United States Navy

The movie Lone Survivor is a portrayal of a mission four Navy SEALs were sent on after the Taliban leader, Ahmad Shah had over twenty United States Marines killed. The Navy SEALs were sent in to perform a counter-insurgent mission. The four-man Navy SEAL team was sent into a mountainous region of Afghanistan know as the Hindu Kush region. While hiking through the mountains, the team stumbles upon young goat herders. This occurrence leads to a debate on whether or not they should kill the herders…

Operation HUSKY was ultimately an Allied victory that met its objectives, but its planning and execution highlighted significant deficiencies in command and control and integration of Allied forces. Senior commanders, primarily General Eisenhower and British General Alexander, failed to adequately provide their staffs and subordinate commanders with clear intent, nor did they fully exploit the combined ground, air, and naval capabilities available to them. This essay identifies the shortcomings…

The Qing Emperor didn’t like how much power she had, so he sent the Imperial Navy to defeat her. She won countless battles with many countries and destroyed the emperor 's navies. So instead of trying to kill her, the Emperor tried negotiating. He offered her what was probably the most generous pirate amnesty deal in history, but only if she stopped terrorizing the Southern Coast…

The successful execution of Operation Husky following allied victory in North Africa occurred despite failures in mission command and joint interoperability. This evaluation measures key command and control actions and consequences of Operation Husky against the three major components of mission command including understanding, intent and mutual trust as established in current military doctrine and guidance. A review of pertinent case studies indicates major flaws in allied mutual trust and…

and their man understand the problem furthermore solve the problem. Termination is the root to derive military end state and objective. COGs help the armed force understand the problem and the Line of Operation and Line of Effort (LOO and LOE) help them to solve the problem. Termination is the conceptual…

Over the many years since the United States Navy was founded it has gone over many different transformations. From its initial vision of guerre de course, privateering, and border protection to its seasoned vision of imperial expansion and global occupation through and in the world’s oceans. Throughout its transformation the Department of the Navy has interacted with Congress to debate its role and provide a suitable mission. In the beginning days of the newly freed and independent America, and…

Office of Naval Research has a department dedicated to electromagnetics research called Code 35, Naval Air Warfare and Weapons. The specific area within the department I would like to pursue is the electromagnetic railgun development. Currently the Navy is working to create a 32 Mega-joule railgun that can fire at least 10 rounds of ammunition per minute. While the proof of concept has been achieved, the firing rate is still a work in progress. Due to sustained Joule heating from current flow,…

Not only that, but what is suspected to be the only life in the northern hemisphere is merely a coke bottle. The only option left is to accept that the world is going to end at its predicted time. This is the situation that the men of the Australian Navy are faced with in On the Beach by Nevil Shute. This novel is about life in southern Australia after a nuclear war has wiped human life above the equator. The cobalt bombs dropped in this war have left a cloud of radiation…

Having served over 30 years in the United States Armed Forces, both active duty and as a reservist, my experiences have afforded me the opportunity to evaluate current practice and policy and to make recommendations that enhance the same and address any noted deficiencies. Effective organizations are those agencies and units that evaluate themselves to determine if there are areas that require improvement and identify those that work efficiently. In the United States Armed Forces, not only…

Serving in the military provides service members with excellent training for post-military careers. Many of these jobs allow veterans to continue serving their country after their military careers have concluded. These careers range from security to medicine. Here’s a look at four of them. 1. Cyber Security According to DoD Live, cyber security is a hot post-military career. It just makes sense. Military personnel already know some of the issues they’ll deal with when it comes to terrorism and…