The Pros And Cons Of Operation Badr

In early 1990 Somalia was going through a civil war. Their dictator Mohammed Farrah had order the closer of all food transportation that entered the country. He`s goal was to kill his own people by starving them to death. About 300,000 civilians had died of hunger. In response, the united States send troops to Somalia to capture Mohammed Farrah., the self-proclaimed president of Somalia. They soon found out that the best strategic was to capture Omar Salad Elmi and Abdi Hassan Awale Queybdiid, two of Mohammed top advisers. The special mission was to be done by experienced man as well as new recruits. The operation was supposed to have taken about 30 minutes on Octuber 3, 1993. There objective were the two top advisers of Mohammed that

They also had to deal with terrible terrian, rough waters, and a hurricane. Through their stay more desertions occured and the amount of soldiers decreased from 1,100 to a mere 400. They had decided to retreat. (Maine)

When the demands for a large military decrease there are several ways to reduce the strength. The bonuses decrease, or go away entirely depending on how aggressive the reduction is. The new recruitment standards get tightened back to pre-buildup times. The retention boards crank back up. There are always members of the military that are not meeting the common standards, such as height and weight or the APFT. Members failing to meet the standards are the first to get sent home during board cycles.

Reasearched by the university of Michigan, the total number of soldiers from December was about 12,000, while the sickness had gotten to around 2,898 of the soldiers. Similarly, Febuary had an estimated number of around 8,000 soldiers while the sickness at this time had gotten to around 3,989 of the soldiers. This showing how the numbers dropped about 5,000 soldiers between December to Febuarly while sickness increased by 1,000 soldiers (Document A). Consequently it seemed as winter time aproched and the new year came conditions continued to get worst just as the new year was starting. It might seem that the illnesses were not that high of a number (COUNTER

The quick evolving military environment, needs the US Army redouble its efforts to reduce the uncertainty associated with the downsizing. There are some predominant principles that can guide the Army’s efforts in minimizing the impact of uncertainty during the force reduction. Even with major political and legislative challenges, keeping balance among the different proportions of readiness is a goal of US defense policy. During the budgetary preparation, downsizing of the armed forces often becomes one of the first victims of fiscal reduction. This was true of the years between World War I and World War II, when the Great Depression made military preparedness a very low national priority. The Army’s downsizing effect put its readiness

In addition to frostbite, winter illnesses also transpire within the army From December 1777 to February 1778, a third of the soldiers either left or died (Document A). Disease causes a portion of the deaths and the weather might be one reason why people deserts the army. Because soldiers are dress in tattered clothing (Document C), it is easier for them to become sick as result of skin exposure. This likely convinces many soldiers to leave the Continental Army in hopes of finding better living conditions. Unfortunately, quitting the army serves to devastate the Patriots; in other words, the British will outnumber Washington’s army. This does not even count those who are not able to report for duty, which is about ¼ of the total troops in Valley Forge during December but by February, the number increased to ½ (Document A).The likelihood of achieving independence diminished drastically and it will still continue. Furthermore, the freezing weather tests the troop’s endurance and in the end, some are losing their sanity. Dr. Waldo, a surgeon helping the Continental Army in Valley Forge, even claimed that the circumstance he faced is the work of the devil (Document C). He then starts to question why he is sent to the camp to freeze and wishes he was home (Document C). The weather is certainly disastrous, so a soldier is better to stay home comfortably then fighting a predetermined battle that is already a lost and risking their life to the bitter cold or to the

In document C, Dr. Albigence said ¨why are we sent here to starve and freeze...¨ That quote means that they were freezing over there at valley forge because of the cold. This is significant due to the fact that humans don't function in cold as well as in normal weather. But the soldiers still decided to stay.

This can be shown in Document C which was written in 1777 by Dr. Albigence Waldo who was a Connecticut surgeon who helped care for the sick soldiers. This doctor wrote, “A general cry thro’ the Camp this Evening among the Soldiers, “No Meat! No Meat!” - the Distant vales Echo’d back the melancholy sound - “No Meat! No Meat!” (Waldo, 1777) This means that during the winter, the army had no meat to strengthen the soldiers and provide them protein. This also means that they soldiers probably starved during their miserable time at Valley Forge. This is significant because without meat, the soldiers will not be capable of facing the British army. Therefore, their energy will soon run out because they will be running and fighting on an empty stomach. Clearly, the soldiers should leave the winter camp because they will likely die if they stay. The troops could also die because they will potentially die from the cold due to the lack of

“Why are we sent here to starve and Freeze…” (Diary of Dr. Albigence Waldo, December 14, 1777.) Dr. Waldo complained about the conditions at Valley Forge, he lived with the continental army with no money and little to no hope. In 1777, George Washington, the general of the Continental Army, decided to build a winter camp at Valley Forge. It was about 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia, quakers, people who believed in peace or pacifists, offered food for the soldiers. Washington wanted to keep an eye on the British army in philadelphia, but his army was not in its best shape. Many soldiers deserted or finished their enlistment, but Washington didn't lose his hope. The winter was cold, their huts were compact and smokey, and they had no money left. A soldier in the continental army should have left Valley Forge because of illness, living conditions, and lack of support by the congress.

The Continental Army, led by George Washington, spent the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge. This was 20 miles outside of Philadelphia, where the British had taken control of earlier that year. The conditions were terrible at Valley Forge, the weather was freezing and many soldiers didn’t have many clothes, but they had to stay close enough to Philadelphia to keep an eye on the British (Washington leads). Although the weather was extremely cold and they had almost nothing for clothes, good did come out spending the winter at valley forge and denying the command of attacking mid winter. Washington got a chance to train his army, many wives came to Valley Forge

Operation Anaconda was the first major joint combat operation against the war on terror that the US was committed to winning. This operation would test our military’s readiness for joint operations against a hardened and willing adversary. The primary mission was to kill/capture Taliban/Al Qaeda forces occupying towns and villages in the vicinity of Shahi Khot in order to gain control of the valley.1 The US needed the towns, villages, mountains, and more importantly, the intricate and hard to access caves cleared of enemy fighters. Units participating in the operation included elements of the 101st Airborne Division, 10th Mountain Division, Special Operations Forces (SOF), and Coalition forces from seven nations

Afghan forces that aided in bringing down the stronghold towns were no longer aiding the US troops. The Afghan forces that aided the battle on Tora Bora were led by a warlord and were not trained in military battles. These forces failed to perform effectively. As a result, a large number from Bin Laden's troops escaped to Pakistan. There was suspension that Bin Laden and his aides were among them.

This reduced the combat efficiency and mobility of the ground forces as they were restricted to movement at night time to prevent air raids, meaning that the CEF had a disadvantageous position in the race to Lashio.

There are many reasons that time management is important. For example, if your unit was getting ready for deployment, you would need to be at the right place at the right the time, to receive any information you or your fellow soldiers may need to know before you leave. If you weren’t there when you were told to be then you would fall court martial under article 87 in the UCMJ, which is missing movement. Should you miss movement, you could face the possibility of being court martialed for being late or not showing up at all. People have also gone to prison for missing movement. When this happens your

According to Sean D. Murphy, U.S. anti-terrorist operations in Pakistan so far have taken the forms of drone strikes, “hot pursuits” into Pakistani territory in immediate response to raids from within Pakistan, and secret missions by special operations forces, such as the CIA, against militant targets located deeper in Pakistan . The numbers of incidents involving “hot pursuits” of the militant hideouts inside the Pakistani territory have been very few, so they have not attracted as much attention as other operations. There has only been one real recognized covert mission in Pakistan, which took place on September 3, 2008 in South Waziristan , an area under the control of the Taliban. This was the US’ first ground-based battle against the Taliban within Pakistani borders. This caused the death of many civilians and no “high-value” terrorist target. The Pakistani government strongly criticized this act and passed a resolution demanding American cooperation on covert operations, so the US did refrain from repeating such a mission; however, the American strikes using Unmanned Areal Vehicles, known as drones, have been going on since 2004 and have only increased since then under the Obama Administration.