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    23rd of January in 2013 was a historic day for women in the United States, because the Department of Defense lifted the ban that didn’t allow women to fight in combat. During the 2012-13 year, over 214,098 women were serving in illegally. On this day, they were finally allowed to serve in combat positions. After the 23rd of January 2013, the Department of Defense recognized the contributions that women have made to the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and have since realized that we don’t…

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    Marshall played a huge role in United States History. During General Marshall’s lifetime the United States was being reformed and military power and strength become key components to be a successful free country. The United States was building their military power to become the strongest country in the world and General Marshall helped the United States get there. These changes in the United States lead General Marshall to have a significant impact on United States History. General…

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    Use Of Force Essay

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    that they are more powerful then every state would use force to get their way. An issue that highlights the use of force is the United States – Iraq war. Through resolutions, articles, customary international law, relations with terrorist groups and humanitarian intervention we will address the question, Was the use of force by the United States, United Kingdom and their allies against Iraq in 2003 legal? In 1991, after the Gulf War, Iraq was forced by the United Nations to get rid of their…

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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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    Winged Defense Case Study

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    of Winged Defense from a 1919 lecture given by Captain Thomas Hart on the value of submarines in warfare. With his lack of evidence and knowledge exposed, Mitchell had no chance of exoneration by the court. While Mitchell’s court-martial proceeded into December, the Morrow Board submitted its report to President Coolidge regarding the possibility and predicted outcome of bolstering the Air Service. Unfortunately, their findings did not meet Mitchell’s expectations, as the report rejected the…

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    Air Defence Research Paper

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    The Air and Missile Defense of Our Nation’s Capital Throughout our nation’s history, and even before, America’s militia has answered the call to guard and defend America’s citizens and way of life. Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, President George W. Bush authorized the activation of the Reserves of each military branch as well as the Army and Air National Guard. Initially, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld designated more than 35,000 reserve component men and women the…

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    IMF In China

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    China has claimed land in the South China Sea, which has threatened neighboring countries and the United States. As US Representative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), I have come up with a policy that goes along with the current Representative, Secretary Jacob Lew to reduce the threat through economic means. Currently, “The United States does not take a position on the sovereignty of any of the land features in the South China Sea, but we do believe that all claimants should exercise…

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    nuclear tests three times, officially declaring itself a nuclear state. North Korea employs the policy, byunjin in which the state pursuits nuclear power and economic development (28; 29). North Korea has been an ominous and uncanny neighbor for Japan. Many Japanese citizens have been kidnaped by North Korea, which is the long lasting unsolved diplomatic issue between Japan and North Korea, giving Japan an impression that North Korea is a state where international common sense does not apply.…

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    The year was 2038. Tensions had been rising in a cold war between the United States and North Korea for the past thirty to forty years. Before the day of the massive North Korean land assault on Japan, the United States’ foreign policy favored isolationism and tried to stay out of Eastern Asian activities. The idea was that if the U.S. underwent containment and just allowed Communism in the few Eastern Asian countries, then eventually the Communist countries would collapse on their own. Also,…

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    Cold War ever got to escalating to an all-out nuclear war. In July of 1962 Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev responded to American Jupiter ballistic missiles placed in Italy and Turkey by placing nuclear missiles in Cuba just 90 miles off United States shores. Cuban leader Fidel Castro was eager to ally himself with the Soviet Union due to the previous failed American Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. President Kennedy discovered the missiles in October of 1962 when an American U-2 spy plane…

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