurring SUD/PTSD. The purpose of this study is ... |
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| NATO: Continuing and Emerging Challenges -- Continuing and New Relevance. White Paper Study Group on NATO's Future |
Jul 2012 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Larry Welch; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This publication addresses the question of the continuing and future relevance of NATO to U.S. national security interests in the face of the U.S. pivot to Asia, the increasing complexity of threats to the United States and its allies, and the severe fiscal pressures faced by Alliance members due to the continuing economic difficulties being experienced on both sides of the Atlantic. It argues that the Alliance continues to be ... |
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| Combat, Sexual Assault, and Post-Traumatic Stress in OIF/OEF MilitaryWomen |
Jul 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Anne G Sadler; IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER IA
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| This research addresses DoD and DV A health care delivery needs of two priority populations: women exposed to combat, and women sexually assaulted during military. There is a limited understanding of the complex relationship between these traumatic exposures and women's health outcomes, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and with their subsequent health service use or barriers to care. Objective(s): The objectives of this study ... |
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| Land Combat Study of an Army Infantry Division 2003-2009 |
26 Jun 2012 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Y Kim; Brian C Kok; Jeffrey L Thomas; Charles W Hoge; Lyndon A Riviere; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD
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| Throughout the course of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, numerous studies have demonstrated the adverse mental and behavioral health effects on veterans. This report compiles data from multiple time-points between 2003 and 2009 to demonstrate behavioral and mental health trends across these years. Mental health rates increased between 2003 and 2008, but dropped in 2009. Alcohol misuse decreased between 2003 and 2009, but substance abuse increased through 2008. The ... |
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| In Brief: Next Steps in the War in Afghanistan? Issues for Congress |
21 Jun 2012 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Catherine Dale; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On May 1, 2012, President Obama gave a speech from Bagram Air Field in which he laid out U.S. government approaches for winding down the war in Afghanistan. While a number of observers have challenged the logical plausibility of a unilateral decision to wind down a war, the Administration's commitment to decreasing U.S. involvement in the war in Afghanistan is clear. As of mid-2012, many observers point to a coalescing ... |
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| Winning the Peace: Institutionalizing Provincial Reconstruction Teams in the United States Military |
15 Jun 2012 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
John C Walker; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, the U.S. military has accomplished a significant shift toward organizing, training, and equipping to conduct counterinsurgency and stability operations. Yet the impending financial reductions that the U.S. military is facing will force the Department of Defense (DoD) to make difficult decisions on what capabilities to keep at full strength, which ones to keep at reduced capacity, and which ones to shelve ... |
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| American Grand Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Historical Strategy to Balance Liberty and Order |
15 Jun 2012 |
202 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel L Waters; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| This thesis is a critical analysis of the complete historical continuum of American grand strategy. The study focuses on how American grand strategy has balanced liberty and order in both domestic political development and foreign policy engagements with the world throughout its history. The purpose is to draw lessons from history to shape the strategic design of America's grand strategy so it is effective in the 21st century. The strategic ... |
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| Decade of War, Volume 1. Enduring Lessons from the Past Decade of Operations |
15 Jun 2012 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
JOINT STAFF SUFFOLK VA JOINT AND COALITION OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS DIV
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| In October 2011, General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, issued a task to make sure we actually learn the lessons from the last decade of war. In response, the Joint and Coalition Operational Analysis (JCOA) division reviewed 46 lessons learned studies conducted from 2003 to the present, and synthesized the studies' 400+ findings, observations, and best practices into the 11 strategic themes described in this report. ... |
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| Relevance of Armor in Counterinsurgency Operations |
08 Jun 2012 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas F Baker; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Since the end of the Second World War most modern armies have been conventionally structured and equipped to fight high-intensity conflicts against like-armed nations. There also have been many low-intensity conflicts in which similarly equipped nations found themselves engaged. In response to these low-intensity conflicts, nations employed the forces available to them, which were generally armored and mechanized in nature. The result of these conflicts have made the relevance of ... |
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| NATO's Air War in Libya: A Template for Future American Operations |
08 Jun 2012 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy E Book; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| America's recent experience in Afghanistan and Iraq proved that it is easier to get into war than it is to get out of it. These two conflicts bleed America, not only in terms of blood, but also in terms of its financial treasures. In an attempt to avoid these expenses in the future, this paper explores if there is a better way to achieve our nation's policy objectives. This research ... |
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| The Role of the U.S. Army in Health System Reconstruction and Development During Counterinsurgency |
08 Jun 2012 |
151 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Tarpey; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Health system reconstruction and development in developing countries is difficult under the best of conditions. In counterinsurgency environments, it is even more complex and challenging. U.S. military and civilian organizations involved in Afghan and Iraqi health system reconstruction and development have been criticized for the lack of planning prior to the initiation of conflict, inadequate coordination among involved agencies, and poor strategic planning for comprehensive development. U.S. Army efforts, in ... |
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| Expeditionary Economics: The Military's Role in Conflict-Related Development |
08 Jun 2012 |
168 pages |
| Authors:
Hugh W Jones; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis explores the role of the U.S. military in conflict-related economic development, recently dubbed expeditionary economics. The thesis examines this role through relevant strategic guidance, development protocol, economic theory, military expediency, and historical military precedent. The examination reveals that while the military has greatly improved the efficacy of its development efforts over the past decade of conflict, specific, practical doctrine is lacking and requires further refinement. Among other shortcomings, ... |
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| Maintaining the Critical Balance: The United States, NATO, and the European Security Equilibrium in the Post-Cold War Operating Environment |
08 Jun 2012 |
168 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J Russo; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Faced with geo-political dynamics which were temporarily suppressed during the Cold War, Europeans are again witnessing the confluence of economic instability, ethnic and religious tension, empowerment of a resurgent and influential Germany, and renewed anti-Western sentiment in the wake of disputed Russian elections. These factors are compounded by the emergence of an unstable arrangement of developing nation states, nonstate actors, ethnic discord, economic instability and terrorism, previously managed and contained ... |
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| Preventing a Hollow Army: 20th Century Lessons for the 21st Century |
08 Jun 2012 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Ethan J Diven; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis researches the theory of a hollow force that described the U.S. Army after the Vietnam War and determines whether the theory applies to the Army today. The theory describes the conditions of a hollow force using seven factors: low support for the military, pressure to cut defense spending, difficulties in maintaining an all-volunteer force, declining pay, poor morale, delays in fielding modern armaments and equipment, and inadequate attention ... |
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| Defeating Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: The Range of Military Operations in Mexico |
08 Jun 2012 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
Mark J Wade; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Drug trafficking organizations within Mexico have become a challenge to the state and are affecting both Mexican and U.S. citizens within the U.S. and Mexico border region. As the situation continues to spiral out of control, the U.S. military, with approval of the Mexican government, may need to conduct operations within Northern Mexico to defeat drug trafficking organizations and stabilize the region. As the full range of military operations have ... |
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| Lean Manufacturing Principles Improving the Targeting Process |
08 Jun 2012 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
George E Chittenden; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Army's framework for targeting is the Decide, Detect, Deliver and Assess (D3A) methodology. The D3A and Joint Targeting processes are indeed time-tested and proven, but a change in focus is driving the need to improve targeting. As a force, we have focused on operations in a counterinsurgency environment for the last 10 years. However, as Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) end, our change in focus ... |
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| Maintaining the Critical Balance: The United States, NATO, and the European Security Equilibrium in the Post-Cold War Operating Environment |
08 Jun 2012 |
168 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J Russo; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Faced with geopolitical dynamics which were temporarily suppressed during the Cold War, Europeans are again witnessing the confluence of economic instability, ethnic and religious tension, empowerment of a resurgent and influential Germany, and renewed anti-Western sentiment in the wake of disputed Russian elections. These factors are compounded by the emergence of an unstable arrangement of developing nation states, nonstate actors, ethnic discord, economic instability, and terrorism, previously managed and contained ... |
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| Marine Corps Depot Maintenance: Budgeting and Management of Carryover Could Be Improved |
Jun 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Asif A Khan; Greg Pugnetti; Steve Donahue; Keith McDaniel; Hal Santarelli; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Marine Corps depot maintenance activity group (DMAG) repairs and overhauls weapon systems and support equipment to battle-ready condition for deployed and soon-to-be deployed units. To the extent that DMAG does not complete work at year-end, the work and related funding will be carried over into the next fiscal year. Carryover is the reported dollar value of work that has been ordered and funded by customers but not completed by ... |
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| Advancing U.S. Strategic Communication through Greater Civilian-Military Coordination and Integration |
Jun 2012 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
Wendy A Kolls; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. Government (USG) has placed greater emphasis on the importance of Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy to better understand, engage with, and influence foreign publics. The globalized and electronic-media driven information environment in particular creates new opportunities and vulnerabilities for the United States and its allies. As a nation at war, the United States has consistently responded with urgency to leverage all pillars of ... |
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| Redefining Joint Fires Service Functions to Better Support Joint Force Operations |
Jun 2012 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen A Wertz; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| The decisions made in the National Security Act of 1947, and the service functions assigned in Executive Order 9877, forced the Army and Air Force to become interdependent when planning and executing fires. The Air Force is the primary executor of operational and tactical aerial fires in support of the Army, while the Army is the primary executor of ground-based air and missile defense fires in support of Air Force-led ... |
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| Outsourcing Wars: Comparing Risk, Benefits and Motivation of Contractors and Military Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan (2009-2011) |
Jun 2012 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Jimmie I Wise; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| This project compared risk, insurance benefits, and motivation factors for contractors and U.S. Military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2009 to 2011. More contractors were killed than military personnel from January to June 2010 (Schooner & Swan, 2010). Findings revealed the following: (1) contractors' medical insurance benefits were equitable to the U.S. Military personnel, (2) real inequity existed between contractor disability compensation insurance and the military personnel's benefits, ... |
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| NATO: Maintaining Relevance in the Twenty-First Century |
Jun 2012 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Danny Martinez; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| This study interprets the political, strategic, and institutional durability of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the diplomatic revolutions of the past 20 years. In particular, the study seeks to understand the characteristics of statecraft, policy, strategy, and institutional custom and tradition that have allowed NATO as an organization and as a group of democracies to cope with the changes in the international system and the stresses and strains ... |
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| Deaths by Suicide While on Active Duty, Active and Reserve Components, U.S. Armed Forces, 1998-2011 |
Jun 2012 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Since 2010, suicide has been the second leading cause of death among U.S service members, exceeded only by war injury. Suicide mortality rates in the Army and Marine Corps have increased during the confl icts in Iraq and Afghanistan however, most active duty service members who die by suicide have never deployed. During 1998-2011, 2,990 service members died by suicide while on active duty. Numbers and rates of suicide were ... |
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| Task Force Fury - 4/82 ABN. Operation Enduring Freedom X, Aug 09-Sep 10 |
Jun 2012 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Brian M Drinkwine; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING PROGRAM
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| Development and Testing of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Active Duty Service Members Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan |
Jun 2012 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Robert N McLay; Kenneth Graap; James Spira; Karen Perlman; Scott Johnston; Barbara O Rothbaum; JoAnn Difede; William Deal; David Oliver; Alicia Baird; Patrick S Bordnick; Josh Spitalnick; Jeffrey M Pyne; Albert Rizzo; NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| This study was an open-label, single-group, treatment-development project aimed at developing and testing a method for applying virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) to active duty service members diagnosed with combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Forty-two service members with PTSD were enrolled, and 20 participants completed treatment. The PTSD Checklist-Military version, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for depression, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were used as outcome measures. Of those who completed post-treatment ... |
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| The Need to Ensure Training Readiness in the Total Force |
31 May 2012 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Rex Hall; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| The last time the draft provided augmentation to the active force was in 1973. Since then, the active force has become increasingly dependent upon the reserve components for augmentation. The evolution to a fully-integrated reserve component has been painful at times. From the Spanish-American War though the war in Vietnam, the United States relied partly on the draft to generate manpower for the forces that would go to war. After ... |
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| That's Not What I Joined to Do, Sir -- Understanding Military Culture and Ethos is Critical for the Correct Use of the Military Instrument of Power |
21 May 2012 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Giles R Harris; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish by that test the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into, something that is alien to its nature. This is the first of all strategic questions and the most comprehensive (Clausewitz). This thesis argues that an understanding of ... |
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| Mid-course Corrections: The Army Reserve's Campaign to Mitigate Its Officer Vacancies during the Global War on Terror |
17 May 2012 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Katherine Numerick; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The United States Army Reserve (USAR) has experienced exceptional utilization since 2001 in the Global Wars on Terrorism (GWOT), requiring its transformation from a strategic to an operational posture. The Army and USAR used the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) model to source combat rotations while executing this transformation, and currently plans to continue using it to plan readiness across the service. Throughout this endeavor, the USAR's officer vacancies were -- ... |
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| The Unintended Consequences of Killing Civilians |
17 May 2012 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Sherry K Oehler; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Mistreatment of civilians not party to a large-scale, violent conflict is not new. The perceived lack of empathy for civilians (historically and presently) points to ambiguities about who the enemy is, rules of engagement, as well as the ongoing debate about the nature of military intervention in internal conflicts. In addition, examples of violence against civilians during the current war in the Middle East emphasize changes that have occurred within ... |
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| Expeditionary Economics: A Future Resource for Military Planners? |
17 May 2012 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Clifton D Schmitt; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| When major combat operations come to a close, decisive action is paramount. Without deliberate action in subsequent stability operations, there is risk of marginalizing previous victories. Expeditionary economic theory offers a solution for bringing stability to post-conflict regions. Economic growth and expansion is its primary objective. Stability operations require flexible military capabilities that can proactively respond to complex environments. Expeditionary economics offers useful principles for military planners to consider when ... |
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| NATO's Level of Ambition in Light of the Current Strategic Context |
17 May 2012 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Alejandro S Martinez; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In the last two decades, NATO's operations have exposed significant shortcomings in the organization's military capabilities. The Alliance has relied on the United States to provide either the bulk of the forces or the majority of the critical capabilities or both. In 2006, the Alliance established its level of ambition to indicate the number and size of the operations that the organization must be able to perform to meet its ... |
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