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Decoding the Virtual Dragon explains how Chinese Information Warfare concepts since 2003 fit into the strategic outlook, practices, and activities of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Vladimir Putin has spent the last 10 years preparing to prevent his ouster. This book shows how he set up controls to monitor the population, prevent moves against him by internal intelligence agencies and the military. If there is enough interest, I will narrate the full book and make it available on Audible.com. If you would like to encourage this work and provide support to the effort, please consider becoming a Patron on Patreon. Information on how to do that can be found on our web site USGOVPUB.COM.

The resurgence of Russia on the world stage—seizing the Crimean Peninsula, destabilizing eastern Ukraine, intervening on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and shaping the information environment to suit its interests—poses a major challenge to the United States. Moscow will continue to aggressively pursue its foreign policy and security objectives by employing the full spectrum of the state’s capabilities. Its powerful military, coupled with the actual or perceived threat of intervention, allows its whole-of-government efforts to resonate widely. The hard copy book is also ...

ATP 3-20.15/MCRP 3-10B.1 encompasses techniques for tank platoons of armored brigade combat teams (ABCTs). It provides doctrinal guidance; describes relationships in the platoon; defines organizational roles and functions, capabilities, limitations; and lays out the responsibilities for platoons during unified land operations. The tank platoon is a unified team; all tanks crews work together to achieve mission success. A single tank can be vulnerable in the face of diverse battlefield hazards, such as enemy forces or unfavorable terrain and situations. These vulnerabilities are significantly ...

ATP 3-50.21 sets forth the doctrine pertaining to survival in an isolated situation. The ATP discusses the tenets of survival and the methods Soldiers, Department of the Army civilians, and contractors can use when surviving individually or in a group. Survival is the state of or fact of continuing to live or exist in spite of an isolating event. The end goal is to return to friendly forces with honor. This chapter discusses survival skills and situational understanding needed. This is an audio file of the manual. This title does not have a commercial sponsor. If you would like to sponsor this...

The Yellow Book 2018 GAO-18-568G The professional standards presented in this 2018 revision of Government Auditing Standards (known as the Yellow Book) provide a framework for performing high-quality audit work with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence to provide accountability and to help improve government operations and services. These standards, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), provide the foundation for government auditors to lead by example in the areas of independence, transparency, accountability, and quality through the ...

Podcast covers foreign military topics.

THE U.S. ARMY IN THE ARCTIC 9 Jan 2021 Chief of Staff Paper Number 3 Our Army exists to protect our nation and to preserve the peace. To meet that core requirement, the Army must man, train, equip, and organize to win in the Arctic. The Arctic is simultaneously an arena of competition, a line of attack in conflict, a vital area holding many of our nation’s natural resources, and a platform for global power projection. Regaining dominance in the Arctic provides new opportunities to engage and train with the many allies and partners around the world who also operate in extreme cold weather, ...

The United States Coast Guard (CG) Incident Management Handbook (IMH) is designed to assist CG personnel in the use of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) during response operations. The ICS program has adopted the motto Ordo e Chao – Order out of Chaos. The IMH is intended to be used as a reference job aid for responders to provide a systematic response process bringing order out of the chaos of incident response. It is not a policy document but rather guidance for response personnel requiring judgment in application. If you would like us to up load ...

This article discusses the weaknesses that allowed Ukrainian Army units to defeat Russian battalion tactical groups (BTG) and describes tactics that an American brigade combat team (BCT) can employ to create similar opportunities to tactically defeat a BTG if required in a future conflict.

Chapter 1 What is Strategy? This is an English translation of the Chinese analysis that was classified SECRET in Communist China in 2013. Below is an excerpt. Under the conditions of informatization, with the help of computer and network technology, the means and methods of war pre-practice greatly expanded, simulations and base drills have risen from the tactical level of the battle to the strategic level. Faces, strategic ideas, strategic plans, and strategic theories will be generated and examined in the prewarning environment for war. There is no commercial sponsor for this Podcast. If ...

2019 Ensuring Regime Survival and Securing Regional Dominance Chapter 1 Introduction/Historical Overview This is a report prepared by the Defense Inteligence Agency and made public in 2019. Persia, as Iran was known before 1935, was one of the great empires of the ancient world. Its military history dates back more than 2,500 years. The country in its present form—the Islamic Republic of Iran—was established in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution. Iran is a theocratic republic with a supreme leader appointed for life as head of state and the highest-ranking political, military, and religious...

PART 1 - Preamble This is an audio file of the manual. The Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM) is the official guide to the conduct of courts-martial in the United States military. An Executive Order of the President of the United States, the MCM details and expands on the military law established in the statute Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The MCM contains five parts plus 22 appendices: Part I is the Preamble, which gives background and jurisdictional information Part II explains the Rules for Courts-martial (Rules 101 through 1307) Part III lays out the Military Rules of Evidence (...

NOW available as an Audio book on Amazon.com and Audible.com. Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, activity in Eastern Ukraine, saber rattling regarding the Baltics, deployment to Syria, and more assertive behavior along its borders have peeked interest in the Russian Armed Forces. This increased interest has caused much speculation about their structure, capabilities, and future development. Interestingly, this speculation has created many different, and often contradictory narratives about these issues. At any given time, assessments of the Russian Armed Forces vary between ...

In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), we have witnessed some truly remarkable advancements. From mastering complex games like Diplomacy, StarCraft II, and poker, to negotiating economic transactions, AI systems have demonstrated an uncanny ability to outperform their human counterparts. However, as these AI models become more sophisticated, a concerning trend has emerged - their propensity for deception.

Fire support is fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to engage enemy forces, combat formations, and facilities in pursuit of tactical and operational objectives. It requires close coordination and integration with maneuver forces. Effective fire support requires an observer that understands the tasks to accomplish and how these tasks support the overall operation. The observer must be able to accurately locate targets, understand which targets to attack, and effectively communicate what is seen to the rest of the fire support community.

The Defense Intelligence Agency—indeed the broader U.S. Intelligence Community—is continually asked, "What do we need to know about China?" What is China’s vision of the world and its role in it? What are Beijing’s strategic intentions and what are the implications for Washington? How are the PLA’s roles and missions changing as it becomes a more capable military force? This DIA Report tackles those questions.

This book describes Chinese tactics for use in Army training, professional education, and leader development. This document is part of the ATP 7-100 series that addresses a nation-state’s military doctrine with a focus on army ground forces and tactical operations in offense, defense, and related mission sets. Other foundational topics include task organization, capabilities, and limitations related to military mission and support functions. ATP 7-100.3 serves as a foundation for understanding how Chinese ground forces think and act in tactical operations. This publication presents multiple ...

The international order established after the Second World War and developed throughout the Cold War largely ensured widespread peace and stability even as it saw new conflicts—large and small—take place in different regions of the world. This post-war era, underwritten primarily by the strength of the United States, also gave rise to the greatest period of prosperity in history, witnessing countries rebuild from war and emerge from colonialism to become vibrant and valuable members of the international community. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States emerged as a ...

In 2017, the Defense Intelligence Agency began to produce a series of unclassifed Defense Intelligence overviews of major foreign military challenges we face. This volume provides details on China’s defense and military goals, strategy, plans, and intentions; the organization, structure, and capability of its military supporting those goals; and the enabling infrastructure and industrial base. This product and other reports in the series are intended to inform our public, our leaders, the national security community, and partner nations about the challenges we face in the 21st century.