In an attempt to protect the U.S. following the horrific events of September 11th and to conduct the Global War on Terrorism, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base was established. Yet the continued operation of the facility,...
Shulimson, Jack; Renfrow, Wanda J.; Kelly, David E.; Englander Evelyn A.
The modem Marine Corps owes its genesis to the Spanish-American War when the United States entered the world stage. In this the 100th anniversary year of the war with Spain, the History and Museums Division decided upon a new publication about the...
Prior to President Obama halting all ongoing military commissions, the United States charged six Guantanamo Bay prisoners with capital crimes. Further, his latest policy directive for new military commission rules has not excluded the death penalty...
Major Michael Borgel served as the assistant operations officer for the 384th Military Police Battalion at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from May 2003 through June 2004. Borgel was part of a Reserve unit when he was notified of...
This study is an investigation of a little known Humanitarian Assistance, Military Operation Other Than War, Operation Safe Haven. This operation took place from 8 September 1994 to 15 March 1995 in the Republic of Panama. The purpose of the...
I deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in support of the Global War on Terrorism. My
assignment in the unit at the Joint Task Force, (JTF) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba was as the
Assistant Inspector General (IG), NCOIC from January 2007- February 2008. I was...
The United States led troops in Afghanistan and Iraq are challenged with many ethical questions. Do we treating foreign citizens and enemy combatant ethically? "As military professionals, it is important that we take time to reflect on the values...
During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM I (OIF I), U.S. soldiers waged a desperate war against a growing insurgency. Mounting U.S. casualties became the catalyst for a hidden "war within the war." Arrayed on one side of this secret conflict were leaders who...
Prisons and detention centers are recruiting grounds for radical Islamists. The National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism Campaign Plan does not sufficiently develop a strategy to counter the violent Islamic ideologies in order to...
What began as a humanitarian operation, soon evolved into a crisis at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A crisis that was unforeseen and no one could even imagine. After months of political decision- making, and slow progress, the refugees became impatient....
This paper describes my personal experience while deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO). Due to my assigned duties there as the NCOIC, I did not have many opportunities to come in contact with the "stars" of the island. However I physically...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
As melhores práticas de contra-insurreição. Doutor Kalev I. Sepp; Pode-se diferenciar "as melhores práticas" comuns nas contra-insurreições bem-sucedidas ao estudar as guerras insurretas do último século. A análise histórica nos ajuda a...
Interrogation in the world has been a difficult subject for many nations to tackle. There will be many challenges for decades with the handling of prisoners of war (POW) and detainees as part of the Global War on Terrorism, and perhaps for...
Major James D. Sides, a military police officer who graduated from the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) in June 2007, sat for this interview by fellow MP officer and CGSC student Major Jeffrey Holmes to capture the former's experiences in...
America’s ethics are being questioned as the Global War on Terror brings a whole new approach to how the U.S. fights an elusive adversary. The U.S. faces a moral challenge in its conduct of the war and legal conflicts at home. The values that...
Thesis Sentence: Over time, intelligence-gathering techniques have proven to be valuable and questionable methods of the ability to obtain intelligence information about the enemy. ABSTRACT:
The question of interrogation techniques used by the...
A defining guideline of ethical rules regarding the treatment of POWs, the Geneva Convention was binding to not just the United States but to 192 other nations into civil and humane treatment. The Geneva Convention clearly states “No physical or...
Is it ever alright to inflict torture in order to gain information for the purpose of providing for the safety of a nation? In the war on terrorism the United States is not dealing with its own citizens. Instead they are dealing in countries were...
Senior leaders are confronted with the ethical decision of sending untrained, improperly equipped, and organized units to perform missions that they are not trained for. Then went thing went wrong, junior Soldiers are the one blamed for their...