...MAURICE BLAKELY Postal address to include city, state, zip-code ( cell- phone ( email address Experience and Abilities Summary Strong work ethic and willingness to take ownership of wide-ranging responsibilities. Professional demeanor and appearance, energetic, and upbeat personality. Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidential and sensitive information. Served as point of resource for solving problems and training others on procedures internally and externally in a professional manner. Self-motivated, working well independently or as a team player. Friendly and outgoing but task oriented; focused on results. Excellent track record in problem resolution, multi-tasking, anticipating professionals' needs and taking initiative. Ability to follow directions and accept correction. Outstanding attendance record and dependability. • Administrative Skills • Good Communication Skills (Written and Verbal) • Strong Organizational and Prioritization Skills • Ability to Multi-Task • Preparation of Reports and Presentations • Basic Project Management Skills • Attention to Detail • Excellent Problem Solving Technical Skills • MS Office XP and Outlook Express • Average User of Word, and Excel • Internet Navigation and Research • Type 65+ WPM • Proficient with MIDB, QueryTree, Google Earth, Analyst Notebook, Palentir, ArcGIS, Intelink, M3, FireTruck, and mIRC • Work History and Responsibilities Oct 2010 to Present United States Air Force ...
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...a Project Charter by adding these items: Project Name: Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) Class II EPROM Firmware Update Sponsor: Colonel Greg Roberts, Chief Force Command Requirements, NATO Airborne Early Warning and Force Command Project Manager: Major Paul A. Woods, Chief Operational, Test, Trials and Software Branch, NATO E-3A Component Purpose and Justification: Due to an upcoming NATO Mid-Term (NMT) software enhancement for the E-3A host system that incorporates Time Slot Reallocation within the Link-16 environment, the current Class II JTIDS terminal firmware has been identified as incompatible. New firmware must be flashed onto the JTIDS EPROMS. The specific firmware version needs to be determined, as well as finding a source with the correct bench that can conduct the firmware flash. The project team must also get an estimated cost, and determine the batch size of EPROMS to be flashed at any one time, so as to not affect the ongoing operational use of the Class II JTIDS terminals within the E-3A fleet. Stakeholders: 1 – Captain Kischlet: Information Technology Wing Software Lead: In charge of the upcoming NMT software development and lab testing. 2 – Mr. Drees: Logistics Wing JTIDS Class II Terminal maintenance shop: In charge of physical keeping of the EPROM cards and distribution to aircraft for ongoing operations. 3 – Ms. Abby: NATO Acquisition and Program Management Agency Futures team chief: ...
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...Russian logistics units will play a vital role during ZAPAD as Moscow looks to test its ability to deploy troops as part of a joint exercise. USAREUR is assessing that Air Defense and Artillery are will play a fundamental role during ZAPAD, as Russia looks to validate both capabilities at the joint and strategic levels. UAREUR expects live fire exercises to take place across the Western Military District with both ADA and deep indirect fires. USAREUR also reported that A naval infantry brigade and the 11th Army corps from the Baltic Fleet held an exercise at the Khmelevka training area in Kaliningrad on 13SEP17. The training included more than 1000 service members, 100 pieces of equipment, 20 combat and support ships, and 6 Baltic fleet naval aircraft and helicopters. Exercise training included rocket and bombing runs, seizing of firing positions, anti-mine operations, and an amphibious assault. This exercise comes a day after elements of the Northern Fleet completed amphibious assault training in the high north in preparation for ZAPAD. This training comes after a series of similar training exercises in the Western Military District and Kaliningrad. Though geographically separated from the majority of training taking place for ZAPAD...
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...warming and carbon emission. In the development of this essay I will primarily focus on Europe’s road towards military integration, understanding the political, institutional, technological developments towards a Common European Security and Defence Policy. In order to discuss the above mentioned topic and to create a clearer and more concise linkage I will also briefly introduce the following: Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Common European Security and Defence Policy (CESDP), Treaty on the European Union (TEU), European Defence Community (EDC), Qualified Majority Voting (QMV), Western European Union (WEU), Inter-Governmental Conference (IGC), Synchronized Armed Forces Europe (SAFE), and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The aim of this essay is to reveal and bring forth the ways in which The European Union is lending a helping hand to countries and nations beyond its own borders and to display just how of a vital and essential role it plays in the international security scene. History Following the end of World War II and the defeat of Nazi Germany, the Dunkirk Treaty was signed by France and the United...
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...Extending the NATO Architecture Framework to Support Service Oriented Architectures Mr J Keefe – NATO AF Overview Dr I Bailey – SOA Views 23 May 2006 NATO NEC and the Decision Loop Understand Faster and better Cognitive Domain Knowledge Superiority Orient Information Domain Decide Better and faster Decision Superiority Decide Network Enabled Information Effects Capability Observe Act Superiority Superiority Physical Domain See first, more Act decisively NATO NEC will enable us to operate more effectively in the future strategic environment through the more efficient sharing and exploitation of information within the Alliance and with our coalition partners This will lead to better situational awareness across the board, facilitating improved decision-making, and bringing to bear the right military capabilities at the right time to achieve the desired military effect. Key Issues Clarity of vision Roadmap for change Dealing with complexity Legacy Environments – ‘stove-piped’ solutions Multiple Agencies New Technologies – SOA Information Assurance Multiple Customers Operators Operational planners Acquisition community Developers Framework and Methodology NAF Reality: Complexity of Defence Applications Reality: Complexity of Defence Applications inhibit agility inhibit agility Mainframe PC/NT apps Unix apps 3rd Party Interface AIS Reports Depository Banks Vendor Setup Budget ...
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...6. Assess the Significance of the Action a. Immediate Effects The United States invasion of the Common Wealth Nation Island of Grenada was undertaken for several reasons; The rescue American college students caught up in the islands political struggles, stopping the expansion of communism within the Caribbean by preventing a communist regime from taking over political control of Grenada, and to emplace a stable democratic government on Grenada after removal of the communist political party and leadership. As valid and/or justified as these reasons may be, the rest of the world did not see the invasion as being such a noble cause. The thirty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly voted 108 to 9 in condemning the U.S. invasion of Grenada as deeply deplorable and viewed the invasion as a flagrant violation of international law, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the State. (Ref 1). The United Nation Resolution also notes it demands an immediate cessation of the armed intervention and the immediate withdrawal of the foreign troops from Grenada. (Ref 2). At the UN, The US defended its actions in an address by US UN Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick, “The United States, whose own nationals and vital interests were independently affected, joined the effort to restore minimal conditions of law and order in Grenada and eliminate the threat posed to the security of the entire region.” (Ref 4). In a Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station address, President...
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...when he declared that international organizations serve to “strengthen and enforce international order” and advance American values and interests. One organization that has strengthened and enforced international order is NATO. Formed in 1949, NATO succeeded in erecting a military shield for Western Europe and stopping further Soviet expansion into Europe. NATO prevented Western Europe from falling to communist rule. In this instance, American values were preserved through a league of nations instead of by the United States alone. Another tenet of liberalism insists that a society’s political and economic values will make it more or less prone to peace no matter what the structure of the international balance of power may be. Yet, President Obama’s speech at the USMA proposed that terrorism is America biggest threat at home and abroad. In contrast, many challenge that national debt and foreign state holdings are the greatest threat to the United States. Consider the American dilemma of China’s holding of $1.16 trillion of US debt. Given the hot and cold relations between the U.S. and China, the ability for China to influence the global market and the value of the dollar is directly related to U.S. ability to maintain global dominance. To this point, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen in 2010 declared, “The most significant threat to our national security is our debt.” Given the fact that economic strength is an instrument of power, American economic independence...
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...© 2009 Institute of International and European Affairs. All rights reserved. This Publication may be reproduced in full or in part if accompanied with the following citation: Keatinge, Patrick & Tonra, Ben, European Security and Defence Policy and the Lisbon Treaty, Institute of International and European Affairs, Dublin, Ireland, July 2009. As an independent forum, the Institute does not express opinions of its own. The views expressed in its publications are solely the responsibility of the authors. ISBN: 978-1-907079-04-7 EAN: 9781907079047 About the authors Patrick Keatinge is Emeritus Associate Professor of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin and Chairperson of the IIEA working group on ESDP. Ben Tonra is Jean Monnet Professor of European Foreign, Security and Defence Policy at the UCD College of Human Sciences and Project Leader of the IIEA working group on ESDP. Cover photograph © Aidan Crawley, Defence Forces, May 2008 Graphic design, type and layout by Brian Martin European Security and Defence Policy and The Lisbon Treaty © Institute of International and European Affairs 2009 Foreword This briefing paper is another brilliant contribution to the Institute’s background work on issues arising out of the Lisbon Treaty by Professors Ben Tonra and Patrick Keatinge. It describes the reality of European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), as it has developed over the past six years and explains each of the relevant provisions in the Lisbon Treaty. It puts...
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...OPENING & CLOSING LINES OPENING STATEMENTS - My best staff sergeant; his performance is often characterized by unmatched excellence...promote! - Clearly a superior Element Leader--his sought after abilities greatly impact beyond his career field! - Stellar performer, whose duty performance and job knowledge continually set the example for his peers! - Dynamic, take-charge leader who motivates subordinates to achieve their highest levels of performance - Natural leader who inspires his subordinates to excel--can be relied on to execute any mission flawlessly! - Superb NCO whose advanced expertise and myriad accomplishments are an invaluable asset to the wing! - SSgt Dribble is a first-rate patrol leader who can be relied upon to execute any mission flawlessly - Superior Airman in a class of her own; her many accomplishments sets the example for others to emulate - Competence and professionalism highlight this Airman’s character, duty performance and drive to excel - Top performer; duty performance and job knowledge continually set the example for his peers - Stellar performer for whom not task is too difficult--simply give him a goal or a challenge and get out of his way! - Talented professional for whom no task is too difficult, she sets the tone for excellence amongst her peers! - Exemplifies leadership--demonstrates the ability to handle the most difficult and challenging tasks - Dynamic, take-charge NCO inspiring and empowering...
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...York, the Department of Defense (Pentagon) in Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania led to the Global War on Terrorism. The Global War on Terrorism and the invading into Iraq for weapons of mass destruction led to a major change in the military. The United States military have been fighting two wars for the last decade: Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. On September 11, 2001 around 8:45 Tower 1 was hit by American Airlines, Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts and United Airlines, Flight 175 hit Tower 2 at exactly 9:03 which both buildings collapsed. (Giuliani 2002) The location of where the Towers collapse became to be known as Ground Zero. Over thousands of police officers, fire men, volunteers, and the National Guard patrol the streets of New York helping with the recovery. That day as a result of this evil attack on the United States about 3,500 people were killed and the lives of thousands were greatly affected. Families all over the United States changed that day. The United States were at War with Terrorism. On October 7, 2001 the United State military and other NATO Forces launched an air strike and Special Forces with ground troops attacked Afghanistan to find Bin Laden, al-Qaeda and other militant...
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...States as being the dominant force in military functions and the criticism employed of their policing role, it is clear from Operation Odyssey Dawn and Operation Serval that there is a global reliance on the United States to provide support and lead a diverse range of military operations. Both Operation Odyssey Dawn and Operation Serval show the way in which the global environment has generated a series of unique requirements which can ultimately only be fulfilled and facilitated by the United States in both military and humanitarian roles. The Necessary Role of the U.S. In International Relations Student Name Professor’s Name Course Title November 19, 2014 The evolution of U.S. foreign policy following the Civil War has rapidly evolved and whilst it is understandable that a regional and isolationist policy developed in the immediate aftermath this has soon come to be typified by a more expansionist and inclusive policy on a global scale. This was typified by Wilson’s Fourteen Points declaration in 1918 which outlined the particularly moral cause for which the U.S. had fought and outlining certain covenants of peace as well as a general assembly of nations. These are embodied in the coalition involved in the recent Libya conflict which encompassed Operation Odyssey Dawn in 2011 as well as the provision of aid to French forces in Mali through Operation Serval in 2013. The rise to the status of a superpower that the U.S. now enjoys can be traced back to the removal of...
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...The U.S. and Lithuania share a history as valued allies and strong partners. The United States established diplomatic relations with Lithuania in 1922, following its declaration of independence during World War I. Lithuania joined the Soviet Union in 1940 during World War II. In 1990, Lithuania proclaimed its renewed independence, and international recognition followed. The United States never recognized the forcible incorporation of Lithuania into the Soviet Union, and it views the present Government of Lithuania as the legal continuation of the interwar republic. * Afghanistan: Lithuania is a stalwart supporter of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan and has committed to continue supporting NATO’s post-2014 non-combat mission. Lithuania currently has approximately 240 troops, including Special Operations Forces and trainers, deployed in Afghanistan. Lithuania has led a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Ghor province since 2005, the smallest ISAF contributor nation to lead a PRT. Lithuania has pledged $500,000 annually from 2015 to 2017 to support the Afghan National Security Forces. The city of Klaipėda is also a key port along the Northern Distribution Network, which...
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...POLICY BRIEF SUMMARY SHAPING EUROPE’S AFGHAN SURGE Daniel Korski Unnoticed by many, the last few years have seen something of a European military surge in Afghanistan. Since late 2006, 18 of the 25 EU countries participating in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), NATO’s Afghan mission, have increased their troop contributions, and as a result EU member states now account for 43% of ISAF’s total deployment. This military surge has been accompanied by a steady growth in European efforts to contribute to Afghanistan’s reconstruction, from development aid to police training – although not every EU member state is pulling its weight. These measures have made the EU a major stakeholder in Afghanistan. Yet the EU’s real impact on the country has been limited. In the face of a likely request from the Obama administration to do more, European governments should now formulate a hard-headed political strategy as a complement to the coming US military surge. Introduction President Barack Obama and his secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, have made it clear that they expect a significant enhancement of the European effort in Afghanistan. The issue is likely to be viewed in Washington as a litmus test of whether the Europeans can be taken seriously as strategic partners. Obama’s strategy in Afghanistan is likely to include an attempt to “regionalise” the issue, involving some kind of dialogue with Iran and efforts to bring India, the Gulf states and the central Asian...
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...Introduction: Afghanistan has a history of a high degree of decentralization, and resistance to foreign invasion and occupation. Some have termed it the “graveyard of empires.” Afghanistan is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has suffered brutal civil war in addition to foreign interventions in the form of the 1979 Soviet invasion and the 2001 U.S. invasion. The strategic interests of the great powers of the day in Afghanistan pitched against the potential threat of terrorism, religious extremism, smuggling and drug trafficking substantiates the assertion that Afghan security situation has the potential to generate effects far beyond its borders. Afghanistan had experienced several coups since 1973, when the Afghan monarchy was overthrown by Daud Khan, who was sympathetic to Soviet overtures. Subsequent coups reflected struggles within Afghanistan among factions with different ideas about how Afghanistan should be governed and whether it should be communist, and with degrees warmth toward the Soviet Union. The Soviets intervened following the overthrow of a pro-communist leader. In late December 1979, after several months of evident military preparation, they invaded Afganistan. At that time, the Soviet Union and the United States were engaged in the Cold War, a global competition for the fealty of other nations. The United States was, thus, deeply interested...
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...[pic] CHINA’S POLICY TOWARDS CENTRAL ASIA Muddassir Ali Khan M.A International Relations 2010-12 Abstract The emergence of five central Asian states Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan is result of the disintegration of Soviet Empire. These states are full of natural resources like gas and oil. They have adopted “open door policy” to exploit the enormous wealth of natural resources .They engineered this policy to ensure internal development, strong economy and better foreign relations. In this regards her neighboring country china also there to fulfill the huge needs of energy, to contain U.S. influence in this region, counter terrorism, and make this region as strong economic market, china’s make better policies to achieve these goals and try to enhance better relations with these Central Asian States. The disintegration of Former Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991 and the five independent central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan opened up phenomenal opportunities for china to exercise its influence in the central Asian region. These states attracted the world, primarily for its vast energy resources and other raw materials. The geo-economic and geo-strategic im to enhance its economic ability, strengthen its security to fulfill the Chinese principle of foreign policy...
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