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National Defense August 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Future War: How The Game is Changing "It's hard to concentrate on a grand strategy when your house is on fire," said Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Joint Forces Command. Even as they cope with the frantic demands of two major wars, military leaders say they have a clearer sense of the future than they did in the 1990s. |
Parameters Autumn 2007 Gregory L. Cantwell |
Nation-Building: A Joint Enterprise When America's Army is at war, is the nation also at war? |
National Defense November 2006 Sandra I. Erwin |
Naval Officials Seek `Intellectual Renaissance' in the Sea Services As they continue to ponder the value of naval forces in the nation's wars, Navy leaders want to broaden the debate by encouraging participation from all levels of command. |
Parameters Spring 2005 |
Book Reviews Abandoning Vietnam: How America Left and South Vietnam Lost Its War....The Moral Warrior: Ethics and Service in the U.S.... etc. |
Fast Company May 2010 |
Military Time For Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Wednesday, January 6, was what one of his aides describes as a "pretty generic" day. But take a look at his schedule. |
National Defense February 2010 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Predicted Fiscal Train Wreck Fast Becoming a Grim Reality The defense budget is about to be released by the Obama administration and, with other documents, will provide the first real insight into the administration's long-term military and national security strategies. |
Parameters Autumn 2006 Michael R. Melillo |
Outfitting a Big-War Military with Small-War Capabilities Unfortunately, it took the tragedy of 9/11 and the challenges posed by an adaptive enemy for the U.S. to realize it was not prepared to fight war on terms other than its own choosing. |
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Richard D. Hooker, Jr. |
Soldiers of the State: Reconsidering American Civil-Military Relations Far from overstepping its bounds, America's military operates comfortably within constitutional notions of separated powers, participating appropriately in defense and national security policymaking with due deference to the principle of civilian control. |
National Defense February 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Foreign Policy Ambition Overlooks War Lessons The Obama administration has endorsed a major expansion of ground forces, and a surge in military capabilities to conduct "irregular" warfare against non-state actors. |
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Facing Uncertainty, Navy Contemplates `Alternative Futures' Navy officials worry that fleet expansion efforts could be wrecked if the Defense Department cuts naval budgets to pay for the addition of thousands of troops to the Army and Marine Corps over the next four years. |
National Defense November 2006 Grace Jean |
Navy Leaders to Articulate Current and Future Missions Recent efforts by the Navy to deploy forces for ground combat and engage in other non-traditional duties are signs that the service intends to be relevant in the U.S. war on terrorism. |
National Defense July 2008 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Difficult Choices Lie Ahead for The Nation's Military Services Much discussion -- even hand wringing -- is taking place among the military, Congress and defense industry about where finite resources need to be placed. |
Mother Jones Jan/Feb 2002 David Goodman |
Recruiting the Class of 2005 Military programs have expanded into thousands of public high schools, signing up nearly half a million students. Is Junior ROTC building character -- or lining up soldiers? |
National Defense April 2013 Nathaniel H. Sledge Jr. |
10 Reasons to Reform U.S. National Security Policy The U.S. security enterprise must be reformed to bring foreign policy in line with national values, and to enable improved fiscal health at the federal level. |
National Defense August 2007 Grace Jean |
Defense Technologies for an Uncertain Future The United States is at a crossroads when it comes to developing defense technologies for a future that seems obscure at best. |
National Defense August 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
Five Key Questions About the Defense Budget Here are some of the key questions that policymakers should bear in mind when it comes to the defense budget. |
National Defense June 2011 Sandra I. Erwin |
Cries of 'Hollow Military' Stifle Rational Debate on Future Spending President Obama has called for $400 billion in Pentagon cuts over the next 12 years, and to some defense officials and lawmakers, this is just the opening salvo of a campaign to tear down the U.S. military. |
National Defense August 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Military Rivals State Dept. in Diplomatic Skills In just a few years, U.S. military leaders in Afghanistan have evolved from warriors to competent counterinsurgency operators surpassing the State in relationship building. |
National Defense March 2006 Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy Seeks to Avert Precipitous Decline in the Size of the Fleet An ambitious Navy plan to expand the size of the fleet not only assumes a considerable surge in spending, but also a fundamental shift in the preparation and execution of ship programs, senior officials say. |
National Defense April 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy's Revised Strategy to Emphasize `Global Partnerships' In its soon-to-be-unveiled strategy for future maritime operations, the Navy will emphasize the importance of international partnerships and global naval presence. |
National Defense November 2011 |
Readers Sound off on Recent Stories Military benefits under fire... Energy security... Military acquisitions... Smartphones in the army... |
National Defense March 2008 Sandra I. Erwin |
Tough Decisions on Future Military Roles and Missions A new commander in chief next year will decide if and when U.S. troops will leave Iraq. |
National Defense April 2011 Sandra I. Erwin |
International Arms Sales, for Now, Remain Business-As-Usual "We are watching" closely events unfolding in various countries, said Rear Admiral Joseph W. Rixey, director of the Navy International Programs Office. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 John Keller |
Military Research in Crisis The United States is in the midst of a military research, development, and preparedness crisis. Few people realize it; of those who do, most underestimate its dimensions. |
Salon.com January 31, 2002 King Kaufman |
When should we fight? With the war on terrorism expanding, Salon talks to a group of average Americans about the U.S. military's role in the world today... |
Fast Company May 2010 |
Mullen on the Move A look at how Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gets around and gets things done. |
AskMen.com |
US, Russia Resume Joint Ops The United States and Russia say they are resuming military cooperation suspended after Russia invaded its smaller neighbor Georgia last year. |
National Defense December 2005 Grace Jean |
Navy Must Close Budget Gap To Build Future Fleet Amid budget constraints and rising shipbuilding costs, the Navy faces a significant challenge in building its future force, according to naval analysts. |
National Defense May 2015 Eoyang & Freeman |
Why the U.S. Must Reform The Military Personnel System If our military hopes to continue employing the best and brightest, it needs to consider fundamentally changing the military personnel system, not merely tinker with pay and benefits. |
National Defense August 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
Pentagon Contractors Souring on 'Soft Power' Pentagon contractors are turning bearish on the so-called "soft power" market for non-defense work such as nation-building and post-conflict reconstruction. |
Salon.com June 25, 2001 David Horowitz |
Why gays shouldn't serve There really is a valid military argument against military inclusion, but the forces of political correctness won't allow it to be heard... |
National Defense July 2011 Sandra I. Erwin |
Procurement Blues: After a Decade Of Largesse, Not Much to Show for It After a decade of lavish spending, the Pentagon is now left with an aging fleet of weapon systems, an overstrained force, out-of-control personnel and healthcare costs, and no idea of how to prepare for tomorrow's wars. |
Fast Company July 2010 |
Re: May 2010 Readers write in on various topics including social media and marketing. |
National Defense January 2006 |
Washington Pulse Emergency Communications: A $100 Billion Problem?... Despite $15B Windfall, Army Could Cut Programs... We Need More Cargo -- No, We Don't... A.P. Hill Could be Home to `IED Training Center'... Quotes... |
BusinessWeek February 24, 2011 Roxana Tiron |
Defense Contractors Brace for the Big Squeeze Defense contractors may be in for cutbacks similar to the squeeze that occurred after the end of the Cold War. |
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
CNO: Worries About Aviation Industrial Base Overstated Once the Navy begins buying Lockheed-made F-35s, it will no longer purchase Super Hornets from Boeing. |
National Defense December 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Before War Strategy Is Settled, Political Aims Must Be Defined Amid uncertainty and unease about the future of the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the importance of clear political objectives can't be overstated. |
National Defense March 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
Day of Reckoning Ahead for U.S. Defense Spending The nation's dismal economy has cost millions of Americans their jobs, homes and life savings. Barring a miraculous recovery, the economy's next target could be America's military superiority. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 Ed Walsh |
The Next Step for Shipboard Electronics Growth of the U.S. Navy's fleet of surface warships and submarines is riding on systems innovation and new technologies to introduce open-systems solutions for network-centric warfare, ballistic-missile defense, and other capabilities for the 21st century maritime warfare. |
National Defense November 2015 Arnold L. Punaro |
Challenges, Opportunities Ahead for Defense In a world characterized by increasing threats and instability, the inability of the government to complete its most basic task of funding national defense is a disturbing inconsistency. |
Fast Company March 2002 Charles Fishman |
Isolating the Leadership Gene The new challenge of leadership: How do you exude confidence and command in a high-stakes business fraught with big risks and head-spinning complexity? Here's what Biogen CEO Jim Mullen has learned... |
National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy Will Have 25,000 Fewer Sailors by 2007 With retention rates at an all-time high, the U.S. Navy is trying to figure out how to go about downsizing its ranks by 25,000 people while simultaneously upgrading sailors' skills. |
Financial Advisor July 2004 Raymond Fazzi |
Combat Readiness For Financial Advisors Military personnel are in much need of financial advice. |
U.S. Banker August 2004 Matthew de Paula |
Military Banking: Financially Distressed GIs Look to Banks for Help Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are hitting customers harder than banks realize, and the ripple effect is likely to be felt by the families of U.S. soldiers around the globe. |