Defense of infancy

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is a multifaceted organization, providing expertise to America and our allies in order to reduce the potential threat of weapons of mass destruction. This organization was developed to mitigate the potential threat, providing reach-back capabilities, eliminate, and reduce the usage of any chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosives. We will discuss the creation of the organization, the Joint Improvised Threat Defeat…

participate in direct combat-related jobs. As women in the U.S. military move into more combat-related jobs, the question remains whether this is a good idea. As of January 24, 2013, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta removed the military’s ban on woman serving in combat roles and on December 3, 2015, Secretary of Defense Ash Crater proceeded with Panetta’s request and completed this process (“Pentagon Says Women Can Now Serve in Front-Line Ground Combat Positions”, 2015). This has created a…

Department of Defense is a part of the executive branch of the United States government that deals with national security and the Armed Forces. In the Department of Defense there are three subordinate military departments: The Department of the Army, The Department of the Navy, and The Department of The Air Force. The DOD is planned to have a unique role in the comprehensive response effort for the Ebola outbreak as discussed by Michael Lumpkin during the Senate Appropriations Defense…

POSITION PAPER ON SHOULD THE UNITED STATES INCREASE JOINT/COALITION OPERATIONS? 1. The United States military has changed over the past decade. The adaptation of the United States military fighting arm has grown to deal with the increase of non-conventional enemies as well as its complex environment. This paper focuses on the pro-con plus one approach that supports the increase of joint/coalition operations. Covered are three main points: positive effects, disadvantages and the advantages of…

Cyber-attackers invaded the largest defense company in the world and the most important suppliers of the Pentagon to the network - but who they were and what they wanted? Officially there is to much information, but a look at the recent past may shed light on the object and purpose of the action. The affected defense contractor Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon was already target of cyber espionage: In April 2009, a 1.4-terabyte file was stolen, which was the largest at the time, weapons project…

One potential issue for Congress outlined by Andrew Feickert is the question of alternatives to Combatant Commands (COCOMs) (Feichert, 63). Citing COCOMs as a Cold War relic and militarized approach relevant for conflicts with known state actors and conventional forces, an alternative more suited to the current environment are Joint Interagency Organizations (Ibid.). Placing a strongly credentialed civilian in charge and answerable to the National Security Council (NSC), with a 4-star general as…

Federal policy mandates that an Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) is required for all phases of the Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP). The APB ensures that the legal requirements as set forth in Title 10 USC 2435, 2220 as well as DODI 5000.02 for all (ACAT) initiatives. The (PM) or Program Manager is charged in creating the APB the established and mandated criteria, and for overseeing the baseline thresholds relating to schedule, costs, and Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) are met.…

Case Study 2. This week’s case study requires that we analyze and discuss the Step Up to Law Enforcement program, which targets the recruiting of women for careers in law enforcement. Our textbook states: “women represent only 11.2 percent of all sworn law enforcement personnel in the United States.” (Walker & Katz, 2013, p. 147) Military figures are not much different than in law enforcement. In 2013, the pentagon released a report that showed that women in the military only accounted for 14…

of Winged Defense from a 1919 lecture given by Captain Thomas Hart on the value of submarines in warfare. With his lack of evidence and knowledge exposed, Mitchell had no chance of exoneration by the court. While Mitchell’s court-martial proceeded into December, the Morrow Board submitted its report to President Coolidge regarding the possibility and predicted outcome of bolstering the Air Service. Unfortunately, their findings did not meet Mitchell’s expectations, as the report rejected the…

The Air and Missile Defense of Our Nation’s Capital Throughout our nation’s history, and even before, America’s militia has answered the call to guard and defend America’s citizens and way of life. Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, President George W. Bush authorized the activation of the Reserves of each military branch as well as the Army and Air National Guard. Initially, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld designated more than 35,000 reserve component men and women the…