Combatant commander

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daily basis or throughout routine operational periods, the Joint Force Commander (JFC) would choose to conduct operations through functional component commands rather than those component commands of a service. During execution of functional component commands, the operations tend to run smoother and are successful because of the relationships within the function. This is typically the case because several of the commanders hold as many as three key positions simultaneously, within this…

The Just Conduct in War or "Jus in Bello," is a concept of Just War Theory that aims to limit the actions of war, to provide international rules that guarantee justice and rights combatants, prisoners, civilians and their goods in conflicts. The genesis of this concept was mentioned by Francisco de Vittoria, considered the father of public international law, who postulated that the war should be strictly limited for the most disadvantaged, as Nardin (P.60) pointed out: “Vittoria insist that war…

total war is that the conventional boundaries of war are ignored. In particular this focuses on the targeting of enemy non-combatants in order to break the will of the enemy. The clearest example of this characteristic being demonstrated by the British Empire can be seen in the utilization of strategic bombings. Strategic bombings were conducted by all of the major combatants during the war. These bombings were carried out deep within enemy territory. Their role as stated by Tilford was, “the…

What exactly meaning by PSYOP? It was a planned operations that convey selected information and indicators to foreign target audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately, the behavior of foreign governments, organizations, groups, and individuals. “All military action is intertwined with psychological forces and effects” by Carl von Clausewitz On War, 1827 The purpose of all PSYOP is to create in neutral, affable, or hostile foreign groups the…

persistent.” The Somali government is using children as young as 9 to fight on the front lines, according to the article ‘Armed and Underage’. They are fighting Islamic insurgents. His commanders instigated what had happened at the village. Commanding officers and groups are the main problem. A militia commander has said this to Human Rights Watch about child soldiers, ‘They don’t complain, they don’t expect to be paid—and if you tell them to kill, they kill.’ This shows how children can be…

Was instrumental at securing approval from the MSCoE, CG to mature the TSO Branch into a TPO (TRADOC Project Office)--lending maximum assurance that the programs supporting TSO will be fully integrated into the Operational Army to support Combatant Commanders. Undertook General Officer level engagement in support of the 20th CBRNE Command's initiatives at acquiring an Army Doctrinal Publication (ADP) to cover the unit's complex mission command requirements supporting their unique and…

720511058 Michael Walzer’s Moral Principle of Equality Traditional Just War Theory (JWT) contains at its core a principle Walzer calls the moral equality of combatants. According to this principle, combatants on various sides of a war possess the same right to kill, regardless of the justice of the cause for which they are fighting. Walzer’s argument is roughly that a modern day solider, whether for a just case or not, does not freely choose to fight. One is conscripted into service, or…