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federalized for out of state military support to reinforce other Civil Support Teams. Teams can deploy using organic vehicles or may be airlifted if required to meet response time. Conclusion Civil Support Teams play a key role in our nation’s CBRN defense program and provide a firsthand military assessment of incidents throughout the nation. These teams use highly trained Soldiers and Airmen, operating cutting edge technology and equipment to not only respond to CBRNE situations but they are…

America. The effect of this thinking has led many to support the government’s decrease of federal spending on big ticket items, in particular, the Department of Defense. One of the most common arguments revolve around the fact that the United States spends more money on the defense budget that a half dozen countries combined (U.S. Defense Spending Compared to Other Countries). The stakeholders in the argument essentially would be the American people. Decreasing the national debt would have a…

across a transcript as the speaker for a discussion held by Hudson on defense technology in a globalized market. Weinstein identified that "one of the most important work -- parts of the work we do here at Hudson is assessing present and future threats to national security and securing our nation's most important military assets and advanced technologies," ( CQ Transcriptions, par 2). He explains much of how Hudson works towards defense technology and preventing that this technology be used by…

Developing capabilities or new organizations and materiel requirements originate with national-level guidance, like the QDR, NSS, NDS, and NMS. (AOLC, p. 2-5) The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), upon receipt of higher guidance, develop an organizational and materiel solution among the other DOTMLPF domains; that is, they are developed along with doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership & education, personnel, and facilities. (AFMM, p. 6) The military…

Army Logistics planners fulfill gaps in sustainment requirements and capabilities of land forces by employing Contractors, Host Nation, and the Army Prepositioned Stock. The Army Contract Command (ACC) deploys Contract Support Brigades (CSB) comprised of Contingency Contracting Battalions (CCBN) and Contingency Contracting Teams (CCTs) to the Area of Operation (AO) to initiate theater, external, and systems contracts for the Geographic Combatant Commander’s (GCC) and/or the Joint Task Force…

SMSgt Nicole L. Velsor is the Manpower and Equipment Force Packaging Manager for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, JBSA Lackland, Texas. She reviews and analyzes Manpower and Logistics Force Packages to determine UTC accuracy in the Type Unit Characteristics (TUCHA) file and ensures corrective actions and feedback to respective MAJCOMs. She was born in Queens, New York and attended Martin Van Buren H.S. and was a member of the Scholars Institute Program for excellence in…

What are the three major factors which impact how a defense contract is chosen? Where do these three factors come together in a final decision and why is the defense market so unique and expensive? Are some weapons systems not able to apply to this process? Why not? A defense contract is chosen based on cost, performance, and schedule. These come together to deliver a high-performance weapon that’s on time, but has cost overruns; to meet the schedule and cost targets, but forgoing the…

Much like the Army of 20 years ago, today’s Army is operating in an environment characterized by dwindling resources. In this environment, Soldier proficiency will suffer and readiness will fall. To mitigate this, the 2014 Army Strategic Planning Guidance has outlined five priorities to guide the development of the Army in the future. Of these priorities, “A ready and modern Army” (U.S. Department of the Army, 2014, p. 3) is the most important to focus on. “Readiness is the vital element…

For those of you who do not know what the Civil Air Patrol is, it is the United States Air Force Auxiliary. CAP was founded on December 1, 1941, just six days before the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. CAP is comprised of volunteers who have a deep love of aviation and their country. There are two main groups of CAP members, Cadets and Senior Members. Cadets ages range from 12 to 21, but must join before their eighteenth birthday to be put in the cadet program. Senior members are individuals…

NSC 68 is a document, or strategy paper, written on April of 1950 to examine the blueprints accessible to the President of the United States in defense to the U.S.S.R. amid the progressing Cold War. This report concentrates on the military, monetary, political and mental viewpoints of the United States in relationship to the U.S.S.R. NSC 68 was exhibited to President Truman by his National Security Council. It was fundamentally composed by Paul H. Nitze, named by Dean Acheson the Deputy Director…