Zone defense

The purpose for USEASTCOM is to sustain U.S. interest and further preserve the security of our homeland, promote our national defense, and uphold our national interest abroad. This action however, cannot be accomplished by military means alone and will require the whole of government approach with extraordinary interagency cooperation throughout the region. U.S. forces, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and our regional partners must work together to counter threats (whether…

Created as a part of the 1947 National Security Act, the National Security Council (NSC) was established to serve as a means to collectively coordinate foreign, domestic, and military policy between the various departments of government while seeking approval and guidance from the President on courses of action and implementation. Written in 1949, Sydney Souers’ “Policy Formulation For National Security,” explained that because national security relied upon effective foreign policy, the NSC’s…

Planning a Career in the United States Armed Forces Are you very patriotic, like to travel, want job security and believe in the Constitution of our nation? Walter Reuther is quoted “There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.” If you said yes to the above question or the quote sounds like you, consider a career in the United States Armed Forces. In my essay I will…

These proposed changes would affect all segments of the active duty military, their reserve components, anyexisting and future weapons systems, the civilian DOD workforce andall logistic and administration components of the Department of Defense. The next set of changes would be on the level of second order change, would transform the organization and basically alter the nature of the organization. With second order change, the need for major organizational change found eight commonly…

The events of September 11th, 2001 changed the duties and beliefs of the national government forever. After the largest breach on national security of the 21st century, the national government responded strongly and swiftly. Under President Bush, the Patriot Act was easily passed through both houses of Congress, and has since then been reauthorized multiple other times (NSA Surveillance). The powers and responsibilities of the National Security Agency were also drastically altered to fit the…

The world is experiencing rapid changes in the security sector and this has alarmed the United States Army to seek various ways through which it can transform itself to meet the global security needs. More operations have been carried out in the previous decade and therefore this is a clear evidence that global environment is changing and even tighter operations shall be required in the near future. In this regard, the position of the US Army could be best understood using the contemporary…

Why are orders important to the military lifestyle? Let me start answering this question by giving the definition of an order from the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Military Order: A command proceeding from a military superior. After hearing this definition many people immediately jump to the complaining and judging stage of following instruction. Comments such as, “Why would I follow one man’s opinion,” or “only certain orders apply to me,” are common place among lower ranks in the military.…

Introduction According to Seligman & Fowler (2011), the response of psychology to the needs of the US military intensified during the First and the Second World Wars (p. 82). This followed the increasing levels of anxiety, suicide, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and the need for highly resilient army officers who would undertake the unforeseen future warfare. During the world wars, many psychological problems evolved among the soldiers. For example, there were high cases of…

Homeland Security and the Critical Infrastructures it Protects Homeland security in itself is an over encompassing concept that includes many agencies that "prevent terrorist attacks, defend our borders, enforce immigration laws, secure cyberspace, and ensure resilience to disasters" (United States Department of Homeland Security [U.S. DHS], 2010). The missions of the DHS are critical and vast. I’m going to explain some of the basics of this organization in terms of internal and external…

As the DHS keeps on asserting itself as an effective department for hazard protection, it would need to overcome the problem of the alpha male notion to make it work effective. This follows the fact that each agency under the DHS wants to prove superior to the others and thus resulting into wolf packs. The alpha males might display instances of fighting once a rival wolf crosses their path since each agency wants to be a leader rather than a pack member. As a result, the inner fighting between…