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The Science of War
An essential introduction to modern defense policy The U.S. military is one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world. How it spends its money, chooses tactics, and allocates its resources have enormous implications for national defense and the economy. The Science of War is the only comprehensive textbook on how to analyze and understand these and other essential problems in modern defense policy. Michael O'Hanlon provides undergraduate and graduate students with an accessible yet rigorous introduction to the subject. Drawing on a broad range of sources and his own considerable expertise as a defense analyst and teacher, he describes the analytic techniques the military use...
A Separate Space
As the United States creates the Space Force as a service within the Department of the Air Force, RAND assessed which units to bring into the Space Force, analyzed career field sustainability, and drew lessons from other defense organizations. The report focuses on implications for effectiveness, efficiency, independence, and sense of identity for the new service.
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Military Strategy, Joint Operations, and Airpower
"Military Strategy, Joint Operations, and Airpower introduces students to contemporary strategy and the operational level of war, particularly as it relates to airpower. Developed as foundational reading for all US Air Force Academy cadets, this intermediate textbook is designed to close the gap between military theory and practice. It covers strategic foundations; operational design and joint-service operations; the air, space, and cyber capabilities that comprise modern airpower; and contemporary challenges in the application of strategy. In this second edition, each chapter has been updated and revised, and several sections have been expanded. Part II Military Forces and the Joint Fight i...
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The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States, NATO, the United Nations, and a range of other states and nongovernmental organizations have become increasingly involved in nation-building operations. Nation-building involves the use of armed force as part of a broader effort to promote political and economic reforms, with the objective of transforming a society emerging from conflict into one at peace with itself and its neighbors. This guidebook is a practical ?how-to? manual on the conduct of effective nation-building. It is organized around the constituent elements that make up any nation-building mission: military, police, rule of law, humanitarian relief, governance, economic stabili...
Estimated Costs of a Potential Conflict with Iraq
In 2002 there was an estimate of the cost of activities related to possible mil. oper. in Iraq. Estimates of the total cost of a mil. conflict with Iraq and such a conflict¿s aftermath are uncertain. They depend on many unknown factors, incl. the size of the force that is deployed, the strategy to be used, the duration of the conflict, the no. of casualties, the equip. lost, and the need for reconstruct. of Iraq¿s infrastructure. It was estimated that the costs of deploying a force to Iraq would be between $9-14 billion. Prosecuting a war would cost between $6-9 billion/mo. After hostilities end, the costs to return U.S. forces home would range between $5-7 billion. The incremental cost of an occupation following combat oper. could vary from about $1-4 billion/mo. Ill.
Contractors¿ Support of U. S. Operations in Iraq
Contractors play a substantial role in supporting the U.S.¿s current military, reconstruction, and diplomatic operations in Iraq. This report examines the use of contractors in the Iraq theater from 2003 through 2007. It provides an overview of the fed. gov¿t. costs of employing contractors in Iraq and in nearby countries, the type of products and services they provide, the number of personnel working on those contracts, comparisons of past and present use of contractors during U.S. military operations, and the use of contractors to provide security. Also investigates the command-and-control structure between the U.S. gov¿t. and contract employees, and the legal issues surrounding contractor personnel working in Iraq. Tables and graphs.
