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• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July 2008 11 Aug 2008
• Transcript: Remarks of Senator Obama in Berlin, Germany Barack Obama 24 Jul 2008
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for June 2008 10 Jul 2008
• The French White Paper on defence and national security Présidence de la République Française Jun 2008
• DoD Policy on Cluster Munitions and Unintended Harm to Civilians Dated June 19 2008, released 09 Jun 2008
• Public Version of the Final Boeing Bid Protest Decision Government Accountability Office B-311344 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for May 2008 10 Jun 2008
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for April 2008 12 May 2008
• Recruiting and Retention Numbers for March 2008 10 Apr 2008
• BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION NATO 03 Apr 2008
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for February 2008 10 Mar 2008
• ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS: Military Power of the People’s Republic of China - 2008 Released 03 Mar 2008
• Opinion: Interrogation Experts Call for Senate to require Adherence to Army Field Manual 13 Feb 2008
• 43 Retired Generals and Admirals to U.S. Senate: Require Single Standard for Interrogations 12 Feb 2008 -- "As retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces, we write to express our strong support for Section 327 of the Conference Report on the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, H.R. 2082. Section 327 would require intelligence agents of the U.S. government to adhere to the standards of prisoner treatment and interrogation contained in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Collector Operations (the Army Field Manual)."
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for January 2008 11 Feb 2008
• President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address The White House 28 Jan 2008
• Full Text of the Democratic Response to the State of the Union by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius The Democratic Party 28 Jan 2008
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for December 2007 10 Jan 2008
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for November 2007 10 Dec 2007
• DoD Recruiting And Retention Numbers For October 13 Nov 2007
• A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower Released Oct. 2007 -- "This strategy stresses an approach that integrates seapower with other elements of national power, as well as those of our friends and allies. It describes how seapower will be applied around the world to protect our way of life, as we join with other like-minded nations to protect and sustain the global, inter-connected system through which we prosper."
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for FY 2007 10 Oct 2007
• President Bush Addresses The United Nations General Assembly The White House 25 Sep 2007
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for August 2007 10 Sep 2007
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July 2007 10 Aug 2007
• President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom The White House 30 Jul 2007
• Report No. D-2007-107: Procurement Policy for Armored Vehicles Department of Defense Office of Inspector General 27 Jun 2007
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for June 10 Jul 2007
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for May 11 Jun 2007
• ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS: Military Power of the People’s Republic of China - 2007 Released 25 May 2007 -- "China’s rapid rise as a regional political and economic power with global aspirations is an important element of today’s strategic environment – one that has significant implications for the region and the world. The United States welcomes the rise of a peaceful and prosperous China, and it encourages China to participate as a responsible international stakeholder by taking on a greater share of responsibility for the health and success of the global system. However, much uncertainty surrounds the future course China’s leaders will set for their country, including in the area of China’s expanding military power and how that power might be used."
• President Bush Names Lieutenant General Douglas Lute as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan The White House 16 May 2007
• Commanding General David H. Petraeus' Letter about Values Multi-National Forces - Iraq 10 May 2007 -- "Our values and the laws governing warfare teach us to respect human dignity, maintain our integrity, and do what is right. Adherence to our values distinguishes us from our enemy. This fight depends on securing the population, which must understand that we - not our enemies - occupy the moral high ground." [PDF Version]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for April 10 May 2007
• President Bush Rejects Artificial Deadline, Vetoes Iraq War Supplemental The White House 01 May 2007
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for March 10 Apr 2007
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for February 12 Mar 2007
• U.S. Secretary of Defense and Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Release Joint Statement 23 Feb 2007 -- United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Jang Soo issued a joint statement summarizing their visit today in Washington, D.C.
• DoD Recruiting And Retention Numbers For January 12 Feb 2007
• Transcript: President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address The White House 23 Jan 2007
• Democratic Response of Senator Jim Webb To the President’s State of the Union Address Office of Sen. Webb 23 Jan 2007
• Transcript: DoD Press Briefing on New Military Commissions Rules 18 Jan 2007 -- Presenter: Principal Deputy General Counsel Dan Dell’Orto and Legal Advisor Brigadier General Thomas Hemingway, Office of Military Commisions
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for December 11 Jan 2007
• Secretary Gates Recommends End Strength Increases 11 Jan 2007 -- Today the Secretary of Defense announced he has recommended to the President a permanent increase to the end strength of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps.
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2006 [PDF]
• Farewell Message From Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld AFPS 14 Dec 2006
• Current Situation in Iraq and Afghanistan: Testimony by General Michael V. Hayden, Director, Central Intelligence Agency before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 15 Nov 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for October 09 Nov 2006
• Remarks by the President at Nomination of Dr. Robert M. Gates to be Secretary of Defense The White House 08 Nov 2006
• Press Conference by the President The White House 08 Nov 2006 -- "The election has changed many things in Washington, but it has not changed my fundamental responsibility, and that is to protect the American people from attack. As the Commander-in-Chief, I take these responsibilities seriously. And so does the man who served this nation honorably for almost six years as our Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. Now, after a series of thoughtful conversations, Secretary Rumsfeld and I agreed that the timing is right for new leadership at the Pentagon"
• The 38th Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communiqué 20 Oct 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for FY 2006 10 Oct 2006
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2006 [PDF]
• President Bush Addresses United Nations General Assembly The White House 19 Sep 2006
• United States Army Military Readiness Offfices of Reps. Murtha and Obey 13 Sep 2006 -- "The U.S. Army’s preparedness for war has eroded to levels not witnessed by our country in decades. As deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan continue unabated, there is a very real prospect that Army readiness will continue to erode, undermining its ability to meet the theater commanders’ needs and foreclosing any option for the U.S. to respond to conflicts elsewhere around the globe"
• Expressing the Sense of Congress that the President should immediately replace the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld Offfice of Representative John Murtha 13 Sep 2006 -- Mr. Murtha introduced the following resolution
• Letter to Sen. Warner and Sen. Levin on Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions by retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces and former officials of the Department of Defense 12 Sep 2006 -- "As retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces and former officials of the Department of Defense, we write to express our profound concern about a key provision of S. 3861, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, introduced last week at the behest of the President. We believe that the language that would redefine Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions as equivalent to the standards contained in the Detainee Treatment Act violates the core principles of the Geneva Conventions and poses a grave threat to American service-members, now and in future wars."
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for August 08 Sep 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July 10 Aug 2006
• Press Conference by the President The White House 08 Nov 2006 -- "The election has changed many things in Washington, but it has not changed my fundamental responsibility, and that is to protect the American people from attack. As the Commander-in-Chief, I take these responsibilities seriously. And so does the man who served this nation honorably for almost six years as our Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. Now, after a series of thoughtful conversations, Secretary Rumsfeld and I agreed that the timing is right for new leadership at the Pentagon"
• Secretary-General's briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East United Nations Secretary-General - Office of the Spokesman 20 Jul 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for June 10 Jul 2006
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Number for May 09 Jun 2006
• ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS: Military Power of the People’s Republic of China - 2006 Released May 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for April 10 May 2006
• United States-Japan Roadmap for Realignment Implementation 01 May 2006 [PDF]
• Joint Statement By Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary Of Defense Rumsfeld, Japanese Minister Of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso, Japanese Minister Of State For Defense Fukushiro Nukaga 01 May 2006 [PDF]
• President Bush Expresses Full Support, Appreciation for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld The White House 14 Apr 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for March 10 Apr 2006
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2006 [PDF]
• National Military Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 13 Feb 2006, released 22 Mar 2006 [PDF 1.65MB]
• The U.S. Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Strategic Vision US Air Force Released 22 Mar 2006 [PDF]
• President George W. Bush's National Security Strategy - March 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for February 10 Mar 2006
• Situation of detainees at Guantánamo Bay United Nations Comission on Human Rights 16 Feb 2006 -- The present joint report is submitted by five holders of mandates of special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights who have been jointly following the situation of detainees held at theUnited States Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay since June 2004.
• Quadrennial Defense Review Report Released 06 Feb 2006 -- The Report of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review represents a snapshot in time of the Department’s strategy for defense of the Nation and the capabilities needed to effectively execute that defense. In the pages that follow, the Department’s senior leadership sets out where the Department is and where it needs to go in fulfilling our responsibilities to the American people.
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for January 10 Feb 2006
• The US Military: Under Strain and at Risk The Leaders’ National Security Advisory Group January 2006 -- In the current debate over Iraq, there is an elephant in the room that few are willing to acknowledge. While the U.S. military has performed superbly in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, our ground forces are under enormous strain. This strain, if not soon relieved, will have highly corrosive and potentially long-term effects on the force.
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for December 10 Jan 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for November 12 Dec 2005
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for October 10 Nov 2005
• The 37th Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communiqué 21 Oct 2005 -- "The 37th Republic of Korea-United States Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) was held in Seoul on October 21, 2005. ROK Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang Ung and U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld led their respective delegations, which included senior defense and foreign affairs officials." [PDF]
• Report of the International Independent Investigation Commission Established Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1595 (2005) Detlev Mehlis, Commissioner UNIIIC, UN International Independent Investigation Commission 19 Oct 2005 -- "The Security Council, by its resolution 1595 of 7 April 2005, decided to establish an international independent investigation Commission based in Lebanon to assist the Lebanese authorities in their investigation of all aspects of the terrorist attack which took place on 14 February 2005 in Beirut that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and others, including to help identify its perpetrators, sponsors, organizers and accomplices"
• CNO Guidance for 2006: Meeting the Challenge of a New Era Released 14 Oct 2005 -- "It is with my firm belief in our ability to meet these challenges that I have crafted my Guidance for 2006. Rooted in the framework of Sea Power 21, this document articulates our vision, reiterates our mission, establishes the guiding principles that will underpin our actions and restates my top three priorities (supporting each with specific objectives, desired effects and tasking)"
• Report to Congress: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense 13 Oct 2005 -- "This is the second report in the series; the previous report was issued on July 22, 2005." [PDF 382 KB]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for September 11 Oct 2005
• Letter by Retired Military Leaders to Senator John McCain 03 Oct 2005 -- "We strongly support your proposed amendments to the Defense Department Authorization bill concerning detainee policy, including requiring all interrogations of detainees in DOD custody to conform to the U.S. Army’s Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation (FM 34-52), and prohibiting the use of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by any U.S. government agency."
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2005 [PDF]
• The United Nations To-Day And To-Morrow 1945.
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for August 12 Sep 2005
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July 10 Aug 2005
• U.S.: Pentagon Poised to Resume Production of Antipersonnel Mines Human Rights Watch 02 Aug 2005 -- The Bush administration appears poised to resume the production of antipersonnel mines, Human Rights Watch said today in a new briefing paper.
• Army Unveils Active Component Brigade Combat Team Stationing 27 Jul 2005 -- The Department of the Army announced today the locations for the active component modular brigade combat teams.
• Report to Congress: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense 21 Jul 2005 -- "The report is divided into two sections (...) The initial section of the report focuses on Stability and Security in Iraq and enumerates goals and progress regarding Iraq’s political stability, security environment, and economic progress. The second section of the report, on Security Force Training and Performance, provides indicators of the training and development of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), including the forces of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the police and other paramilitary forces of the Ministry of Interior (MOI)." [PDF]
• The Military Power of the People’s Republic of China 2005 Office of the Secretary of Defense 19 Jul 2005 -- "The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is modernizing its forces, emphasizing preparations to fight and win short-duration, high-intensity conflicts along China’s periphery. (...) We assess that China’s ability to project conventional military power beyond its periphery remains limited. This report outlines what we know of China’s national and military strategies, progress and trends in its military modernization, and their implications for regional security and stability." [PDF 1.31 MB]
• Unclassified Executive Summary: Army Regulation 15-6: Final Report Investigation into FBI Allegations of Detainee Abuse at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Detention Facility 09 Jun 2005 -- "This AR 15-6 investigation found only three interrogation acts in violation of interrogation techniques authorized by Army Field Manual 34-52 and DoD guidance. (...) The AR 15-6 found no evidence of torture or inhumane treatment at JTF-GTMO." [PDF]
• DoD June 2005 Recruiting and Retention Numbers 11 Jul 2005
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2005 [PDF]
• Final Report: Assessment of Detainee Medical Operations for OEF, GTMO, AND OIF Office of the Surgeon General of the Army 13 Apr 2005 -- "On 12 November 2004, The Army Surgeon General, LTG Kevin C. Kiley, directed the Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, MG Lester Martinez-Lopez, to lead a multidisciplinary Functional Assessment Team (the Team) to assess detainee medical operations in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)." [PDF 7.85 MB]
• DOD May 2005 Recruiting/Retention Numbers
• Management Accountability Review of the Boeing KC-767A Tanker Program Report No. OIG-2004-171 May 13, 2005 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Senior officials of the Air Force acquisition community and the Office of the Secretary of Defense were focused on supporting a decision to lease tanker aircraft from Boeing rather than developing objective acquisition information that would have questioned, as a matter of procedure, whether such a decision was appropriate. [PDF 4.34MB]
• HOOD COMPLETES KORAN INQUIRY SOUTHCOM 03 Jun 2005 -- Brigadier General Jay Hood, commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, completed his inquiry into the validity of allegations of Koran mishandling by U.S. personnel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, yesterday.
• Enclosure 1: Description of Incidents [PDF]
• Enclosure 2: Excerpts from JTF Guantanamo, Standard Operating Procedures [PDF]
• US Department of Defense 2005 BRAC Recommendations List May 2005 [PDF]
• Transcript: Announces BRAC Recommendations 13 May 2005 -- Presenter: Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Michael Wynne; Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Philip Grone; Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. George Taylor ; Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody ; Vice Admiral Evan Chanik, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director, National Guard Bureau Gen. Steven Blum; and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Robert F. Willard
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2005 [PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2004 [PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2004 [PDF]
• AR 15-6 Investigation of the Abu Ghraib Prison and 205th Military Intelligence Brigade by LTG Anthony R. Jones and MG George R. Fay US Army 23 Aug 2004 [PDF 920 Kb]
• Transcript: Special Defense Department Briefing on Results of Investigation of Military Intelligence Activities at Abu Ghraib Prison Facility 25 Aug 2004 -- General Paul Kern, Appointing Authority for The Investigation; Lieutenant General Anthony Jones, Lead Investigator; Major General George Fay, Investigating Officer
• Transcript: Background Briefing on Investigations on Abu Ghraib 25 Aug 2004 -- Senior Army Official
• Independent Panel to Review DoD Detention Operations August 2004 [PDF 5.71 Mb]
• Transcript: Press Conference with Members of the Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations 24 Aug 2004 -- Former Secretary Of Defense Harold Brown; Former U.S. Representative Tillie Fowler (R-Fl); General Charles A. Horner, Usaf (Retired); Former Secretary Of Defense James R. Schlesinger
• Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack Volume 1: Executive Report 2004 US House Armed Services Committee 22 Jul 2004 [PDF 577 KB]
• Military Operations: Fiscal Year 2004 Costs for the Global War on Terrorism Will Exceed Supplemental, Requiring DOD to Shift Funds from Other Uses (GAO-04-915) July 21, 2004 [PDF 299 Kb]
• Detainee Operations Inspection Department of the Army: The Inspector General 21 Jul 2004
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2004 [PDF 607 Kb]
• DoD Provides Details on Interrogation Process 23 Jun 2004 -- The Department of Defense today released documents related to the development of interrogation procedures at Guantanamo. These documents are made available to demonstrate that the actions of the U. S. Defense Department are bound by law and guided by American values.
• CALL Newsletter No. 04-13: Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) CAAT II Initial Impressions Report (IIR) Center For Army Lessons Learned May 2004 [PDF Version 5.47 Mb
• FY04 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PRC MILITARY POWER 29 May 2004 -- Between 2003 and 2004, DoD has identified improvements in China's military capabilities in a significant number of areas. [PDF 507 Kb]
• On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom Center for Army Lessons Learned 26 May 2004 -- "On Point is a study of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) as soon after the fact as feasible. The Army leadership chartered this effort in a message to the major commands on 30 April 2003. In his guidance, Army Chief of Staff General Eric K. Shinseki directed "a quick, thorough review that looks at the US Army's performance, assesses the role it played in the joint and coalition team, and captures the strategic, operational, and tactical lessons that should be disseminated and applied in future fights.""
• SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROVISIONS FOR H.R. 4200: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE [PDF 328 Kb]
• REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC) ON THE TREATMENT BY THE COALITION FORCES OF PRISONERS OF WAR AND OTHER PROTECTED PERSONS BY THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS IN IRAQ DURING ARREST, INTERNMENT AND INTERROGATION Feruary 2004 -- "In Its "Report an the Treatment by the Coalition Forces of Prisoners of War and other protected persons in Iraq", the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) draws the attention of the Coalition Forces (hereafter called "the CF") to a number of serious violations of International Humanitarian Law. These violations have been documented and sometimes observed while visiting prisoners of war, civilian internees and other protected persons by the Geneva Conventions (hereafter called persons deprived of their liberty when their status is not specifically mentioned) in Iraq between March and November 2003."
• BG Karpinski Rebuttal to AR 15-6 Investigation of the 800s' Military Police Brigade 1 April 2004 -- "Request that the findings and recommendations of the subject investigation relating to BG Janis L. Karpinski be set aside and no additional adverse action taken. The 800th Military Police (MP) Brigade (Bde) under the command of BG Karpinski successfully accomplished every mission assigned despite being under-strength and under-resourced."
• TAGUBA REPORT - HEARING ARTICLE 15-6 INVESTIGATION OF THE 800th MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE On 19 January 2004, Lieutenant General (LTG) Ricardo S. Sanchez, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Seven (CJTF-7) requested that the Commander, US Central Command, appoint an Investigating Officer (IO) in the grade of Major General (MG) or above to investigate the conduct of operations within the 800th Military Police (MP) Brigade.
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2004 [PDF]
• A-10 Friendly Fire Investigation Report CENTCOM 29 Mar 2004
• Army's Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT) Report Department of the Army March 2004 -- The Department of the Army announced today the results of the Army's Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT). At the request of the commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-7, U.S. Central Command, the Army surgeon general established and dispatched the Mental Health Advisory Team to assess and provide recommendations on Operation Iraqi Freedom-related mental health services, soldier access to those services in theater and after evacuation, and effective suicide prevention measures for Soldiers in active combat.
• Transcript: "Protecting Our Military Families in Times of War" Kerry for President Campaign 17 Mar 2004 -- "We are still bogged down in Iraq - and the Administration stubbornly holds to failed policies that drive potential allies away. (...) We were misled about weapons of mass destruction. We are misled now when the costs of Iraq are not even counted in the President's budget. But having gone to war, we have a responsibility to keep and a national interest to achieve in a stable and peaceful Iraq. (...) At the heart of that force must be a fully prepared, fully equipped, fully staffed, state-of-the-art military ready to face any adversary, anywhere. Four "
• Transcript: Remarks by the Vice President at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum The White House 17 Mar 2004 -- " We must build and maintain military strength capable of operating in different theaters of action with decisive force. We must not only have that power, but be willing to use it when required to defend our freedom and our security. (...) Against this kind of determined, organized, ruthless enemy, America requires a new strategy - not merely to prosecute a series of crimes, but to fight and win a global campaign against the terror network. (...) The United States will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country."
• FY2003 Report for the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation [19 MB PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2003 [PDF 1.51 Mb]
• Bounding the Global War on Terrorism by Jeffrey Record US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute December 2003 - Dr. Jeffrey Record examines three features of the war on terrorism as currently defi ned and conducted: (1) the administration's postulation of the terrorist threat, (2) the scope and feasibility of U.S. war aims, and (3) the war's political, fi scal, and military sustainability. He fi nds that the war on terrorism-as opposed to the campaign against al-Qaeda-lacks strategic clarity, embraces unrealistic objectives, and may not be sustainable over the long haul. He calls for down-sizing the scope of the war on terrorism to reflect concrete U.S. security interests and the limits of American military power [PDF 372 Kb]
• Fort Irwin National Training Center Trip Report United States Marine Corps, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 December 2003 - To collect U.S. Army lessons learned from Iraq and obtain tactics, techniques, and procedures for organizing and protecting convoys, detecting and neutralizing IEDs, organizing and defending Forward Operating Bases (FOB)/Forward Arming & Refueling Points (FARP), and defending against mortar, rocket, and suicide bombers (human and VBIED). A by-product of the visit was an opportunity to observe an Army unit (1st BCT, 1st Cavalry Div) training to deploy to Iraq. Training observed; foot patrols in simulated urban terrain, convoys, cordon and search operations, a Special Ops Task Force raid on a suspected WMD site and a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) rescue of a compromised Special Ops Task Force, crowd control, political rally security, and election registration oversight and security. [MSWord 146 Kb]
• 1st Infantry Division Soldier's Handbook To Iraq 1st Infantry Division November 2003 -- "During your deployment to Iraq as a member of the Big Red One team, you should be aware of the unique customs and courtesies of the Iraqi people. This guide provides the basic information on Iraq's culture by offering you an overview of the country, its people and their language, as well as their lifestyle and beliefs." [PDF 3.66 Mb]
• Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Lessons Learned 1st Marine Division May 2003 [269 KB DOC]
• Brief on 1 MARDIV Observations 1st Marine Division May 2003 [29 KB DOC]
• Operation Iraqi Freedom PEO Soldier Lessons Learned US Army 1.6 MB DOC 15 May 2003 -- The following is a gathering of lessons learned on items of equipment either within the PEO Soldier domain or closely related to current or planned PEO programs. I gathered these lessons while serving as the PEO Soldier Liaison to the ASA(ALT)-SWA Operations Cell. I accompanied a team from the Science and Technology community conducting a similar mission for GEN Kern, Commander, AMC, and MG Doesburg, Commander, RDECOM, consisting of Mr. Bill Andrews, MAJ Rob Johnston and SFC Sam Newland.
• Operations Iraqi Freedom Engineer Lessons Learned [Initial Draft] US Army Engineer School 15 Nov 2003 -- "The enclosed report is the culmination of the US Army Engineer School's effort to collect observations from Operations Iraqi Freedom and provide them to the Total Engineer Force-active, reserve, and civilian. This report is published to provide the reader with observations related to engineer issues that arose during Operation Iraqi Freedom from deployment through the end of Phase III. (..) This report covers four of the five engineer battlefield functions performed by Engineers: Mobility, Survivability, Geospatial, and General Engineering. Also covered are the Battlefield Operating Systems of Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR), as well as Engineer Equipment." [MSWord 161 Kb]
• Geneva Model-Accord: Draft Permanent Status Agreement December 2003 -- "The Permanent Status Agreement (hereinafter "this Agreement") ends the era of conflict and ushers in a new era based on peace, cooperation, and good neighborly relations between the Parties."
• Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory - Report of the Secretary-General prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution ES-10/13 United Nations 24 Nov 2003 -- A/ES-10/248 - Israel is not in compliance with the Assembly's demand that it "stop and reverse the construction of the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". [PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2003 [PDF 1.01 Mb]
• Fires in the Close Fight: OIF Lessons Learned US Army, 3rd Infantry Division DIVARTY [1.7 MB PDF]
• Initial Lessons Learned US Army, Air Defense Artillery Quality Assurance Office September 2003 [523 K PPT]
• Third Infantry Division (Mechanized) After Action Report Operation Iraqi Freedom US Army July 2003 [1.03 MB PDF]
• Final Draft: The Constitution of Afghanistan 03 Nov 2003 -- "We the people of Afghanistan (...) Have adopted this constitution in compliance with historical, cultural, and social requirements of the era, through our elected representatives in the Loya Jirga dated / /1382 in the city of Kabul." [MSWord 201 Kb]
• CALL Newsletter: Operation OUTREACH Center for Army Lessons Learned OCT 03, No. 03-27 -- "This newsletter represents the efforts of two teams from the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) that deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as part of Operation OUTREACH. (...) The team found many items to cover, but mainly focused on intelligence- and fire support-related issues: Intelligence (General), Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Operations, Targeting (aspects from both intelligence and fire support), Fire Support, and Random Observations. Following is a compilation of their observations." [PDF 592 Kb]
• Memo by US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the Global War on Terrorism 16 Oct 2003 -- "The questions I posed to combatant commanders this week were: Are we winning or losing the Global War on Terror? Is DoD changing fast enough to deal with the new 21st century security environment? Can a big institution change fast enough? Is the USG changing fast enough?" [PDF Version 111 Kb]
• President Submits Request for Funding War on Terrorism September 17, 2003
• FY 2004 Supplemental Appropriations September 17, 2003 [totaling $87 billion]
• STRYKER BRIGADES Versus THE REALITY OF WAR Written by Victor O'Reilly for Congressman Jim Saxton, Aug 22, 2003 - The issue raised in this report is whether the US Army should be allowed to field the Stryker, a family of vehicles whose extensive deficiencies are comprehensively laid out in the following pages, but which, for technical, bureaucratic and political reasons, has managed to elude the Department of Defense's Operational Test and Evaluation.
• Report to Congress, Pursuant to the FY 2000 National Defense Authorization Act: ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MILITARY POWER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA July 28, 2003 -- This annual report addresses (1) gaps in knowledge of China's military power; (2) China's grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy; (3) developments in China's military doctrine and force structure, to include developments in advanced technologies that would enhance China's military capabilities; (4) China's relations with the former Soviet Union; and, (5) the security situation in the Taiwan Strait. [PDF 725 Kb]
• An Army Update by General Jack Keane US Army July 23, 2003 [699 kb PPT]-- Slides on Army deployments
• Report to the Congressional Defense Committees on KC-767A Air Refueling Aircraft Multi-Year Lease Pilot Program US Air Force July 10, 2003 -- "This report begins with the operationsl requirement for air refueling and the challenges/risks faced today by our nation's aging air refueling fleet, showing the urgent need to begin recapitalization. Next it discusses a number of alternatives that were analyzed as possible solutions to meet that need. This report then compares the merits of leasing versus buying as acquisition strategies to accelerate the recapitalization effort with the selected platform, the KC-767A. Finally, it details the proposed lease agreement that fields 100 tankers five years faster than the current planned purchase." [PDF 85 Kb]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2003 [PDF 3.15 Mb]
• Statement from the Prime Minister's Bureau Israel Prime Minister's Bureau 25 May 2003 -- "Based on the 23 May 2003 statement of the United States Government, in which the United States committed to fully and seriously address Israel's comments to the Roadmap during the implementation phase, the Prime Minister announced on 23 May 2003 that Israel has agreed to accept the steps set out in the Roadmap"
• A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Department of State 30 Apr 2003 -- The following is a performance-based and goal-driven roadmap, with clear phases, timelines, target dates, and benchmarks aiming at progress through reciprocal steps by the two parties in the political, security, economic, humanitarian, and institution-building fields, under the auspices of the Quartet [the United States, European Union, United Nations, and Russia]. The destination is a final and comprehensive settlement of the Israel-Palestinian conflict by 2005, as presented in President Bush's speech of 24 June, and welcomed by the EU, Russia and the UN in the 16 July and 17 September Quartet Ministerial statements.
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2003 [PDF 1.35 Mb]
• Shock and Awe: Achieving Rapid Dominance By Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade, with L.A. "Bud" Edney, Fred M. Franks, Charles A. Horner, Jonathan T. Howe, and Keith Brendley NDU Press Book December 1996 -- The purpose of this paper is to explore alternative concepts for structuring mission capability packages (MCPs) around which future U. S. military forces might be configured. (...) The goal of Rapid Dominance will be to destroy or so confound the will to resist that an adversary will have no alternative except to accept our strategic aims and military objectives. To achieve this outcome, Rapid Dominance must control the operational environment and through that dominance, control what the adversary perceives, understands, and knows, as well as control or regulate what is not perceived, understood, or known.
• E-Bomb Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Dr Carlo Kopp
• The Electromagnetic Bomb - a Weapon of Electrical Mass Destruction By Carlo Kopp Aerospace Power Chronicles -- This paper discusses aspects of the technology base, weapon delivery techniques and proposes a doctrinal foundation for the use of such devices in warhead and bomb applications.
• Active Duty Military Personnel Sterngths By Regional Area And By Country DECEMBER 2002 [PDF]
• The National Security Strategy of the United States of America, Submitted to Congress by President George W. Bush, September 2002 The White House
• Beyond the Axis of Evil Washington File 06 May 2002-- In addition to North Korea, Iraq and Iran -- President Bush's "axis of evil," Libya, Syria and Cuba are states that also must be scrutinized for programs of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the State Department's top arms control and nonproliferation official says.
• Bush's West Point Speech 01 June 2002 -- Bush: For much of the last century, America's defense relied on the Cold War doctrines of deterrence and containment. In some cases, those strategies still apply. But new threats also require new thinking. Deterrence -- the promise of massive retaliation against nations -- means nothing against shadowy terrorist networks with no nation or citizens to defend. Containment is not possible when unbalanced dictators with weapons of mass destruction can deliver those weapons on missiles or secretly provide them to terrorist allies.
• President Bush's State of the Union Address 29 Jan. 2002 States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger. America will do what is necessary to ensure our nation's security. We'll be deliberate, yet time is not on our side. I will not wait on events, while dangers gather. I will not stand by, as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons.
• Annual Report on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China [PDF] This annual report addresses (1) gaps in knowledge of China's military power; (2) China's grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy; (3) developments in China's military doctrine and force structure, to include developments in advanced technologies that would enhance China's military capabilities; (4) China's relations with the former Soviet Union; and, (5) the security situation in the Taiwan Strait.
• Rapid Decisive Operations (RDO) - RDO Whitepaper Version 2.0 USJFCOM J9 Concepts Division (J92) 22 August 2001 - The strategic requirement is to be ready to transition from a relatively peaceful process to intense combat operations rapidly and decisively to achieve the strategic objectives.
• PERFORMANCE MAINTENANCE During Continuous Flight Operations A GUIDE FOR FLIGHT SURGEONS - NAVMED P-6410 - 1 JAN 2000 -- Intermittently since Vietnam up through Desert Storm the Air Force has used both amphetamines and sedatives in selected aircraft for specific missions. USAF pilots during Desert Storm stated that 5 mgs of dextro-amphetamine (Dexedrine) helped maintain alertness without causing other changes in mood or perception.
• A Concept Framework For RAPID DECISIVE OPERATIONS USJFCOM J9 Concepts Division (J92) 22 October 1999 - A joint force commander (JFC) can employ air, land, sea, space, and information-based capabilities in an intense, focused, non-linear campaign to defeat an adversary's strategic and operational centers of gravity.
• Director, Operational Test & Evaluation FY2001 Annual Report DOT&E; activity for FY01 involved oversight of 219 programs, including 18 major automated information systems. Oversight activity begins with the early acquisition milestones, continues through approval for full-rate production and, in some instances, during full production until deleted from the DOT&E; oversight list
• OPLAN 9518 PROTECTION OF US NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS AND SUPPORT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA . This plan provides for USCINCKOREA, when directed, to deploy and conduct military operations in the designated JOA.