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Sources: War Tours Strain US Military Readiness
Lolita Baldor. The Associated Press, 19 February 2009 (.pdf file).
U.S. Military Will Offer Path to Citizenship
Julia Preston. The New York Times, 15 February 2008.
27,000 Work in Pentagon PR and Recruiting
Noah Shachtman. Wired.com, 05 February 2009.
Army Reports Alarming Spike in Suicides Last Month
Pauline Jelinek. The Associated Press, 05 February 2009.
For Military, Bad Economy Aids Recruiting
Robert Burns. The Associated Press, 10 October 2008.
Our Shrinking, More Costly Force
Winslow T. Wheeler. Armed Forces Journal, 09 October 2008.
An Evolving Role for the Army
Spencer Ackerman. The Washington Independent, 07 October 2008. (see manual below)
Stability Operations
Department of the US Army, 06 October 2008 (.pdf file).
The Petraeus Doctrine
Andrew J. Bacevich. The Atlantic, October 2008.
Stability Operations and State Building: Continuities and Contingencies
Col. Greg Kaufmann. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 30 September 2008 (.pdf file).
"A Different Kind of Enemy"
Brett Schwartz. Washington Prism, 13 June 2008.
Reagan and the Draft
Lawrence Korb. The Washington Times, 16 May 2008. Response to O'Hanlon article below.
U.S. Military Check-Up Time
Michael O'Hanlon. The Washington Times, 04 May 2008. Posted on the Brookings Institution website.
Military Readiness: Joint Policy Needed to Better Manage the Training and Use of Certain Forces to Meet Operational Demands
Report to the Senate Committee on Armed Services and House Committee on Armed Services. Government Accountability Office, May 2008 (.pdf file).
Anecdotal Evidence of a Hollowing Force? A Closer Look at Junior Officer Retention
Capt. Jaron Wharton. Center for a New American Security, May 2008.
Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery
Terri Tanielian and Lisa H. Jaycox, eds. RAND, 17 April 2008 (.pdf file).
Iraq's 100-Year Mortgage
Linda J. Bilmes. Foreign Policy, March/April 2008.
The U.S. Military Index
Foreign Policy, March/April 2008.
More Troops for Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Department Says
David Montero. The Christian Science Monitor, 26 February 2008.
When Strains on Military Families Turn Deadly
Lizette Alvarez and Deborah Sontag. The New York Times, 15 February 2008.
Impact of Current Operations and Actions Needed to Rebuild Readiness of U.S. Ground Forces
Sharon L. Pickup. Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, 14 February 2008 (.pdf file).
Fort Drum: A Great Burden, Inadequate Assistance
Veterans for America Wounded Warrior Outreach Program, 13 February 2008 (.pdf file).
Suicide by Guard, Reserve Troops Studied
The Associated Press, 12 February 2008.
War by Other Means -- Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study
David C. Gompert et al. RAND, 11 February 2008 (.pdf file).
After Hard-Won Lessons, Army Doctrine Revised
Michael R. Gordon. The New York Times, 08 February 2008.
Study: New War Veterans Face Job Woes
Hope Yen. The Associated Press, 07 February 2008.
Planned Troop Withdrawals Won't Bring Much Relief to U.S. Military
Nancy A. Youssef. McClatchy Newspapers, 06 February 2008.
Transforming the National Guard and Reserves into a 21st Century Operational Force
Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, 31 January 2008 (.pdf file).
Military's Anguish
George C. Wilson. CongressDaily Forward Observer, 03 December 2007. Posted on 01 February 2008 (.pdf file).
Soldier Suicides at Record Level
Dana Priest. Washington Post, 31 January 2008.
New Stryker Faring Poorly in Field
Christian Lowe. Military.com, 30 January 2008.
In More Cases, Combat Trauma Is Taking the Stand
Deborah Sontag and Lizette Alvarez. The New York Times, 27 January 2008.
The U.S. Army Lowers Recruitment Standards ... Again
Fred Kaplan. Slate, 24 January 2008.
Military Recruiting 2007: Army Misses Benchmarks by Greater Margin
National Priorities Project, 23 January 2008.
Troops Felled By a 'Trust Gap'
Mark Perry. Asia Times, 24 January 2008.
A Salvo at the White House
Mark Perry. Asia Times, 23 January 2008.
Of IEDs and MRAPs: Force Protection in Complex Irregular Operations
Andrew F. Krepinevich and Dakota L. Wood. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 17 October 2007. Posted on 18 January 2008 (.pdf file). See Force Protection website below.
Cougar MRAP Vehicles
Force Protection website.
MoD Reveals Scale of Brain Injuries Among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
Matthew Taylor. The Guardian, 16 January 2008.
Why is the Army Losing So Many Talented Midlevel Officers?
Fred Kaplan. Slate, 16 January 2008.
Military Times Polls
2007 Polls of the U.S. Military conducted by the Military Times. Posted on 14 January 2008.
The Lessons of Iraq
Erik Swabb. Wall Street Journal, 14 January 2008.
Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles
Deborah Sontag and Lizette Alvarez. The New York Times, 13 January 2008.
For Marines, Iraq Becomes a Family Affair
Tony Perry. Los Angeles Times, 10 January 2008.
Army Helmets to Gather Data on Blast Impact
Tom Vanden Brook. USA Today, 03 January 2008.
Military Thinks Twice on Fortified Trucks
Julian E. Barnes and Peter Spiegel. Los Angeles Times, 27 December 2007.
The Evolution of Air Force-Navy Integration in Strike Warfare
Benjamin S. Lambeth. RAND, 27 December 2007 (.pdf file).
The Army's Other Crisis
Andrew Tilghman. Washington Monthly, December 2007.