Throughout this orientation of satellite operations, you have been exposed to the modern world's dependence on space systems. This dependence varies from simple commercial long distance calls to the implementation of a nation's strategic offensive and defensive forces. Furthermore, the United States Government and military forces require space systems support, such as early warning, navigation,...

OVER THE LAST 25 years the United States has become increasingly dependent on space-based systems to support its military forces, and this trend is likely to continue for some time. Satellite systems have become an integral part of nuclear deterrence by providing strategic warning of an attack, tactical warning of missile launches, reliable communications between command authorities and nuclear...

The Imagery Exploitation System/Balanced Technology Initiative (IES/BTl) inputs synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery and outputs probabilistically ranked interpretations of the presence and location of military force membership, organiza­ tion, and expected ground formations. There are also probabilistic models of underlying terrain types from a tactical perspective that provide evidence supp...

It appears that a general draft is not likely to occur. A physician draft is the most likely conscription into the military in the near future. Physicians inducted out of private practice with large practice expense overheads may suffer significant financial hardship. The only specific long-term deferment available to physicians is that of Essentiality of Occupation. Reserve component forces ha...

The strategic importance of technological improvements in US military capability is a key but insufficiently examined issue in the transformation of today’s military. Is the present Department of Defense (DOD) attempt at transformation, which focuses on technological solutions to increase capabilities, being misguided by a vision of a high-tech Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA)? This questio...

INTRODUCTION Reports of sexual harassment are becoming more frequent in Republic of Korea (ROK) Armed Forces. This study aimed to analyse the impact of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the ROK Armed Forces. METHODS Data from the 2014 Military Health Survey were used. Instances of sexual harassment were recorded as 'yes' or 'no'. Analysis of variance (ANOVA...

OBJECTIVES The study involved Nigerian soldiers engaged in peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Yugoslavia. Using case illustrations, the study sought to describe patterns of homicidal violence among soldiers from the same country or soldiers from allied forces, and to suggest possible reasons for the attacks. DESIGN AND SETTING Nigeria was actively involved in peacekeeping missions in Liberi...

The importance of this study is to understand how Indonesian military court asserts its jurisdiction over military members who commit general crimes within the Indonesian military judiciary system in comparison to other countries. This research employs a normative-juridical approach in combination with historical and comparative-juridical approaches. The research specification is analytical-des...

Despite joint participation in international military operations, few collaborative military mental health research projects have been undertaken by European countries. From a common perspective of military mental health researchers from Germany and the UK, the lack of shared research might be related not only to the use of different languages but also the different ways in which the two milita...

Despite the recent shift to democratic regimes and market-based economies, in many Latin American countries the military retains important economic roles as owner, manager, and stakeholder in economic enterprises. Such military entrepreneurship poses a challenge to the development of democratic civil-military relations and, by extension, to the development of liberal democracy in the region. Wh...