Category: Military science

Construct a substantial essay utilizing key language and terms from these concepts and theories, describe analyzing two of the 14 information operation capabilities-related capabilities and explain how the joint force can use these capabilities to affect the three dimensions of the information environment. Provide accurate and relevant examples of how can you use these concepts as a leader.
Here are 14 key capabilities often associated with information operations:
Psychological Operations (PSYOPS): Crafting messages to influence attitudes and behaviors of target audiences.
Electronic Warfare: Using electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt enemy communications and radar.
Cyber Operations: Conducting offensive and defensive operations in cyberspace to protect and exploit information systems.
Military Deception: Misleading adversaries about military capabilities, intentions, or operations.
Public Affairs: Managing communications with the media and public to shape perceptions and provide information.
Social Media Operations: Utilizing social media platforms to disseminate information and engage with audiences.
Media Manipulation: Influencing news coverage and narratives to sway public opinion or discredit adversaries.
Information Assurance: Protecting and securing information systems to maintain integrity, availability, and confidentiality.
Counter-Propaganda: Developing strategies to counter false narratives and misinformation.
Intelligence Collection and Analysis: Gathering and interpreting information to inform decision-making.
Influence Operations: Engaging in activities to sway opinions and behavior of target audiences through various channels.
Cognitive Warfare: Targeting the cognitive processes of adversaries to disrupt decision-making.
Crisis Communication: Managing communications during emergencies to provide accurate information and maintain trust.
Strategic Communication: Coordinating messages and narratives across multiple channels to achieve long-term objectives.
These capabilities can be employed individually or in combination to achieve strategic goals in various contexts, from military operations to corporate strategy.

Write a 6-page (double-spaced) research essay that applies the theorist(s) and idea(s) from the course to analyze the case study on the ongoing Russian War in Ukraine. Hint: We strongly
encourage you to start reading 10 pages a day early in the course and we have built in several days of light reading to provide time to read the case study. Only use sources from the course material. No outside sources allowed. Be cautious of tautologies and inductive style of writing. make your claim and not the authors claim. The Klein reading is good review for the course.

Construct a substantial essay utilizing key language and terms from these concepts and theories, describe analyzing two of the 14 information operation capabilities-related capabilities and explain how the joint force can use these capabilities to affect the three dimensions of the information environment. Provide accurate and relevant examples of how can you use these concepts as a leader.
Here are 14 key capabilities often associated with information operations:
Psychological Operations (PSYOPS): Crafting messages to influence attitudes and behaviors of target audiences.
Electronic Warfare: Using electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt enemy communications and radar.
Cyber Operations: Conducting offensive and defensive operations in cyberspace to protect and exploit information systems.
Military Deception: Misleading adversaries about military capabilities, intentions, or operations.
Public Affairs: Managing communications with the media and public to shape perceptions and provide information.
Social Media Operations: Utilizing social media platforms to disseminate information and engage with audiences.
Media Manipulation: Influencing news coverage and narratives to sway public opinion or discredit adversaries.
Information Assurance: Protecting and securing information systems to maintain integrity, availability, and confidentiality.
Counter-Propaganda: Developing strategies to counter false narratives and misinformation.
Intelligence Collection and Analysis: Gathering and interpreting information to inform decision-making.
Influence Operations: Engaging in activities to sway opinions and behavior of target audiences through various channels.
Cognitive Warfare: Targeting the cognitive processes of adversaries to disrupt decision-making.
Crisis Communication: Managing communications during emergencies to provide accurate information and maintain trust.
Strategic Communication: Coordinating messages and narratives across multiple channels to achieve long-term objectives.
These capabilities can be employed individually or in combination to achieve strategic goals in various contexts, from military operations to corporate strategy.

Each student is required to write a final paper in the form of a national intelligence estimate. Students will select one threat found within the 2024 Worldwide Threat Assessment https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ATA-2024-Unclassified-Report.pdf
The national intelligence estimate must follow the NIE format found below:
https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Special%20Report_ICA%20Global%20Water%20Security.pdfLinks to an external site.
Your paper must include the following four sections:
1. Scope Note
2. Key Judgments
3. Risks and Opportunities
4. Discussions
NIEs are forward looking documents. So, the focus of your paper will be to assess, long term, how the threat/issue will continue to affect the United States in the coming months and years.
You should narrow your topic. For example, rather than writing an NIE on terrorism, your paper should focus on a specific group such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, etc. Rather than writing on China, you might want to examine China’s Navy, or its cyber operations. The more narrow your focus, the stronger the research and assessment will be.
Following are guidelines, expectations and requirements for completing the NIE:
The paper must reflect your original work.
You must include proper source citations within the text and a list of references or bibliography at the end of the paper. Wikipedia is not considered a valid source for academic papers.
The NIE must be completed and submitted as a Word document.

Write a 6-page (double-spaced) research essay that applies the theorist(s) and idea(s) from the course to analyze the case study on the ongoing Russian War in Ukraine. Hint: We strongly
encourage you to start reading 10 pages a day early in the course and we have built in several days of light reading to provide time to read the case study. Only use sources from the course material. No outside sources allowed. Be cautious of tautologies and inductive style of writing. make your claim and not the authors claim. The Klein reading is good review for the course.

I will attach the following instructions below. I will also attach my research paper proposal to use to guide aid in this discussion board.
VA women’s health services
“As a woman Veteran, you’re part of the fastest-growing group within our Veteran population. And we’re dedicated to meeting your health care needs. If you qualify for VA health care, you can get access to high-quality women’s health services as part of your benefits.”
Women’s Health Care Needs | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
Considering the Female Veteran: Women’s Health care is the fastest growing section of healthcare in the Veterans Affairs (VA) office right now. Us Iraqi and Afghanistan lady vets have been through a lot, and as we age, we discover we need more services, and look to the VA for that just like the men do. Alas, there are missing elements still, and the VA isn’t the only area that needs work.
I want each of you to make a post with a specific piece of knowledge or perhaps new data you discovered during your research that uniquely pertains to female veterans.
Here’s a little bio and a story about me to get your minds pondering about how female veterans play a role in your topic:
Inspired by the events on 9/11, while in College at California State University, Fresno, I joined the U.S. Army R.O.T.C. (reserve officer training corps) and trained for 2.5 years until I graduated in 2004 and was commissioned as a 2LT (second lieutenant) Transportation Officer. I was the only female officer in my unit for two years, and I ran convoy and logistical operations almost the whole time. I was assigned to the most deployed and elite Infantry unit in the 101st Airborne Division, the 3rd Brigade Combat Team known as the “Rakkasans.” I deployed twice in support of (OIF) Operation Iraqi Freedom, the first time of which I was the first female in my Battalion to earn the Combat Action Badge. I made the rank of Captain soon after and deployed a second time to Southwest Baghdad during the “surge” in 2008, where I was awarded the Bronze Star. Since I got out in 2011, I have already seen a lot of female advancement. There were still a lot of training and schools/jobs that were off limits to females during the OIF era while I was active. Looking back, I can really see the inequality, but at the time we had a bigger mission in my mind and I knew what kind of world I was entering. I don’t want to overlook these injustices quite as easily as the military itself has, but at least I see changes being made all the time that we didn’t even know we could ask for. As the first and only female officer assigned to this Field Artillery Battalion, conducting the same mission on the same base, I was forging a path for women after me that I wasn’t even aware of at the time.
Back before I earned these medals, when I first walked into my office building at Fort Campbell, KY on my 24th birthday to take second in command of a forward support company that was being built from the ground up, I found one male labeled bathroom with one toilet and one urinal. There wasn’t even a bathroom in the building for women…women had never served in that building. I’m their leader, I’m supposed to receive more females in my unit…what is this place? Just a first-day impression that has stuck with me for years and always will. I didn’t feel like I belonged, not yet anyway, that would have to come later once I had a chance to prove myself as an equal. Also, as a female, I wasn’t allowed at that time to attend Ranger School or become a part of Field Artillery or Infantry but here I was, being rated against 10 other Field Artillery male Officers, all Lieutenants just like me, right? It’s like we’re all interviewing for the same job, but only the men are allowed to go to the schools and get the patches we all desire (Ranger school, Infantry badges, etc.), so how good could my military resume look in comparison? I had to kick a lot of butt, is what females like myself had to do. It was a rough era but I saw hope, and I know it will continue to get better as long as we’re talking about it and paying attention. There are numerous other examples of sexism that we don’t have time for, but I think you get the gist.
The Mental Health support at VA has gained momentum which is a good sign, and the various therapies and services they offer have greatly widened and from first-hand experience, I can tell you that the mental health staff at the Lexington VA right now have been some of the best I’ve met in my life. I FINALLY feel like I can put some trust in their ability to truly help myself and others. The service is always adapting and changing, what other things are to come for women vets, I wonder!
Please go to the Discussion Board and make your intial post (2 paragraphs) by FRIDAY and your two peer responses by MONDAY:

Tell us how females in particular, in regards to your topic, are either more or less affected by the issues you are studying and why?
What challenges are you seeing for female veterans in your research? Do female veterans still have some disadvantages within your topic, or if the playing field has leveled, please explain.

Please follow the style and format on the template. Write an autobiography about Jamie Edward Brown.
Information about Jamie Edward Brown.
ASSIGNMENTS AND JOB DESCRIPTION:
348TH QM COMPOSITE SUPPLY COMPANY, CAMP HUMPHREYS, KOREA-WATER TREATMENT SPECIALIST
64TH BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT CARSON-WATER TREATMENT NCO
DEPLOYED TO POLAND TWICE AND ONCE TO KUWAIT WHILE STATIONED AT FT. CARSON AS A WATER TREATMENT NCO
504 COMPOSITE SUPPLY COMPANY, FORT BLISS- WATER TREATMENT SUPERVISOR
DEPLOYED TO KUWAIT WHILE BEING STATIONED AT FT. BLISS- INSTALLATION HOUSING TEAM LEADER
ORLANDO RECRUITING COMPANY, ORLANDO FL- RECRUITER
AWARDS: 3 ARMY COMMENDATION MEDALS, 6 ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS, 2 CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENTS, 1 ARMY SUPERIOR UNIT AWARD, 4 ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS
BADGES: 1 DRIVER AND MECHANIC WITH DRIVER WHEELED VEHICLES BADGE, 1 DRIVER AND MECHANIC BADGE, 1 U.S ARMY BASIC RECRUITER GOILD BADGE, 1 U.S ARMY RECRUITER SILVER BADGE
CIVILIAN EDUCATION: 1 BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE FROM CENTRAL TEXAS COLLE
MILITARY COURSES: COMBAT LIFE SAVER COURSE, BASIC LEADER COURSE, ADVANCED LEADER COURSE, SENIOR LEADER COURSE, ARMY RECRUITING COURSE, FIELD SANITATION TEAM CERTIFICATION, FORCE XXI BATTLE COMMAND BRIGADE AND BELOW COURSE (FBCB2)

Thoroughly analyze the application of the three general principles of command relationships – command, unity of command, and unity of effort. Then compare and contrast the command authorities of combatant command (COCOM), operational command (OPCON), and tactical control (TACON). Your analysis must include examples of real-world/life events that support your conclusions. Be sure to include a discussion on how sergeants major may use these concepts in the future.
Focus Area Writing Assignment (F-AWA) Topics
-Title: Analyzing Command Relationships
-Paper Body: Topic/intro
-Purpose statement-the purpose of this paper is to…
-Evidence/cite
-Example/Analysis (4 examples)
-Transition from each topic
-content
• Analyze
• Subject
• Example
• SGM use
-No history, it is analytical, define the term and give examples- analyze the application of the three general principles of command relationships – command, unity of command, and unity of effort…
– Then compare and. contrast the command authorities of combatant command (COCOM), operational command (OPCON), and tactical control (TACON). Your analysis must include examples of real-world/life events that support your conclusions.
-Discussion on how sergeants major may use these concepts in the future
-Conclusion: the purpose of this paper was to…
1. This Focused-Area Writing Assignment (F-AWA) window will open at You must complete and upload (Blackboard) your F-AWA ; no exceptions.
Computer problems, personal distractions, etc. are not viable excuses for late or missing papers. Late or missing papers will have points deducted in accordance with the grading rubric.
2. In academic writing, format is as important as content. The format allows you to organize your writing in a logical sequence while promoting clarity. The readings and learning activities in this series introduced you to the concepts and doctrine. For this, and all writing assignments, it is crucial to base your content on research.
a. Required: You must format for your writing assignment in accordance with the American Psychological Association (APA) 7 style. You must write your paper to the appropriate learning level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. You must include a title and reference page. You must present a PURPOSE statement. It must appear in the last sentence of the introduction paragraph. (Ex: “The purpose of this paper is…”). You must include a minimum of one reference with appropriate in text citations. More references may lead to a higher score. You must use proper citations and references throughout the F-AWA to identify borrowed material and avoid plagiarism. You must write your paper in third person and include examples of real-world events or experiences. You must review the rubric to ensure you addressed all your writing requirements. You may use references from your readings or lesson notes as well as any sources you gather from research to answer the focused-area.
Important Note:
Contents – In your conclusion, the first sentence must restate your purpose statement.
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Research – You must provide a minimum of one credible source to receive a Met Standard; two credible sources to receive an Exceeded Standard, and three or more credible sources to receive a Far Exceeded Standard. The primary military sources for research must reflect Joint Publications.
According to Purdue Owl, an analytical paper breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to the audience.
b. Not required: There is no requirement to write an abstract. There is no requirement to include an outline.
5. You will write a 1,000-word to 2,000-word (not including the cover and reference pages) paper by analyzing the following focused-area presented during this series.
Thoroughly analyze . Your analysis must include examples of real-world/life events that support your conclusions. Be sure to include a discussion of how sergeants major use these concepts in the future.
Use the following references:
1. Joint Publication (JP) 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States12.
2. Joint Publication (JP) 3-0, Joint Operations:
3. Joint Publication (JP) 3-33, Joint Task Force Headquarters
4. Joint Publication (JP) 5-0, Joint Planning:
5. Joint Logistics (JP) 4-0, Logistics

Content and Organizational Guidelines:
This assignment is designed to evaluate each student’s ability to conduct an in-depth research project. The paper must address one of the topics outlined in the case study “A Bomb Over Ljubljana.”
The two-step timetable to complete this assignment is the following:
On Sunday that concludes Week 5: Research Paper Argument due.
On Saturday at the end of Week 11: Final Research Paper is due.
Please read the Guidelines for Research Papers in the Grading Guidelines and Rubrics.
Please review the following information on final paper editing.
Listen to the audio and read the transcriipt
Download the audio file (zip file) (Unresolved link)
Format and Style Guidelines:
The general format and style guidelines for the final research paper are as follows:
15-20 pages in length.
Must be written in Times New Roman 12-point font.
Must be double-spaced with a 1.25-inch left margin and 1-inch top, bottom and right margins.
The documentation style utilized must be consistent throughout the paper. Students must choose APA Publication Manual, Chicago Manual of Style or MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (acceptable); please refer to “A Writer’s Reference” by D. Hacker.
Must include a separate title page and a works cited section.
Refer to the Syllabus for point value of this assignment.

In the article, Disruption Is the Key to Delivering the Army of 20XX, the author explains that creativity, cooperation, and collaboration at multiple levels in our Army are the fundamental elements needed to produce formations at echelon capable of winning our next battles and engagements.
In your essay, explain what is needed in our Army to support the creativity role. Give three examples to support your argument (come up with your own). What steps have you taken to support creativity?