In the event of a large scale bioterrorist incident, essential public health capabilities could be significantly overwhelmed, necessitating assistance from the Department of Defense (DoD) to decrease civilian morbidity and mortality. The unique rapid deployability of military personnel can provide the readily available logistical support, medical expertise and man power needed to augment local and state resources. Despite enhanced funding to the public health sector's preparedness mission since 9/11 and the 2001 anthrax attacks, significant concerns persist regarding their response...
In the event of a large scale bioterrorist incident, essential public health capabilities could be significantly overwhelmed, necessitating assistance...
The United States government is facing an enormous budget deficit of over $1 trillion for a third straight year, and the call to streamline and cut spending is resonating. The need to improve performance and increase efficiency has forged an even greater effort to improve the relationship between the two largest government agencies - Department of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA). However, after decades of collaboration between the DoD and VA there remains significant challenges that need to be overcome to improve the partnership. Some of these challenges include: unity of effort that...
The United States government is facing an enormous budget deficit of over $1 trillion for a third straight year, and the call to streamline and cut sp...
The proliferation of for-profit colleges and questions about their recruiting tactics and program quality has caused concern among educators and legislators for quite some time. This issue has also been a concern within military and veteran communities because of the number of servicemembers and veterans who choose to use their tuition assistance or GI Bill benefits at for-profit colleges. The enactment of the Post 9/11 GI Bill has made this a more urgent problem for two reasons. First, a larger number of servicemembers and veterans are using these benefits at for-profit colleges. Second, as...
The proliferation of for-profit colleges and questions about their recruiting tactics and program quality has caused concern among educators and legis...
As the government of Georgia continues its quest for modernization, and as it aspires to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union, it must first normalize relations with the Russian Federation before it can achieve these long-term goals. The nation must consider a patient short and medium-term policy of non-alignment versus an aggressive policy of immediate Western integration. This will be the most effective path for Georgia to improve the lives of its citizens, while ensuring physical security along its borders, which is arguably tenuous. The animosity between the...
As the government of Georgia continues its quest for modernization, and as it aspires to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European ...
United States counterterrorism (CT) forces have been employed in Afghanistan since October 18, 2001. Over the last decade, the CT force profile and method of operating has evolved. Historically, the CT force was a secretive organization that did little to directly assist conventional battle space owners (BSO) operating in a shared counterinsurgency (COIN) environment; today, the CT force overtly supports the BSO from the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF) to the many dispersed battalion commanders operating throughout Afghanistan. The CT force's evolution was...
United States counterterrorism (CT) forces have been employed in Afghanistan since October 18, 2001. Over the last decade, the CT force profile and me...
The current Army Profession campaign makes the case for a re-evaluation and assessment of the Army as a profession and the attributes of the Army Professional. Leadership entails the repetitive exercise of discretionary judgments, all highly moral in nature, and represents the core function of the Army Professional's military art. Leader development is an investment required to maintain the Army as a profession. The profession is maintained by leaders who place a high priority on leader development and invest themselves and the resources of the profession to develop professionals and future...
The current Army Profession campaign makes the case for a re-evaluation and assessment of the Army as a profession and the attributes of the Army Prof...
Generations of American society have been effected by decades of negative societal conditioning. The country is no longer the virtuous society that once served as the example for global democratization and the free market economy. America is an often copied culture by other global societies, and its decreased societal belief in values, ethics, and morals ends up manifesting into other cultures around the world. American society used to be held as the beacon of light that others risked their lives for while seeking change from oppressed governments. That is no longer a truth. Negative societal...
Generations of American society have been effected by decades of negative societal conditioning. The country is no longer the virtuous society that on...
