This study examines the threats of drug trafficking to Jamaica’s national security and democratic stability. It focuses on the need for the Jamaica Defence Force Military Intelligence Unit to enhance its effectiveness as part of a national...
This study explores the continued use of the National Guard in support of drug law enforcement agencies (DLEAs) and community based organizations (CBOs) in counterdrug operations. The National Guard, or milita, has been involved since its founding...
This monograph describes how infantry units can use counterdrug operations to conduct unit Mission Essential Task List (METL) training. The flow of illegal drugs into the United States threatens our way of life. On September 18, 1989 the Secretary...
Violence perpetrated by Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) increased dramatically in 2006 and continued to rise dramatically through early 2009. During this same period, Mexican DTO infiltration of U.S. cities skyrocketed. The increase...
This study examines the role of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force in combating the illegal drug trade in view of the harmful effects narco trafficking is having on the nation. It compares and contrasts the different counterdrug models used by...
This monograph answers the question, Is the National Guard (NG) Counterdrug (CD) Support Program a suitable model to design an NG Homeland Security (HLS) force also capable of fulfilling the National Guard’s role as a first military responder and...
The lessons learned from a decade of continuous conflict have direct application to the counterdrug mission conducted by the Texas National Guard standing 32 USC 112 task force. By applying the principles of Attack the Network, the Texas...
This study designs a joint task force of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps forces to conduct sustained counterdrug operations in support of law enforcement agencies along the southwest border (SWB) of the United States. The study reviews the...
This monograph examines the US military involvement in the "drug war" since l989, as well as some of the issues that the military officer may have to deal with while conducting counterdrug operations in Peru. In 1989, the Secretary of Defense...
This study investigates the contributions of Special Forces to the nation's counterdrug efforts to interdict the flow of drugs coming into the United States according to Department of Defense directives. The research hypothesis is that Special...
This study examines the role of the U.S. Army to resolve a domestic crisis. Domestic contingency operations are viable Army missions and commanders must be prepared to execute military operations in response to a domestic emergency. The term...
This study investigates the role and effectiveness of the United States military in national efforts to counter the trafficking of illegal drugs into the country. It focuses on the effects of active duty forces in interdicting narcotics traffic...
The opium trade is a major funding source for the insurgency in Afghanistan. The Afghan counter-narcotics law enforcement agencies continue to target drug traffickers with counterdrug missions in order to break the funding source of the insurgents....
The purpose of the study will address the legal restrictions placed on Title-10 military intelligence support to civilian authorities within the United States conducting counterdrug and counterterrorism operations. The National Defense Strategy...
This study looks into the feasibility of change in the United States military's role in counterdrug operations in the year 2000. The dangers of illegal drug usage and trafficking have had a major effect on the United States. In 1983 President...
This study analyzes the security assistance programs which support the President's Andean Initiative, as a part of his overall 'war on drugs.' The study describes the conditions in Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru which foster coca growing, and the...
Recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have given the US military an appreciation of both the importance and the challenges of working with and through host nation security forces in the aftermath of major combat operations. Secretary of Defense...
The commission formed after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 identified a need for a better domestic intelligence capability, and policy decisions since then have directed increased information sharing between the intelligence community...
This paper examines the potential for military working dogs to support Special Operations Forces (SOF). Modern technology has not eliminated the operational prospective for the military employment of dogs. Canine olfactory superiority, advanced...
Thesis: The OPTEMPO resulting from the Global War on Terror has crippled the ability of the
U.S. Army to positively impact the U.S. War on Drugs. This section of the document addresses the specific guidance pertaining to direct military support...