Abstract
The paper relates that the details of the November 9, 2005, terrorist bombings in Amman, the capital of Jordan, are relatively simple. The paper describes how, reported in the New York Times the next day, "Terrorist bombs ripped nearly simultaneously through three popular hotels here on Wednesday night, killing dozens and wounding more than 100." This paper briefly describes the details of the bombing incident.

From the Paper
"The details of the November 9, 2005, terrorist bombings in Amman, the capital of Jordan, are relatively simple. As reported in the New York Times the next day, "Terrorist bombs ripped nearly simultaneously through three popular hotels here on Wednesday night, killing dozens and wounding more than 100." The largest number of casualties occurred at the Radisson Hotel, where a large number of Jordanian notables were attending a wedding. By the next day, Thursday, Jordanian police and security forces..."

Tags:jordan, bombing, alqaeda

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This paper discusses the role the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers plays in the transformation of the Army in relation to the objective force element of the transformation process. The paper discusses the reasons why the Army is being restructured as well as the objective of the transformation.

Tags:Army

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This paper looks at the situation of ethical dilemmas in the U.S. army, and how it affects army recruiting. It explores how ethics typically involves the choice between an ethical and a non-ethical situation, and how the army has elected to not promote such ideals in army recruiting, as this may discourage the number of recruits. The paper illustrates this through current pertinent examples.

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"With all of the current news focus on the war in Iraq, the converge between ethics and war actions has been made evident to the American public, especially with recent information regarding U.S. soldiers actions towards detainees at Guantanamo Bay. This raises questions regarding how much the army should consider situations containing ethical dilemmas. Ethical dilemmas involve considering a conflict between moral imperatives. Typically, this necessitates a choice between a moral or ethical response and a non-ethical alternative. In many cases, ethical dilemmas are highly difficult as the non-ethical conclusion is often paired with other incentives. If a nation's army does not consider such ethics, major atrocities, genocides, torture, among other results, may occur. "

Tags:ethics, army, recruitment

Abstract
The paper relates that the US Army is viewed as an effective organization that can be characterized as having strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats just as any other organization does. The paper discusses how the US Army faces a number of market difficulties such as recruiting and threat response to name a few which its mission statement attempts to define. The paper asserts that the US Army best strategy is to focus on the effectiveness of its recruiting program in order to ensure its acquisition of the best candidates for both enlisted and officer ranks.

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"This project discusses the character and strategic make-up of the United States (US) Army. The US Army is viewed as an effective organization that can be characterized as having strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats just as any other organization does. The US Army faces a number of market difficulties such as recruiting and threat response to name a few which its mission statement attempts to define. The US Army best strategy is to focus on the effectiveness of its recruiting program in order to ensure its acquisition of the best candidates for both enlisted and..."

Tags:us, army, case questions

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This paper explores how video games such as X Box Warrior, America's Army, Black Hawk Down and Conflict Desert Storm are being utilized by the army as marketing tools. It looks at their effectiveness, and how they compare to earlier propaganda tools such as Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" movies during WWII.

Tags:video, games, recruitment, propaganda, army

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The paper discusses how the army officer owes loyalty and allegiance to the military, the country, and the ethical principles that serve his or her role best. The paper looks at how Samuel Huntington notes that the army officer serves a professional role, and as a professional, the officer stands as an example of the characteristics of expertise, responsibility, and corporateness.

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"The army officer owes loyalty and allegiance to the military, the country, and the ethical principles that serve his or her role best. As Samuel Huntington notes, the army officer serves a professional role, and as a professional, the officer stands as an example of the characteristics of, as Huntington states, expertise, responsibility, and corporateness. Expertise means that the officer possesses specialized knowledge. Responsibility means the officer performs a service in a social context. Corporateness means the officer possesses an awareness of being part of a group separate from the layman (Huntington 7-10). The officer follows the requirements set forth in the U.S. Code under..."

Tags:army, officer, identity

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This paper examines the policy of the U.S. Army on women, which has been under attack for a long time. The policy is making it difficult for females to enter the Armed Forces as they are barred from most combat positions.

Tags:army, policy, women

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This paper covers the US Army's operations in the period following the Civil War. The writer shows that unlike previous struggles with the Indians, this time there was nowhere for the Indians to withdraw to and so battles took place for a period of 25 years between the white Army and the native Indians.

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"The reading begins by giving detail of both the setting and the challenge. Background to the conflict is given, where we see that the Army forces are not great in number, the military assets released from other tasks were lost through reductions in force instead of being diverted to frontier defense (301). We see that this war was not considered as a war like the Civil War had been by both congress and the population. Overall, there is a feeling that everyone has had enough of war, with there also being support for settling the conflict with the Indians without military means. Even so, the Army were called in to war with the Indians, though at much lower numbers and also with high rates of sickness and desertion (301). The distances which the Army covered also meant that it was organized into geographical segments. "

Tags:war, Indian, US, civil, America, army, military

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The author looks at the America's armed forces around the time of the War of Independence, as detailed in James Kirby Martin and Mark Edward Lender's book, "A Respectable Army." This book review examines whether or not the authors were true to the details of history from the period of the American Revolution. The reviewer looks at the author's sources, and examines the makeup of the army at the time in order to determine whether or not republicanism was the overwhelming motivator in many of these men joining the fight.

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"When I first read this quote, I knew this is exactly what I was taught in school and always knew of the militia and the role of citizen soldiers. To my dismay this was totally not accurate and the authors did a good job proving this. Now with their first supporting point, they only stated the myths of the war. Now another supporting point later in their historical research proved that the common thought of militia filling the ranks of the army was not true. The Continental Army was hurting badly because of the defeats in Long Island in 1776 and in the Philadelphia Campaign in 1777. So in their third chapter of the book, they looked at how the American army got their manpower to sustain British attacks and wait out until the French arrived. For one the Continental Army started to be the direct opposite of what Americans were fighting for, republicanism."

Tags:american, book, review, revolution, philadelphia, republicanism, continental, army, philadelphia, campaign, recruits, washington, benedict, arnold, treason, lexington, concord

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In the paper, the author examines the similarities and differences between the US invasion of Panama (Just Cause) in 1989 and the US led war against Iraq (Desert Storm) in 1991.The writer contends that whilst both the operations had as their aim the toppling of a totalitarian regime, they differed in a number of aspects. In the course of the paper, the writer examines the military preparedness of US forces in Operation Just Cause and Operation Desert Storm, The root factors affecting the U.S. military readiness to perform its primary function during initial stages of the conflicts, and whether or not the U.S. military has overcome the fundamental obstacle to achieving force readiness prior to the commencement of combat operations.

Outline:
Introduction
Military Preparedness in Operation Just Cause and Operation Desert Storm
Root Factors Affecting U.S. Military Readiness to Perform its Primary Function During Initial Stages of the Conflicts
Whether Or Not The U.S. Military Has Overcome The Fundamental Obstacle To Achieving Force Readiness Prior To The Commencement Of Combat Operations
References

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"We must also bear in mind that the operation was in collation with the armies of the other countries that also participated and was largely a combined effort. In contrast the operation at Panama - Just Cause was an all American Affair. Operation Just Cause demonstrated that the capabilities of the army were enhanced with training and coordination. The control structures and the training of personnel were proved to be flawless. However the planning and conflict strategy still needed refinement. The engagement was without use of very sensitive weapons and missiles and was an operation largely dependent on the maneuverability of the personnel. It was conducted by the US without any coalition presence all by its own resources. (Special Operations Association, 2005)"

Tags:iraq kuwait panama noriega, persian gulf, baghdad jordan army, air force, military invasion dictator, saddam hussein, terrorist