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Minaev, Maxim. "Armed Forces in the present United States and Britain military policy. Main Trends." Russia and America in the 21st Century, no. 6 (2023): 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.18254/s207054760029541-2.

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The article presents the United States and United Kingdom Armed Forces evolvement main trends in the warfare below the threshold of war context. The point at issue is United States Special Operations Forces (US SOF), British Army and United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF). The focus of the research paper on: the US Theater Special Operations Commands - Special Operations Command Africa, Special Operations Command Europe and others; British Army new units - Ranger Regiment, Army Special Operations Brigade, 11th Security Force Assistance Brigade and others. The organizational and establishment of

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Kessler, Remi A., Ansh Bhammar, Nikita Lakomkin, et al. "Spinal cord injury in the United States Army Special Forces." Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 34, no. 1 (2021): 110–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2020.7.spine20804.

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OBJECTIVESpinal cord injury (SCI) is an area of key interest in military medicine but has not been studied among the US Army Special Forces (SF), the most elite group of US soldiers. SF soldiers make up a disproportionate 60% of all Special Operations casualties. The objective of this study was to better understand SCI incidence in the SF, its mechanisms of acquisition, and potential areas for intervention by addressing key issues pertaining to protective equipment and body armor use.METHODSAn electronic survey questionnaire was formulated with the close collaboration of US board-certified neu

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Knapik, Joseph J., Emily K. Farina, Christian B. Ramirez, Stefan M. Pasiakos, James P. McClung, and Harris R. Lieberman. "Medical Encounters During the United States Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course." Military Medicine 184, no. 7-8 (2019): e337-e343. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz056.

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Abstract Introduction The Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) is an extremely physically and mentally demanding 19- to 20-day course designed to determine whether Soldiers are qualified to enter the Special Forces Qualification Course. As a first step to understand medical problems during SFAS, this study examined injuries, illnesses, and activities associated with injuries during the course. Materials and Methods Medical events during the SFAS course were compiled from Sick Call Trackers (a log of medical encounters maintained by medical personnel in the field) and Chronology of Me

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Dorogi, Louis T. "The United States Army Special Forces - Walter Reed Army Institute Of Research Field Epidemiologic Survey Team (Airborne)." Journal of Special Operations Medicine 09, no. 2 (2009): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.55460/luya-qqu0.

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Sandy, James A. "“…And on the Fourth Day They Spotted Us”: The macv Recondo School and the lrrps in Vietnam." International Journal of Military History and Historiography 36, no. 2 (2016): 141–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24683302-03602003.

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The United States military experienced a watershed moment during the Vietnam War, where special and conventional warfare came together. The macv Recondo School represents a significant shift in the mindset of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, illuminating a change that saw American commanders like General William Westmoreland attempt to spread Special Warfare ideals into their conventional line units, demonstrating the growing acceptance and importance of such warfare within the U.S. military. William Westmoreland’s influential role in the construction and implementation of this school and

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Fuenfer, Michael M. "The United States Army Special Forces—Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Field Epidemiological Survey Team (Airborne), 1965–1968." Military Medicine 156, no. 2 (1991): 96–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/156.2.96.

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Petrachkov, Oleksandr, and Yuriy Finohenov. "Features of military physical training of personnel of the United States Armed Forces." Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University Series 15 Scientific and pedagogical problems of physical culture (physical culture and sports), no. 1(186) (January 23, 2025): 120–24. https://doi.org/10.31392/udu-nc.series15.2025.01(186).24.

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The article reveals the specifics of the military physical training of servicemen in the US Army. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the level of combat and professional training of servicemen in order to meet the requirements and criteria of a professional army. Also, it is important to introduce into the combat training system the elements of applied military direction from movement on the battlefield and firing from various weapons at any time of the day, during urban battles and close combat (especially hand-to-hand combat), overcoming natural and artificial obstacles in uniform and

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Muhannad Jassim Mahmoud Al-Hamash. "US Military and Economic Policy towards Yemen 1991-2012." Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management 10, no. 53s (2025): 885–902. https://doi.org/10.52783/jisem.v10i53s.11081.

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In summary, Yemeni-American military relations during the period from 1991 to 2012 were characterized by the following The early 1990s marked the true beginning of the emergence of the United States' military presence on the regional political scene following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, which the latter used as a pretext for the entry of its military forces into the region, despite the Republic of Yemen's opposition to US intervention in the region due to the risks it posed to Arab national security. Yemen's political rejection of military intervention in the region during the Iraqi invasion of

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Adeshkin, Ilya Nikolaevich. "The participation of African Americans in the American Expeditionary Forces during the World War I." Genesis: исторические исследования, no. 5 (May 2021): 57–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.25136/2409-868x.2021.5.35717.

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This article examines the participation of African Americans in the World War I in the ranks of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during the 1917 &ndash; 1918. The author studies the attitude of the African-American community towards participation in the World War I, describes the peculiarities of military service of African American soldiers in the American Expeditionary Forces, and reveals the manifestations of racial discrimination. The article also reviews the attitude of French soldiers and officers towards African American soldiers of the U. S. Army, analyzes the impact of

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Ivanov, Oleksandr, and Danylo Matviienko. "PREREQUISITES AND REASONS FOR THE REMILITARIZATION OF GERMANY AND THE FORMATION OF THE BUNDESWER (1949–1957)." European Historical Studies, no. 20 (2021): 72–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/2524-048x.2021.20.5.

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Based on the analysis of published sources, and the research of German, Soviet and Russian historians, the reasons and preconditions that led to the remilitarization of West Germany are clarified. Moreover, the authors also aim to highlight the processes of preparation and political decision-making, as well as the role of historical figures who influenced the construction of the West German army and directly participated in this process. Where as this problem has not been the subject of special analysis in Ukrainian historiography yet, this to some extent determines the scientific novelty of t

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Schreiner, James. "Foreword by Guest Editor LTC James H. Schreiner, PhD, PMP, CPEM." Industrial and Systems Engineering Review 7, no. 1 (2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.37266/iser.2019v7i1.pp1.

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This special issue of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Review highlights top papers from the 2019 annual General Donald R. Keith memorial capstone conference held at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. Following careful review of 48 academic paper submissions, eight were selected for publication in this journal. Each paper incorporated features of systems or industrial engineering and presented detailed and reflective analysis in the topic. Three general bodies of knowledge in the papers include: systems engineering and decision analysis, modeling and simulation, and ar

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Ivanov, V. V. "MILITARY INTERVENTION OF THE USA AND SOUTH VIETNAM IN LAOS IN JANUARY-APRIL 1971 ACCORDING TO THE MEMOIRS OF THE VIETNAM AND AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS OF THE WAR." History: facts and symbols, no. 3 (September 14, 2021): 130–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.24888/2410-4205-2021-28-3-130-140.

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The article is devoted to the history of the planning and making of intervention of USA and South Vietnam into Laos in February-April 1971. The operation was named «Lam Son 719». The invasion group was to destroy the infrastructure of material support of People‟s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) – «Ho Chi Minh Trail». The work is built with the assistance of a memoir – translations memories combatants in Laos, soldiers and commanders of Army of United States America, South Vietnam and Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The materials housed in the monographs of American and Vietnam researchers of the Indoch

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Muzychko, Olexsandr. "Instrumentalization of the image of the Ukrainian Cossacks among the american ukrainian diaspora during the USA anti-communist war in Vietnam in the 1960s - 1970s." Chornomors’ka Mynuvshyna, no. 17 (December 31, 2022): 103–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.18524/2519-2523.2022.17.270210.

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The purpose of this article is to study the instrumentalization of the image of the Ukrainian Cossacks among the Ukrainian diaspora of the United States in relation to the events of the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s. Two aspects were the subject of attention: the use of the image of Cossacks in the activities of Ukrainians who fought in the US army and the promotion of this image in the reflection of representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora. Consequently, the US war against the communist threat in Vietnam was perceived by the Ukrainian diaspora in the US as a continuation of the age-old

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Heebner, Nicholas R., John P. Abt, Mita Lovalekar, et al. "Physical and Performance Characteristics Related to Unintentional Musculoskeletal Injury in Special Forces Operators: A Prospective Analysis." Journal of Athletic Training 52, no. 12 (2017): 1153–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-52.12.22.

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Context: Seventy-seven percent of musculoskeletal injuries sustained by United States Army Special Forces Operators are preventable. Identification of predictive characteristics will promote the development of screening methods to augment injury-prevention programs. Objective: To determine physical and performance characteristics that predict musculoskeletal injuries. Setting: Clinical laboratory. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 95 Operators (age = 32.7 ± 5.1 years, height = 179.8 ± 6.9 cm, mass = 89.9 ± 12.7 kg). Main Outcome Measure(s): Laboratory testing consisted of body composi

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Ganin, Аndrey. "The idea of Bolshevism overtakes the Red Ukrainian Army” White intelligence report on the state of the Ukrainian Soviet troops. 1919." Slavic Almanac, no. 1-2 (2019): 484–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.31168/2073-5731.2019.1-2.7.01.

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This is a publication of the report of a white scout on the situation of the Ukrainian Soviet troops by the summer of 1919. The published document was found in the collection of the Hoover archives in the United States. The report is undoubtedly of interest to researchers, as it reflects the difficult process of creating the Red army in Ukraine. The report also testifies about the difficult relationship between the senior Soviet military officials. A knowledgeable White agent provided the command of the anti-Bolshevik Armed forces in the South of Russia with detailed information that can gener

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Skorohvatov, O., O. Kovalchuk, O. Malishkin, A. Galkin, and K. Dehtyarenko. "ANALYSIS OF THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROCKET TROOPS AND ARTILLERY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE." Collection of scientific works of Odesa Military Academy 1, no. 13 (2020): 20–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.37129/2313-7509.2020.13.1.20-25.

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The article analyzes the ways of development of missile troops and artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Modern examples of the development of missile troops and artillery of the armies of NATO and the United States are given. These shortcomings in the development of RVIA of Ukraine and ways to correct them. Methods of further improvement of RViA of Ukraine are also offered. The Ukrainian-Russian war changed NATO’s attitude toward artillery and missile forces. As a result, the United States is already improving its artillery. Ukrainian missile and artillery forces must make a significant q

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Myagkov, M. Yu. "USSR in World War II." MGIMO Review of International Relations 13, no. 4 (2020): 7–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2020-4-73-7-51.

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The article offers an overview of modern historical data on the origins, causes of World War II, the decisive role of the USSR in its victorious end, and also records the main results and lessons of World War II.Hitler's Germany was the main cause of World War II. Nazism, racial theory, mixed with far-reaching geopolitical designs, became the combustible mixture that ignited the fire of global conflict. The war with the Soviet Union was planned to be waged with particular cruelty.The preconditions for the outbreak of World War II were the humiliating provisions of the Versailles Peace Treaty

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YAKYMOVYCH, Bohdan. "THE CAUSES OF THE WEST UKRAINIAN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC (ZUNR) DEFEAT: INVASION, HEROISM, INACTIVITY OR TREASON?" Contemporary era 6 (2018): 198–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.33402/nd.2018-6-198-211.

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Assessing the Ukrainian Revolution, 1917–1921, and the proclaiming of the West Ukrainian People’s Republic (ZUNR) as the second most crucial phenomenon in the history of the Ukrainian people after the establishment of the Cossack State under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi in the 18th century, the author of this study pays special attention to the mistakes of the political and army leadership of the Galicians, which caused the demise of the state in the Galicia-Bukovyna-Zakarpattia region. The author identifies three periods, during which it was possible to send the Polish occupiers away

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Akthar, Zia. "Genocide in Kashmir: Right of Self-Determination, UNSC Resolutions and Holding India To Account Under International Humanitarian Law." Groningen Journal of International Law 10, no. 1 (2023): 43–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.21827/grojil.10.1.43-72.

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Kashmir has been a flashpoint of conflict since independence from British rule in 1947 and the partition of India into two states. These two countries, India, and Pakistan, have both claimed the land on the northern most sector of the Subcontinent the focal point of which is the Valley of Kashmir. The conflict is not a domestic dispute or a regional issue between the two protagonists but engages international law because of the human rights violations and the atrocities committed that has engaged international humanitarian law. The occupation by India of Kashmir was controversial from the star

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Kalabskyi, Andrii, Serhii Romanchuk, Nataliia Sorokolit, Artur Oderov, and Orest Loiko. "MODERN INNOVATIVE APPROACHES OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXPERTS TO MODERNIZE THE PHYSICAL TRAINING OF FEMALE SERVICEWOMEN." ENVIRONMENT. TECHNOLOGY. RESOURCES. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference 5 (June 8, 2025): 149–53. https://doi.org/10.17770/etr2025vol5.8474.

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The use of innovative approaches in military affairs allows achieving significant success both on the battlefield and in training. The world's leading armies are considering modernizing the physical training of female military personnel and have focused on finding ways to improve the physical fitness of female servicewomen. Unfortunately, the overemphasis in military history and legacy on aerobic fitness and “field expediency” as the primary criteria for training implementation has limited the extent to which the military has fully implemented state-of-the-art PT policies. This inherited appro

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LaFiandra, M., and W. Harper. "A Comparison of Soldier Performance on a Target Detection and Identification Task Using Fused Sensor Technology and Current Night Vision Technology." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 51, no. 19 (2007): 1332–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120705101912.

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Soldiers rely on night vision devices to enhance their ability to detect and identify objects of interest in environments of reduced luminosity. The night vision device that is currently being used by United States Army Soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan is based on Image Intensifying (I2) technology. An alternative technology for night vision devices is to use a fused sensor that combines I2 technology and a thermal sensor. The purpose of this study is to compare Soldier performance on detecting and identifying human targets while using a night vision device with I2 technology to their

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Streltsov, D. V. "Japan’s Joining the Tripartite Pact: An Elaborate Strategy or an Opportunistic Solution?" Yearbook Japan 53 (December 10, 2024): 161–82. https://doi.org/10.55105/2687-1440-2024-53-161-182.

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The article addresses the motivation of Japan to join the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in 1940. The internal political struggle in Japan on this issue is analyzed, with special emphasis on the positions of the main political forces and, first of all, the Army and Navy factions. The main point of contradiction between them was the question of whether Japan should conclude a pact with Germany in the context of its interests regarding the relations with the three major powers – Great Britain, the USA, and the USSR.According to the author, with the arrival of the second Konoe cabinet, th

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Schreiner, James. "Foreword by Guest Editor LTC James H. Schreiner, PhD, PMP, CPEM." Industrial and Systems Engineering Review 8, no. 1 (2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.37266/iser.2020v8i1.pp1.

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FOREWORD This special issue of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Review highlights top papers from the 2020 annual General Donald R. Keith memorial capstone conference held at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. The conference was certainly a first of its kind virtual conference including asynchronous delivery of paper presentations followed by synchronous question and answer sessions with evaluation panels. Following a careful review of 63 total submissions, eleven were selected for publication in this journal. Unique to this year’s special edition is the mixed se

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Menshikov, Petr, and Aida Neymatova. "Current Issues of Information Support of Russian Foreign Policy in the New Political Environment." Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Serija 4. Istorija. Regionovedenie. Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija, no. 3 (July 2020): 161–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2020.3.14.

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Introduction. In the context of growing anti-Russian information wars, intensive and sharp ideological confrontation active information support of Russia’s foreign policy becomes more and more crucial. Methods. Authors use mainly the methods of expert evaluation and trends, opinion polls to prove that the US has long been waging information wars against Russia first using the term (“information war”) back in 1992. Moreover, with time the United States makes the methods of struggle more and more sophisticated and has already attracted the EU and NATO as associates. In addition, the methods of c

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Pylypchuk, Oleh, Oleh Strelko, and Yulia Berdnychenko. "PREFACE." History of science and technology 12, no. 1 (2022): 7–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.32703/2415-7422-2022-12-1-7-10.

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In the new issue, our scientific journal offers you nine scientific articles. As always, we try to offer a wide variety of topics and areas and follow current trends in the history of science and technology. The issue of the journal opens with an article dedicated to the formation and development of natural history museology in Europe in the 15th–19th centuries. The development of scientific knowledge at that time affects the idea of the world order and the place of man in it, and the combination of knowledge with practical experience leads to the birth of true science. It is shown that one of

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Moriarty, Daniel. "Operation Observant Compass and the Hunt for Joseph Kony: The Use of Special Operations Forces in Humanitarian Interventions." Scientia Militaria 52, no. 3 (2024). https://doi.org/10.5787/52-3-1480.

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Operation Observant Compass, the United States 2011–2017 military intervention in Central Africa to defeat Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army, offers several lessons for students and practitioners of military geography. As opposed to previous humanitarian interventions, Operation Observant Compass featured a notably small force of roughly 100 special operations forces and support personnel. This special operations forces element, deployed to the tri-border region between the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic, confronted an elusive enemy force in

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Farina, Emily K., Lauren A. Thompson, Joseph J. Knapik, Stefan M. Pasiakos, James P. McClung, and Harris R. Lieberman. "Anthropometrics and Body Composition Predict Physical Performance and Selection to Attend Special Forces Training in United States Army Soldiers." Military Medicine, July 24, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usab315.

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ABSTRACT Introduction Anthropometrics and body composition characteristics differentiate many types of athletes and are related to performance on fitness tests and tasks in military personnel. Soldiers competing to enter elite units must demonstrate physical fitness and operational competence across multiple events. Therefore, this study determined whether anthropometrics and body composition predicted physical performance and selection for special forces training among soldiers attending the rigorous Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) course. Materials and Methods Soldiers attendi

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McKinnon, Jennifer F., Anne Ticknor, and Della Scott-Ireton. "Force Multiplier: A Critical Reflection on Developing a Public Archaeology Veterans Program in Underwater Archaeology." Journal of Veterans Studies 9, no. 3 (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v9i3.457.

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In 2018, East Carolina University’s (ECU) Program in Maritime Studies, in partnership with the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) and veterans’ nonprofit Task Force Dagger Special Forces Foundation (TFDF), developed and undertook an underwater archaeology veterans program on WWII-related submerged sites in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This program was called the Joint Recovery Team (JRT) and consisted of retired and medically retired Special Operations Forces (SOF) veterans from across the United States armed forces (i.e., Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force).

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GÖK, Ömer Faruk. "Legal Status In The Donbas Conflicts: Foreign Fighters, Mercenaries, Far-Right Radicals." Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, November 30, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.52273/sduhfd..1378211.

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On January 6, 2021, an armed group of about two thousand people, who could not accept the loss of the election of former President Donald Trump, stormed the US Capitol. David C. Rapoport, who received many references to the wave theory of his in terrorism studies, penned an article on the Capitol Attack and said that he wondered what could happen when far-right actions coalesce into big movements. February 23, 2022, as the United Nations Security Council convened to resolve the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized the entry of the Russian Army

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Malloy, Sean. "Four Days in May: Henry L. Stimson and the Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb." Asia-Pacific Journal 7, no. 14 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1017/s1557466009023687.

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Among the myriad controversies surrounding the American use of nuclear weapons against Japanese cities in August 1945 is the seemingly simple question of exactly when President Harry S. Truman decided to use the bomb. The closest thing to a presidential directive regarding use was an order dispatched on July 25, 1945 from Acting Army Chief of Staff Thomas T. Handy to General Carl A. Spaatz, commander of the United States Army Strategy Air Forces. The directive, personally approved by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, authorized the delivery of the “first special bomb as soon as weather will p

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Dodd, Adam. "Making It Unpopular." M/C Journal 2, no. 4 (1999). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.1767.

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It is time for the truth to be brought out ... . Behind the scenes high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about the UFOs. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe the unknown flying objects are nonsense. -- Rear Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter, Director of Central Intelligence (1947-50), signed statement to Congress, 22 Aug. 1960 As an avid UFO enthusiast, an enduring subject of frustration for me is the complacency and ignorance that tends to characterise public knowledge of the phenomenon itself and its social repercussions. Its hard for people

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Kimberley, Maree. "Neuroscience and Young Adult Fiction: A Recipe for Trouble?" M/C Journal 14, no. 3 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.371.

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Historically, science and medicine have been a great source of inspiration for fiction writers. Mary Shelley, in the 1831 introduction to her novel Frankenstein said she was been inspired, in part, by discussions about scientific experiments, including those of Darwin and Galvani. Shelley states “perhaps a corpse would be re-animated; galvanism had given token of such things: perhaps the component parts of a creature might be manufactured, brought together, and endued with vital warmth” (10). Countless other authors have followed her lead, from H.G. Wells, whose mad scientist Dr Moreau takes a

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"GUEST EDITOR'S EDITORIAL." CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES, VOLUME 22/2 (June 17, 2020): 19–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.22.2.xx.

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I will begin my introductory thoughts with a touch of humour. Just over a hundred years ago in the Austro-Hungarian army, it was not desirable for young officers to marry too soon and start a family. Their thoughts had to stay clear and their hearts in the right place – in the country, not the girl. A Slovenian soldier today can thus be happy to be able to marry and have a family. This cursory and humorous historical comment also touches on the content described in more detail and more seriously in the following pages of this special issue. Military families have been an important topic in dif

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Strungaru, Simona. "The Blue Beret." M/C Journal 26, no. 1 (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2969.

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When we think of United Nations (UN) peacekeepers, the first image that is conjured in our mind is of an individual sporting a blue helmet or a blue beret (fig. 1). While simple and uncomplicated, these blue accessories represent an expression and an embodiment resembling that of a warrior, sent to bring peace to conflict-torn communities. UN peacekeeping first conceptually emerged in 1948 in the wake of the Arab-Israeli war that ensued following the United Kingdom’s relinquishing of its mandate over Palestine, and the proclamation of the State of Israel. “Forged in the crucible of practical d

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Brandt, Marisa Renee. "Cyborg Agency and Individual Trauma: What Ender's Game Teaches Us about Killing in the Age of Drone Warfare." M/C Journal 16, no. 6 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.718.

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During the War on Terror, the United States military has been conducting an increasing number of foreign campaigns by remote control using drones—also called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs)—to extend the reach of military power and augment the technical precision of targeted strikes while minimizing bodily risk to American combatants. Stationed on bases throughout the southwest, operators fly weaponized drones over the Middle East. Viewing the battle zone through a computer screen that presents them with imagery captured from a drone-mounted camera, these co

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Burns, Alex. "Doubting the Global War on Terror." M/C Journal 14, no. 1 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.338.

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Photograph by Gonzalo Echeverria (2010)Declaring War Soon after Al Qaeda’s terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, the Bush Administration described its new grand strategy: the “Global War on Terror”. This underpinned the subsequent counter-insurgency in Afghanistan and the United States invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Media pundits quickly applied the Global War on Terror label to the Madrid, Bali and London bombings, to convey how Al Qaeda’s terrorism had gone transnational. Meanwhile, international relations scholars debated the extent to which September 11 had changed the international sys

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Gehrmann, Richard. "War, Snipers, and Rage from Enemy at the Gates to American Sniper." M/C Journal 22, no. 1 (2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.1506.

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The concept of war is inextricably linked to violence, and military action almost always resounds with the emotion and language of rage. Since the War on Terror began in September 2001, post-9/11 expressions of terror and rage have influenced academics to evaluate rage and its meanings (Gildersleeve and Gehrmann). Of course, it has directly influenced the lives of those affected by global conflicts in war-torn regions of the Middle East and North Africa. The populace there has reacted violently to military invasions with a deep sense of rage, while in the affluent West, rage has also infiltrat

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Pearce, Lynne. "Diaspora." M/C Journal 14, no. 2 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.373.

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For the past twenty years, academics and other social commentators have, by and large, shared the view that the phase of modernity through which we are currently passing is defined by two interrelated catalysts of change: the physical movement of people and the virtual movement of information around the globe. As we enter the second decade of the new millennium, it is certainly a timely moment to reflect upon the ways in which the prognoses of the scholars and scientists writing in the late twentieth century have come to pass, especially since—during the time this special issue has been in pre

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Foith, Michael. "Virtually Witness Augmentation Now: Video Games and the Future of Human Enhancement." M/C Journal 16, no. 6 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.729.

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Introduction Ever-enduring advancements in science and technology promise to offer solutions to problems or simply to make life a bit easier. However, not every advancement has only positive effects, but can also have undesired, negative ramifications. This article will take a closer look at Deus Ex: Human Revolution (DXHR), a dystopian video game which promises to put players in the position of deciding whether the science of human enhancement is a way to try to play God, or whether it enables us “to become the Gods we’ve always been striving to be” (Eidos Montreal, “Deus Ex: Human Revolution

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Kadivar, Jamileh. "Government Surveillance and Counter-Surveillance on Social and Mobile Media: The Case of Iran (2009)." M/C Journal 18, no. 2 (2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.956.

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Human history has witnessed varied surveillance and counter-surveillance activities from time immemorial. Human beings could not surveille others effectively and accurately without the technology of their era. Technology is a tool that can empower both people and governments. The outcomes are different based on the users’ intentions and aims. 2,500 years ago, Sun Tzu noted that ‘If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win numerous (literally, "a hundred") battles without jeopardy’. His words still ring true. To be a good surveiller and counter-surveiller it is essential to know both

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Wessell, Adele. "Making a Pig of the Humanities: Re-centering the Historical Narrative." M/C Journal 13, no. 5 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.289.

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As the name suggests, the humanities is largely a study of the human condition, in which history sits as a discipline concerned with the past. Environmental history is a new field that brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to consider the changing relationships between humans and the environment over time. Critiques of anthropocentrism that place humans at the centre of the universe or make assessments through an exclusive human perspective provide a challenge to scholars to rethink our traditional biases against the nonhuman world. The movement towards nonhumanism or posthumani

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Coghlan, Jo, Lisa J. Hackett, and Huw Nolan. "Barbie." M/C Journal 27, no. 3 (2024). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.3072.

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The story of Barbie is a tapestry woven with threads of cultural significance, societal shifts, and corporate narratives. It’s a tale that encapsulates the evolution of American post-war capitalism, mirroring the changing tides of social norms, aspirations, and identities. Barbie’s journey from Germany to Los Angeles, along the way becoming a global icon, is a testament to the power of Ruth Handler’s vision and Barbie’s marketing. Barbie embodies and reflects the rise of mass consumption and the early days of television advertising, where one doll could become a household name and shape the dr

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Ribas-Segura, Catalina. "Pigs and Desire in Lillian Ng´s "Swallowing Clouds"." M/C Journal 13, no. 5 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.292.

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Introduction Lillian Ng was born in Singapore and lived in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom before migrating to Australia with her daughter and Ah Mah Yin Jie (“Ah Mahs are a special group of people who took a vow to remain unmarried … [so they] could stick together as a group and make a living together” (Yu 118)). Ng studied classical Chinese at home, then went to an English school and later on studied Medicine. Her first book, Silver Sister (1994), was short-listed for the inaugural Angus & Robertson/Bookworld Prize in 1993 and won the Human Rights Award in 1995. Ng defines herself as a

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Piatti-Farnell, Lorna. "What’s Hidden in Gravity Falls: Strange Creatures and the Gothic Intertext." M/C Journal 17, no. 4 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.859.

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Discussing the interaction between representation and narrative structures, Anthony Mandal argues that the Gothic has always been “an intrinsically intertextual genre” (Mandal 350). From its inception, the intertextuality of the Gothic has taken many and varied incarnations, from simple references and allusions between texts—dates, locations, characters, and “creatures”—to intricate and evocative uses of style and plot organisation. And even though it would be unwise to reduce the Gothic “text” to a simple master narrative, one cannot deny that, in the midst of re-elaborations and re-interpret

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