Unified Combatant Command

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…

detail the concept of mission command. Understanding the philosophy of mission command will facilitate the success and development of my military career as an officer. The philosophy of mission command is the exercise of authority and direction by commanders using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander’s intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations (ADP 6-0). Using the principles of mission command, leaders are more…

For exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in a duty of great responsibility as the Chief of Staff for Marine Corps Combat Development Command from July 2013 to XXXX 2016. Col Mundy led a staff representing 18,000 personnel spread over several commands located across the county responsible for integrating Marine Corps concepts and requirements based warfighting capabilities; including doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education,…

Hawkins & Clinton strong points in the book reflect what is more important when counseling individuals as a Christian. Another mission of the book is to help shape our destiny and future so that we may live a life of love and honor and obey God’s command. What is a Christian Counselor? According to Hawkins & Clinton a…

The Goldwater-Nichols reduced each branch’s service chief to an advisory role while strengthening the position of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It also streamlined the chain of command between Combatant Commanders, four-star generals in charge of geographic or functional operations, so that these commanders reported directly to the Secretary of Defense and the President. The most significant change wrought by Goldwater-Nichols for collaboration…

“War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will.” First it must be clarified, what military strategy means. Weighley presents the following definition which is also officially recognized in the US military: Military strategy … is the art and science of employing the armed forces of a nation to secure the objectives of national policy by the application of force, or the threat of force.” At the highest level, the National Security Strategy (NSS) outlines enduring US…

It is thought to consist of seven elements. The command and control node, or the shura council (consultation council), is the most important and highest authority in the organization, excluding the emir and the deputy emir. It also plans and supervises all of the organization’s activity. Further, it oversees…

“It may be said that Douhet was the theorist of the air power, Mitchell the publicist and catalytic agent, and Trenchard the organizational genius.” -Harry H. Ransom. Air power generates a new revolution in thought, making way for air power theorist like Giulio Douhet, Hugh Trenchard, and Billy Mitchell, and they established the basics of strategic, operational, and tactical employment that will generate influences until our time. The airpower theorists over emphasized the long range…

ODNI Oversight and Unity of Effect In 2004, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) position was created as part of the sweeping reforms from the 9/11 commission report. The DNI gained authority to oversee and manage the entire intelligence community with both domestic and foreign intelligence. As stated above, this community includes 17 federal agencies, 6 cabinet level departments, and 7 personnel systems. Additional this amalgamated group cuts across multiple jurisdictions, includes…

The Real Irish Republican Army, or Real IRA, is a terrorist organization in Northern Ireland conducting an armed campaign to reunite the island of Ireland under an Irish Republic. The Real IRA has conducted some of the most sensational attacks of the conflict in Northern Ireland, including the Omagh bombing in 1998 and a rocket propelled grenade attack on the MI-5 headquarters in England. The Real IRA has also been at the forefront of improvised explosive device technology; utilizing bombs with…