United States Secretary of Defense

Unmanned Mission Communications Carlos Mennechey UNSY 601: Unmanned Systems Command, Control, and Communications Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University November 9, 2014 Transmission medium of signal propagation and its impact on operational design. The three systems selected to discuss the different communication designs over different domains are: the BlueFin UUV using a tethered fiber-optic connection. the RQ-2b Pioneer drone using the Tadiran Spectra Link RF communication for LOS. the Mars…

armed forces of the United States of America, and it consists of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The commander-in-chief/Military’s overall head is the president of the United States, he helps form military policies with the US DoD, as well as helping carry them out. The US is considered the strongest military force in the world today, and becoming the strongest force in the world requires money; The US spends what the whole rest of the world spends on defense: $597.5…

Rape or assault occurs more frequently in the United States Military than the public thinks. It is vital to address these situations and consider which policies are not functioning properly. Currently, rape in the civilian society is viewed with horror and disgrace. When women or men are raped, a large number of them do not report it, since they are ashamed of experiencing such an enormity. They are also most likely disturbed or distressed to even speak about the incident. To speak about…

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…

the military. He is a political science professor at San Francisco State University, and he is a director for Palm Center. Palm Center is a research center that studies gays in the military and focused specifically on the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy for 13 years. It can be…

I’ve been a Marine Judge Advocate for over 17 years. I say that not to admit guilt but state pride in my duties and profession. Despite the well-worn clichés and easy cynicism about lawyers, I am an unrepentant leader of Marines who questions the Marine Corps approach to character development in our Corps and the oft mere reliance on the “Judge” to teach “ethics” to our Marines. We, as leaders, need to do more to make sure the character that takes command in moments of crucial choices is…

The Cold War began in 1945 after WW II, between the United States and the Soviet Union. Each country had their own ideologies about how to rebuild Europe after the war. President Truman and the Russians leader Joseph Stalin were in disagreement on how to divide postwar Europe. The Soviets controlled Poland and most of the Balkans while the American and British forces had liberated Western Europe from Scandinavia to Italy. The Russians were concerned about past invasions and were intent on…

abuse. Frances Perkins was born in Boston during 1882. She grew up with a loving family and received great education. Perkins graduated from Columbia University in 1910 and became a dedicated teacher and also social worker. She became the executive secretary of the New York Consumers League because she was committed to helping people obtain healthy working conditions and to help improve the lives of the…

homeland security and homeland defense. Construct a response that provides the following related to both homeland security and homeland defense: • Primary missions, tasks, duties, responsibilities, operations, etc. for each broad initiative. • Resources needed/utilized to address them • Highlight those responsibilities and efforts that are shared between the two • Lastly, provide your…

The Korean War was an armed conflict spanning from June 1950 – July 1953 and involved two opposing sides, North Korea and South Korea. Each side was backed up by the Soviet Union and United States, respectively, and was part of the larger, long-term Cold War. The stage was set for a South Korean-U.S. victory with the allied forces pushing back the communists north of the 38th parallel and to the Yalu River in North Korea. However, victory could not be seized as the South Korean troops were met…