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A collection of essays on military opposition from 1844-2004.

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...918) War Is A Racket by Major General Smedley Butler (1935) Admiral Gene Larocque Speaks to Studs Terkel About "The Good War" (1985) Attention All Military Personnel A pamphlet of the Vietnam Day Committee (1965) "There Was No Rules At All" — Stories from Vietnam by Haywood T. "The Kid" Kirkland (1984) "To Draft Board 1"by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1967) "They Were Butcher...

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...ster of the North American continent. The remnants of the government and military had fallen. There were no more world communications. There was no... ...ng chaos of the Flash Storm, he had mobilized his Seekers to fnish of key military installations, usurp the use of the Satellites orbiting the plane... ...cial forces or something?” Josh looked at him intensely. “No. I never had military training. I applied to the air force a while back, but they would... ...his immense power, he could not be everywhere at once and all supervisory personnel needed to have their minds to direct the Seekers and the slaves.... ...here were no longer the large number of ranks that there had been in the military. Zodiac thought it was facetious and a waste. He had one general ... ...y; her birthday was on the day of the Flash Storm. How ironic. Father was military…hmmm…there are gaps in service, most notably for the two years pr... ... had been added more recently than when the place was built. “ Authorized Personnel – Eyes Only” Josh let out a litle laugh, “Shit, I thought this wh... ... “ Are you kidding me? You’re talking about a small group of non-military personnel capturing an ofcer of their army? Where would we even fnd one of... ... armed forces during the Flash Storm, he wouldn’t need trained mili- tary personnel. Hell, his commanders might have just been really good at strate...

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... from our community — hospitality, government, education, finance, commerce, military and more. The committee was tasked with contracting products and... ...tu- ral sense of hospitality.” The group began recruiting greeters and other personnel about a year ago and were astonished by the results. “It would...

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...ast, skeletal hands shuttle with frenzy, folding the decomposing covers at precise, military angles. Failure to do so means flogging, or worse. F... ...ight profile, the lever is released, the chair bolts, they fall, the administrative personnel roar in unrestrained and venomous laughter. Everyon... ... “What operation?” “It doesn’t say but the word they use indicates something of a military nature.” “You asked about ODESSA.” – said Libby, tur... ...tottering desk. “Are you a Jew?” I stared at him, dumbfounded. “You read my personnel file and interviewed me before you hired me. What’s th... ...chellenberg. I am the head of the secret intelligence services, both Amt VI and the Military Office. I was ordered to bring you safely to our headqu... ... – I said and I meant it – “Goes to prove that there is no folly that is beyond the military and our spooks. But what does it have to do with my pre...

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...t must, by law, have a “safe room” made of reinforced concrete, and security personnel search us at the entrance to every pub- lic place. In fact, t... ...as it did on Yom Kippur, 1973, and 70% do not trust the present political and military leaderships.” Moreover, we are not only failing to get along w... ...e in it. Some of us believe that we will be able to overcome our neighbors by military force or that we will someday make peace with them. Either wa...

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...ok their places on the platform, the crowd erupted in loud cheers. Leading members of the military, in dress uniforms, also joined the Royal Family. ... ...ity of Alexandria, as well as Alexander the Great. He had been a big admirer of the young military leader and genius who had such an enormous influe... ...have adopted strategies similar to ours. How- ever, it would seem we are still holding our military superiority over all of them, even the Royal Fami... ...ontempt. He reflected on matters he had not yet shared with anyone, “We must maintain our military preparedness.” “We have been able to recruit and ... ...eve this is happening.” Traeus placed his hand on Amoni’s shoulder, “Amoni, Alaj is not a military man, he is not easily given over to fighting and ... ... high alert. Let no one in, under any circumstances.” “I will see to it that the military personnel are informed and prepared.” “Good, Zhek. Now, we...

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...something." There is a cramped restaurant on the intersection, up the street, opposite the Military Academy. Every afternoon, for months now, I eat... ...tray either left or right. If Shmuel was enough of a fool to give the files to unauthorised personnel, that is his problem, not yours" – a pause. "I...

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...ions center. and used right in ihe offices where the actual business of government and strategic military affairs is con­ ducted. This called for mach... ...buildiq or com· pIa of buildings must be extremely wellllJ8rded, access carefully controlled, or personnel cleared or escorted all the time. Controls ... ...ols such 88 we have here are simply not feasible in a faciUty such u the Pentagon oron a typical military post: yetitis injustsuch environments that t... ...e difliculti. were terrific. To have tactical usaae on field telephones aDd radio telephones aDd military ftbic1es and. especially, in aircraft. the e... ...pes and the primitive rotor key generator then called SIGTOT_ Bell Telephone rented and sold the military a mw.ng device called a 131-B2 and this comb... ...nferences that ensued after this dis­ covery are fascinating. They had sold the equipmeDt to the military with the auurance that it was secure, but it... ...es, and laying out in great detail how various circuits and equipments were to be installed. NSA personnel assisted in the technical inputs to this do... ...a collVClltional billet boll in the satellite), and since operation WII "system bi&h" (i.e., all personnel with access to any pan of the computer were... ... more widespread know1edae of the phenomenon, the decline in the aYailabW{Y of trained tecbnk:al personnel for testing and corrective action in the fi...

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...The B-52 and Jet Propulsion: A Case Study in Organizational Innovation is a coherent and nonpolemical discussion of the revolution in military affairs, a hot topic in the national security arena. Mark Mandeles examines an interesting topic, how can the military better understand, manage, and evaluate technological development programs. We see Murphy’s Law (...

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...Chapter 1 Introduction ................................1 Chapter 2 Innovation and Military Revolutions ..............................................................4 Chapter 3 Logic and Procedure of Analysis ..............................................................17 Chapter 4 Prelude: Jet Propulsi...

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...chael Codner and AFRI’s Adam Lowther—the presentations by the keynote speakers and case study developers—to the post-conference “Quick Looks” by AFRI personnel, the outcome reflects the creativity and the seriousness with which the attendees and the planning staffs approached the topic....

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...sively concludes the erroneous dishonor suffered by Gen John Daniel Lavelle, the Seventh Air Force commander. General Lavelle, Colonel O’Malley, and personnel of the Seventh Air Force acted pursuant to presidential orders secretly issued on 3 February 1972 in the Oval Office. It is clear that they loyally and bravely served, protected, and defended the Constitution of th...

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...desire to enforce the enemy. The battle cannot take place on the ground, in the air, or on the water, in an open paradoxist cooperation with all-military denominations, and using their armament’s procedures with the goal of empowering the non-aggressor enemy. The battle is not the only way for obtaining the miscarriage. The battle’s goal is not the destruction...

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......................13 The disorganization principle of the subunits of unpatriotic guards. ............15 The subunits of the other branches of the military, their non-role, and their non-missions. ....15 The non-role and non-missions unsustainable by the other branches of the military. ......16 Not understanding the modern military ......................17 General pr...

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...igence analysts; targeteers; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operators; and unit-level and air and space operations center (AOC) personnel with the knowledge and expertise required to fill these positions. The author recommends that the Air Force leverage its technical and scientific core and expert organizations across the government to improve traini...

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...on. Unfortunately, a great deal of the information available for the operational aircrews is either underemphasized at best or totally ignored by the personnel that the data is intended to support, the aviators. Typically, fatigue and circadian rhythm disruption are assumed as “necessary evils” that aviators have no choice but to accept. Yet fatigue can be a significant fa...

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...issues into three organizing categories: 1) organizational relationships and responsibilities, 2) theater command and control networks and supporting personnel, and 3) theater airlift management procedures. The study analyzes historical evidence from the Vietnam and Gulf Wars to derive theater airlift management lessons. By comparing this evidence to current policy trends ...

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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 CASE STUDY: SECURITY FORCES . . . . . . .17 Description of Security Forces . . . . . . . . . . .18 Personnel Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Functional Roles and Core Competencies . . 18 Operational Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Post-Khobar Career Field Merger and Task Overmatch . . . . . . ....

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... of Strategic Extension: 2008–23 . . 85 D Quick Look (Background) Papers . . . . . . .87 E Interview Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 F Personnel Interviewed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 G A Timeline of USAF Strategic Thought . . .111...

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...For over fifty years, both civilian and military pilots have seen Unidentified Aerial Phenomena 1 (UAP), also commonly called Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). This catalogue is a compilation of more than 1300+ such sightings, by military pilots, private pilots a...

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...o lower echelons. Solutions for improving assessment include delegating target assessment functions to the wings, focusing theater-level intelligence personnel on mission assessment, using statistical and effects-based evaluation techniques, using Air Force Special Operations forces to evaluate target system degradation, and acquiring technology that can conduct “top-down”...

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...force can transform to more effectively support the global war on terrorism and adapt to new roles and missions leading to a more agile, multifaceted personnel-recovery capability worldwide. This force can ably support USAF combat search and rescue requirements while also supporting broader personnel-recovery requirements for both the military and civilians. The potential ...