| Afghanistan: Key Oversight Issues |
Feb 2013 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | The U.S. strategic goal for Afghanistan is to defeat and prevent the return of al Qaeda and its affiliates. Since fiscal year 2002, U.S. costs reported for U.S. military, U.S. diplomatic, and reconstruction and relief operations in Afghanistan have been over $500 billion.1 Given U.S. strategic goals and the level of U.S. resources expected to support Afghanistan in the future, we have identified a number of key issues for the ... |
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| The Symbiotic Relationship between the Air Force's Active and Reserve Components: Ensuring the Health of the Total Force |
Feb 2013 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce K Johnson; Scott Kniep; Sean F Conroy; AIR AND SPACE POWER JOURNAL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Following most major conflicts in our nation s history, the military services downsized, and their active component (AC) and reserve component (RC) faced similar dilemmas. Specifically, they had to maintain personnel readiness, modernize equipment, and retain enough force structure to meet defense strategy on a reduced budget. That situation hasn t changed. The war in Iraq is over, and major combat operations in Afghanistan remain on track to end in ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 20, Number 1 |
Jan 2013 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; Ellen R Wertheimer; Denise S Olive; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| The National Security Model: A Hybrid Approach for Determining the Legality of the Targeted Killing of U.S. Citizens |
14 Dec 2012 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Omar Ebarb; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Is the targeted killing of United States citizens legal? There are two competing models that address the legality of targeted killings: the Law-Enforcement Model and the Armed-Conflict Model. This paper examines arguments for and against each model. Using the Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion methodology for legal analysis, it analyzes the facts of the case of Anwar al-Awlaki under each model, and based on judicial balancing tests, concludes that neither ... |
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| Agricultural Manpower Shortage in World War II: Analysis of a Historical Operational Environment |
14 Dec 2012 |
280 pages |
| Authors:
Tevina Flood; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| What caused the agricultural manpower shortage in World War II? Historians have proffered a variety of explanations that attribute linear causality to a handful of independent variables. No scholar, however, has attempted to study the manpower shortage in its full causal complexity. This thesis, following the muse of analytic eclecticism, assembles a variety of cutting-edge political-science scholarship to develop a modified version of the Institutional Analysis Framework. The thesis applies ... |
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| What Is the Potential Impact on the Department of Defense (DOD) Military Treatment Facility (MTF) Pharmacies due to the Increased Copays and the Disenrollment of a Retail Pharmacy from the TRICARE Network? |
14 Dec 2012 |
143 pages |
| Authors:
Veronica L Hager; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented an increase in Triple Option Benefit Plan Available for Military Families (TRICARE) copayments, which DoD military personnel and their dependents will pay if they use the TRICARE Retail Network Pharmacies and the TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery system. Another change is that the Walgreens retail pharmacy is no longer in the TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Network, so DoD military personnel and their dependents will no ... |
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| Instilling Aggressiveness: U.S. Advisors and Greek Combat Leadership in the Greek Civil War, 1947-1949 |
14 Dec 2012 |
174 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Harris William D; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In March 1947, the United States established an economic and military assistance program to bolster the nationalist Greek government against a communist insurgency. The Greek government suffered from a collapsed economy, deep social divisions, and an inability to defeat the insurgents in battle. The Joint U.S. Military Advisory and Planning Group provided operational advice to the Greek National Army that improved the nationalists' aggressiveness, tactics, battlefield management, and logistics. The ... |
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| Toward a Regional Triad -- The Nature of Future US Strategic Engagement in the South China Sea |
14 Dec 2012 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Justin Y Lawlor; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The current rebalancing of U.S. forces to the Pacific requires an understanding of a number of factors. Among these factors are a greater understanding of emerging trends in the Chinese military, and a clearer assessment of the Chinese regional strategic plan. In addition, an examination of the political and geographical features of the South China Sea region and how these support and limit the U.S. response is required. When the ... |
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| The Professional Military Ethic |
14 Dec 2012 |
141 pages |
| Authors:
John D Cazier; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Understanding the professional military ethic (PME) first requires understanding the conceptual foundations upon which it stands. This foundation includes objective morality, the sociology of professions, professional ethics in general, and the profession of arms. This thesis argues that a genuinely normative professional ethic derives from objective morality through the context of a particular professional role. Any other approach fails to generate genuine normativity. This assertion conflicts with recent accounts of ... |
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| United States Military Support to American Strategic Goals in the Philippines |
14 Dec 2012 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
James R Coughlin; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Treaties and agreements for mutual support and defense link the United States and the Philippines. This relationship traces back to Manila Bay in 1898. In the years since 1898, the United States' role in the relationship between the two nations has transitioned from occupier, to defender, to liberator, to colonial power, to coexistent partners. Each nation has strategic goals that it would like to accomplish in its relationship with one ... |
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| Improving NATO'S Capabilities: A Roadmap to 2020 |
14 Dec 2012 |
128 pages |
| Authors:
Pierre A Leroux; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Using a comprehensive approach, this study aims to recommend measures that will improve NATO's capabilities and make it a more efficient organization. For any military organization, adjusting capabilities to governmental ambitions and strategic goals is fundamental. As such, NATO needs to continuously adjust its posture and capabilities to remain relevant in the face of new threats and new requirements, especially since the end of the Cold War. This adjustment is ... |
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| Integration of Department of Defense and State Department Efforts to Continue the Global Pursuit of Violent Extremist Organizations |
14 Dec 2012 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Sean P Lucas; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The United States has been engaged in active conflict against Violent Extremist Organizations for over 11 years. This has given the United States the ability to effectively track and target hostile organizations before they could materialize enough manpower and resources to effectively target the U.S. homeland and significant interests abroad. Even as the United States draws down a majority of combat forces from the Middle East, its ability to effectively ... |
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| Major General Melvin Zais and Hamburger Hill |
06 Dec 2012 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Kelly O Boian; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Major General Melvin Zais, a second generation Russian American, orchestrated the battle between the 29th Regiment of the People's Army of Vietnam and the 101st Airborne Division around Dong Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill), Vietnam. General Zais focused operations on and around Hamburger Hill to prevent the build up of men, weapons, and supplies in the A Shau Valley, which would have allowed for Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army forces ... |
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| Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector: A Coercive Failure? |
06 Dec 2012 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Richard A Goodman; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Coercion theory centers on an actor's ability to influence the decision making of an opponent. This monograph examines two military operations that occurred in Libya in 2011, Operation Unified Protector and Operation Odyssey Dawn, through the lens of coercion theory. The monograph seeks to answer the following question: If the United States and its allies attempted to apply coercion theory against Gaddafi preceding and during military operations, why did he ... |
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| Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan |
Dec 2012 |
173 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| During the reporting period of April 1 to September 30, 2012, the Coalition and our Afghan partners blunted the insurgent summer offensive, continued to transition the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) into security lead, pushed violence out of most populated areas, and coalition member nations signed several international agreements to support the long-term stability and security of Afghanistan. In May, President Obama and President Karzai signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement, ... |
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| Nigeria: Government Corruption and Electoral Reform |
02 Nov 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
James Stewart; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The 2011 general election in Nigeria was internationally recognized as the most open and transparent to date. Greater voter turn out and increased voter confidence in fair election results were reported by both the European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria and the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES). However, since 2008, Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index has steadily declined, indicating an increase in perceived government corruption. As perception of ... |
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| Challenges, Benefits, and Recommendations for Continued Nigerian Peacekeeping |
02 Nov 2012 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
William M Wando; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Africa is a continent that holds a high place in U.S. national security interests, yet it is still beset with local and regional conflicts. After Western attempts to aid Somalia in the early 1990s ended in tragedy, changes in U.S. policy have made it increasingly difficult for the United States to get involved directly in peacekeeping efforts in chaotic areas such as Africa. What has evolved since then is an ... |
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| Improving Nigerian Border Security -- A Comprehensive Approach |
02 Nov 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
James H Adams; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Nigeria's porous border situation presents a security problem that demands a coordinated national and multilateral approach if it is to be addressed effectively. Smuggling, narcotics trafficking, illegal immigration, movement of arms and ammunition, human trafficking, and insurgent movements offer some of the major challenges to domestic and regional security. A variety of circumstances and factors contribute to Nigeria's systemically futile efforts to accomplish adequate border operations. The federal government possesses ... |
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| Regional Organizations and Opportunity in Nigeria |
02 Nov 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
III Allou Anthony L; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| In its ongoing effort to support regional stability in western Africa, AFRICOM must balance regional organizational support with traditional bilateral assistance mechanisms to develop a sound relationship with the Nigerian security establishment. Nigeria is a critical actor in Sub-Saharan Africa that is plagued by internal and external security threats that require ongoing stability operations to manage or overcome. In addition, Nigeria exerts influential leadership in stability operations in Africa, particularly ... |
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| Power to the People: Developing Electrical Co-Ops to Improve Stability in Nigeria |
02 Nov 2012 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Joel J Luker; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Nigeria has long recognized the need to support entrepreneurial business growth to reduce its severe levels of poverty and improve socioeconomic stability. Attempts to provide this support have been largely ineffective, due in large part to the poor state of Nigerian electrical power infrastructure. In 2010, Nigeria renewed its emphasis on improving its power sector, including privatization of the formerly state-run system, but this plan requires several adjustments to optimize ... |
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| China in Nigeria |
02 Nov 2012 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A McDowell; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| China's involvement in Africa continues to be a security concern of the United States, and nowhere is China more relevant in Africa than in Nigeria. With the continent's second largest economy, 160 million potential customers, and abundant natural resources, Nigeria is a regional power and China is finding increasing opportunity there. An examination of China's military, economic, and cultural dealings with Nigeria show that China is supplanting the United States ... |
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| Import Bans as an Element of Nigerian Trade Policy, a Failed Approach |
01 Nov 2012 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Marc Langevin; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| This paper examines the impact of the prohibited import list as a part of Nigerian trade policy. Since their adoption in the mid 1970s, the import bans have directly contributed to a higher cost of living, created incentives for smuggling and corruption, and reduced the number of goods available to the consumer. By removing the bans and replacing them with tariffs comparable to similar products, Nigeria will reduce smuggling and ... |
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| Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) Quarterly Report to the United States Congress |
30 Oct 2012 |
209 pages |
| Authors:
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION ARLINGTON VA
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| SIGAR took steps this quarter to boost our work tempo and sharpen our focus on the most important programs and problems. We issued 11 written products--the most ever in a quarter since SIGAR's formation. These products include audits, inspections, Congressional testimony, alert letters, and an investigative report to implementing agencies. Our goal: to inform U.S. government agencies and Congress in real time about problems that either threaten reconstruction progress or ... |
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| A Brief Intervention to Reduce Suicide Risk in Military Service Members and Veterans |
Oct 2012 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Marjan G Holloway; Lisa Brenner; Gregory Brown; Glenn Currier; Kerry Knox; Barbara Stanley; HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE ROCKVILLE MD
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| In Project 1, we are adapting and empirically evaluating a safety plan intervention targeted at suicidal military service members receiving care at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Outcomes include suicide ideation, suicide-related coping, and attitudes toward help seeking at discharge, 1-month, and 6-months post discharge. As of 9/24/2012, 67 participants out of the 186 expected have been enrolled. In Project 2, we are examining the effectiveness of a ... |
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| What Comes Next? An Argument for Irregular War in National Defense |
Oct 2012 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Phil W Reynolds; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS MILITARY REVIEW
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| Asymmetric conflicts against irrational actors engaging in activities ranging from catastrophic terrorism to intrastate, ethnic, and civil wars are the most likely threat to U.S. security and interests. Conventional forces cannot deter terrorists and insurgents without costly deployments. The new U.S. strategy must be politically palatable and cost-effective, and it must prevent our enemies from attacking and destabilizing our allies and hurting Americans at home. The most dangerous threats to ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 19, Number 10 |
Oct 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Public-Private Cooperation in the Department of Defense: A Framework for Analysis and Recommendations for Action (Defense Horizons, October 2012) |
Oct 2012 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
II Wells Linton; Samuel Bendett; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV FORT MCNAIR DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| In 2010, a National Defense University (NDU) research project called TIDES (Transformative Innovation for Development and Emergency Support) was invited to partner with a company to produce a tradeshow about humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions and related capabilities. Despite senior-level Department of Defense (DoD) guidance to pursue public-private partnerships, DoD attorneys told TIDES managers to reject the agreement. Differing legal interpretations of the word partner generated concern that the ... |
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| Strategic Reflections: Operation Iraqi Freedom, July 2004-February 2007 |
Oct 2012 |
230 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Casey George W; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV FORT MCNAIR DC
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| Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom were the first major wars of the 21st century. They will not be the last. They have significantly impacted how our government and military think about prosecuting wars. They will have a generational impact on the U.S. military, as its future leaders, particularly those in the ground forces, will for decades be men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.* I believe it ... |
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| The Perils of Bipolarity: Subnational Conflict and the Rise of China (Maxwell Paper no. 72) |
Oct 2012 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Mark O Yeisley; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Intrastate conflicts, ranging from localized rebellions to civil war, increased linearly from 1946 through 1992 and then dramatically decreased in the post-Cold War era. This rise and fall of subnational conflict closely mirrors the proxy wars fought by or between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States. Proxy refers to (g)reat power hostility expressed through client states and describes superpower use of these states to pursue ... |
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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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| The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Eight Years |
24 Sep 2012 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Richard F Grimmett; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Under the Constitution, the war powers are divided between Congress and the President. Congress has the power to declare war and raise and support the armed forces (Article I, section 8), while the President is Commander-in-Chief (Article II, section 2). The Commander-in-Chief role gives the President power to utilize the armed forces to repel attacks against the United States, but there has long been controversy over whether he is constitutionally ... |
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| One Year Out: An Assessment of DADT Repeal's Impact on Military Readiness |
20 Sep 2012 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Aaron Belkin; Morten Ender; Nathaniel Frank; Stacie Furia; George R Lucas; Jr Packard Gary; Tammy S Schultz; Steven M Samuels; David R Segal; CALIFORNIA UNIV LOS ANGELES PALM CENTER
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| Prior to the repeal of don't ask, don't tell (DADT) on September 20, 2011, many observers predicted that allowing lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) troops to serve openly would harm the military. This study is the first scholarly effort to assess the accuracy of such predictions about the impact of DADT repeal on military readiness. Our conclusions are based on a consideration of all of the evidence that was available ... |
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| Warfighter Support: DOD Should Improve Development of Camouflage Uniforms and Enhance Collaboration Among the Services |
Sep 2012 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Cary Russell; Larry Junek; Elizabeth Morris; Grace Coleman; Susan Ditto; James Lackey; Tobin McMurdie; Carol Petersen; Richard Powelson; Michael Shaughnessy; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Since 2002, the military services have introduced seven new camouflage uniforms with varying patterns and colors: two desert, two woodland, and three universal. In addition, the Army is developing new uniform options and estimates it may cost up to $4 billion over 5 years to replace its current uniform and associated protective gear. GAO was asked to review the services' development of new camouflage uniforms. This report addresses the following: ... |
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| Lead Me, Follow Me, or Get Out of My Way: Rethinking and Refining the Civil-Military Relationship |
Sep 2012 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Mark R Shulman; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This monograph explains why robust civil-military relations matter and discusses how they are evolving. Without meaningful and reliable civilian control of the military, governments lose some measure of control over the destiny of their nations. In extreme circumstances, a lack of civilian control can even lead to a coup d'etat. Part I discusses A More Perfect Military: How the Constitution Can Make Our Military Stronger, by Diane Mazur, a book ... |
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| Training Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) Participants for Stability Operations |
Sep 2012 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
James C Ong; Karol G Ross; Brooke Schaab; Mike Prevou; Holly Baxter; Anna Grome; David Spangler; Julia Loughran; STOTTLER HENKE ASSOCIATES INC SAN MATEO CA
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| This project supports training Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational (JIIM) participants for planning and implementing Stability Operations. Based on a literature review and subject matter expert interviews, a set of themes was developed that reflect the high-level cognitive skills that experts use to be successful in JIIM environments. Then a collection of computer-based training tutorials was developed and pilot-tested by students at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 19, Number 9, September 2012 |
Sep 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Mission Accomplished! Or Not? A Study about Success in Information Operations |
Sep 2012 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Lamke; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| This study analyzes success in information operations, specifically, what success in information operations is and how it is determined. The research was carried out as a literature study and is limited to the military aspect of information operations. The primary sources were information operations doctrines from the United States, Great Britain, and Sweden. Success in information operations is discussed from two perspectives: the evaluative and the predictive. According to doctrine, ... |
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| Shaping the National Guard in a Post-War Environment |
Sep 2012 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Shane C Crofts; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The National Guard of the United States is the nation's oldest military service, tracing its roots to the Massachusetts Bay Colony of 1636. Since its inception, the Guard has enjoyed a unique dual-role responsibility of supporting state and federal missions, and while serving in every war since the American Revolution, Guardsmen and women have also supported domestic operations from the southwest border to Hurricane Katrina. Today, the Guard is a ... |
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| Air Land Sea Bulletin. Issue Number 2012-3, September 2012 |
Sep 2012 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
AIR LAND SEA APPLICATION CENTER LANGLEY AFB VA
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| Purpose: The ALSA Center publishes the ALSB three times a year. ALSA is a multi-Service DOD field agency sponsored by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC), and Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education (LeMay Center). This periodical is governed by Army Regulation 25-30, Chapter 10. The ALSB is a vehicle to spread the wordon ... |
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| Measuring Learning and Development in Cross-Cultural Competence |
Sep 2012 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J McCloskey; Kyle J Behymer; Elizabeth L Papautsky; Aniko Grandjean; 361 INTERACTIVE LLC SPRINGBORO OH
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| For deployed U.S. military personnel, cross-cultural skills are more important than ever before. Cross-cultural competence is critical to mission success, and specifically, because Soldiers can no longer predict where their next deployments may be, general cross-cultural competence (the ability to immediately adapt and assess in culturally unfamiliar environments to support mission success) is emerging as a critical competency. In the performance of this Phase II SBIR research and development effort, ... |
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| Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices: Multiple DOD Organizations are Developing Numerous Initiatives |
01 Aug 2012 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Cary B Russell; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are the enemy's weapon of choice (e.g., 16,500 IEDs were detonated or discovered being used against U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2011) and, according to the Department of Defense (DOD) will probably be a mainstay in any present and future conflict given their low cost to develop coupled with their potential for strategic impact. Multiple DOD components, including the military services, have been pursuing counter-IED (C-IED) ... |
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| U.S. Army War College Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL) 2012-2013 |
Aug 2012 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Jordan Louis H; Steven Metz; Robert J Howell; David Connelly; Jeff Melody; John Surdu; Karla Brischke; Donald Cranz; John Gailliard; Brian C Proctor; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL) is published annually for the purpose of making students and other researchers aware of strategic topics that are, or are likely to become, of special importance to the U.S. Army. The list is a compilation of input from the faculty at the Strategic Studies Institute, the U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army's senior leadership, as well as from civilian and military defense experts. ... |
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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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| Physical Performance Assessment in Military Service Members |
Aug 2012 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Jason M Wilken; Benjamin J Darter; Stephen L Goffar; Jesse C Ellwein; Rachel M Snell; Eric A Tomalis; Scott W Shaffer; BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| Few established measures allow effective quantification of physical performance in severely injured service members. We sought to establish preliminary normative data in 180 healthy, active-duty service members for physical performance measures that can be readily implemented in a clinical setting. Interrater and test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change (MDC) values were also determined. Physical performance testing included self-selected walking velocity on level and uneven terrain, timed stair ascent, the sit-to-stand ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 19, Number 8. August 2012 |
Aug 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Viruses are the most common causes of meningitis, a condition characterized by inflammation of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. During the 10-year surveillance period, there were 3,205 confirmed cases, 724 probable cases, and 2,495 suspected cases of viral meningitis among active and reserve component members. In all three categories of cases, the most common diagnoses were meningitis due to enteroviruses; however a majority of these ... |
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| Reporting the Daily Location of Deployed Service Members Generally Adequate; However, the Navy Needed Improvement |
18 Jul 2012 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALEXANDRIA VA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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| This audit was the result of a verbal request from senior officials in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs). Our overall objective was to assess DoD's effectiveness in reporting the daily location of deployed Service members for use in health surveillance. Specifically, we evaluated the status of the Military Departments' implementation of daily Service member location reporting to Defense Manpower and Data Center. The Army, Air ... |
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| Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Schedule Delays and Reengineering Weaknesses Increase Risks to DoD's Auditability Goals |
13 Jul 2012 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Amy J Frontz; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALEXANDRIA VA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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| We conducted this audit in response to a congressional request. Our overall objective was to evaluate six Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems that we identified as necessary for DoD to produce auditable financial statements. The six ERP systems experienced cost increases of $8.0 billion and schedule delays ranging from 1.5 to 12.5 years during system development and implementation. As a result of the schedule delays, DoD will continue using outdated ... |
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| Keynote Address by Secretary Panetta at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Association of Defense Communities (Video) |
06 Jul 2012 |
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| Authors:
Leon Panetta; OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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 | Keynote Address given by Secretary Panetta at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Association of Defense Communities, July 6, 2012, Monterey, CA. |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 19, Number 7 |
Jul 2012 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; John F Brundage; Ellen R Wertheimer; Denise S Olive; Leslie L Clark; Bryant Webber; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Health of Women after Wartime Deployments: Correlates of Risk for Selected Medical Conditions among Females after Initial and Repeat Deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces |
Jul 2012 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Women account for approximately 10 percent of all U.S. military deployers to Afghanistan and Iraq. This analysis estimates the percentages of female deployers (n=154,548) who were affected by selected illnesses and injuries after first through third deployments to Iraq/Afghanistan in relation to age group, service branch, military occupation, marital status, pre-deployment medical history, ?dwell time? prior to 2nd and 3rd deployments, and length of deployment. Of these factors, diagnosis of ... |
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