| Should Military Governance Guidance Return to its Roots? A Doctrinal Comparison Between Field Manual 27-5 (1943) and Field Manual 3-05.40 (2006)(CSL Student Issue Paper, Volume S02-09, August 2009) |
Aug-2009 |
4 pages |
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Hugh VanRoosen; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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 | A comparison of the 1943 United States Army and Navy Manual of Military Government and Civil Affairs with the most recent (2006) United States Army Civil Affairs Field Manual reveals major changes in doctrine in the intervening sixty three years. While to some degree changing national and international conditions make many of those changes understandable, after reading the two manuals one can argue a need to recapture the military government ... |
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| Colloque S&T Symposium 2009: Understanding the Human Dimension in 21st Century Conflict/Warfare: Taking Care of the Front Line (comprendre la dimension humaine dans les conflits/la conduite de la guerre au xxle siecle: veiller a la ligne de front) |
Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Orrick White; Stefan Wolejszo; Kyle Fraser; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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 | Defence S&T Symposium 2009, which focused on Taking Care of the Front Line, was the third of a three part series exploring the human-centric dimensions of conflict in the future security environment. When deployed, Canadian Forces are increasingly expected to navigate the tides of complex situations and environments that require strategies that are not purely military in nature. To successfully support such endeavours, a whole-of-government approach is necessary. Such an ... |
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| German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications |
20-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Paul Belkin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| German Chancellor Angela Merkel took office in November 2005 promising a foreign policy anchored in a revitalized transatlantic partnership. Most observers agree that since reaching a low-point in the lead-up to the Iraq war in 2003, relations between the United States and Germany have improved. U.S. officials and many Members of Congress view Germany as a key U.S. ally, have welcomed German leadership in Europe, and voiced expectations for increased ... |
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| Security Force Assistance in the Philippines |
Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kemper A Jones; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Thesis: The involvement of the US conventional military's Security Force Assistance in the Philippines with significant future investment can build the foundation for comprehensive solutions that can stabilize the country, prevent future internal conflicts, and combat Philippine-grown insurgencies. Discussion: Strategically located at the center of maritime Southeast Asia, the Philippines has endemic corruption and insurgency that have expanded and worsened despite over a hundred years of halfhearted US intervention. The ... |
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| Seabasing for the Range of Military Operations |
26-Mar-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| For nearly two decades, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have been actively engaged in producing a robust and comprehensive body of seabasing concepts and supporting concepts of operation (CONOPS). In recent years, this work has expanded to include the joint community and has been formalized into naval doctrine. Additionally, a variety of multimedia products has been developed in the past year to assist Marine Corps personnel in providing information ... |
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| Educating for Landpower |
23-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Michael S Lewis; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Educating Army Leaders, even those at the small unit level, must keep pace with the future operating environment. This complex strategic environment, like the world around us, is changing at an exponential rate, and, in arguably unpredictable directions. Thus, the challenges of educating future landpower leaders are also changing. Key concepts like Fourth Generation Warfare and Hybrid War are changing how we think about the future of war. The current ... |
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| Possible Correlations of Multinational Military Operations and State Stability, and Application to State Building in Iraq |
Mar-2009 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Nicholas J Buls; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis explores the possible correlation between participation by emerging states in multinational military coalitions, and increased stability of those emerging states. Level of multinational military participation is regressed against three metrics of stability; level of democracy, occurrence of internal conflict, and occurrence of external conflict. Implications of correlations discovered are discussed with respect to policy relevance toward state building and reconstruction in Iraq. |
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| Provincial Reconstruction Teams' Performance Measurement Process Has Improved |
28-Jan-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Bowen; Stuart W Jr; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| Since October 2006 SIGIR has issued three reports examining the status, expansion, and effectiveness of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) and embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams (ePRTs) in Iraq. Those reports recommended that the U.S. Mission-Iraq and Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I) establish a performance measurement system with clear objectives, performance measures, and milestones for the PRTs. SIGIR's objectives for this audit were to review the PRT program and answer these general questions: 1) ... |
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| NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance |
23-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Paul Belkin; Vincent Morelli; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The mission of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Afghanistan is a test of the alliance's political will and military capabilities. Since the Washington Summit in 1999, the allies have sought to create a new NATO, capable of operating beyond the European theater to combat emerging threats such as terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Afghanistan is NATO's first out-of-area mission beyond Europe. The purpose of ... |
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| Improving Capacity for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Nora Bensahel; Olga Oliker; Heather Peterson; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Stabilization and reconstruction operations will almost certainly constitute an important part of the national security agenda facing the new Obama administration. Stabilization, which refers to efforts to end social, economic, and political upheaval, and reconstruction, which includes efforts to develop or redevelop institutions that foster self-governance, social and economic development, and security, are critical to securing political objectives before, during, or after conflict. Until recently, however, governments and militaries preferred ... |
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| Norm Emergence and Humanitarian Intervention |
Dec-2008 |
155 pages |
| Authors:
Brendan C Bartlett; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Despite efforts by the UN in the past two decades, the world has seen numerous intrastate conflicts emerge. Immediate worldwide reporting of such atrocities, evoking empathy for the plight of others, has led to an unseen measure of objection to repressive treatment, and the excuse of sovereignty as a defense against inhumane actions is being challenged. The relevance and importance of this topic is reflected in the origins of humanitarian ... |
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| RMA to ONA: The Saga of an Effects-Based Operation |
18-Nov-2008 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Charles M Kyle; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In the aftermath of the air campaign that began Operation Desert Storm, the US Air Force sought to measure US success in the military-technical and organizational innovation that occurred during the Gulf War and its impact on the future evolution of military art. From the perspective of the Air Force, the success of the war was based on planning and execution by the US air and naval strike forces during ... |
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| Provincial Reconstruction Teams Aren't for Everyone: Where and When PRTs can be a Useful Mechanism for SSTR Operations |
31-Oct-2008 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Robin D Meyer; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| This paper draws conclusions and makes recommendations about the utility of the PRT model in various post-conflict situations based on the conditions that have facilitated or frustrated the development of stable, peaceful, and democratic states in the past. Drawing on a historical review of the U.S. experience with nation-building and development assistance, the paper concludes that the success of U.S. efforts will depend not on the correct design of a ... |
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| Framing Cultural Attributes for Human Representation in Military Training and Simulations |
01-Sep-2008 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Tellis A Fears; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis provides insight to improve training of personnel that will support United States Security, Stability, Transformation and Reconstruction (SSTR) operations in the social and cultural context of the Middle East. SSTR operations require competencies far beyond conventional fighting skills. Necessary skills include rounded knowledge about the history and culture, and language, of the indigenous people in the operational area. Through personal interviews, social science research, and historical literature reviews, ... |
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| Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to the United States Congress |
30-Jul-2008 |
271 pages |
| Authors:
Bowen; Stuart W Jr; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| This 18th Quarterly Report to the Congress provides a new look at the relief and reconstruction effort in Iraq, presenting a province-by-province review of progress on reconstruction and capacity-building in four key areas of concern -- economics, essential services, governance, and security. This new review catalogues a series of informative snapshots on the achievements and challenges affecting each of Iraq's 18 provinces. The United States has now appropriated more than ... |
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| Comprehensive Plan Needed to Guide the Future of the Iraq Reconstruction Management System |
25-Jul-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Milton L Naumann; David R Warren; W D Haigler; Walt R Keays; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| In November 2003, the Congress passed Public Law 108-106, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004, which created the $18.4 billion Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF). In addition to providing funding for Iraq reconstruction, the law contained a requirement to submit reports to the Congress on how the funding was being used, and provided $50 million to be used to ... |
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| An Ontology Based Information Exchange Management System Enabling Secure Coalition Interoperability |
21-May-2008 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Russell Leighton; Joshua Undesser; CDM TECHNOLOGIES INC SAN LUIS OBISPO CA
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| Military and humanitarian missions increasingly involve forces allied in a coalition. Real-time information exchange is indisputably a critical aspect required for the success of these missions. The rising challenge is the selection and control of the content shared with coalition partners. Which coalition partner needs to be included in operational information? How is it assured that in a changing situation all affected partners are alerted? Currently, this management of information ... |
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| German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications |
29 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul Belkin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| German Chancellor Angela Merkel took office in November 2005 promising a foreign policy anchored in a revitalized transatlantic partnership. Most observers agree that since reaching a low-point just before the Iraq war in 2003, relations between the United States and Germany have improved. U.S. officials view Germany under Merkel as a key U.S. ally in Europe. Despite continuing areas of divergence, President Bush and Congress have welcomed German leadership in ... |
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| Who's in Charge Here? Civil-Military Coordination in Humanitarian Assistance |
28-Apr-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Loughran; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Recent humanitarian assistance/disaster relief missions highlight the challenges of coordinating with non-military agencies and demonstrate that U.S. military participation in these missions is best suited to a first-responder mindset. To enable this limited but essential role, the military and NGOs must improve in areas of information sharing and coordination at the operational-tactical level. Civil-military experience gained during HA/DR mission can also improve interaction in other scenarios and contribute to improving ... |
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| Transatlantic Transformation: Building a NATO-EU Security Partnership for the 21st Century |
25 MAR 2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J. Preler; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The strategic partnership between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) has never been more critical than it is today. Closer cooperation between these two major institutions is vital to ensuring the fundamental long-term international security interests and strategic stability of their member countries. The uncertain realities of the 21st century security environment demand new comprehensive and cooperative approaches to collective security, in which diverse civil ... |
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| El Salvador Armed Forces Procedures in Disaster Situations |
25 MAR 2008 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jesus E. Alvarez; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This Strategy Research Paper (SRP) presents the challenges faced by the Armed Forces of El Salvador units prepared to respond to local and regional natural disasters and caused by man. Also explores the emergency activities planned and organized by the National Emergency Committee (COEN) and realized by the Armed Forces as part of the National Emergency System (SISNAE). These activities are carried out by the State resources with the intention ... |
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| Reforming the Interagency Coordination Process in Support of Contingency Operations |
25 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Lynard T. Johnson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Not since World War II has the U.S. Government adopted a national security strategy where all the elements of national power were directed to support the nation's national security strategy. Since World War II, many of the conflicts the U.S. has engaged in have not been a coordinated U.S. Government (USG) effort to win these conflicts. In fact, many U.S. departments and agencies seem to play no role or only ... |
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| Transitioning from War to Enduring Peace |
24 MAR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Michael E. Culpepper; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper examines the nature of operations immediately following the major combat phase of a conflict. The paper focuses on conflicts that result in the removal of an existing regime and the establishment of a new government. The author describes the characteristics of stability operations, how they are conducted, and how they are successfully concluded. He includes an examination of the roles and interrelationships of the military, civil authorities, nongovernmental ... |
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| Impact of Economic Forces on Manning America's 21st Century Army |
21 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Marcus A. Cochran; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Over 30 years after President Nixon delivered on his campaign promise to eliminate conscription, the Nation faces challenges in a world far different than those it faced in the early 1970s. Today, events that occur half way around the world are much more likely to affect U.S. economic health and national security. Globalization expands the challenge of protecting U.S. national interests tremendously and requires persistent diplomatic, economic, and military investment. ... |
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| The Importance of Cultural Knowledge for Today's Warrior-Diplomats |
20 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Carolyn F. Kleiner; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In conducting the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), working with coalition partners, and projecting influence worldwide, the Armed Forces of the United States will continue to be sent to the far corners of the earth to perform wide-ranging missions such as stability operations, nation building, peacekeeping, and humanitarian assistance. These types of operations all require competencies far beyond the traditional warfighting skills. All leaders in the military, whether at the ... |
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| Turning Battlefield Victories into Strategic Success |
17 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph P. Granata; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| An issue facing the future of the American military is the American way of war and its inability to effectively turn military victory into strategic success. Senior Military leaders must embrace this fact and develop strategies that effectively integrate other agencies and tools of national power into later phases of the battle plan that will ensure overall strategic success. The recent military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq are examples of ... |
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| Force Health Protection: The Strategic Challenges of Protecting the 'Total Force' in U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) |
14-Mar-2008 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Patricia L Wood; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is scheduled to be a functional Unified Command by 30 September 2008. AFRICOM will be regionally oriented with non-kinetic operations as its primary mission to include sustainability and security, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, training and support to the African military, and military operations as determined. The U.S. military must address the issue of force health protection while conducting stability operations in Africa. AFRICOM's missions will include ... |
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| Deterring Spoilers: Peace Enforcement Operations and Political Settlements to Conflict |
MAR 2008 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Nicole C. Manseau; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In this thesis, I demonstrate that the ability of a peace enforcement operation to deter spoilers determines the progress of a political settlement to a conflict. Using the method of difference, I examine how two case studies with similar security environments obtained divergent results in political settlements to their respective conflicts. In Somalia, Operation Restore Hope provided a strong peace enforcement operation, but ultimately failed to deter spoilers to United ... |
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| The Indonesian Imperative |
29 FEB 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth S. Hara; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States must improve relations with Indonesia because of Indonesia's improving democratic institutions, growing political power in Eastern Asia, strategic location, and market potential, and because it is has the largest Muslim population of all the world's nations. This Strategy Research Project (SRP) describes the benefits of the National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP). It then examines Indonesia's role as a critical U.S. strategic partner and identifies risks if ... |
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| Border Security: A National Policy and Planning Imperative |
29 FEB 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher K. Hoffman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| At the end of major combat operations in Iraq in May of 2003, the United States and coalition forces started operations to rebuild Iraqi infrastructure and government. However, plans, policy, and forces were not applied to secure the integrity of Iraq's borders, principally its borders with Syria and Iran. Border forces were destroyed or had deserted. Foreign fighters, arms, and supplies would flow at a steady rate across Iraq's border ... |
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| U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services Panel on Roles and Missions: Initial Perspectives |
JAN 2008 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Jim Cooper; Ike Skelton; Duncan Hunter; Erin Conaton; Mark Lewis; Tom Hawley; Andrew Hunter; Andrew Hyde; Russell Rumbaugh; David Sours; COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES WASHINGTON DC
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| The Pentagon's traditional way of thinking of restructuring is termed "Roles and Missions," an innocuous-sounding phrase with breathtaking reach. Normally confined to the Pentagon, the recent need for nation-building has broadened security thinking to agencies outside the Department of Defense. The task of this "Panel on Roles and Missions" is to examine the "roles" of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, as well as the particular "missions" ... |
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| Sovereign Options: Securing Global Stability and Prosperity -- A Strategy for the US Air Force |
Jan-2008 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Michael W Wynne; SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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| In 2007, Congress asked the Air Force to explain its strategy for organizing, training, and equipping its forces. The question is important. The Air Force spends a great deal of effort programming its forces but surprisingly little explaining how the forces it builds support the nation's needs. We say in our mission statement that we deliver sovereign options for the defense of the country and its global interests, but we ... |
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| Organizing for Irregular Warfare: Implications for the Brigade Combat Team |
DEC 2007 |
175 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth J. Burgess; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study challenges the notion that the incremental steps being taken by the Army to transform itself into a more modular organization are bold enough to allow ground forces to properly conduct operations in 21st-century irregular environments. The author argues that Infantry Brigade Combat Teams would be better optimized for the challenges of irregular warfare through structural changes that decentralize resources; flatten the command structure; and increase the capacity and ... |
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| How Can the U.S. Military Avoid Another 9/15?: An Analysis of the Inability of U.S. Military Leaders to Provide an Adequate Strategy for Responding to the 9/11 Attacks |
DEC 2007 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
James R. Mauldin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| On September 15th, 2001, three days after the 9/11 attacks, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Hugh Shelton, presented the National Security Council (NSC) with three Department of Defense (DoD) developed Courses of Action (COAs) for a retaliatory strategy against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. All three plans called for direct action against these non-state, irregular forces. Even while presenting the plans, General Shelton admitted ... |
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| Provisional Reconstruction Teams: An Operational Imperative |
06 NOV 2007 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew G. Wilcox; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| World events have changed requiring a holistic approach to conflict prevention and termination, instability, and multi-dimensional enabling environments with difficult, wicked problem sets. Today operational success has a much broader definition that includes, wining the peace. PRTs are the one solution set to stability operations to evolve out of OEF/OIF. They are an operational imperative because PRTs tactically address causes and symptoms to the social fabric in multi-dimensional, complex, near ... |
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| German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications |
03 OCT 2007 |
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| Authors:
Paul Belkin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| German Chancellor Angela Merkel took office in November 2005 promising a foreign policy anchored in a revitalized transatlantic partnership. Most observers agree that since reaching a low-point in the lead-up to the Iraq war in 2003, relations between the United States and Germany have improved. U.S. officials view Germany under Chancellor Merkel as a key U.S. ally in Europe. Despite continuing areas of divergence, President Bush and Congress have welcomed ... |
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| Long Hard Road: NCO Experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq |
OCT 2007 |
198 pages |
| Authors:
Jesse McKinney; Eric B. Pilgrim; L. R. Arms; ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY FORT BLISS TX
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| The call to war is often met by young Soldiers who lack an understanding of what they are about to encounter. These young Soldiers must be trained, prepared, and then led in battle by those with experience and understanding -- the Noncommissioned Officer Corps. In an effort to preserve the history of the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) and to provide future noncommissioned officers with an understanding of the actions ... |
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| Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Quaterly and Semiannual Report to the United States Congress |
30-Jul-2007 |
749 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| During the past quarter, SIGIR produced 8 new audit products, 5 on-the-ground project assessments, and made progress on 57 ongoing investigations into allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse. Two more criminals caught in major bribery conspiracies uncovered by SIGIR were sentenced to prison. And several arrests were made in a significant new bribery case arising from the successful work of a law enforcement task force of which SIGIR is a ... |
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| Breaching the Phalanx: Developing a More Engineer-Centric Modular BCT |
05 JUN 2007 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
James M. Schultze; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The Army decided to re-structure the combat divisions into modular, brigade units in order to better address the difficulty inherent in fighting terrorism, while simultaneously providing combat units to OIF and OEF for SSTR operations. These new modular combat units are based on predominantly infantry and armor capabilities and have resulted in a large divestiture of engineering units and capabilities. The Army's reduction lies in stark contrast to the US ... |
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| Design of an Experiment to Investigate ISR Coordination and Information Presentation Strategies in an Expeditionary Strike Group: Combined A2C2 and CMD-21 Research |
JUN 2007 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Susan G. Hutchins; Shawn Weil; David L. Kleinman; Susan P. Hocevar; William G. Kemple; Karl Pfeiffer; Doug Kennedy; Heather Oonk; Gene Averett; Elliot Entin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATIONAL SCIENCES
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| This paper describes the design of an experiment that combines research of the Adaptive Architectures for Command and Control (A2C2) and the Command 21 programs, both sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. The experiment focuses on the nexus of organizational design and information presentation strategies - both of which are undergoing dramatic changes in form and function within the US military. The formation of Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESGs) is ... |
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| Rethinking Insurgency |
JUN 2007 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Steven Metz; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The September 11, 2001, attacks and Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom revived the idea that insurgency is a significant threat to the United States. In response, the American military and defense communities began to rethink insurgency. Much of this valuable work, though, viewed contemporary insurgency as more closely related to Cold War-era insurgencies than to the complex conflicts that characterized the post-Cold War period. This suggests that the way ... |
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| Use of a Systems Information Broker to Aide in the Dynamic Interfacing of C2 Nodes |
JUN 2007 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Dagohoy H. Anunciado; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Missions assigned to military forces will change as world events occur. Recent events like the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in the United States required a massive humanitarian effort that included military forces. Information about the event needed gathering, distributing, and analyzing to determine how best to use resources to help the people in the devastation. Once observers gather information, establishing communications is needed before information can be distributed. ... |
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| Interpreting Commander's Intent: Do We Really Know What We Know and What We Don't Know |
JUN 2007 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A. Thomas; Linda G. Pierce; Melissa W. Dixon; Gwenda Fong; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| The 21st Century Military is shifting its focus from traditional combat operations to stability, security, transition, and reconstruction (SSTR) operations (Department of Defense Directive, 2005). US policy on SSTR operations requires full interoperability among representatives across US Departments and Agencies, foreign governments and security forces, international organizations, US and foreign non-governmental organizations, and members of the private sector. This shift in focus has drawn attention to the idea that one ... |
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| Command at the Edge of Chaos |
10 MAY 2007 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan E. Schwartz; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Traditional hierarchical military staff organizations at the operational level of command remain suited for executing status quo and slowly evolving military operations focused on simple problems. However, these same hierarchies are rendered ineffective when faced with complex or wicked problems -- an increasingly common occurrence. Replacing traditional staff structures with flat, self-organizing networks at the operational level of command and war will allow commanders to efficiently synchronize vast resources and ... |
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| SIGIR Quarterly Report to the United States Congress |
30-Apr-2007 |
632 pages |
| Authors:
Bowen; Stuart W Jr; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| This Report marks a significant evolution in the U.S. relief and reconstruction effort in Iraq: the part of the U.S. program supported by the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) is nearly complete. Concomitantly, the Government of Iraq (GOI) is assuming progressively more of the financial burden for Iraq's continued recovery. This does not signify the end of U.S. assistance to Iraq. American support for Iraq's recovery will remain relatively ... |
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| Post-Conflict Stability Operations and the Department of State |
30 MAR 2007 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Carrig; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper will review the formation and initial activities of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS), U.S. Department of State. The paper will evaluate the progress of this new office, which was created to coordinate and standardize U.S. Government reconstruction and stabilization mechanisms. The office is intended to serve as the central tasking organization for U.S. Government-wide assistance to societies recovering from war or severe civil ... |
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| Comprehensive Regional Expertise in the United States Army |
23 MAR 2007 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory C. Meyer; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The Department of Defense acknowledged the importance of language and cultural expertise with the approval and dissemination of the Defense Language Transformation Roadmap in February 2005 and Department of Defense Directive 3000.05 in November 2005. Unfortunately, both documents fall short of establishing an all-encompassing and prescriptive approach for harnessing the power of comprehensive regional expertise. Nevertheless, this recognition sets the conditions for establishing a military force that can proactively influence ... |
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| Political Warfare in Sub-Saharan Africa: U.S. Capabilities and Chinese Operations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa |
MAR 2007 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Donovan C. Chau; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Today, as in the past, the People's Republic of China (PRC) exerts influence on the African continent. Unlike the United States, which also attempts to sway African nations and people, the PRC uses an instrument of grand strategy called political warfare as its primary means of influence. What is political warfare, and how is it being employed in Africa today? How do U.S. capabilities compare to PRC operations and capabilities ... |
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| Transforming the National Security Council: Interagency Authority, Organization, Doctrine |
27 FEB 2007 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Clay O. Runzi; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Complex and agile threats in today's international security environment can no longer be defeated through the unilateral application of a single element of national power. Whereas superior military strength may have been sufficient to deter, dissuade, and defeat state adversaries in the past, contemporary challenges to a stable international environment require the coordinated synergy of America's national security apparatus. Enabled through the National Security Act of 1947, the National Security ... |
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| Assessing the Adequacy of Coverage of Joint Command and Control in the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations |
FEB 2007 |
152 pages |
| Authors:
Waldo D. Freeman; Lawrence B. Morton; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING PROGRAM
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| The Joint Staff, J7 Joint Experimentation, Transformation, and Concepts Division asked the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) Joint Advanced Warfighting Program (JAWP) to evaluate how adequately the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO) covers joint command and control (JC2). The CCJO heads the family of joint operations concepts (JOpsC) that describe how joint forces are expected to operate across the range of military operations in 2012-2025. Its purpose is to ... |
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