| Structural MRI and Cognitive Correlates in Pest-control Personnel from Gulf War I |
Apr-2009 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Kimberly Sullivan; BOSTON UNIV MA
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 | Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors including organophosphate (OP) pesticides are known to produce chronic neurological symptoms at sufficient exposure levels. Our previous study of cognitive functioning in pest-control personnel from the GWI, found that military pesticide applicators classified as higher pesticide-exposed reported significantly more health symptoms and performed less well on objective cognitive testing than the lower-exposed veterans. It is the goal of this follow-up neuroimaging study to identify the relationships between ... |
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| Shaping the Air Force Narrative for the 21st Century |
Apr-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
John V Bartoli; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| As the Air Force matured and grew increasingly more sophisticated, primarily spurred by enormous technological innovation, its unreproachable identity continued to flourish in the public mind. Air Force relationships with traditional media, though never warm, were nonetheless reasonably collegial, but more importantly, practical. The military's experiences with the media during the Vietnam War drove cautious tolerance left of outright disdain among the services and ushered in three and half decades ... |
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| The Retrograde of United States Military Equipment Out of Iraq |
09-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A Armstead; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States military has been in Iraq since its initial invasion in March of 2003 to commence Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Since that time units have deployed and redeployed in a continuous chain. With each deployment, units have brought in and, in most cases, left their equipment in theater. In addition, countless contractors have brought in and/or purchased equipment in Iraq to accomplish their mission. This mixing of deployed ... |
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| Army Aviation -- Back to Its Roots |
03-Mar-2009 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Russell Stinger; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| U.S. Army Aviation was borne of necessity to expand the ground forces' battle space to the third dimension. The first aviators were a part of ground units, and the close fight in Vietnam fostered an air-ground team seamlessly integrated in the close fight. An incremental growth in mission corresponded to improvements in technology and capability. The increasingly complex aircraft and threat environment drove specialization of training, and a need to ... |
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| The Capabilities That Medium-Armored Forces Bring to the Full Spectrum of Operations |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Susan Woodward; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA
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 | Medium-armored forces are central to the U.S. Army's vision of the Future Force, expected to combine the agility of light infantry with the greater lethality and survivability of heavy units through the Future Combat System (FCS). FCS is a networked family of systems designed to achieve information superiority on the battlefield. While the U.S. Army develops FCS, it is fielding Stryker brigade combat teams, medium-armored forces that give the current ... |
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| US Interventions Abroad: A Renaissance of the Powell Doctrine? |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Alexander Wolf; FEDERAL ARMED FORCES UNIV (FAF) MUNICH (GERMANY)
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| This article addresses the question of when and under what circumstances we may expect foreign interventions under the Obama administration. By chronicling the doctrinal premises of U.S. intervention policy during the interwar years (1990-2001) and during the administration of George W. Bush (2001-2008), the article will demonstrate that the smart power approach of the Obama administration suggests continuity over radical change. Despite a liberal humanitarian orientation that in principle should ... |
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| How Should the Joint Force Handle the Command and Control of Unmanned Aircraft Systems? |
18-Nov-2008 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Scott R Cerone; 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 formulate an improvement to, and highlight deficiencies in, the current command and control of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs). The monograph consists of four sections. Section 1 describes the difficulty associated with classifying aircraft and defines key terms associated with UAVs. Section 2 examines the historical circumstances that precipitated the centralization of the command and control of air power in the U.S. military. This ... |
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| The Use of Foreign-Flagged or Foreign-Owned Shipping in U.S. Military Sealift: Risks for the Combatant Commander |
30-Oct-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas R Kramer; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Sealift will inevitably be a major component of transporting U.S. military forces to overseas deployments. Of particular concern for the future is the decline in the number of active U.S. mariners, and that many U.S. shipping lines are now foreign-owned as well. For a number of reasons, the U.S. has used foreign-flagged shipping in the largest deployments, including Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Foreign-flagged shipping poses risks in ... |
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| Randomized Trial of an Environmental Medicine Approach to Gulf War Veterans' Illness |
Oct-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
William J Meggs; EAST CAROLINA UNIV GREENVILLE NC
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| The purpose of the research is to study the efficacy of an environmental medicine approach to Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses. The hypothesis to be tested is these illnesses result from a maladaptation to the chemical environment to which we are all exposed, as described by Selye and Randolph. The approach is to house ill veterans in an environmental control unit, to start them on a rotation diet after a brief ... |
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| Do the Metrics Make the Mission? |
01-Sep-2008 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony W Like; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Since Saddam Hussein took power in 1979, Iraq has engaged in wars with Iran and Kuwait and in two wars with the United States. The years between the wars with the United States, 1991-2003, were characterized by economic sanctions that destroyed the social fabric the wars had missed. In 2003, after major combat operations were complete, the United Nations created the United Nations Assist Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) to prop ... |
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| Combined Arms Warfare in the 21st Century: Maximizing the Capability of U.S. Army Future Combat System Equipped Brigade Combat Teams to Conduct Combined Arms Operations |
13 JUN 2008 |
178 pages |
| Authors:
James W. Reed; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The U.S. Army's first Future Combat System (FCS) equipped Brigade Combat Team (BCT) becomes fully operational in 2015. Concern for the possibility of combined arms capability gaps between planned FCS capacities and those required to defeat the expected 2015 dominant threat model -- the Extremist Guerrilla Army -- led to a study of combined arms operations (CAW). The author explores the nature of CAW, and through the use of synchronization ... |
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| Balance of Power Theory: Implications for the U.S., Iran, Saudi Arabia, and a New Arms Race |
01-Jun-2008 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Randall G Turner; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| As a study in the Bush Doctrine of preventive warfare, the conflict in Iraq has been of great interest. However, the unintended consequences of the war and its impact on regional instability also demand attention. There is a balance of power struggle taking place between Iran and Saudi Arabia which, because of Iran's nuclear ambitions, has drawn the attention of the international community and the ire of the United States. ... |
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| Organizational Implications of the U.S. Army's Increasing Demand for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Capabilities |
22-May-2008 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher F Riemer; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph traces the development and operational experiences of the U.S. Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces since Vietnam to clearly demonstrate the community's gravitational movement towards the Protection warfighting function. Since the beginning of the Global War on Terror, the U.S. Army has transformed its operational EOD forces through the entire range of DOTMLPF (doctrine, organizations, training, materials, leadership, personnel, and facilities). However, it has either failed or refused ... |
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| Recapitalizing the Air Force Intellect: Essays on War, Airpower, and Military Education |
MAY 2008 |
271 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis M. Drew; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The essays and speeches in this anthology, written over the years by Dennis M. Drew, Colonel, USAF, retired, are grouped into four broad subject areas, within which they are arranged chronologically. Part 1, "Considering the Past -- Contemplating the Future," examines some classical military themes and their relationship to modern military problems and the use of modern airpower. The essays in part 1 were written and published during the 1980s. ... |
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| Goldwater-Nichols -- Failing to Go the Distance |
25-Mar-2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Erik W Hansen; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As a result of the Defense Department Reorganization Act of 1986 -- also known as the Goldwater-Nichols Act -- the United States Military operates jointly to an extent never before seen. However, loopholes in the legislation remain which continue to prevent the services from realizing the full extent of the efficiencies envisioned by Goldwater-Nichols. U.S. Military victories from Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom have masked the fact that the ... |
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| Contributions of Women to U.S. Combat Operations |
24 MAR 2008 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Thresa Burnes; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This research paper depicts numerous historical accounts of women's contributions to U.S. combat operations from the Revolutionary War to present-day conflicts. The U.S. military continues to fight a transnational, dispersed enemy that employs irregular tactics and asymmetric warfare. Increasing numbers of female service members are engaging in direct combat despite a 1994 Department of Defense (DoD) Policy prohibiting assignments of females to units likely to engage in combat. It is ... |
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| A Nation at War: Combat Casualties and Public Support |
19 MAR 2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy F. Bishop; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The will of the American people throughout history to sustain support for the nation's leaders and their endeavors to further U.S. interests through military means has ebbed and flowed to both extremes. September 11, 2001, left the world in shock as it helplessly observed the events of that historical day take the hearts and minds of the American people to a height of patriotism never before seen in this country. ... |
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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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| U.S. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Network Centric Warfare (NCW): Impacts on Combat Aviation Tactics from Gulf War I Through 2007 Iraq |
MAR 2008 |
159 pages |
| Authors:
Coskun Kurkcu; Kaan Oveyik; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are an increasingly important element of many modern militaries. Their success on battlefields in Afghanistan, Iraq, and around the globe has driven demand for a variety of types of unmanned vehicles. Their proven value consists in low risk and low cost, and their capabilities include persistent surveillance, tactical and combat reconnaissance, resilience, and dynamic re-tasking. This research evaluates past, current, and possible future operating environments for ... |
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| Biomarkers for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Active Duty Military (BALSAM) |
22-Feb-2008 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
David E Milhorn; CINCINNATI UNIV OH
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| Purpose: To compare serum samples from individuals diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to serum samples from matched individuals who did not develop ALS. In this study we aim to identify candidate serum biomarkers that are unique for ALS and identify a subset of diagnostic serum biomarkers for early detection of ALS prior to the appearance of overt symptoms. Scope: The significance of a positive identification of protein biomarkers for ... |
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| Success in Counterinsurgencies Depends on Clear and Achievable Political Objectives |
19-Feb-2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Terje Bruoeygard; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| To succeed as an archer, one needs a clearly defined, well-observed target within range. If it is camouflaged, not present, or out of reach, it is futile to shoot. The archer could be highly trained, have the best equipment, and strong motivation, but he will waste all his arrows; he needs a target to succeed. This short analogy can be applied to any war, even a counterinsurgency. In classic military ... |
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| Scouts Out! The Development of Reconnaissance Units in Modern Armies |
Jan-2008 |
273 pages |
| Authors:
John J McGrath; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS COMBAT STUDIES INST
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| The Combat Studies Institute is pleased to present Scouts Out! The Development of Reconnaissance Units in Modern Armies, by CSI historian John J. McGrath. This monograph is a wide-ranging historical survey of the theory, doctrine, organization, and employment of reconnaissance units since the era of mechanization in the early 20th century. This study examines the development, role, and employment of units in modern armies designed specifically to perform reconnaissance and ... |
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| Applying the Powell Doctrine: A Comparison and Analysis of Operation DESERT STORM and IRAQI FREEDOM |
Jan-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
John B Adams; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The Powell Doctrine should be applied before planning to commit military forces in order to ensure the commitment is successful. |
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| Project 1946 |
DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Kevin M. Woods; Williamson Murray; Thomas Holaday; Laila Sabara; Mounir Elkhamri; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| In 1946, a team of US Army historians and intelligence officers established a long-term exchange with a select group of former members of the German General Staff, enabling a red-team understanding of WWII and expanding strategic insight into potential enemies on the new Eastern Front. Sixty years later the US Government has another rare chance to examine doctrine, intelligence, operations, and strategy through the lens of a recent military opponent. ... |
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| Evolution of Rescue: Personnel Recovery for a New Environment |
DEC 2007 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
David C. Meggett; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Air Force view of Personnel Recovery (PR) has historically focused almost exclusively on Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) of downed aircrews. Recent operations have seen a marked decrease in aircraft shootdowns, and have correspondingly tasked USAF Combat Rescue forces with non-CSAR missions in support of a variety of customers. This thesis examines the changing environment in which Combat Rescue forces are employed, evaluates the ability of these forces to ... |
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| Defeating Global Networks: The Need for a Strategic Targeting Organization |
06 NOV 2007 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Robert M. Brassaw; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Current military doctrine is insufficient to address complex networks which link adversary states, terrorists, narcotics dealers, international criminal organizations, financiers, weapons proliferators, and individual non-state actors. Although the military has the capability to find, fix, and track many of these threats, the DOD lacks the legal authorities to target and engage many of them. Establishing a global strategic targeting organization within the DOD to better address transnational threats is a ... |
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| Iraqi Perspectives Project. Primary Source Materials for Saddam and Terrorism: Emerging Insights from Captured Iraqi Documents. Volume 4 (Redacted) |
NOV 2007 |
456 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin M. Woods; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING PROGRAM
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| Captured Iraqi documents have uncovered evidence that links the regime of Saddam Hussein to regional and global terrorism, including a variety of revolutionary, liberation, nationalist, and Islamic terrorist organizations. While these documents do not reveal direct coordination and assistance between the Saddam regime and the al Qaeda network, they do indicate that Saddam was willing to use, albeit cautiously, operatives affiliated with al Qaeda as long as Saddam could have ... |
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| U.S. Armed Forces Abroad: Selected Congressional Votes Since 1982 |
07 SEP 2007 |
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| Authors:
Lisa Mages; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report summarizes selected congressional votes related to instances in which U.S. Armed Forces have been sent abroad in potentially hostile situations. These votes reflect the type of congressional actions that observers maintain bear directly on issues affecting policy and the funding of troops abroad, often in the context of the War Powers Resolution, continued presence or withdrawal of troops, and the "use of force." The cases of Lebanon (1982-1983), ... |
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| Kuwaiti National Security and the U.S.-Kuwaiti Strategic Relationship after Saddam |
SEP 2007 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
W. A. Terrill; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S.-Kuwait military relationship has been of considerable value to both countries since at least 1990. This alliance was formed in the aftermath of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's brutal invasion of Kuwait and the U.S. decision to free Kuwait with military force in 1991. Saddam's later defeat and removal from power in 2003 eliminated an important rationale for the alliance, but a close look at current strategic realities in the ... |
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| Rethinking Logistics Organization of the Marine Expeditionary Force: A MAGTF Solution |
24 MAY 2007 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin G. Collins; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In the aftermath of Operation Iraqi Freedom I, the Marine Corps decided to reorganize and re-name the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE) to address perceived logistics shortcomings in the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF). The Combat Service Support Element of the MEF thus became the Logistics Combat Element (LCE), composed of the Marine Logistics Group (MLG), formerly the Force Service Support Group (FSSG). While the new MLG potentially solves problems of ... |
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| A New Hope? Overcoming the Limitations of Effects-Based Operations |
10 MAY 2007 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Adam R. Sanderson; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Effects-Based Operations as a "new" concept is entering its sixteenth year of notoriety. Its emergence following the Gulf War (1990-1991) heralded the beginning of a shift in focus from fighting attrition warfare against a large conventional adversary to operations that generate effects. The purpose is to create a synergistic operation resulting in a desired effect kinetic or psychological that limits casualties on both sides, as well as collateral damage to ... |
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| Simultaneous Contrast: Examining the Use of American National Power |
09 MAY 2007 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Oliver Kingsbury; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| After World War II, the United States moved into a position of global pre-eminence. The Bush doctrine of pre-emptive and preventive action, expressed in the 2002 and 2006 National Security Strategies, holds that this level of relative power remains, with the United States capable of success anywhere in the world, against any enemy. These claims are ambitious enough to be worthy of some investigation. The United States can point to ... |
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| National Security Crisis Decision-Making: The Role of Regional Combatant Commander |
03 MAY 2007 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Sean C. Williams; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The successful management of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 set an unfortunate precedent for crisis management and national security crisis decision-making that persists into the contemporary security environment. The Cold War norm, roughly translated, meant that crisis management equaled crisis mitigation. The problem today is that the security environment has changed. Crisis management in the new environment should consider the use of crisis conditions to further the nation's security ... |
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| Panel 6 -- Contracting for Support of Military Operations |
May-2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Victoria Greenfield; Richard L Dunn; Jeffrey P Parsons; NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS MD
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| These briefing charts summarize Panel 6, Contracting for Support of Military Operations, one of the panels that met during the 4th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium of the Naval Postgraduate School, Acquisition Research: Creating Synergy for Informed Change, which was held in Monterey, CA on 16-17 May 2007. One chart contains a table of the numbers of civilians and military personnel who participated in various wars or conflicts over the years ... |
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| Do Psychological Operations Benefit from the Use of Host Nation Media? |
MAR 2007 |
133 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel A. Castro; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The U.S. has been continuously engaged in two enormous military endeavors in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. The campaign in Iraq has been deeply plagued by a seemingly difficult quagmire against a stubborn insurgency, rising sectarianism, an increasingly hostile and disenchanted population that has begun to lose faith in the Coalition, as well the enormously difficult task of winning the battle of ideas. An enormous amount of time and resources ... |
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| Multinational Operations: A Selected Bibliography |
FEB 2007 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Jeanette M. Moyer; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This selected bibliography focuses on the special challenges of Multinational Operations, such as command arrangements, interoperability, intelligence sharing, multilateralism, and cultural diversity. It does not include general descriptions of multinational operations and exercises. With the exception of some important older titles, most of the books, documents, articles, and online resources cited are dated 2001 to the present. All items in this bibliography are available in the U.S. Army War College ... |
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| Return of the Bomber: The Future of Long-Range Strike |
FEB 2007 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Rebecca Grant; AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION ARLINGTON VA
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| This monograph on the future of the bomber begins with an introduction that chronicles the success of the VIII Bomber Command during World War II. The commander of the VIII Bomber Command, Brig. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, U.S. Army Air Forces, led his fliers on long-range missions into the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe. Things have changed since then. The Air Force stopped acquiring new bombers in 1997, and the result ... |
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| Combat Pair: The Evolution of Air Force-Navy Integration in Strike Warfare |
2007 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin S. Lambeth; DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (AIR FORCE) WASHINGTON DC RAND/ANSER OFFICE
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| During the more than three decades that have elapsed since the war in Vietnam ended, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy have progressively developed a remarkable degree of harmony in the integrated conduct of aerial strike operations. That close harmony stands in sharp contrast to the situation that prevailed throughout most of the Cold War, when the two services lived and operated in wholly separate physical and conceptual worlds, ... |
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| Combat Pair: The Evolution of Air Force-Navy Integration in Strike Warfare |
2007 |
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| Authors:
Benjamin Lambeth; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This report documents the exceptional cross-service harmony that the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy have steadily developed in their conduct of integrated strike operations since the first Persian Gulf War in 1991. That close harmony contrasts sharply with the situation that prevailed throughout most of the Cold War, when the two services maintained separate and unique operating mindsets and lacked any significant interoperability features. The most influential factor accounting ... |
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| Naval Law Review, Volume 54, 2007 |
2007 |
267 pages |
| Authors:
Keith S. Gibel; Craig H. Allen; James P. Terry; Edward F. Fogarty; Allen J. Dickerson; Michael J. Marinello; Ann M. Vallandingham; Matthew G. Morris; NAVAL JUSTICE SCHOOL NEWPORT RI
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| Published by the Naval Justice School, the "Naval Law Review" encourages frank discussion of relevant legislative, administrative, and judicial developments in military and related fields of law. This issue of the "Naval Law Review" contains the following articles: "Defined by the Law of the Sea: 'High Seas' in the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act," by Lieutenant Commander Keith S. Gibel, JAGC, USN; "A Primer on the ... |
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| Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues |
30 OCT 2006 |
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| Authors:
Alfred B. Prados; Jeremy M. Sharp; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report provides an overview of Jordanian politics and current issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations. It provides a brief overview of Jordan's government and economy and of its cooperation in promoting Arab-Israeli peace and other U.S. policy objectives in the Middle East. Several issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations are likely to figure in decisions by Congress and the Administration on future aid to, and cooperation with, Jordan. These include the stability of ... |
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| Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations |
02 AUG 2006 |
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| Authors:
Alfred B. Prados; Christopher M. Blanchard; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Saudi Arabia, a monarchy ruled by the Saud dynasty, enjoys special importance in much of the international community because of its unique association with the Islamic religion and its oil wealth. The United States and Saudi Arabia have longstanding economic and defense ties. A series of informal agreements, statements by successive U.S. administrations, and military deployments have demonstrated a strong U.S. security commitment to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia was a ... |
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| Military Operations: Precedents for Funding Contingency Operations in Regular or in Supplemental Appropriations Bills |
13 JUN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Stephen Daggett; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress has appropriated $331 billion for military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. Of that amount, $301 billion, or 91%, has been provided either in supplemental appropriations bills or as additional "emergency" funding in separate titles of annual defense appropriations acts. A recurring issue in Congress has been whether funding for ongoing military operations -- such as those in Iraq, Afghanistan, and ... |
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| Ending the Debate: Unconventional Warfare, Foreign Internal Defense, and Why Words Matter |
JUN 2006 |
208 pages |
| Authors:
D. Jones; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| There is an ongoing debate within the Special Forces community whether unconventional warfare and foreign internal defense are applicable in the contemporary and future Special Operations environments, based on current doctrinal definitions and operational concepts. For unconventional warfare, the debate surrounds its current broad and confusing definition and whether it can be an overarching term for efforts against nonstate actors in the Global War on Terrorism. The foreign internal defense ... |
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| Combat Comptrollers: Considerations across the Planning Continuum |
JUN 2006 |
133 pages |
| Authors:
John P. Anderson; Jr Marshall Edward E.; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In this MBA project, the authors examine Air Force and Army Financial Management operations in the contingency environment. The project focuses on the transformational ways of comptroller operations. This report provides a brief history and lessons learned from World War II to the present, current Army and Air Force deployed financial management operations, and ways to obtain jointness through increases in interoperability, organization, and "reachback" capability. Following an introductory chapter, ... |
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| Explorations on Just War: Has It Ever Existed? |
JUN 2006 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Jamison D. Braun; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In this thesis, the author presents examples of non-adherence to Just War Doctrine and challenges whether the theory ought to be adhered to at all. His research is based on nation-to-nation and nation-to-international actor wars and addresses all three tenets of the Just War Doctrine: Jus in bello, Jus ad bellum, and Jus pos bello. These writings suggest that since Just War Theory has not been adhered to in its ... |
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| Weinberger-Powell and Transformation: Perceptions of American Power from the Fall of Saigon to the Fall of Baghdad |
JUN 2006 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
Earl E. Abonadi; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Throughout American history, policy makers have struggled with the use of American military power. The "Limited War" argument holds that the use of force needs to remain an option to support American diplomacy. The "Never Again" argument, meanwhile, holds that the use of American military power should be undertaken only in the face of threats against vital national interests. The most influential "Never Again" argument has been the 1984 Weinberger ... |
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| Mechanisms in Chronic Multisymptom Illnesses |
JUN 2006 |
264 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel J. Clauw; MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR
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| The overall objectives of this cooperative agreement are to conduct research in pursuit of identifying the physiologic mechanisms responsible for the symptoms of pain, fatigue, and memory difficulties commonly seen in patients with Chronic Multisymptom Illnesses (CMI) (i.e., fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Gulf War Illnesses, etc.); to identify the risk factors for developing these syndromes as well as programs aimed at both preventing these illnesses and treating established cases. These ... |
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| Military Pundits: Retired but Still Serving? |
25 MAY 2006 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher P. Taylor; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In September of 2001, 90% of America received most of their news on the terrorist attacks against the United States from television; a number that would hold steady at 89% throughout Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In April of 2003, while the United States led the coalition of the willing in OIF, many retired officers stated on television that the Department of Defense had not planned and resourced the war properly, ... |
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| Time for a New Master Tenet? |
25 MAY 2006 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
III Schaefer John J.; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph addresses the continued relevance of air power's master tenet in light of advances in technology. The purpose of the monograph is to examine the doctrinal assumptions used to justify centralized control with decentralized execution. Current Air Force doctrine defines decentralized execution as "the delegation of execution authority" and deems it superior to centralized execution because it allows commanders "to achieve effective span of control and to foster disciplined ... |
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