biblioscholar nov 2012 (Más de 1.300 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Several national level publications provide guidance, commentary, and insight on America's security, role in the global war on terrorism, defense and way-ahead for Iraq. These documents include National Security Strategy of the United States of America, National Defense Strategy of the United States of America, National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction, and (the subject of this paper) National Strategy for Victory in Iraq. In each of these documents, terrorism is identified as a threat. The Nation's actions (diplomatic, informational, military, and economic) since September 11, 2001 have highlighted this core rubric in planning, course of action development, and communication of the way-ahead. Each document defines a desired end-state for the associated strategy and attempts to define the term terrorism.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Abstract Total Force Integration (TFI) initiatives are on going across the total force. This paper examines how Air Force TFI manpower implementation practices combine with the legal limitations of deploying reserve members to impact the ability of active duty fighter maintenance units to meet full Unit Type Code (UTC) deployment taskings. Current TFI manpower practices for active duty units in classic associations with a reserve unit result in a reduction of active duty maintenance positions for full-time, non-supervisory reserve positions. This practice fails to account for the legal limitations of deploying reserve members. These limitations combine with active duty maintenance manpower reductions to place at risk the ability of a unit to fulfill Unit Type Code (UTC) deployment taskings if required. Unless mobilized, reservists must volunteer for deployments. As a result, reserve units in associate relationships cannot commit to filling a specific number of UTC positions for Air Expeditionary Force taskings. The active duty unit must be able to fill all its UTC taskings without assistance from its reserve associate in the event there are few or no reserve volunteers.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - With the burgeoning concern for weaponized bio-agents, the Department of Defense (DOD) has partitioned its biodefense and infectious disease vaccine acquisition programs, with biodefense vaccines holding a higher acquisition priority and receiving more robust funding than infectious disease vaccines. As a result, the military's infectious disease vaccine program has lost considerable emphasis, funding and mission capability, with a significant erosion of the DOD's ability to ensure the acquisition and availability of the right vaccines at the right time to optimally protect US forces from established and emerging natural infections now and in the future. To mitigate these risks, this paper argues that the DOD must: collectively assess and prioritize all biological threats, whether natural, accidental or deliberate in nature; consolidate redundant vaccine acquisition activities; elevate the priority of infectious disease vaccines; and provide ample resources to sustain a robust vaccine acquisition capability to protect US military forces against validated and prioritized biological threats.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Modern technological warfare has escaped the bounds of traditional jus ad bellum arguments limiting the use of force. The push-button technologies of tomorrow such as stealth autonomous attack aircraft, robot tanks, hyper-velocity globe spanning missiles, and space-based weapons have irrevocably pushed modern coercive force outside the constraints of traditional warfare. As the distance between policymakers and weapon application becomes more technologically removed the temptation to apply force for arbitrary political gain is no longer balanced by the probable loss of American lives. The traditional constraints the bellum arguments of just cause, right intention, proper authority, last resort and probability of success will continue to lose applicability just as the traditional construct of fielded armies breaks down in favor of remote technological combat options. To address this increasing chasm between force policy and capability, a new system of constraints must be developed that addresses the interconnected, political, and economic reality of a future America. This jus ad coactum, or just use of coercive force, argument includes the tenets of cultural sovereignty, burden of authority, and balance of risk. Regardless of content, the United States must develop this new policy of constraints upon force in order to effectively leverage these push-button technologies in a politically balanced manner, consistent with its role as world leader, and supported by internationally accepted standards of practice and warfare.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Surviving First Contact In the nineteenth century, the great Prussian strategist Helmuth Von Moltke penned his famous quote 'no plan survives contact with the enemy.' Moltke is dead--and it is time for his quote to go with him. Modern military plans are constructed using a framework as a foundation that is known as the operational design. While the concept of the operational design has evolved over the last decade, joint planning doctrine has lagged miserably behind. Dr. Keith Dickson made a significant contribution to the development of a practical methodology for crafting the operational design in his article Operational Design: A Methodology for Planners. However, his methodology is incomplete. To create a flexible operational design and a plan that works from planning through execution in an adaptive environment, decision analysis must be added to the process and this process should be codified in joint doctrine.Current joint planning doctrine provides abstract theory about operational design, but offers very little that is of practical use to a planner. It presents even less about campaign decision-making. The key decisions a commander makes in a plan will determine whether the campaign succeeds or fails. Modern planning tools must include a process to support those decisions.Dr. William Duggan's monograph Coup d' Oeil: Strategic Intuition in Army Planning uses recent scientific studies on how the brain makes decisions to assert that military commanders use a decision-making process that fuses intuition and analysis despite the solely analytical process written in doctrine. Modern planners recognize the need for this intuition in the complex adaptive environment faced today.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Desert Storm provided a renewed interest in planning air campaigns. The Air Campaign Planning Tool (ACPT), a combined HQ USAF/XOOC and ARPA initiative, provides a modern computer based planning tool to the JFACC's war planning staff.1 ACSC research project 95-034 provided three enhancements to the development of the first operational version of ACPT. First, an air campaign Historical Reference Library (HRL) was created and included in the real world ACPT, to provide the air campaign planner with a on-line, easy to use reference of past air campaigns from the perspective of a 1990s airpower planner. Secondly, an unclassified, ACPT Tutorial was created for simultaneous release with the next version ofACPT this summer. Finally, the level of ACSC student exposure to ACPT was increased by expanding ACPT use during the ACES DRAGON exercise to over 50 students, demonstrating ACPT to 50 ACSC faculty and many senior officers at both Air University's 1994 Air and Space Symposium and CADRE'S 1995 JFACC Symposium.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Effects Based: Not Just For Operations Anymore The United States Air Force is in a transformational phase. Leaders are searching for new and innovative ways to look at old problems. One problem that has plagued the USAF is the measurement of operations and maintenance performance in fighter units. Traditionally, the performance has been gauged by a myriad of statistics and metrics. While statistics are often necessary to assess performance against a set of measures of merit, the current methods in place are outdated and really tell very little about actual performance. The military, and especially the USAF, has embraced the Effect Based concept in terms of warfare. This method of viewing warfare places the burden of assessment on the net effects of actions rather than measuring the actions themselves. This sea change occurred in the wake of the Vietnam War when airmen came to the realization that airpower was used ineffectively based in part to the emphasis on metrics such as sortie counts, body counts, and tonnage dropped on the enemy. The focus on the metrics was often the cause for ineffective use of fighter assets when target destruction took a back seat to the number of sorties flown and munitions expended. The Vietnam generation resolved to do it better. As a result of the debacle in Vietnam, strategic thinkers began to view airpower in terms of effects desired rather than arbitrary statistics. The result of this thinking produced the irrefutable success in the conduct of the air campaign during Operation DESERT STORM. While the inherent concept of Effects Based Operations (EBO) is not new to warfare, DESERT STORM provided a culminating point after which EBO became entrenched in military lexicon. All actions taken during a conflict began to be viewed as subordinate acts conducted in order to attain a desired effect.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This paper contends that the USAF learned valuable lessons from recent expeditionary campaigns such as Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom. The early days saw combat aircraft arriving at forward operating bases well in advance of their combat support. Information obtained from the Air Force Doctrine Center (AFDC) and secondary sources (e.g. RAND reports, Air University Library papers, and books) reveal the following arguments: 1) currently the USAF does not foster 'jointness' between service branches; 2) airpower's inefficient beddown operations with joint forces necessitates newer concepts for the Air Expeditionary Force mission; 3) Air Expeditionary Forces have not solved the difficult lessons learned for improvement in equipment, command and control, and decision processes which exist still today and inhibit flexibility on the battlefield; and 4) airmen have successfully overcame challenges in the field but these Air Expeditionary Forces must become more agile to respond to contingencies in the future. Such arguments make it clear that the USAF must meet the demanding deployment schedules, while ensuring Air Expeditionary Forces are able to operate more effectively in joint and coalition environments.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Today, the United States Army Engineer Regiment is decisively engaged in both supporting the Global War on Terror and transforming itself to meet the security challenges of the future. But what are those challenges What capabilities does U.S. National Security Strategy require of its military instrument of power More specifically, what capabilities will a transformed U.S. Army require of its Engineer Regiment Where are the major capability gaps and how should they inform engineer transformation to ensure that the future engineer force has the right capabilities to support a modular Army during full-spectrum operations This paper argues that the major capability gap in today's engineer force -- and vital for future full-spectrum operations -- is the ability to support long-term stability operations. It begins by exploring the changes in U.S. strategy that have brought stability operations to the forefront. Then, it discusses the doctrinal differences between stabilization and reconstruction efforts to define the requirements and responsibilities of supporting stability operations. Next, an analysis of Army and engineer transformation efforts is conducted to identify capability gaps as they relate to the conduct of stability operations. Finally, this paper suggests two areas where engineer leaders should make adjustments in engineer transformation to ensure the Nation has a truly expeditionary Engineer Regiment with the campaign qualities and stamina to conduct full-spectrum operations.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This paper covers both the background of outsourcing and a Business Case Analysis (BCA) conducted within the Fleet Concentration Area (FCA) of Mayport, FL, Kings Bay, GA, and Port Canaveral, FL for Commander, Navy Region Southeast. The analysis describes and evaluates the impact on the fleet mission with regard to outsourcing, consolidation and reorganization of tug service functions. Privatization, outsourcing, consolidation and reorganization of tug service functions described in this report evaluated cost avoidance over the next two years. The research was conducted via a series of functional studies, Business Case Analysis (BCA) team meetings, Process Action Teams (PAT) and the cooperation of various departments within Navy Region Southeast.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Air Force was unable to meet its pharmacist recruiting goals in fiscal years 2006 and 2007, while at the same time it has had a problem retaining pharmacists. The Air Force's inability to recruit and retain pharmacists will lead to degradation in readiness and an erosion of the safe and appropriate provision of pharmaceutical care. One method to improve recruiting is expanding the involvement of pharmacists in the recruiting process. Air Force pharmacists and recruiter teams are better able to explain the differences between Air Force pharmacy and other areas of practice, than recruiters alone. Therefore, having pharmacists available at pharmacy school career days, and to answer questions up front is effective. Hosting pharmacy interns and clerkships is another way that Air Force pharmacists can be utilized to improve recruiting. The Air Force should also look to enhance its use of online tools to improve its ability to recruit pharmacists. The two most commonly cited motivators for retention were availability of a mentor and a good training program. The development of a formal mentorship program and a standardized pharmacist training program that is adaptable to every Air Force pharmacy can go a long way to improve retention.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In the December 2005 draft of Joint Publication 3-0, Joint Operations, the Joint Staff proposes a concept of phasing for military operations that includes six phases vice the four phases used in current doctrine.1 These new phases (Shape, Deter, Seize Initiative, Dominate, Stabilize, and Enable Civil Authority) provide a framework for campaign planning and sequencing military operations within a joint force commander's area of operations to achieve strategic and operational objectives. Because space operations play a critical role in military operations, space planners need to organize space operations from the four space mission areas within the six-phased framework. Because the target audience for this paper includes non-space operators as well as space operators, this paper first describes the four mission areas of space operations: space control/ counterspace, force enhancement, space support, and force application.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The newest airlifter in the Air Force inventory, the C-17, has a cockpit crew complement of two (pilot and copilot). This is a departure from the traditional airlift crew makeup that included additional crewmembers to handle navigation and aircraft systems. The extensive use of cockpit automation allowed this crew reduction. Major airlines, also making extensive use of cockpit automation, are finding challenges with automation in their fairly routine and mundane ops (compared with that of the military). Recent research has shown that automation can actually, rather than decreasing workload, increase cockpit workload beyond that of less automated aircraft during those periods where workload is already traditionally high. The mission of the C-17 is likely to see a less experienced crew flying low-level in a threat environment, talking to multiple controlling agencies, and trying to get into a location they`ve never seen after a 15 hour double air-refueling flight from the continental United States. These issues warrant operational consideration when employing the C-17 on some of it's most demanding missions, and are also applicable to other new or upgraded aircraft where similar cockpit/crew situations exist.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This paper will examine air mobility building partnership (BP) history, operations, and policy issues. Historically, Air Mobility Command (AMC) is no stranger to the Building Partnership Capacity (BPC) mission. Each day, AMC Airmen are the front-line mentors and advisors forging enduring relationships with nascent partner nation (PN) airmen in an array of mobility missions and skill sets. In this dynamic and rapidly changing international environment with competing influences and limited United States foreign presence and resources, the effective institution of mobility BPCs is key to facilitating Combatant Commander's individual Theater Campaign Plans (TCP) and the U.S. National Defense Strategy (NDS). Through careful planning and coordination with allies and government organizations (GO) the United States will ensure the effective employment of limited air mobility BP resources. In this paper, the author will discuss the global trends, legal constraints, fiscal limitations, and lessons learned as AMC stands up BP units, formal training, and plans future deployments in support of combatant commanders and U.S. Policy. The successful execution of air mobility BP missions in support of PN air mobility system development will encourage future security cooperation (SC), economic development, care for the indigenous population, and promote regional and global stability.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The stunning changes in the complexion of international politics that began late in the decade of the 1980s and continue today will profoundly affect the American military establishment as a whole, and the US Air Force in particular. Decisions about the future course of the military will be made in the early part of the 1990s which will essentially determine the course of the US Air Force well into the next century. Decisions of such importance require thoughtful consideration of all points of view.This report is one in a special series of CADRE Papers which address many of the issues that decision makers must consider when undertaking such momentous decisions. The list of subjects addressed in this special series is by no means exhaustive, and the treatment of each subject is certainly not definitive. However, the Papers do treat topics of considerable importance to the future of the Air Force, treat them with care and originality, and provide valuable insights.We believe this special series of CADRE Papers can be of considerable value to policymakers at all levels as they plan for the US Air Force and its role in the so-called postcontainment environment.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Since World War II the United States has almost continually gotten itself involved in military operations that can be seen as nation building experiments vice defense of our homeland and democracy. Media reporting today comes out instantaneously and many Americans find themselves wondering why the US Government is putting our precious resource (our Armed Forces) into harm's way to help build new nations around the world. Today, the fights in Iraq and Afghanistan have been contentious and long, and although the media reporting is constant, most Americans really have no idea what is really going on in that part of the world and why these fights are taking so long. The US Government constantly reports that we have gotten ourselves into these fights to protect our democracy, stop the spread of Communism and the ideals of radical Islam, but the US people can't comprehend those reasons because they truly don't understand the realities that could happen if we don't get involved.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A potential revolution in military affairs appears to be on the verge of fully revealing itself within the next two decades. Based on the success of past and future demonstrations of directed energy weapon (DEW) technology, and continued senior leader emphasis within the Department of Defense, it is likely that DEWs will be deployed on tactical airborne platforms by 2025. As tactical DEWs are fielded, the dynamic and demanding mission of close air support (CAS) will still exist and need to embrace this new technology. The marriage between DEWs and CAS will be a good one. DEWs will provide the CAS warrior with a variety of effects, ultra-high precision, and an unlimited magazine. Best of all will be the ability to employ at the speed of light.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The thesis of this paper is that US must pursue a strategy that works with Pakistan to stabilize their regional security concerns in order to allow it confidence to adjust tribal area policies. Once Pakistan is less concerned with its regional security environment than its internal security environment, it will be able to conduct a successful counterinsurgency campaign to eliminate the sanctuary. This paper frames the basic components of an interagency strategy to accomplish this goal.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is well on its way into its fourth year and progress by the Coalition Air Force Transition Team is severely lagging behind their Army counterparts in rebuilding key departments within the Iraqi Armed Forces. One of the immediate priorities for the Iraqi Air Force to be relevant in defending their country is the acquisition of airpower for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance operations. This drives the need to determine how the Iraqi Air Force should develop their intelligence capabilities in order to support Iraq's National Security Strategy.One of the first steps in addressing this issue is the clear identification of both specified and implied essential tasks necessary to generate intelligence capabilities. This paper will recognize those key essential tasks and use them as the basis to develop a comprehensive way ahead for establishing an enduring intelligence function within the Iraqi Air Force. The background for this research stems from a coalition advisor to the Iraqi Air Force Director of Intelligence deployment to Baghdad in 2006 where first hand experience and personal interviews of Iraqi personnel led to the realization of how severe Iraq's intelligence problem has become.Rebuilding intelligence capabilities is just one of many requirements that must be addressed for the Iraqi Air Force to reduce their reliance on coalition support.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In 2003, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) highlighted the perplexing differences since the end of World War II in foreign policy objectives between the United States and France. Many in the US felt France's position was a betrayal by France to the ally that had for several decades been the predominate force in securing and guaranteeing France's security during the Cold War. Anger and bewilderment in the US was manifest in editorials, talk shows, and even in books following President Chirac's decision not to support the Bush administration's course of action to resolve the perceived growing crisis in Iraq. Why would France choose such a course of action that was seemly against not only the US, but also other allies Was that decision an anomaly or a plausible, lucid choice More important, is there a pattern in French policy that makes its relations with the primary security arrangement in Europe, NATO, more predictable, or is the US and France entering a new phase in the relationship.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'One China, many voices' is a play on Deng Xiaoping's policy 'One Country, two governments' which was the proposed structure for reintegrating British controlled Hong Kong into mainland China and continues to be the proposed Chinese solution to the Taiwan crisis. In contrast, 'One China, many voices' seeks to show that China is not a monolithic entity composed of unthinking automatons, but rather a diverse culture comprised of many groups and individuals, which have discursive power. Based on this thesis, the paper makes three main points, which should help guide Air Force policy makers in developing relationships with China. First, the Air Force needs to increase both linguistic skills and cultural awareness training in a semiotic fashion, which should include military exchanges at PME schools. Second, Air Force training must place greater emphasis on Chinese culture awareness given American interests in spreading democracy at the risk of appearing imperialistic. Improved understanding of cultural connections and disconnects has the potential to avert a future East Asia crisis. The Air Force must take action now to rebalance the focus between modern Middle Eastern concerns and a future conflict with China. Third, in order to understand Chinese culture best, the Air Force must understand the nature of the multiple voices, which have discursive authority on China. Historically, one of the most knowledgeable, vocal, and accessible groups is China's intellectual community.iii.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Current Containment policy by the US for Iran is failing. The US should modify its policy to incorporate elements of other potential policy options in order to promote engagement with one of the Middle East's most influential, yet controversial nations. To aid my research, I utilized a modified scenario planning research technique to develop four potential US policy options for Iran. These four policy options include; Containment (current US Policy), Military Intervention, Regime Change through Opposition Support and Normalization. The options are further broken down into the lens of the Diplomatic, Information, Military and Economic Instruments of Power to compare and contrast the effectiveness of each policy option. My conclusions are that Containment is failing and needs to be either improved or rescinded. Military Intervention is untenable at this time and will only cause more problems than solutions. Regime Change through Opposition Support has positive attributes but will take time and could lose the high ground in the war on terror for the US. Finally, Normalization could bring significant positive changes for both sides, but is a difficult solution based on the history of the relationship and the lack of trust between the two nations. The best solution is a modified Normalization policy which retains nuclear containment through UNSC resolutions and policy options for support of Iranian secular opposition within Iran.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This paper examines the technology of wikis, a class of software tools for collaborative editing of web pages, as it applies for use within the Air Force and the interagency community. It proposes wikis as a part of the solution to the demonstrated unequivocal need for greater collaboration between the military, other US governmental agencies, other governments, and non-governmental organizations. After describing the types of currently deployed collaboration tools Communities of Practice, mIRC chat, and Blogs, the paper suggests wikis as an additional mechanism to meet the need for a non-sequential web-like collaboration tool. The paper gives a basic description of wikis and looks at the world's largest public wiki, Wikipedia, describes some features and benefits of wikis, and then describes the underlying technologies. It then provides examples from the public internet, private sector and government of on-going successful uses of Wiki.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In 2004, the Joint Staff J3 stated that space operators did not have a proper understanding of warfighting and space operations were not sufficiently integrated into warfighting operations. Additionally, the 2001 Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization stated there was a lack of confidence in the Air Forces' willingness and ability to fully address the requirement to provide space capabilities. This situation must change. By reviewing the Air Force's organizational journey to incorporate space operations, then examining the problem through the lenses of new operational concepts like effects-based operations, perhaps a alternate way ahead for the Air Force can be found. By using old terms in new ways, one can create a new sight picture or paradigm that will allow a better understanding of space's place in the Air Force. First, air and space are two distinct mediums that support one aerospace mission. Second, effects-based and capabilities-based thinking provide a way to think about military space operations that changes the focus from platforms and mediums to missions and military utility.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This paper examines the adequacy of current AirLand Battle doctrine in assisting the operational commander in making his decision on when to counterattack at the operational level against Warsaw Pact forces in a war in Central Europe. It provides a comparative analysis of current doctrine with the historical experience of Field Marshall Erich von Manstein during his winter campaign in southern Russia and the Ukraine when he counterattacked against the Soviets'; Operations STAR and GALLOP in February and March, 1943. It identifies specific considerations of Manstein, assesses how they affected the outcome of the campaign, and examines their implications for the US Army as it continues to develop its own operational doctrine and style. The conclusion of the study is that while the doctrine in FM 100-5 is not wholly supported by Manstein's experience, it does reflect the interdependent relationship of the myriad conditions of warfare. Manstein understood the conceptual relationships although he considered certain factors that FM 100-5 does not specifically relate to timing. The most important implication of his experience, however, is that understanding the three fundamental issues which FM 100-5 identifies as constituting operational art is essential to making decisions on timing of operational-level counterattacks.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The purpose behind this monograph was to explore the moral level of war in the context of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the larger framework of counterinsurgency operations. Operation Iraqi Freedom is a war fought in the moral realm and the resulting operational environment poses complex ethical dilemmas for the U.S. Army. This monograph argues that resistance to U.S. endeavors in Iraq is due to losses in the moral realm for the compliance and support of the Iraqi people which is critical in defeating any insurgency. The method of analysis employed is qualitative analysis of ethics, morality and counterinsurgency. Analysis of the OIF operational environment and principles of Moral Warfare established premises that formed my conclusion. Deductive reasoning led me to conclude that the Army needs to embark on an urgent reassessment to remedy current ethical trends and regain our moral authority in Iraqi. This monograph draws heavily from cotemporary literature on morality, Just War Theory, and COIN ethics in order to define Moral Warfare. The center of gravity of COIN operations is accepted as the support of the population. I attempt to show that the conduct of U.S. forces directly impacts the population's sense of security and their level of support. In the conduct of research the notion of moral asymmetry emerged. Insurgents are not governed by Western morality. Differences in morality clearly affect insurgent tactics and objectives. Morally asymmetric operations exploit our inability to combat the effects of terror tactics. U.S. forces are constrained by the law of war as well as Western values in combating violent insurgencies. The conclusion is not intended to criticize the professionalism of the U.S. military but to highlight the importance of ethics in obtaining the support of the Iraqi people and ultimately improve the perception of the U.S. military. The ethical conduct of the military ultimately generates legitimacy and political capital necessary for the next.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Air War Over Serbia (AWOS) featured the first concerted use of a new class of precision aerial weapons, which use Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) signals for guidance. These weapons allow all-weather employment and offer the technical capability to execute rapid reaction attacks against emerging targets. This raises the question of whether or not all-weather, rapid reaction attacks will be a viable option for future air commanders. Pertinent background information on GPS-guided weapons covers their technical strengths and weaknesses. The development of rapid reaction attack capabilities in Operation Desert Storm and AWOS is detailed, emphasizing the lessons from flexible targeting operations conducted in AWOS. The three functional components of a rapid targeting capability using GPS-guided weapons are analyzed, with critical tasks identified and discussed. Postulated operations should center on a dedicated rapid targeting cell, with the ability and authority to approve attacks, re-task sensor and attack assets, and generate precise target coordinates. Accountability for combat effects will shift from the attacking aircrew to the cell planners. Use of GPS-guided weapons eliminates the need to disseminate target imagery to attacking aircrew, and reduces workload. This capability is a viable option for future commanders, if we choose to pursue it.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Effective operational transitions are crucial for success, but recent interventions indicate that U.S. forces, and the Army in particular, struggle with planning and executing the transition to post-combat operations. By developing and applying a general model for transitions, this study shows that many of the problems associated with post-combat transitions originate from a failure to apply some basic concepts concerning transitions. This monograph develops a general model for transitions using Organizational Development concepts that consists of four inter-related aspects. First, organizations must have a clear and accurate picture of the present (pre-change) state. Second, organizations must have a clear understanding of the desired future (post-change) state. Three, organizations must understand and be able to identify the conditions indicating the need to transition. And four, organizations must develop a plan for managing the transition state. This general model for transitions highlights the similarities between all types of transitions, and underscores the idea that all effective transitions, regardless of when they occur in a campaign, follow the same general principles. Difficulties in post-combat transitions often result from a failure to follow these ideas. Two historical case studies, Operation DESERT STORM and Operation JUST CAUSE/PROMOTE LIBERTY, explore different aspects of transitions. The conclusion is that effective transitions result from having the right capability in the right place at the right time to immediately dominate the situation. The historical case studies illustrate the important role of doctrine, and indicate that U.S. forces will continue to have difficulty transitioning to post-combat operations as long as there is a lack of valid post-combat doctrine to guide planning. It offers several principles to guide planning and execution. First, commanders must adequately resource the planning and preparation efforts for the post-change.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Operation DESERT STORM has been widely proclaimed as the first 'space war' the United States foughtbut was it really Or was it really the first 'information age' war Since our ability to operate in space was never challenged, I contend there was never really a battle for space superiority. There was however, a battle for information superiority. Both coalition and Iraqi forces conducted surveillance and reconnaissance operations to gain and exploit information, while simultaneously taking actions to mask their true intentions. The coalition forces were able to obtain information superiority over Iraq through the employment of superior intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets, and effective OPSEC and deception activities. This information superiority enabled the coalition forces to monitor Iraqi forces and convince Sadaam Hussein that an amphibious operation was forthcoming, while simultaneously moving forces to conduct the now famous 'left hook' maneuver that caught Sadaam and his forces by surprise.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In 1986, the US Congress passed the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act (GNA), streamlining the military chain of command and promoting jointness and unity of effort within the US military and DoD. Capitalizing on lessons learned from previous eras and military operations, the architects of the GNA accurately envisioned the power a well-organized and structured joint military force could project, and set into motion the groundwork for what today is the most lethal and synergistic military in the world. As the United States continues to address emerging complex contingency operations, the DoD has certainly benefited from that [GNA] reorganization, but has struggled to integrate with a legacy interagency process. The existing dichotomy between the DoD and the interagency process could perhaps be alleviated through a GNA-like restructure for the interagency process. Recently, there have been many proposals and studies detailing such reorganization. Those details aside, any initiative for the US interagency national security policy planning and execution process should be structured along the lines reflecting the salient characteristics of military organization.