United States Secretary of Defense

positions in all branches of service. The integration of female soldiers into combat positions within the United States Army could significantly improve the Army’s effectiveness and the nation’s security. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has until January 1, 2016 to deliver the final decision as to which combat positions female soldiers will be authorized or not authorized to serve in. The United States Army has spearheaded this issue with performance evaluations of females in combat related…

The United States military employed another justifying the ends means to a conflict. During the opening stages of the war, the upper echelon of civilian and military leadership thought by using relentless bombings attacks over North Vietnam, this would break the will of the Vietnamese people. Again this perception was proved wrong. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and various military leaders assumed that producing a large…

things. Boost economic growth, Create fair growth, and support long term growth. Trump wants to Increase the size of the U.S. Army to 540,000 active duty soldiers. He also wants 350 naval ships.To pay for this necessary rebuilding of our national defense by conducting a full audit of the Pentagon, eliminating incorrect payments, reducing duplicative bureaucracy, collecting unpaid taxes, and ending unwanted and unauthorized federal programs. Hillary wants to ensure we are stronger at home.And…

An atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki is a historical event that will forever remain among the most controversial events in modern history. August 6th, 1945 is the day that the United States of America used an epic nuclear bombarding attack against Japan in Hiroshima. The attack flattened Hiroshima city and a huge number of the Japanese people died in that horrible event. Before the Japanese could comprehend what had happened, the US made another massive attack on Nagasaki. These were the…

Gerald Ford “The President with No Election” Gerald For was the 38th president of the United States of America. Ford was the only president of the United States to not have an election and run in office for president or vice-president. After Richard Nixon resigned, Ford took over. Before Gerald Ford became President, his political career was well. He was elected as U.S. House of Representative in 1948. He also held office as House Minority the following 25 years he served as a congressman. He…

agreements with Japan are a clear sign that India is eager to work towards a new world order. During his visit, the two countries signed agreements to expand cooperation in defense, nuclear power, and trade and investment sectors, with…

why those decision were made, thereby giving readers a fresh and unique view of how the United States turned Vietnam into an American war. McMaster, a military historian and former history instructor at the United States Military Academy, based this book on his dissertation he wrote while at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At the time of writing this book, he was a major in the United States Army. McMaster had previously led combat troops…

The Battle of Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan was the first battle and victory in the Global War of Terrorism following the attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 (Fall_of_Mazari_Sharif, 2015). The combined forces of Northern Alliance U.S. Army Special Forces, supported by the U.S Air Force and U.S. Naval Air Forces (Gutkin, 2001) fought against the Taliban, al-Qaeda forces, led by Osama bin Laden, and Pakistani volunteers for the control of Mazari Sharif. This battle took place on…

Opportunity Session I have chosen ten most important individuals, developments, and events of the twentieth century that has influenced the history of the United States. I have selected these because they exemplify the struggles of the United States economically and socially. They indicate people who are integral to great change in the United States, turning points of war, the creation of new technological developments, and beginnings of social and political movements. The combination of my…

The Republican and Democratic parties have been the most influential and present political parties within U.S history, for the past two centuries. Though, being that they are both political parties, each one has a different views pertaining to social issues. According to the American people, many of the those within the Republican party hold a Conservative view on social issues, while their counterparts, being the Democrats, tend to have a more liberal view. One of the issues in which both…