| Afghanistan's Security Environment |
05-Nov-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Johnson; Charles M Jr; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | We have previously reported on security conditions in Afghanistan and the need for additional personnel to help build capable ANSF. This report provides updated information on (1) the security situation as gauged by trends in enemy-initiated attacks, (2) challenges for U.S. reconstruction efforts posed by security conditions, and (3) the recent increase in U.S. and coalition troop presence. |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
20-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | The Navy's proposed FY2010 budget requests funding for eight new Navy ships. This total includes two relatively expensive, high-capability combatant ships (a Virginia-class attack submarine and a DDG-51 class Aegis destroyer) and six relatively inexpensive ships (three Littoral Combat Ships [LCSs], two TAKE-1 auxiliary dry cargo ships, and one Joint High Speed Vessel [JHSV]). The Navy's proposed FY2010 budget also requests procurement funding for certain Navy ships that were procured ... |
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| Guide to Rebuilding Public Sector Services in Stability Operations: A Role for the Military |
Oct-2009 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Hill; Derick W Brinkerhoff; Ronald W Johnson; Susan Merrill; RESEARCH TRIANGLE INST INTERNATIONAL RALEIGH NC
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| The Army's stability operations manual, Field Manual (FM) 3-07, identifies five sectors as components of an integrated approach to stability and reconstruction (S&R): security, justice and reconciliation, humanitarian assistance and social well-being, participatory governance, and economic recovery and stabilization. FM 3-07 describes two categories of the range of activities in stability operations for achieving these end state conditions: reconstruction and stabilization. Reconstruction is the process of rebuilding degraded, damaged, or ... |
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| Defense Manpower Requirements Report, Fiscal Year 2009 |
Aug-2009 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PERSONNEL AND READINESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| This report explains the Department of Defense (DoD) manpower requirements incorporated in the President's Budget for FY09. The report is organized into five chapters. Chapter 1 contains an overview of the total number of Defense-wide personnel both military and civilian. It provides a clear and succinct picture of manpower in the Department and provides the basis for the rest of this report. Chapter 2 shows the estimated manpower requirements by ... |
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| Strategic Vision Workshop -- Land Power in the 21st Century (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 8-09, July 2009) |
Jul-2009 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Art M Loureiro; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL), United States Army War College (USAWC), in conjunction with Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) Staff and in cooperation with National Security Faculty and Researchers at Texas A&M University, Bush School of Government, Scowcroft Institute, co-hosted a February 2009 workshop entitled Strategic Vision Workshop: Land Power in the 21st Century. The workshop's purpose was to assist the Army Staff in analyzing Grand Strategic choices ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
02-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy's proposed FY2010 budget requests funding for eight new Navy ships. This total includes two relatively expensive, high-capability combatant ships (a Virginia-class attack submarine and a DDG-51 class Aegis destroyer) and six relatively inexpensive ships (three Littoral Combat Ships [LCSs], two TAKE-1 auxiliary dry cargo ships, and one Joint High Speed Vessel [JHSV]). The Navy's proposed FY2010 budget also requests procurement funding for certain Navy ships that were procured ... |
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| Permanent Presence for the Persistent Conflict: An Alternative Look at the Future of Special Forces |
Jun-2009 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher D Pratt; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis addresses two questions: (1) What is the future role for Special Forces in the Long War Strategy, and (2) How will the roles and missions of Special Forces have a strategic impact in the current fight and in future endeavors? The thesis asserts that the future role for Special Forces soldiers rests in a permanent OCONUS presence and engagement. This will allow Special Forces teams to leverage and ... |
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| Risk of Using Past to Predict Future: A Case Study of Jamming RCIEDs |
Jun-2009 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A Dayton; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The radio controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) is one of the deadliest threats to military personnel supporting the global war on terrorism, and due to its success is expected to play a major role as a weapon of choice in future insurgencies. To mitigate the risk of a RCIED attack, electronic jamming devices are utilized to interrupt the communications between a remote control and the RCIED trigger. We consider two ... |
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| IDA's Integrated Risk Assessment and Management Model |
Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
James S Thomason; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| The Department of Defense (DoD), like most other large public organizations, has traditionally made most of its resource allocation decisions in organizational or mission area stovepipes, with limited success in optimizing across those stovepipes. For many years, much public policy literature has claimed that such suboptimization is inevitable. IDA's Integrated Risk and Management Model (IRAMM) approach will not eliminate this thorny problem. However, it offers a viable way to attack ... |
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| Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments |
22-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Shirley A Kan; Larry A Niksch; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The U.S. military has been building up forces on the U.S. territory of Guam to increase deterrence and power projection for possible responses to crises and disasters, counter-terrorism, and contingencies in support of South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, or elsewhere in Asia. But the defense buildup on Guam is moderate. China has concerns about the defense buildup. Guam's role has increased with plans to withdraw some U.S. forces from ... |
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| Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
20-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| CVN-78 and CVN-79 are the first two ships in the Navy's new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. CVN-78 was procured in FY2008 and is scheduled to enter service in 2015. The ship's procurement cost is estimated in the proposed FY2010 budget at $10,846 million in then-year dollars -- $389 million (about 3.7%) more than the estimate in the FY2009 budget. Although CVN-78 was procured in FY2008, ... |
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| Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns |
13-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Steven Woehrel; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States, its allies, and local leaders have achieved substantial successes in the Balkans since the mid-1990s. The wars in the region have ended, and all of the countries are undertaking political and economic reforms at home and orienting their foreign policies toward Euro-Atlantic institutions. However, difficult challenges remain, including dealing with the impact of Kosovo's independence, fighting organized crime and corruption, bringing war criminals to justice, and reforming ... |
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| Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan |
Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
James Dobbins; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| In September of 2001 the United States was attacked from Afghanistan by a global terrorist network that is now headquartered in Pakistan. American attention is now being redirected toward this region. It is not a day too soon. For the first several years after the collapse of the Taliban regime the Bush Administration ignored Afghanistan almost entirely. In Pakistan, its focus was almost entirely on Al Qaeda, while it largely ... |
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| Scoring the Long War |
Jan-2009 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Boyden; Phillip Menard; Robert Ramirez; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| The score for the Long War can look very different, depending on which scorecard is used. Each side has its own set of metrics -- measures of effectiveness (MOE) -- for keeping score, metrics that often paint a self-serving picture of the realities on the war's various battlefields. Even within each side, different groups can have scorecards that look very different from one another. In media headlines and decision making ... |
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| Strategic Implications of Japan Amending Its Constitution |
09-Dec-2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Matton; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| At the end of World War II, Japan adopted a Constitution that forever renounced the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes. This Constitution has resulted in Japan fully relying on the United States to preserve peace in the region. On the surface, the notion of Japan removing the no war clause from its Constitution seems to be in the best interests of the United ... |
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| The Choice: Social Representation and the Formation of the Hellenic Armed Forces |
Dec-2008 |
275 pages |
| Authors:
Efthymios Domazos; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| As societies of the developed part of the world evolved, new trends of military staffing have been coming up. The basic trend that used to exist globally till the end of WW-II was the conscription system, through which all citizens were obliged to serve. During the 20th century, when globalization became the new world concept, when terrorist attacks devaluated armies, when people became wealthier and more independent; military staffing, as ... |
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| Cyprus: Status of U.N. Negotiations and Related Issues |
02-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Carol Migdalovitz; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Cyprus has been divided since 1974. Greek Cypriots, 76% of the population, live in the southern two-thirds of the island and lead the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots, 19% of the populace, live in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognized only by Turkey, with about 36,000 Turkish troops providing security. United Nations peacekeeping forces (UNFICYP) maintain a buffer zone between the two. Since the late 1970s, ... |
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| Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security |
02-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Administration is claiming success in significantly reducing violence in Iraq as a result of the "troop surge" announced by President Bush on January 10, 2007. With the 28,500 surge forces withdrawn as of July 2008, Defense Department reports assess that overall violence is down as much as 80% since early 2007, to levels not seen since 2004. Additional drawdowns are planned for early 2009, but U.S. commanders say that ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
02-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In February 2008, as part of its proposed FY2009 budget, the Navy submitted to Congress the FY2009 version of its annual 30-year shipbuilding plan. The 30-year plan is intended to support the Navy's goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet. The Navy first presented the 313-ship plan to Congress in February 2006. Although the FY2009 30-year shipbuilding plan, if implemented, would generally be adequate to achieve and maintain a ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
10 JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In February 2008, as part of its proposed FY2009 budget, the Navy submitted to Congress the FY2009 version of its annual 30-year shipbuilding plan. The 30-year plan is intended to support the Navy's goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet. The Navy first presented the 313-ship plan to Congress in February 2006. The increase in the Navy's estimated cost for implementing the plan is so large that the Navy ... |
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| Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security |
04-Jun-2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Operation Iraqi Freedom overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime, but during 2004-2007 much of Iraq was wracked by violence caused by Sunni Arab resentment and a related insurgency, resulting Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence, competition among Shiite groups, and the failure of Iraq's government to equitably administer justice or deliver services. The Administration is claiming success in reversing the deterioration in security that had become acute by the end of 2006, attributing the gains ... |
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| Exploring the Importance of Information Superiority to the Decision Maker |
01-Jun-2008 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Jackson; John B III; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The importance of information superiority has been emphasized as a critical capability that future joint forces must be able to achieve. No longer simply a future concept, it is being officially defined and incorporated in doctrinal publications like Joint Publication 3-13, "Information Operations." Unfortunately, our ability to effectively measure its contribution relative to other battlefield systems remains limited. This research focuses on exploring the limits of the contributions that information ... |
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| Training Balance: Full Spectrum Operations for 21st Century Challenges |
22-May-2008 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Jerome Hawkins; 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 evaluate training balance in the United States Army at the brigade combat team level in order to determine if our current training strategy is properly balanced. The work began by examining the National Security Strategy and supporting primary source documents to determine if the Army's training strategy was adequately preparing it for all of the potential requirements. Second this study examined the doctrine ... |
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| Defense Support to Civil Authorities |
22-May-2008 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas J Langowski; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) in the post 9-11 era has received intense scrutiny with regard to the military's ability to effectively respond to natural or man-made disasters. The two party political nuances at the local, state, and federal levels, the media's amplification of any perceived failures, and statutory constraints, have forced the Department of Defense (DoD) to reexamine how it supports civil authorities when it is not the ... |
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| PEO C4I Remarks for NPS Acquisition Research Symposium |
14-May-2008 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Chris Miller; PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS COMPUTERS AND INTELLIGENCE (PEO C4I) SAN DIEGO CA
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| Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security |
09 MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Operation Iraqi Freedom overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime, but during 2004-2007 much of Iraq was highly violent because of Sunni Arab resentment and a related insurgency, resulting Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence, competition among Shiite groups, and the failure of Iraq's government to equitably administer justice or deliver services. At the same time, mounting U.S. casualties and financial costs stimulated debate within the United States over whether the initial goals of the intervention ... |
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| U.S. Forces in Afghanistan |
09-May-2008 |
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| Authors:
Joanne O'Bryant; Michael Waterhouse; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| As interest in troop level deployments continues, there remains an increase of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. President Bush announced in a February 15, 2007, speech the Administration's plans for an increase in U.S. forces in Afghanistan, including a planned gradual increase of 3,200 U.S. troops on the ground. This report provides official Department of Defense (DOD) statistical information on U.S. forces now serving in Afghanistan with comparisons to earlier force ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
28 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In February 2008, as part of its proposed FY2009 budget, the Navy submitted to Congress the FY2009 version of its annual 30-year shipbuilding plan. The 30-year plan is intended to support the Navy's goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet. The Navy first presented the 313-ship plan to Congress in February 2006. The increase in the Navy's estimated cost for implementing the plan is so large that the Navy ... |
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| U.S. Posture in the Pacific: Creating Concerns for the Future Defense of Taiwan |
11-Apr-2008 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Majewski; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| As China has grown into a major economic power, internal unrest has led to the weakening of the Communist Party. The re-unification of Taiwan with the mainland would serve as a means to promote a sense of nationalism and restore the power of the government. History has demonstrated that the People's Republic of China will not hesitate to use force against Taiwan. It has also shown that the United States ... |
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| Navy Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress |
08 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requests $2,107.0 million to complete the procurement funding for an 11th Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). This boat has already received $756.0 million in prior-year advance procurement funding. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget also requests $719.8 million in advance procurement funding for Virginia-class boats to be procured in future fiscal years, and $596.8 million in additional procurement funding for economic order quantity (EOQ) ... |
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| China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress |
04 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Concern has grown in Congress and elsewhere since the 1990s about China's military modernization. The topic is an increasing factor in discussions over future required U.S. Navy capabilities. Several of the U.S. Navy's most expensive acquisition programs, as well as Navy initiatives for homeporting ships and for training sailors, are for developing or maintaining capabilities that could be useful or critical in countering improved Chinese maritime military capabilities in coming ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
27 MAR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In February 2008, as part of its proposed FY2009 budget, the Navy submitted to Congress the FY2009 version of its annual 30-year shipbuilding plan. The 30-year plan is intended to support the Navy's goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet. The Navy first presented the 313-ship plan to Congress in February 2006. Although the FY2009 30-year shipbuilding plan, if implemented, would generally be adequate to achieve and maintain a ... |
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| The OSCE: A Case Study for a Return to Multilateralism |
25 MAR 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Gary Espinas; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| One way that states pursue foreign policy interests is through multilateralism, an international relations term referring to how several states work in concert with one another to achieve their common interests. Multilateralism is generally pursued within the framework of an international organization. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is one such organization. Within this forum, 56 member countries work together in the pursuit of comprehensive peace and ... |
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| Army Reserve: An Integral Part of the 21st Century Operational Force |
18-Mar-2008 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
David W Spence; TEXAS UNIV AT AUSTIN INST FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
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| This paper examines the Army and Army Reserve future force plans, senior leader vision, Army Reserve history, structure, transformation, modernization, deployment and employment, and funding. It attempts to make some judgments about relevant policies and strategies and make actionable recommendations on the future of the Army Reserve. Culminating the first 100 years of its unique history, the Army Reserve has experienced an unprecedented and profound mobilization, operational tempo (OPTEMPO), and ... |
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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 Investigation of Communications Architecture Impact on Combat Effectiveness Using the Naval Simulation System |
MAR 2008 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Peter C. Hakewessell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This research study evaluates the ability of the Naval Simulation System (NSS) to model how changes in communication architecture for a given scenario contribute to combat effectiveness. The scenario used for this study models communication capability associated with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, Sea Viking 06 distributed operations scenario using the NSS. In addition, an evaluation of alternative system configurations in the communication structure is obtained in order to determine ... |
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| The Challenge of Adaptation: The US Army in the Aftermath of Conflict, 1953-2000 |
MAR 2008 |
159 pages |
| Authors:
II Davis Robert T.; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS COMBAT STUDIES INST
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| Using three case studies from the late twentieth century, Davis examines the processes by which the US Army sought to prepare itself for the future after the conclusion of a major conflict. It is essentially a study of how, in the wake of major conflict, the Army learned its lessons. In each of these periods post Korean War, post Vietnam War, and post Cold War the Army examined its existing ... |
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| Draft or Volunteer Army: Our Nation's Best Interest |
20-Feb-2008 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Robbie Asher; TEXAS UNIV AT AUSTIN INST FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
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| Since the nation took its roots in 1776, the U.S. military forces have, at times, been an all-volunteer force and at other times a combination of a volunteer and a draft force. Many in today's military have reviewed writings concerning the Vietnam era draft years; however, they have only served as part of the all-volunteer force that was established in 1973. This research paper reviews the historical aspects of a ... |
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| Every Marine in the Fight: 8412 Career Recruiters as Career Retention Specialists |
18-Feb-2008 |
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| Authors:
Thomas P Shields; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The way to 202K: The Marine Corps is increasing its end strength numbers. Year in and year out the Marine Corps attains its recruiting mission. This recruiting mission is accomplished by an extremely prepared recruiting force of (8412 MOS) career recruiters and (8411 MOS) canvassing recruiters. If the Marine Corps is truly serious about attaining 202K, it must use its 8412 Career Recruiter community to embed in its operating forces ... |
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| Demographic Shifts in the United States Air Force: 1994-2007 |
15-Feb-2008 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen P Melroy; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The United States military continues to fill its ranks on a voluntary basis, but does so under the auspices of an active war in Southwest Asia, unlike other long-term engagements such as World War II and Vietnam, where conscription filled a majority of the ranks. In seeking volunteers, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) actively competes against civilian industry and other military services for manpower, increasing the level of difficulty in ... |
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| Why Defeating Insurgencies is Hard: The Effect of Intelligence in Counterinsurgency Operations - A Best Case Scenario |
01-Jan-2008 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Moshe Kress; Roberto Szechtman; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| In insurgency situations, the government organized force is confronted by a small guerrilla group that is dispersed in the general population with no or very small signature. Effective counterinsurgency operations require good intelligence. Absent intelligence, not only might the insurgents escape unharmed and continue their violent actions, but collateral damage caused to the general population from poor targeting may generate adverse response against the government and create popular support for ... |
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| NATO Commander to Commander-in-Chief: The Influence of Dwight Eisenhower's Experiences as NATO Supreme Commander on the 'New Look' Defense Policy |
01-Jan-2008 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Joshua R Plocinski; KANSAS STATE UNIV MANHATTAN
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| As the 1950s began, Western European defense policy posed unique challenges for the United States. At the outset of the Cold War, U.S. officials recognized that maintaining a free Western Europe was vital to the long-term survival of the United States against the Soviet Union and its satellite nations. While America could rely on its long-range nuclear bombers (and, in a few years, its intercontinental ballistic missiles) as a deterrent ... |
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| Sustaining the Peace After Civil War |
DEC 2007 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
T. D. Mason; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Without exception, every widely used data set on civil wars indicates that once a civil war ends in a nation, that nation is at risk of experiencing another one at a later date. I will present a conceptual framework that allows us to identify the factors that make the post-civil war peace more likely to break down into a resumption of civil war. Alternatively, this framework will allow us to ... |
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| The Growth of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy: Impacts and Implications of Regional Naval Expansion |
DEC 2007 |
145 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew C. Tritle; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| China's growing economic dynamism has made it a powerful actor in the globalized economy. Continued growth of China's economy requires guaranteed sea access to foreign energy resources and markets. In response to the need for sea access, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) is undergoing an expansion and force modernization process intended to ensure China's access to vital sea lines of communications (SLOCs). ... |
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| Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations |
28 NOV 2007 |
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| Authors:
Pat Towell; Stephen Daggett; Amy Belasco; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The President's FY2008 federal budget request, released February 5, 2007, included $647.4 billion in new budget authority for national defense. In addition to $483.2 billion for the regular operations of the Department of Defense (DoD), the request included $141.7 billion for continued military operations, primarily to fund the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, $17.4 billion for the nuclear weapons and other defense-related programs of the Department of Energy, and $5.2 ... |
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| Operation Iraqi Freedom and Detainee Issues: Major Votes from the 110th Congress |
27 NOV 2007 |
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| Authors:
Kim W. Klarman; Lisa Mages; Pat Towell; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Both the Iraq War and what the Bush Administration terms the Global War on Terror (GWOT) have been the subjects of considerable legislative activity since the opening days of the 110th Congress. After the Iraq Study Group released its recommendations on December 6, 2006, President Bush followed on January 10, 2007, with an announcement of a new strategy for the Iraq War. The President's plan proposed an increase of 28,500 ... |
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| War at any Price? The Total Economic Costs of the War Beyond the Federal Budget |
NOV 2007 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Charles E. Schumer; Carolyn B. Maloney; JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE WASHINGTON DC
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| The long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost the United States in many ways. For the American Armed Forces, the human toll has been profound: as of November 9, 2007, 4,578 American soldiers have lost their lives, and 30,205 have been wounded, many of them gravely. The damage to our international reputation at a time when the United States faces grave security challenges all over the world has also ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
14 SEP 2007 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In February 2006, the Navy proposed a future ship force structure of 313 ships, including, among other things, 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), 11 (and eventually 12) aircraft carriers, 48 attack submarines (SSNs), 88 cruisers and destroyers, 55 Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), 31 amphibious ships, and a Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future), or MPF(F), squadron with 12 new-construction amphibious and sealift-type ships. In February 2007, the Navy reiterated this proposed 313-ship ... |
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| Defense Infrastructure: Overseas Master Plans Are Improving, But DOD Needs to Provide Congress Additional Information about the Military Buildup on Guam |
SEP 2007 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J. Lepore; Mark Little; Nelsie Alcoser; Kate Lenane; Erika Prochaska; Roger Tomlinson; Cheryl Weissman; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Over the next several years, implementation of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy will result in the realignment of U.S. forces and the construction of new facilities costing billions of dollars at installations overseas. The Senate and House reports accompanying the fiscal year 2004 military construction appropriation bill directed GAO to monitor DoD's overseas master plans and to provide congressional defense committees with assessments each ... |
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| Right-Sizing the People's Liberation Army: Exploring the Contours of China's Military |
SEP 2007 |
581 pages |
| Authors:
Roy Kamphausen; Andrew Scobell; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| "Right-Sizing the People's Liberation Army: Exploring the Contours of China's Military" is the ninth volume in this series published by the Strategic Studies Institute, and it represents the collective scholarly efforts of those who contributed to the People's Liberation Army Carlisle Conference 2006. With military spending and modernization that have persisted with little or no abatement or recantation for well over a decade, China has the entire international community wondering ... |
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