| Joint Urban Operations |
08-Nov-2009 |
172 pages |
| Authors:
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF WASHINGTON DC
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 | This publication provides joint doctrine for the planning, execution, and assessment of joint operations in an urban environment and explains how they differ from operations undertaken in other environments. This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It sets forth joint doctrine to govern the activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States in joint operations and provides ... |
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| Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues |
15-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Mary B Nikitin; Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Pakistan's nuclear arsenal consists of approximately 60 nuclear warheads, although it could be larger. Islamabad is producing fissile material, adding to related production facilities, and deploying additional delivery vehicles. These steps will enable Pakistan to undertake both quantitative and qualitative improvements to its nuclear arsenal. Whether and to what extent Pakistan's current expansion of its nuclear weapons-related facilities is a response to the 2008 U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement is unclear. ... |
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| The Defense Identity Crisis: It's a Hybrid World |
Oct-2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Nathan Freier; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The defense enterprise is abuzz with lively debates on hybrid threats and hybrid war. Yet, newly emergent defense trends do not automatically merit exquisite definitions, new doctrine, or new operating concepts. As Frank Hoffman implies, such a caveat might be true of hybrid warfare. Hybrid war may not yet be reducible to a pristine, doctrine-ready definition. Continued efforts by Hoffman and others to describe it, however, remain invaluable.2 This trend ... |
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| Integration of Robotics and 3D Visualization to Modernize the Expeditionary Warfare Demonstrator (EWD) |
Sep-2009 |
198 pages |
| Authors:
Christian R Fitzpatrick; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In the summer of 2008, the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) released a message to all Marines and Sailors detailing plans to revitalize U.S. naval amphibious competency. Current responsibilities in Iraq and Afghanistan have significantly reduced available training time causing overall amphibious readiness to suffer. In response, this thesis evaluates 3D visualization techniques and other virtual environment technologies available to support these mission-critical training goals. The focus of this ... |
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| And at Home: Homeland Defense Strategy at the Southwest Border |
12-Jun-2009 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan P O'Connor; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The United States must revise its homeland defense strategy for the Southwest border. The nation's security strategy and defense doctrine now recognize a broader range of threats that go beyond national security. However, the strategy and doctrine are confusing. They contain inconsistent threat identification and a corresponding inconsistency of roles and responsibilities against those threats. Both strategy and doctrine are insufficient with respect to the land domain. Worst of all, ... |
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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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| Assessing Full Spectrum BCT Engineer Capability |
12-Jun-2009 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Clay A Morgan; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The full spectrum doctrine of the U.S. Army places additional emphasis on engineer units to support offensive, defensive, stability, and civil support operations, yet organic engineer capability was reduced in the BCTs. This thesis attempts to determine if BCTs have sufficient organic engineer capability to conduct full spectrum operations. The author researched the doctrine, missions, and authorization documents of the BCTs to observe that they have similar mission statements and ... |
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| The Hunting of the Snark: Organizing and Synchronizing of Informational Elements for Homeland Defense and Civil Support |
01-Jun-2009 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
John M Wilson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The tension between Public Affairs (PA) and Information Operations (IO) illustrates the struggle to organize and synchronize informational elements in support of homeland defense and civil support. Public Affairs focuses on credibility by providing factual information in a responsive manner to present a positive image of the organization. Information Operations focuses on proactive operations that use influence to shape the information environment. Public Affairs and IO's purpose is to communicate ... |
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| Information Capture and Knowledge Exchange: The Gathering, Testing and Assessment of Information and Knowledge Through Exploration and Exploitation |
Jun-2009 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Simon R Atkinson; Steve Lesher; Dale Shoupe; CAMBRIDGE UNIV (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| This assessment, under the lead of General David Petraeus and Colonel 'H.R.' McMaster, was established in the Fall of 2008; running through to Spring 2009. Its purpose was to provide US/Coalition views on the CENTCOM AOR. As part of this work, Atkinson, Lesher and Shoupe were attached to the C2 & KM Cell where their initial appreciation began with an examination of the principles of Knowledge Management. It was their ... |
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| United States Air Force Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047 |
18-May-2009 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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| Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and the effects they provide have emerged as one of the most in demand capabilities the USAF provides the Joint Force. The attributes of persistence, endurance, efficiency, and connectivity are proven force multipliers across the spectrum of global Joint military operations. This document presents a USAF Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009 to 2047. it is an actionable plan, characterized by Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership ... |
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| Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues |
15-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Mary B Nikitin; Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Pakistan's nuclear arsenal consists of approximately 60 nuclear warheads. Pakistan continues fissile material production for weapons, and is adding to its weapons production facilities and delivery vehicles. Pakistan reportedly stores its warheads unassembled with the fissile core separate from non-nuclear explosives, and these are stored separately from their delivery vehicles. Pakistan does not have a stated nuclear policy, but its minimum credible deterrent is thought to be primarily a deterrent ... |
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| Operational Leadership and Advancing Technology |
04-May-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Rodney R LeMay; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Technology is advancing at an ever increasing rate in the 21st century. Many of these advances have been incorporated into the military. The latest gadgets are often bought from commercial vendors; the so called, off the shelf solution. Although this often provides a short term benefit, often too little analysis is conducted on to best integrate the technology into the way we fight. This paper uses a case study of ... |
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| The Proliferation Security Initiative: A Means to an End for the Operational Commander |
04-May-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Curtis G Larson; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) proliferation is a serious threat to the security of the United States and the world. For the operational commander supporting national strategy the interdiction of WMD materials is a complex mission that requires the capability to exchange timely information with coalition nations as well as conduct multi-national operations with partners with differing constraints and capacities. Current doctrine does not provide the operational commander the fundamental ... |
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| Is There a DDOC in the House?: An Analysis of the Deployment Distribution Operations Center |
04-May-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan G Downing; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| General Omar Bradley argued that Amateurs study strategy and professionals study logistics. Recent US Military Operations in DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, and IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) have shown that from 1991 - 2003, the US military focused primarily on strategy and the deployment of combat forces yet struggled with logistics distribution at the operational level of war. In an effort to fix this recurring critical operational issue, USTRANSCOM and USCENTCOM created the ... |
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| Naval Leadership: Developing Operational Leaders for the 21st Century |
04-May-2009 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Craig R Olson; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Today's complex, fast-paced, and technologically sophisticated operational environment requires a naval leader who is well versed in joint service operations, yet still has the warfare expertise required of his community to remain an effective and credible leader within his own service. The Navy's answer to producing these joint qualified, operational leaders is through a Professional Military Education (PME) continuum. A program designed to enhance an officer's professional development through service-specific ... |
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| Counterinsurgency Lessons from Iraq (Military Review, March-April 2009) |
Apr-2009 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Bing West; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The military war in Iraq ended in 2008, although political conflict among Sunnis, Shi'ites, and Kurds will continue for decades. At the same time, the war in Afghanistan has heated up, with more American troops committed to battle. This article, based on 15 extended trips I made to Iraq and interviews I conducted with 2,000 Soldiers and Marines, reviews the causes of the turnaround in Iraq and their importance for ... |
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| Political Success in War: A Criterion for Success |
Apr-2009 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen S Jackman; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| What is success in war? Who defines success? A review of past theorists, including Sun Tzu, Thucydides, Jomini, and Clausewitz, along with modern scholars such as William Martel, Azar Gat, and J. Boone Bartholomees produces a model for understanding success. First, success must be defined using political terms. Since war is a political endeavor at the strategic level, success in war must be defined using political language. Politicians and military ... |
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| Reprisal Under International Law: A Defense to Criminal Conduct? |
25-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Allen; Norman F J III; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The doctrine of reprisal in the laws of war authorizes execution of an otherwise illegal act under the law of armed conflict if it meets certain conditions, including a prior illegal act by the first party and an effort to redress that wrong short of conflict. The responding illegal act becomes authorized under the law of war if it is proportionate to the original wrong and is done to compel ... |
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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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| Keeping Faith: Manning the Army Chaplain Corps During Persistent Engagement |
12-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Dan Ames; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| By all predictions, the United States Army will continue to be involved in some form of persistent conflict or engagement for at least the next decade. In order to meet expanding mission requirements, the Army, and consequently, the Army chaplaincy, is likewise expected to continue to grow in officer allocations. In the active component deployable units, current doctrine and manning criteria call for one chaplain per battalion/brigade headquarters and between ... |
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| Religion and Resistance: Examining the Role of Religion in Irregular Warfare |
Mar-2009 |
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| Authors:
Matthew A Lauder; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TORONTO (CANADA)
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| The U.S. counter-insurgency manual (FM 3-24) has been criticised by several theorists for a lack of attention paid to the issue of religion. For example, critics of the manual indicate that religion is mentioned only a handful of times, and merely in-passing or as a secondary factor within a broader appreciation of the cultural context of the operating environment. The superficial treatment of religion in counter-insurgency doctrine, and a trend ... |
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| The United States Army Medical Department Journal, January - March 2009 |
Mar-2009 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Janet Aquino; Richard Burton; Eric B Schoomaker; Russell J Czerw; W J Luciano; Terrence E Flynn; ARMY MEDICAL DEPT CENTER AND SCHOOL FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| Clinical and non-clinical professional information designed to keep U.S. Army Medical Department personnel informed of health care, research, and combat and doctrine development information. |
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| U.S. Navy Capstone Strategy Policy, Vision and Concept Documents. What to Consider Before You Write One |
Mar-2009 |
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| Authors:
Peter Swartz; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This paper provides recommendations to appropriate US Navy offices on the drafting of US Navy capstone documents. It is part of a larger study of the drafting and influence of all US Navy capstone documents since 1970. The larger study has been published in slide format as Peter M. Swartz with Karin Duggan, U.S. Navy Capstone Strategies & Concepts (1970-2009) (CNA MISC D0019819.A1/Final February 2009). This paper provides a detailed ... |
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| Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer Command and Control Alignment |
23-Feb-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph B Herold; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| To meet Department of Defense requirement to support civilian authorities when incident response requirements exceed local authorities? abilities, the Services have established Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO) authorizations across the country. Personnel selected to serve as EPLOs work with US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in planning for, and implementing, that assistance. Recognizing that proper organizational alignment and reporting chains are a vital component in meeting strategic goals, the Services and USNORTHCOM ... |
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| Marine Corps Civil Affairs: Just a Name, Not a Capacity |
20-Feb-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Lauren K Diana; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| Taking combat arms officers and calling them civil affairs is just a name, not a capacity.1 In November 2005, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued Directive 3000.05, Military Support for Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) Operations. The directive outlines stability operations as a core DoD mission and mandates the services allocate equal priority of training, doctrine, organizations, education, exercises, material, leadership, personnel, facilities, and planning to stability operations as ... |
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| The Inadequacy of MCDP 1-0 Operations |
20-Feb-2009 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
B B Roy; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The combat experience of Global War on Terror veterans has affected changes to the philosophy and terms of Marines since MCDP 1-0 was published in 2001. The new philosophy and terms are manifestations of Marine innovation. This innovation compensates for doctrinal guidance that has become insufficient over the eight years since the current Operations was published. Inadequacies in Operations detract from the Marine Corps' ability to fight modern wars because ... |
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| National Guard: Joint Activity Personnel Management and Sustainment |
Feb-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Charles R Tilton; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2008 recognizes the National Guard Bureau as a Department of Defense Joint Activity. This essay provides recommendations to the National Guard Bureau and the National Guard Joint Force Headquarters on methodologies to nominate, select, train, perform, and sustain joint staff assignments and rotations throughout the country. These recommendations are based on comparisons of current National Guard personnel management operations to the other services' joint ... |
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| Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects |
30-Dec-2008 |
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| Authors:
Amy F Woolf; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration has outlined a strategy of tailored deterrence to define the role that nuclear weapons play in U.S. national security policy. There has been little discussion of this concept, either in Congress or in the public at large. This leaves unanswered questions about how this strategy differs from U.S. nuclear strategy during the Cold War and how it might advise decisions about the size and structure of the ... |
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| Islam's Challenge: Jihad and Terrorism |
12-Dec-2008 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Manish Sharma; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In the contemporary environment of Global War on Terror, there is a growing perception of a linkage between Islamic teachings and terrorism. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the vulnerability of Islamic doctrine and teachings to exploitation by terrorists. It addresses the primary question, whether Islam is vulnerable to being exploited by terrorists. It focuses on various concepts of the Islamic doctrine that seems to be used by ... |
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| Nuclear Challenges and Policy Options for the Next U.S. Administration |
Dec-2008 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Jean du Preez; MONTEREY INST OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CA JAMES MARTIN CENTER FOR NONPROLIFERATION STUDIES
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| Three months before the November 2008 U.S. presidential election, the Monterey Nonproliferation Strategy Group (MNSG), an international body of approximately two dozen experienced policy makers and prominent analysts, convened to consider nuclear challenges and policy options for the next U.S. administration. This session was part of an ongoing series of MNSG meetings aimed at identifying realistic and achievable options as groundwork for building consensus or near-consensus on critical issues threatening ... |
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| The Army Civil Affairs Officer Educational Pipeline: A Supply and Demand Analysis |
Dec-2008 |
156 pages |
| Authors:
Sarita Malik; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study analyzes the requirements of CA officers to operate successfully in the United States' present and future military interventions. First the study assesses the current and future threat situation combined with the most recent United States policy and doctrine to determine the skill set required of current and future CA officers. Second, this study critically evaluates the current Army Civil Affairs (CA) Officer educational pipeline from commissioning through field ... |
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| Information Operations Primer |
Nov-2008 |
177 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| This introduction and the following essay examine both IO and SC conceptually and doctrinally as they apply to the information element of national power. They are intended as a guide to these topics to facilitate academic discussion and are not authoritative. Throughout this discussion, various terms may be defined less formally to facilitate understanding and comprehension. The reader is directed to Joint Publication 1-02, as required, for the approved formal ... |
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| The Fourth Factor: The Case for Parity of Information as an Operational Factor With Space, Time & Force |
31-Oct-2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher S Moore; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Operational Art as defined in U.S. Joint Doctrine is an accepted process for use by operational commanders to visualize how to most efficiently and effectively employ military capabilities to achieve a desired objective. Within Operational Art are three accepted factors in which all other considerations are defined and employed. They are space, time and force. This paper argues that there is a fourth operational factor integral to the process, that ... |
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| Shaping the Future: Security Cooperation to Shape Chinese Diplomacy in the South Pacific |
31-Oct-2008 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph A Craft; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| After significant US withdrawal from the South Pacific due to decreasing resources and Global War on Terror (GWOT) reprioritization, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has drastically increased engagement in the South Pacific to redefine spheres of influence and increase China's comprehensive national power (CNP) in order to secure the PRC's future preeminence. Employing political and economic leverage over vulnerable South Pacific states, China has sought theater-strategic advantage in ways ... |
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| National Security Reform: The French Approach |
Oct-2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Manuel L Rapnouil; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| Before last spring, France had only published two White Papers on Defense: - the first one, in 1972, was obviously marked by the Cold War context and laid out an all-deterrence approach; - the second one, in 1994, drew lessons from the end of the Cold War, as well as from Desert Storm and Balkans operations. It insisted on the importance of forces projection. It was followed in 1995 by ... |
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| Transforming IA Certification and Accreditation across the National Security Community |
01-Jul-2008 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Eustace D King; OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION WASHINGTON DC
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| The Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation (IA C&A) transformation is a partnership that stretches across the Department of Defense (DoD), Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Much progress has been made since the DoD and DNI Chief Information Officer (CIOs) published an initial set of transformation goals in January 2007; ... |
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| Split Forward Surgical Teams |
13 JUN 2008 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A. Ball; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In the last 20 years, the Army's Field and Combat Support Hospitals have found it difficult to deploy rapidly and to keep pace with maneuver forces. The Forward Surgical Team (FST) was the bridge for this gap in capabilities. Until recently, the FST had not been deployed and utilized in combat. With the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, FSTs have been extensively utilized. Using the data and experiences from ... |
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| The Air Force Chaplain as a Religious Liaison: Expanding the Role of the Chaplain for the 21st Century |
JUN 2008 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
John P. Kenyon; BOSTON UNIV MA
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| This paper addresses the debate concerning the place of the chaplain in the role of a religious liaison. This is done by looking at some of the issues concerning religion in world affairs, particularly the marginalization in diplomacy and military operations. It demonstrates how religion does play a part in conflict resolution and how religious leaders are involved. It addresses Air Force, DOD and Joint Publications concerning the chaplain as ... |
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| CBRNE Detection: Technology is not a Strategy |
25-May-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret N Carter; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Advances in science and engineering have put sophisticated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) detection devices onto the battlefield. While it is tempting to allow new technology to replace older forms of CBRNE surveillance, detectors have inherent weaknesses that can be exploited by opponents. The Department of Defense should review its strategy for CBRNE agent surveillance, beginning with control of the confirmatory process in the acquisition and development of ... |
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| Applying A Formal Language of Command and Control For Interoperability Between Systems |
21-May-2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Ulrich Schade; Michael R Hieb; GEORGE MASON UNIV FAIRFAX VA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS COMPUTERS - INTELLIGENCE
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| Battle Management Language (BML) is being developed as an open standard that unambiguously specifies Command and Control information, including orders and reports built upon precise representations of tasks. BML is both a methodology and a language specification, based on doctrine and consistent with Coalition standards. Recent work has concentrated on leveraging standard data model semantics (particularly the Joint Consultation, Command and Control Information Exchange Data Model ? JC3IDM) for a ... |
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| Intelligence Support to Civil-Military Operations: The Application of Joint Doctrine |
04-Apr-2008 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Larry McInnis; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| This research examines select intelligence failures during complex contingency operations between 1990 to the present and considers whether adherence to joint doctrine might have alleviated these shortcomings. Four specific principles of joint intelligence are applied as a metric in this examination: Perception; Synchronization; Unity of Effort, and Collaboration. Analyzing the application of these principles across numerous small scale operations gave insight as to whether joint doctrine can be used as ... |
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| United States Military Study of the Fourth Estate |
04-Apr-2008 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Sidney S McGraw; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| Military officers generally and specifically those officer engaged in planning and executing operations do not study and understand the Fourth Estate with a consistency that ensures institution-wide understanding. Clausewitz Holy Trinity, provides a framework that suggents the importance of the media inside this relationship. The existence of the press inside the trinity is fact - they are the primary conduit for communication between the Trinity elements. This thesis examines the ... |
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| The Effects of Doctrine on International Security Assistance Force Operations |
04 APR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Grady King; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) currently leads the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. The primary role of ISAF is to support and assist the Government of Afghanistan in providing and maintaining a secure environment. The purpose of this operation is to facilitate the rebuilding of Afghanistan, the establishment of democratic structures, and the expansion of the central government's influence. While these political objectives are fairly clear, the ... |
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| Defense Space Activities: National Security Space Strategy Needed to Guide Future DOD Space Efforts |
27 MAR 2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Bill Nelson; Jeff Sessions; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The United States depends on space assets to support national security activities as well as civil and commercial activities. The Department of Defense (DOD) depends on space assets to support a wide range of military missions to include intelligence collection; battlefield surveillance and management; global command, control, and communications; and navigation assistance. This operational dependence on space has placed new and increasing demands on current space systems and organizations to ... |
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| Social Capital and Stability Operations |
26-Mar-2008 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
M A Evans; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Values and interests of the United States are advanced through stability operations in foreign states, regions, or nations. Stability operations, facilitated through efforts by the United States Government (USG), assist local populations with establishing peace, democracy, and market economies in a secure, well-governed environment. Social capital -- defined as an instantiated set of informal values or norms that permit cooperation between two or more individuals -- refers to community trust, ... |
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| What Should Be America's Next Post 9-11 Grand Strategy? |
26-Mar-2008 |
127 pages |
| Authors:
Jose E Cepeda; FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY MEDFORD MA
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| Some people believe that America has had no real grand strategy since the end of the Cold War. Critics argue that the Bush Doctrine and America's War on Terrorism is not a true grand strategy because it lacks a coherent unifying framework, is highly resource intensive, and is unsustainable over the long term. America is at the pinnacle of its global power and influence, but it will not last forever. ... |
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| Al Qaeda, RMA, and the Future of Warfare |
17 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas C. Graves; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As a result of the end of the Cold War, the fall of the Soviet Union, US success during the Gulf War, and other factors, the US military reduced its size in the 1990s. Concurrently, the US military pursued a revolution in military affairs (RMA) in an effort to offset the reduction in size by gaining efficiency through the application of new technology, techniques, and doctrine. This monograph examines these ... |
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| Securing the High Seas: America's Global Maritime Constabulatory Power |
12-Mar-2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
James J Carafano; Mackenzie M Eaglen; James Dolbow; Martin E Andersen; HERITAGE FOUNDATION WASHINGTON DC
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| This is the third in a series of reports on maritime security prepared by The Heritage Foundation's Maritime Security Working Group. This report addresses how to provide operational recommendations to the group's previous proposals while making the case that the United States, with its regional allies, must develop the capacity to exercise global maritime constabulary power. Specifically, this report: 1) Defines global maritime constabulary power; 2) Identifies the roles and ... |
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| Blending the Battlefield: An Analysis of Using Private Military Companies To Support Military Operations In Iraq |
01-Mar-2008 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
Heather L Gallup; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| Over the past fifteen years, the Department of Defense has experienced an increasing trend in the outsourcing and privatization of military operations. Key factors contributing to the growth include declines in military budgets, reductions in active duty end-strength, increases in operational deployments, advancements in weapon system technology, and evolutions in the nature of warfare. However, the continued escalation of incorporating Private Military Companies (PMCs) on the battlefield creates unique challenges. ... |
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| Retooling Deterrence for the Long War |
01-Mar-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Norman M Worthen; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The 2006 National Security Strategy solicited new approaches to deterrence that will affect terrorists who are not deterrable through traditional means. Recent national strategy and doctrine documents have answered the call by redefining deterrence so that the traditional defensive, reactive concept is conflated with offensive preemptive action. This re-imagining of deterrence was misguided. Theory suggests that the new approach weakened deterrence instead of strengthening it and exchanged long-term progress for ... |
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