Improvised explosive device

Caper’s Law In 2015, 6,131 military service members reported a sexual assault. Of those 6,131 reports, only 317 service members were court-martialed and sentenced to confinement as a result of a reported sexual assault. That means only one in twenty reports led to a conviction, and the rest of the assailants walked free. Victims confront a system in which the investigators charged with pursuing their cases treat them with suspicion, rape kits are lost, guilty confessions are disregarded and…

The Eastern Juggernauts Terrorism is like a forest fire; if you let it burn the fire spreads rapidly without concern for harming humans that get in its way. Terrorism is defined by four major goals. As stated in Terrorism the Bottom Line the first goals is “To bring awareness to an alleged grievance by performing shocking acts that create attention.”. The second is “To use the media to maximize people’s knowledge of the cause.”. The third goal is “To influence the public’s reaction to acts…

A pneumothorax is a condition in which air gets trapped between the lungs and the chest wall. This pressure causes the lung to collapse inward onto itself. As member of both the Army National Guard and Army ROTC, I am very interested in this topic since it is a serious injury that can occur due to traumas on the battlefield. In army lingo, this injury is referred to as a sucking chest wound. We are instructed to treat it during basic combat lifesaving courses. I understand that medical treatment…

?James M. Atkinson http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmatkinson/ 127 Eastern Ave, #291 | Gloucester, MA 01930?|?(978) 551-1880?|?jmatk@tscm.com Executive Summary Over 40 years of experience with a wide variety of high performance mainframe, desktop, and embedded computers. Component level experience with computers, switching systems, cryptographic, and space communications systems. Comprehensively trained and skilled in TSCM ? Technical Surveillance Counter Measures and…

The Boston Marathon Bombing Effects on Society The Boston Marathon is one of the oldest marathons, in which people from all around the world gather in Boston, Massachusetts, to run a 26 mile race and receive the feeling of accomplishment as their hard work and training pay off. Instead, the Boston Marathon, 2013, turned out to be one of the most devastating and gruesome events that this country has ever experienced, when two bombs were set off by terrorists. The Boston Marathon was a horrific…

Decompressive Craniectomy and the Return of Functionality in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Increased Intracranial Pressure The brain and its surrounding protective bony layer provide for a unique situation with regards to traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Unlike other tissue in the body, which are free to expand outwards when inflammation or trauma occurs, the brain cannot. In the average adult, the cranial vault has the ability to accommodate for up to 1500mL of volume. When cerebral…

Within the IC there are 16 separate member organizations, with each falling within or under one of the following groups: independent intelligence agencies, military intelligence, and civilian intelligence and analysis offices within federal executive departments. Within this maze there is a direct line of authority and a line of coordination connecting these elements into a manageable soup. The Director of National Intelligence (DNI), who reports to the President of the United States, leads the…

enforcement has been forced to continually evolve, update and review its methodology in relation to how it responds to a terrorist threat. A recent example of this occurrence is how terrorists had planned to exploit a loophole in security by using liquid explosives on aircraft, despite the stringent security reforms post 9/11. Laws enforcement in London in September 2006 discovered the intended scheme and as a result responded by introducing new controls on liquids for air travellers (Clarke and…

The only time she had hesitated to fire her gun was when a child was at the end of it, consequently she learned war doesn’t have a face. As time went on, their camp was hit with more mortars, and the convoys were hit with more IEDs ( Improvised Explosive Devices) than ever. When offered the chance to return home, she declined. She wanted to stay and protect her friends. Also there were family problems back home, and she didn’t want to come home to face them. This was the first sign of…

In the book Black Hearts: One Platoon’s Descent into Madness in Iraq’s Triangle of Death, author Jim Frederick explores the events during the deployment of the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and more specifically the actions of 1st Platoon, Bravo Company. Bravo Company, along with the rest of 1st Battalion faced grueling circumstances of inadequate supplies and personnel, poor living quarters, and a near constant barrage of enemy attacks during their 2005-2006…