Born in Erie, Pennsylvania on January 23, 1927, John Richard Boyd had a humble upbringing. In late 1944, Boyd enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a junior in high school where he later became an F-86 pilot having his first combat deployment in the Korean War, 1953. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor’s degree in economics and later also completed an industrial engineering Bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech. Though COL Boyd is credited with minimal combat missions and zero kills, he revolutionized aerial combat tactics and developed the OODA (observe, orient, decide, and act) loop which is still used in aerial combat today. After graduating high school and enlisting in the United States army, John Boyd’s first assignment …show more content…
COL John Boyd’s theory on the Elements of Warfare divided warfare into three different categories: moral warfare, mental warfare, and physical warfare. Moral Warfare was basically defined as defeating and reducing the enemy’s will to win. The overarching concept behind the moral warfare portion was the destruction of moral bonds that allow an organization to maintain continuity (defeat the spirit of the group consciousness). Mental Warfare was the battle waged against the enemy’s perception of reality through channels of disinformation, restricting communication, and destroying information infrastructure. Essentially, the mental warfare portion was the manipulation of the enemy’s perception reducing force effectiveness. Finally, Physical Warfare was the utilization of physical resources like weapons, munitions, people, and logistical assets. These three combined factors; moral warfare, mental warfare, and physical warfare together were Boyd’s core subcategories which created his Elements of Warfare. According to Robert Coram, in his book (The Fighter Pilot who Changed the Art of War) regarding COL John Boyd’s Elements of Warfare, interviewed then Vice President Dick Cheney who credited COL John Boyd’s Elements of Warfare theory “…responsible for America’s swift and decisive victory in the Golf
In the following sections, the author explains how “Search and Destroy Strategy” uses the soldiers as bait to attract the enemies. Soldiers were dehumanized by basic training, proceeding by American’s war strategy. Appy also explains that the helicopters were useless to locate the enemies in thick terrains. As the war progresses, the soldiers have little idea whether they were dealing with their enemies or the defenseless civilians. Formulate rules of engagement offers
John Lynn, on the other hand, tries to conceptualize the relationship between practical dimensions of war and cultural factors. Although he tries to undermine Victor Hanson?s idea of war, he discusses the realities of combat and discourse of war based on social and political
The data protection act is created for personal information to keep secure by John Lewis or by data protection act company and they must follow the rules that has been giving to John Lewis. For example, when customer come to John Lewis and when the customer buy’s product with credit card and that credit card must not give to any one they must keep secure or they can only give to the right person. Data protection act for John Lewis must not allowed keep customer details for no longer 3 years and then they must delete it and they must not sell to any third party company. You must have CCTV in your backup room where all data is there and it so if anything happened to that room or any one come to steal customer details and then they can track it down with CCTV. The data that John Lewis get from employees or customer it need to be accurate and relevant for
Carl Von Clausewitz and Helmuth Moltke the Elder were both practitioners and theorists of the war art in the 19th century. Their military thoughts on war’s character and its dynamics have influenced the later militaries in the conduct of war. Particularly, the Clausewitzian concept of the “culminating point of victory” and the Moltke’s principle of “Auftragstaktik”, or mission type tactics by a decentralized command were implemented and culminated in the battlefield of World War II. Moreover, today, the US Army has adopted both concepts in its latest refined “AirLand Battle” doctrine recognizing their importance in the operational art of modern warfare.
Warfare changed even more so in the Vietnam War as a nation attempted to subdue unorganized subversive groups in a civilian environment. The merging between the civilian world and a military environment caused a presence to be needed in the civilian sphere to engage the unseen force. This interaction caused both supportive and combat elements experience hostile interaction, beginning the emergence of modern warfare.
war on the mind and body that is created from the use of modern warfare for the first time.
One of the most remarkable stories is the one of John Norman. He was a deputy chief of the New York City fire department. He was asleep whenever the first tower of the World Trade Center was hit. He had turned off the ringer on his phone because he was on vacation from work. His plan that day was to sleep in. He was completely unaware of what was going on outside. Then his answering machine got an "all call" message from the department. Still he didn't know what fully was going on so he turned on the television. He said, “As I’m just about to turn off the TV and head for the door, the south tower collapses. I thought it was a bomb." It took him and hour and a half just to get to the city and where he needed to be. He was put in shock whenever
There has been exceptional leaders past and present in the history of the United States. These includes: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Omar Bradley. In my lifetime the one leader that I have grown to admire most is General Retired Colin Powel.
I chose this book for my first book review for a few reasons. First, to bring to light and to honor the memory of Command Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley, who recently passed away on October 10, 2012. He is a true inspiration to be followed; a career U.S. Army Infantry Soldier, a Sergeant Major, and key leader during the Battle of Ia Drang. He fought in every major Airborne Operation of World War II, including Operation Husky, D-Day, and Operation Market Garden. He
During the Vietnam War and Spanish Civil War, the war affected the American soldiers in many ways. Soldier’s perspective going into war is not the same perspective they had as they returned home. War is difficult for any person to handle because after the actual combat, it affects one’s normal life as one is trying to recover from the trauma that war has caused. Warfare taught the American soldiers how precious human life is and how worthless war is. In the book, “Bloods” by Wallace Terry, Edwards, the main character, gave an idea of how his experience was at warfare and how it affected him after war and in “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway, Robert Jordan explained the process of planning an attack
Nature of war which usually remains unchanged irrespective of changes in environment or war. Four elements of nature of war are; ‘greater political nature’, ‘human dimension’, ‘uncertainty’, and final one is ‘contest of wills.’ The trinity of war, Clausewitz 's famous theory, comprises three basic elements of warfare are ‘people; the second commander and his army; and the third the government, ' essential basis for successful military operations. He describes these three tendencies are must be balanced to
As long as mankind has existed there have been warfare. Nations or groups fight each other over religion, believes and interests, and billions of soldiers has let their life fighting for their country and culture values and believes.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of United States, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917. His father, Joseph Kennedy Sr., was a wealthy investor who wanted his sons to be important figures in American politics. Joseph Kennedy Sr. always favored his oldest son, Joseph Jr., to achieve his family's long time ambition to become a President of the United States. However, his eyes turned to John, after Joseph was killed in battle during World War II. John knew he was going to be the replacement for his brother; only way to make his father happy was to become an important figure in American politics. In November of 1946, JFK was elected to the House of Representatives from the State of Massachusetts. He served in the
Technology, Discipline, Unique System of War Finance, Highly Aggressive Military Tradition, and Emphasis on Innovation are the five principles of the Western Way of War. Having a unique system of war finance, emphasis on innovation, and discipline are the aspects of the western way of war that describe warfare in the age of Napoleon (1789-1815).
By nature the war is considered to be political, fundamentally interactive and most importantly something exceptionally violent. If any of these elements are absent, it might be constituted to something else instead of a war because it has got a certain nature to be called as a war and must meet a certain criteria. While on the other hand, the character of war is something that keeps on changing as per the manifestations and changing phenomena of the real world. The character of war is political that keeps on taking place among various societies. Politics plays a great role and character in shaping the society. While the conduct of war is highly affected by cultural, political, ethical, legal, technological as well as social factors along with the factors associated with the organization of military. However, the place and time keeps on playing great role in deciding the character of wars .