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Popular Mechanics
May 12, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
What the Firing of 4-Star Gen. McKiernan Means for Afghan War: Analysis What is the strategy in Afghanistan?   |
National Defense
May 2008
Sandra I. Erwin |
In Today's Wars, Air Strikes Under Fire The Air Force and the Army feud over who gets to be in charge of the "big guns" on the battlefield. The rivalry has become irrelevant in current wars, where one doesn't win by killing, but by gaining the trust of the population. |
National Defense
August 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Air Power: Where's the Love? Why is air power being blamed for the lack of progress in Afghanistan? |
National Defense
August 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Future War: How The Game is Changing "It's hard to concentrate on a grand strategy when your house is on fire," said Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Joint Forces Command. Even as they cope with the frantic demands of two major wars, military leaders say they have a clearer sense of the future than they did in the 1990s. |
National Defense
May 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Technology Upgrades Give Edge to Ground-Attack Pilots A-10 jets will soon see an upgrade in technology. |
National Defense
April 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
U.S. Wants More Help From Allies? Not Really The hope is that President Obama's extraordinary popularity in Europe will translate into "enhanced contributions to the efforts in Afghanistan." |
National Defense
June 2010
Stew Magnuson |
As They Train For War, Civilians Experience Two Cultures: Afghanistan and U.S. Military A group of civilians preparing to deploy to Afghanistan to carry out President Obama's vision to involve the entire federal government in the war gathered in a circle for an after action review at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. |
National Defense
March 2004
Roxana Tiron |
Poor Intelligence Hampers Precision Weapon Performance Despite the widely publicized success in precision strike operations during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the U.S. military lacks the intelligence and sensor capability to assess its targets and battle damage, according to a top Defense Department weapons expert. |
National Defense
July 2015
Sandra I. Erwin |
Best of Times, Worst of Times for Air Power Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle, acknowledged that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria will never be defeated from the air. |
National Defense
June 2014
Sandra I. Erwin |
Shine Starting to Wear Off Unmanned Aircraft Unmanned aviation has enjoyed a decade-long honeymoon, during which the military poured billions of dollars into new drone fleets and the media ballyhooed their deadly precision in combat. |
Popular Mechanics
September 22, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
How the Air Force Is Solving Its 3 Biggest Problems The U.S. Air Force plans to face three challenges that threaten its future. |
National Defense
May 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Bombers Will Fly Closer to The Ground in Upcoming Deployment B-1 Lancers will be upgraded with the Sniper advanced targeting pod for better visibility of targets. |
National Defense
October 2004
Harold Kennedy |
Fratricide Continues to Plague the Battlefield Friendly-fire casualties always have been an unavoidable part of war, and despite years of effort and many millions of dollars for research and development, they continue to occur. |
National Defense
November 2009
Erwin, Jean & Magnuson |
Today's Fights Expose Technological Weak Spots Disruptive challenges, such as roadside bombs, combatants camouflaged as civilians, and insurgent camps that are undetectable by electronic sensors, have forced U.S. military leaders to search for new tactics and technologies. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2001
Ken Silverstein |
Blasts from the past The weaponry the Taliban could turn on us may be our own, the relics of a $7 billion Cold War campaign... |
National Defense
November 2004 |
Washington Pulse Civilians Also Need `Joint' Training... Navy Will Push to Keep 12 Aircraft Carriers... What's on the Air Force Chief's Mind... Army Ponders Spending Priorities... etc. |
National Defense
December 2009
Stew Magnuson |
New Civilian Force To Conduct Stability Operations The force will draw personnel from the Departments of State, Justice, Agriculture, Homeland Security, Treasury, Commerce, Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. |
Fast Company
E.B. Boyd |
Getting Out Of Afghanistan Leaving Afghanistan has become one of the most difficult operations the U.S. military has ever undertaken. |
Parameters
Spring 2004
Sean M. Maloney |
Afghanistan: From Here to Eternity? American policy in Afghanistan is at a crossroads, or so it appears. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld suggested in May 2003 that the war on terror in Afghanistan was in "cleanup" or "mop up" phase. |
National Defense
November 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Gen. Keys: USAF Should Curb Appetite for Designer Weapons The pursuit of the perfect precision weapon may have gone too far, said a senior Air Force official. |
Salon.com
November 13, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
"We need to get lucky" Michael Ignatieff, author of "Virtual War," talks about the politics of bombing Afghanistan, the viability of U.S. military strategy and why morality has nothing to do with either... |
Salon.com
October 7, 2002
Arianna Huffington |
The Iraq question nobody's asking No one in the Bush administration is talking about how many of our soldiers will be sent home in body bags. |
Outside
November 2009
Brian Mockenhaupt |
Fire on the Mountain In the rugged eastern provinces of Afghanistan, American Troops are engaged in a kind of alpine warfare not seen for decades. Months can go by without combat, but the calm is often shattered when you least expect it. |
Salon.com
April 23, 2002
Mark Scheffler |
The real war on terrorism Robert Young Pelton, author of "The World's Most Dangerous Places," says the U.S. military has killed "thousands and thousands" of people in Afghanistan, al-Qaida is a myth and the WTC was brought down by a "Mickey Mouse" outfit... |
TIME Asia
June 14, 2010
Tim McGirk |
Armed Farces The U.S. has spent $26 billion building up the Afghan army. But it is still poorly trained and rife with internal rivalries. Will it ever be fit to fight? |
National Defense
August 2010
Sandra I. Erwin |
Pentagon Contractors Souring on 'Soft Power' Pentagon contractors are turning bearish on the so-called "soft power" market for non-defense work such as nation-building and post-conflict reconstruction. |
Salon.com
November 22, 2001
David Talbot |
"The North Vietnamese never bombed American cities" Progressive congressman Barney Frank talks about why he supports the war, opposes Bush's attack on civil liberties and thinks Clinton's military legacy is just fine... |
Parameters
Spring 2006
Ali A. Jalali |
The Future of Afghanistan Afghanistan is again at a crossroads. One road leads to peace and prosperity; the other leads to the loss of all that has been achieved. Everything depends on the level of international commitment to help Afghanistan emerge from the dark shadows of its recent past. |
National Defense
January 2008
Lawrence P. Farrell |
Stability, Reconstruction Skills Key to Long Lasting Security As U.S. forces carry out the difficult job of stabilizing and rebuilding Iraq, civilian and military leaders are beginning to realize that this nation-building expertise will be critical in the future. |
Salon.com
October 19, 2001
Janelle Brown |
Optional burqas and mandatory malnutrition After spending 18 months studying Afghanistan, Dr. Lynn Amowitz reports that life under the Taliban is more brutal -- and more complicated -- than we suspected... |
Salon.com
September 22, 2001
Sara Pursley |
It isn't just "freedom" they hate Those who rained terror upon the U.S. may have had real grievances -- and we shouldn't feel guilty about discussing them... |
Salon.com
February 24, 2001
Daryl Lindsey |
More embarrassing revelations for the Navy A leaked internal report acknowledges that civilians onboard the USS Greeneville may have played a role in the crash that killed nine... |
Salon.com
September 27, 2001
Steve Kettmann |
Creating "many, many Osamas" Novelist William Vollmann says if the U.S. convinces Afghans of bin Laden's guilt, they'll support the move against him. If not, only "genocide" will defeat them... |
