The End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The Impact in Studies and Personal Essays by Service Members and Veterans

The End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The Impact in Studies and Personal Essays by Service Members and Veterans
Author: J Ford Huffman
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2012-12-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0160915589

Featuring 4 reports and 25 personal essays from diverse voices—both straight and gay—representing U.S. Marine Corps, Army, Navy, and Air Force veterans and service members, this anthology examines the impact of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and its repeal on 20 September 2011 in order to benefit policy makers, historians, researchers, and general readers. Topics include lessons from foreign militaries, serving while openly gay, women at war, returning to duty, marching forward after repeal, and support for the committed same-sex partners and families of gay service members.

U.S. Marines In Afghanistan, 2001-2002: From The Sea

U.S. Marines In Afghanistan, 2001-2002: From The Sea
Author: Colonel Nathan S. Lowrey
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Total Pages: 1011
Release: 2015-11-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1786256223

Includes more than 100 maps, plans and illustrations. “This monograph is more than the story of Marine expeditionary operations in Afghanistan. It describes who our nation’s enemies are; how America became involved in the Global War on Terrorism; and how the Marine Corps struggled to acquire a major role in Operation Enduring Freedom, as well as the actions of Marines and sailors who helped prosecute the air and ground campaigns against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces.”— Dr. Charles P. Neimeyer, Director of Marine Corps History

Multiple Dilemmas

Multiple Dilemmas
Author: Miranda Priebe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2021-01-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781977406286

The authors examine potential command-and-control impediments to multidomain operations and propose alternative models for joint all-domain command and control.

Growth Within Bounds

Growth Within Bounds
Author: California. Commission on Local Governance for the 21st Century
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2000
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780756706319

In 1997 the State of California Legislature created the Commission on Local Governance for the 21st Century to review current statutes &, where appropriate, recommend revisions to the laws that govern city, county, and special district boundary changes. Over a period of 16 months, the Commission held 25 days of public hearings, received over 100 recommendations, and had nearly 90,000 visits to the commission's website. Based upon this extensive input and deliberations on the information received, the Commission has issued this report, which concludes with a strategic plan for its implementation by the California Legislature. Illustrated.

Invisible Wounds of War

Invisible Wounds of War
Author: Terri L. Tanielian
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

Summarizes key findings and recommendations from Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery (Tanielian and Jaycox [Eds.], MG-720-CCF, 2008), a comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury among veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom.

McWp 2-14 - Counterintelligence

McWp 2-14 - Counterintelligence
Author: U. S. Marine Corps
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2015-01-31
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781312882416

MCWP 2-14 describes aspects of CI operations across the spectrum of MAGTF, naval, joint and multinational operations, including doctrinal fundamentals, equipment, command and control, communications and information systems support, planning, execution, security, and training. MCWP 2-14 provides the information needed by Marines to understand, plan, and execute CI operations in support of the MAGTF across the spectrum of conflict.