The Haditha Dam Seizure – The Target
Author’s Note – The story of operations by the 75th Ranger Regiment since September 11 has necessarily been a “close …
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“Rebalancing” the Force: The 2010 Defense Appropriations Act
On Dec. 19, 2009, shortly after the U.S. Senate had passed the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act of 2010 …
U.S. Army Year in Review
As the war in Southwest Asia continued into 2010, the U.S. Army was showing the strain of continuous combat on …
Rapid Response: The U.S. Military’s Haiti Relief Surge
Although Haiti has faded from the headlines, the humanitarian relief effort that began immediately after the island nation was rocked …
What Could Happen: USJFCOM’s New “Speculative” Vision of the Future”
United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) has just released its “Joint Operating Environment” (JOE) for 2010, containing a number of …
TechWatch: The Dual Use Dilemma
Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. military and NASA were two of the world’s primary technology drivers. Many of the …
U.S. Army Ground Combat Vehicle Program Continues Moving Forward
Emerging from the ashes of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program cancellation, the U.S. Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) initiative …
The Military Match Game: Seven Reasons Why Franchises Want You
Bradford McDonald’s story starts with the usual: He grew up with a father in the Navy, went to the Naval …
Interview With U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli
The link between combat trauma and battlefield stress was known long before post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was clinically diagnosed in …
Army Begins New Ground Combat Vehicle Exploration
In the wake of the June 23, 2009, Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) that terminated the Manned Ground Vehicle portion of …