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    Ute Indian Nation

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    Put plainly the United States government’s treatment of Native Americans, in this particular case the Ute Indian nation of the old West, was, quite frankly disgraceful. Ranging from at best intimidation and prosecution and at worst which was sadly quite often one-sided warfare and outright large-scale slaughter. The Utes, the earliest inhabitants of Colorado, fittingly enough lived throughout Colorado. Like many Greats Plains Tribes, Their diet consisted Primarily of Buffalo, with the odd…

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    1. Purpose: To provide information on the Evolution of the Army Doctrine for Success in the 21st Century 2. Facts: a. The U.S. Army Doctrine essential idea is to seize, retain and exploit in sustained land operations that will improve and maintain a position of advantage. Doctrine is always changing as the Army has faced encounters during deployments since the war in the 1990s to recent. b. Strategic and technological realties have been a lessons learned from recent…

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    September eleventh changed the way the world views terrorism, the wars in in Iraq and Afghanistan claimed the lives of thousands and we the United States have taken massive counterterrorism measures home with us. The United States Patriot Act of 2001 made significant changes in the structure of federal law enforcement, it was revised in 2006 and in 2004 when the 9/11 commission called for a complete overhaul of the U.S. intelligence system the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan or NCISP…

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    September 11, 2001, a date that most everyone remembers, a turning point in modern American History. One of the biggest events that has ever happened to the United States. An event that killed more than 2,500 citizens of the United States and injured many more. September 11, 2001, the date of the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York City. It all started when 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four airlines and had a plan in mind. The 19…

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    Military Innovation Response Draft Israel and the United States have common (word) regarding how some of the country’s greatest innovation has started from the military. The tour through the US Army Heritage and Education Center relayed the ideas and concepts about how the innovation in private sectors was originally derived from military or government funded projects such as the M4 Sherman Tank and the minicomputer. However, they are not identical in the aspect that when a war arises and the…

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    An example of an international issue where General Shelton challenged a process concerned a situation in which the Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld wanted to deliberately place an American plane in harm’s way in Iraq that could have resulted in the death of Air Force Personnel. This deliberate act would have resulted in a false justification for attacking Iraq. General Shelton’s…

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    the United States government challenged the aircraft industry to develop a new type of fighter that could fly at high speeds, for extended ranges, the ability to perform air to ground attacks, and climb to 20,000 feet within six minutes. Lockheed Martin answered the call and the P-38 Lightening was developed. This twin engine, twin boom aircraft was nothing like anything seen before. It was almost 100 miles per hour faster than other combat aircraft of the time and many of the United States…

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    represents all of us and the values we hold sacred," proclaimed Adrian Cronuer, a former United States Air Force sergeant and the inspiration behind the film, "Good Morning America." For me, the American flag represents education, freedom, and safety, and that is the America I believe in. The high school graduation rate in America hit 82 percent in the year 2013-14 and has continued to rise. The United States Government funds 14,000 public elementary and secondary school districts schools,…

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    Throughout time Americans had it all, they had the full protection of the constitution until September 11, 2001 when the United States received one of the most catastrophic attack on American soil ever recorded. George W. Bush wanted to infiltrate the terrorist who committed such an act that lead to war. Bush thought of a brilliant idea to help us find the person who committed the crime he infiltrated Iraq phone calls and on May 11, 2011 under a new Presidential term, Osama Bin Laden was found…

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    Domestic, International or Religious. However, this makes one wonder consider what Counterterrorism truly is, and what is its main objective? According to the textbook, Essentials of Terrorism Concepts and Controversies, by Gus Martin, the author states that Counterterrorism can be defined as “protective policies that specifically seek to eliminate terrorist environments and groups” (Martin, 2017, p. 196). There are numerous federal and local agencies that work together in Counterterrorism…

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