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    Task Force: A Short Story

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    was more my idea while the efficiency of it was handled by L, but we agreed for it to have twenty-three floors and another two below ground. The two helicopters were hidden on the roof, and cars and trucks were kept in the parking garage. It had a state-of-the-art security system, a complete surveillance room, a meeting room, high-tech computers, luxury suites for everyone, and anything else we might need. You see, Watari used to be a very successful inventor. It was only when he found L…

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    Unmanned Mission Communications Carlos Mennechey UNSY 601: Unmanned Systems Command, Control, and Communications Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University November 9, 2014 Transmission medium of signal propagation and its impact on operational design. The three systems selected to discuss the different communication designs over different domains are: the BlueFin UUV using a tethered fiber-optic connection. the RQ-2b Pioneer drone using the Tadiran Spectra Link RF communication for LOS. the Mars…

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    Defense Contracts

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    What are the three major factors which impact how a defense contract is chosen? Where do these three factors come together in a final decision and why is the defense market so unique and expensive? Are some weapons systems not able to apply to this process? Why not? A defense contract is chosen based on cost, performance, and schedule. These come together to deliver a high-performance weapon that’s on time, but has cost overruns; to meet the schedule and cost targets, but forgoing the…

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    history with fishing, from even before it became a state, when it was acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867 (Naske 1994). Gold miners, whalers, and fishermen were some of the first Americans to move northward to Alaska for natural resources riches. Since the late 1880s, commercial fishing has been an important part of the Alaskan culture and economy (Sechrist & Rutz). In the early 1940s, when Alaska was still a territory, the United States joined WW II. The government rationed food,…

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    The Cold War was a state of political hostility that occurred between 1945 to the second half of the 20th century. The war became a dominant influence in American society as it was a battle between two types of governments; the United States representing capitalism and democracy, and the Soviet Union, representing communism and authoritarianism. The cold war set itself apart from the Korean and Vietnam wars, as it was a feud regarding propaganda and swaying the public rather than one of military…

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    Agencies In Foreign Policy

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    In the United states the processes of foreign policy involve various organizations of the executive branch, but typically originate with the president (Bardes, Shelley, and Schmidt pg. 463). Article II of the constitution outlines some of the powers the president has in regards to foreign policy. According to Bardes, Shelly, and Schmidt, these powers include: "the power to make treaties provided that the Senate concurs . . . the right to appoint ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls .…

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    Between 1942 and 1945, thousands of Japanese Americans, regardless of United States citizenship status, received orders to evacuate their homes and businesses. Sparked by rising fear and anxiety of the American people after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a United States Naval base in Hawaii, the U.S. government relocated Japanese Americans to remote areas on the West Coast and in the south, isolating them in internment or relocation camps. With no actual evidence supporting the creation of…

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    Threats Of Boko Haram

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    troops on the continent, not to fight in combat, but to train troops of African States. This would be beneficial to the continent as a whole, because military troops would have training for any future conflicts, and U.S. troops would not be put into the middle of another war. Nonetheless, this would require a lot of advanced diplomacy…

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    Government In Comparison

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    American Government In Comparison The United States is thought to be the foundation of modern democracy. As a “constitutional federal republic”,the United States does not stand-alone. Various "democracies" are constitutional republics, and have long traditions of a democratic culture, laws, and barriers. The selection role of the head of government is one singularity between the United States and some of the other major democracies. There are many forms of democracy, implemented and modified…

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    The criminal justice in United States of America is based upon the 1967 on President 's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice. This recommendation is based upon that a systematic approach should be followed for an effective approach to criminal justice. This can only be achieved when there is improved coordination among law enforcement, courts and correctional agencies. Other countries have also enforced the criminal justice system and use it as a means to protect the…

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