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The Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) versus the Future Fighting Vehicle (FFV) Programs MSG Torry Rice United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 67 Mr. Madera Introduction In the past 15 years, the battlefield has been in the open desert and urban environments. The geographical locations where the United States have fought their wars have had a demand for armored troop vehicles. The Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) has met and exceeded that demand since 1981. With the possible new threat

Just war theory includes the justification of the how and why that wars are fought. The justification of war can be either viewed from a theoretical or historical perspective. The theoretical aspect regards justifying war in an ethical manner and the specific forms that combat may or may not involve. The historical aspect, or the just war tradition," deals with the rules or agreements that have been applied to wars throughout time. Ethics examine institutional agreements for their philosophical coherence

Sending a ground crew can raise the danger of a firefight, and sending in an aircraft pulls the risk of anti-aircraft missiles. Drones, of course, are still subject to these defense mechanisms, but if there’s no one acting as a live pilot, there is no way for it to be any danger for our military. Other threats eliminated in the utilization of drones include weather, environmental conditions, land mines, and virtually anything that could hinder or harm soldiers. Drones negate the danger of all of these

accidents, weapons or infections; and its application would avoid the use of synthetic grafts. "In orthopedics, for example, bone loss secondary to bone infections and other traumatic pathologies are common due to traffic accidents, gunshots, anti-personnel mine explosions or industrial accidents," says Fletscher. The proposal has already received the best scientific poster award at the American Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology, held in Orlando, Florida, and promises to be a great short-term

Case Study: Cambodia, Congo, and Jamaica Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Jamaica are countries that gained independence from European powers after World War II. Though located in different regions of the world, and colonized by different European powers, these countries experienced social unrest and economic challenges that remain. Key to understanding these countries is understanding their histories and struggles, which continue to have significant impact on conditions within

to them by the Koran. Political terrorists carry out violent acts to make a point with government leaders. An example of this is the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865. Moral beliefs is another aim of terrorism. Moral issues such as anti-abortions have led to attacks, including abortion clinics and their staff in the late 1980’s. Q2. Terrorism is an act which can be carried out in various different forms. 60% of terrorist attacks involve explosives and 30% use firearms. Assassinations

Storytelling has been around since the dawn of mankind and Tim O’Brien cleverly uses stories in his novel, The Things They Carried, as well as a non-linear plot to express certain aspects of the book. In a time of war, Tim O’Brien uses stories to show the reader a love story between two soldiers, the loss of innocence of a love drunk man, and the power of Nam. The story of Curt and Rat Kiley was a tragic one; O’Brien cleverly uses his storytelling to feel the emotions that Rat was feeling. Riley

THE BATTLE OF KURSK The Battle of Kursk took place in July 4th – June 20th of 1943 on the Eastern Front. This was Germany's second big loss after their defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad. This battle was the biggest tank battle of WW2. This battle was the climax of Operation Citadel; a campaign launched in the East of Russia. The goal of Operation Citadel, and therefore the goal of the Battle of Kursk, was to separate a large, important piece of land from the Eastern Front creating a bulge. If the

My topic is the militarization of police forces within the United States. I feel as if this is a very important topic within the Criminal Justice System that needs to be addressed. Even without paying strict attention to the news media, a person will still find it difficult to avoid hearing stories about heavily armed SWAT teams, smashing in a door in the dead of night, just to search for drugs. It is a practice that is becoming more and more common. And as it becomes more common, so do the horror

and United Nations personnel that could be used to help maintain peace throughout the mission. The troops that were enlisted for the mission were to assist in ensuring the security of the capital city of Kigali; monitor the ceasefire agreement, the establishment of an expanded demilitarized zone (DMZ), and demobilization procedures, and monitor the security situation during the final period of the transitional Government's mandate leading up to elections; and assist with mine-clearance. The mission