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... an update on ongoing security and stability operations on 8 January 2008. Brigadier General ...

Blog post - Jan 14 2008 - 8:22pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... a result, the “Risk Rule” was rescinded on 13 January 1994 by then Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and was replaced by the ... ... I don't see them going away any time soon." [8] Our conventional force leadership clearly agrees. U.S. Army Training ...

Journal Article - Nov 20 2011 - 8:34am - 46 comments

... When the Army commenced operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, it did so with a set of assumptions on the part of our national ... In November 2005, DoD Directive 3000.05 [8]   “Military Support for Stability, Security, Transition, and ... with Tom Haney, Canadian Army, Former SFO advisor, 18 January 2011 [12] Robert D. Ramsey III, (2006) OP 18 Advising ...

Journal Article - Feb 15 2012 - 6:13am - 8 comments

... non-government activities: 56 hours spent sleeping ( 8 hours per day x 7 days) 40 hours spent working (8 hours per day x 5 days) ... Value' by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer in the January to February 2011 issue. The Economist offers a critique of the idea in ...

Blog post - Mar 30 2011 - 7:45am - 41 comments - 0 attachments

... blame for M4 carbine malfunctions at the Battle of Wanat, Afghanistan, squarely on the weapon's manufacturer. In fact, other factors ... He also cited that there were no attacks at Wanat between 8 and 13 July while other attacks in Korengal and Chowkay valleys were ... have died since Operation Moshtarak was initiated in January. Nearly 70 of these were well trained, equipped, and resourced ...

Blog post - Jul 2 2010 - 3:19pm - 36 comments - 0 attachments

... organization. [xix] This classification helped prompt 4.8 billion dollars of U.S. aid to the Security Forces of Colombia from ... on November 5, 2011. [xviii] Bloomberg News, January 20, 2010 FARC’s Cocaine Sales to Mexico Cartels Prove Too Rich ...

Journal Article - Jan 9 2012 - 3:55pm - 3 comments

... Our BCT controlled southern Baghdad from May 2003 - January 2004. We spread our companies/batteries/troops out in key locations ... in his area and insurgency controls terrain. EBr = (.1)*8 = 8 denotes the benefits of supporting the regime. .1 is the perceived ...

Blog post - Mar 10 2008 - 5:21pm - 12 comments - 0 attachments

... " Why Our Best Officers Are Leaving " by Tim Kane in the January / February edition of The Atlantic . BLUF: "Departure of some ... because they "needed their turn," and other grievances. In 8 years of pursing the harder jobs and doing nothing more than train for ...

Blog post - Mar 23 2011 - 6:30pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

... Speed, Purpose, Security, Repetition, Simplicity. (page 8-23) Relative superiority is defined as "a condition that exists when an ... 22 September 1943 The US Ranger Raid on Cabanatuan, 30 January 1945 Operation Kingpin: The US Army Raid on Son Tay, 21 November 1970 ...

Blog post - Sep 23 2011 - 6:51am - 9 comments - 0 attachments

... an effective of combat support versus combat ratio. [8] The hindrances of overseas operations are logistic, strategic and tactical ... 12, 2001. The second stage of operations was from January 2002 with a modest footprint of 4000 troops that gradually grew to a ...

Journal Article - Sep 23 2011 - 6:19am - 2 comments