biblioscholar dez 2012 (4 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A practical study of echelonment, employment and command control of Military Service troops, TC, in preparation for and during initial phases of an invasion.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Extremist Islamic Terrorist Organizations: Dangers for the Present and Future Al Qaeda (AQ), an Extremist Islamic Terrorist Organization (EITO), conducted a series of then unimaginable terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001 all without the benefit of any non-traditional Muslim recruits. AQ has since indicated that they want to continue to attack the United States (US) directly in their 'jihad' against the West. Thus, future attacks within the US are a near certainty. US counter-terrorism efforts to date have been reactionary and occur only after terrorists have been recruited, organized, and trained. To develop an adequate counter-terrorism program, the US must make a concerted effort to interdict EITOs before they begin to plan future attacks. Optimally, this means preventing potential recruits from joining EITOs. To accomplish this, analysts need to fully understand EITOs ideological goals, which in turn helps explain what these terrorist organizations are attempting to achieve when recruiting as well as why, how, where, and who they are recruiting. An examination of the history, leadership, and ideological goals of the first EITO, the Muslim Brotherhood as well as AQ, currently the most active and violent EITO, establishes a basic understanding of the ideological goals of most EITOs. Indications are that most EITOs have similar ideological goals calling for the advancement of Islam and a greater Islamic Nation. This postulation warrants additional examination as understanding what each EITO wants to achieve is critical in developing adequate counter-recruiting and counter-terrorism strategies. Analysis reveals EITOs conduct a multifaceted recruiting campaign.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The United States' ever growing reliance on space assets requires a paradigm shift in how the government invests resources to obtain high quality capabilities, and remain ahead of international peers in the global space race. This research paper answers the question, what specific technology investment strategies should the US take to increase its position among the international space powers Using a problem-solution methodology, an optimum investment strategy is determined and then compared against the current investment approach of the US. The US currently relies heavily on direct government-led funding and development, leveraging very little of the vast commercial potential within the US and international community resulting in high costs, long schedules, and a lack of innovation. This conclusion supports the recommendation that the US must greatly increase the use of commercial assets for space launch, satellite communications, and imagery intelligence, and pursue international cooperation for space exploration.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This paper suggests that Air Force doctrine, in general, and space doctrine, in particular, are moving in different directions and that this divergence poses a threat to our future capability as an air and space force. It identifies the airman and the institution as the root cause for this divergence. Airmen think too narrowly in their specialty and work in institutions that resist collective cooperation, broad perspectives, and overarching doctrine. It suggests mentoring airmen with broader perspectives and changing the Air Force institution to be consistent with combining air and space capabilities in an overarching doctrine of air and space power. The research was prepared by reviewing key air and space doctrinal documents published since 1918 and interviewing people at all levels of involvement in air and space doctrinal development-both inside and outside the Air Force. These sources were combined to analyze the issues and support the thesis.