DISAM Journal articles from September 2005

DISAM Journal archives from September 2005

International relationships: critical enablers for expeditionary air and space operations.(Global War on Terrorism)
September 22, 2005... We live in a world where relationships matter. Popular international support, legitimacy, and the shared values of our allies and partners are as important to winning the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) as the capabilities of the air and space...

A short primer on deputy under Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs.
September 22, 2005... Introduction The Air Force has been engaging in international activities since its inception in 1947. Stuart Symington, the first Secretary of the Air Force, charged Cornelius Whitney, his Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Civil...

United States Air Force International Affairs Specialist program.
September 22, 2005... Today's dynamic security environment and expeditionary nature of air and space operations require a cadre of the United States Air Force (USAF) commissioned officers with international insight, foreign language proficiency, and cultural...

Air Force security cooperation knowledgebase.
September 22, 2005... Many United States Air Force organizations are independently and simultaneously pursuing security cooperation goals. These efforts however, are not always coordinated, and frequently this lack of synchronized planning, strategy, and common...

Transforming Poland's military: a focus on western concepts, training, and hardware.
September 22, 2005... Following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, many former foes of the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sought to bring their militaries up to the standards of western nations. This was...

International Armaments Cooperation: a key to coalition interoperability.
September 22, 2005... What is International Armaments Cooperation? The Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force/International Affairs (SAF/IA) has a number of programs for building relationships with friendly and allied air forces around the world. Sales of weapon...

Genesis of the new Iraqi Air Force: security assistance in action.
September 22, 2005... Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF) continue to be the front lines in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). As the Commander in Chief and senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials have stated on numerous occasions, the...

Security Cooperation with Latin America.
September 22, 2005... The United States Air Force (USAF) Security Cooperation activities with Latin America are building strong relationships with our neighbors and coalition partners to secure the hemisphere and facilitate power projection. The United States takes...

Security Cooperation with the Pacific.
September 22, 2005... The IARP division of the Air Force International Affairs Secretariat (SAF/IA) represents the Air Force's security assistance oversight for US Pacific Command's (PACOM) area of responsibility (AOR). This AOR covers over 50 percent of the earth's...

Foreign comparative testing program.
September 22, 2005... Picture this; you are deployed overseas in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom on a mission with other coalition forces. As you engage the enemy thorough coalition operations, you notice that your coalition partners have a...

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1997-2004.(legislation and policy)
September 22, 2005... [The following are excerpts from the Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1997-2004, August 29, 2005. Note: Not all sections, tables, or figures are included. Those that are included will keep their original section, table, and or...

United States relations with China and Taiwan.(legislation and policy)
September 22, 2005... [The following statement was presented to the United States and China Economic and Security Review Commission, Washington, D.C., September 15, 2005.] The overriding objective related to the subject of this hearing has been to advance U.S....

Indonesia: positive trends and the implications for the United States strategic interests.(legislation and policy)
September 22, 2005... [The following statement was presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in Washington, D.C., September 15, 2005.] Strategic Overview Although it is no surprise to members of the...

International Hall of Fame Award.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
September 22, 2005... [Excerpts of the following speech were presented at the International Hall of Fame Award, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, September 12, 2005.] This is indeed a day to remember. I left Fort Leavenworth many years ago, but I swear it feels like...

United States policy towards South Asia.(legislation and policy)
September 22, 2005... [The following excerpts of the statement presented to the House of International Relations Subcommittee for Asia and the Pacific, in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2005.] I am here today to discuss the United States relationship with South...

The United States and India: an emerging entente?(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
September 22, 2005... [The following are excerpts of the remarks prepared for the House International Relations Committee, Washington, D.C., September 8, 2005.] The 2005 visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Washington, D.C., and to describe the...

United States and Western Hemisphere relations.(legislation and policy)
September 22, 2005... [The following excerpts of the speech presented to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., September 8, 2005.] Last December, 2004, I spoke here and outlined our basic, two-fold strategy for the region: to...

Academic attrition in training programs: friend or foe?(perspectives)
September 22, 2005... As a retired Department of Air Force civilian who was employed at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC), the ideas expressed below are those of the author and do not represent the position of the Air Force or DLIELC....

International military training solidifies global relationships.(SECURITY ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY)
September 22, 2005... [The following is a reprint from the Fort Sam Houston News Leader, Volume 37, No. 29, July 21, 2005. We thank the Fort Sam Houston News Leader for allowing us to reprint the article. To read the News Leader in its entirety please go to the...

Important passport security enhancement: no amendments.(education and training)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2005... [The following is a reprint of the Media Note from the Office of the Spokesman, Washington, D.C., September 19, 2005.] Effective September 26, 2005, as an additional security enhancement, Passport Services will no longer amend valid...

The defense institute of security assistance management returns to Romania after nine years!(education and training)
September 22, 2005... October 2005, the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) successfully returned to Romania more than nine years after initially introducing United States Security Assistance Programs to the country's Ministry of National...

Comments from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency Director.(DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY--PARTNERS)
September 22, 2005... As I travel throughout the community, the dedication and commitment of our team to the security cooperation mission is obvious. Everyone is working hard and together on all professional levels to respond quickly and effectively to a host of...

Defense Institute of International Legal Studies breaks new ground in Afghanistan: United States legal experts help develop code of military justice in Kabul.(DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY--PARTNERS)
September 22, 2005... Working with the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense and General Staff lawyers in Kabul, instructors from the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) broke new ground by finalizing revisions to a draft Afghan Code of Military...

New automation tool enhances transaction capabilities.(DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY--PARTNERS)
September 22, 2005... The Security Cooperation Information Portal (SCIP) is one of the latest automation tools available to the security cooperation community. The SCIP was originally envisioned as a "portal" product, providing Military Standard Requisitioning and...

Why International Military Education and Training? Cooperation training helps Operation Iraqi Freedom partners.(DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY--PARTNERS)
September 22, 2005... Training is the foundation on which all modern militaries are built. The importance of good professional military education and training is most appreciated during times of conflict. Soldiers from El Salvador understand its value, and their...

Gluing things together: the Defense Security Cooperation Agency brings partners into the Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.(DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY--PARTNERS)
September 22, 2005... As U.S. forces continue to transform and implement technology-based solutions to meet the threats and challenges of the 21st Century, the security cooperation community must ask the question: "Is the pace of our transformation too fast for our...

Congress presses security cooperation legislation forward.(DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY--PARTNERS)
September 22, 2005... With Thanksgiving approaching, the U.S. Congress presses on with efforts to complete work on fiscal year (FY) 2006 security cooperation legislation. The FY06 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act (HR 3057) was signed into law by the President...

A U.S. Army officer assigned to U.S. European Command and stationed in Nigeria was among the passengers on Bellview Airlines flight 210 that crashed October 22, 2005 near Lagos, Nigeria.
September 22, 2005... A U.S. Army officer assigned to U.S. European Command and stationed in Nigeria was among the passengers on Bellview Airleines flight 210 that crashed October 22, 2005 near Lagos, Nigeria. Major Joseph J. Haydon, Jr. (USA), was 40 years old, of...

Transportation on hold until further notice.(DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY--PARTNERS)
September 22, 2005... As a consequence of recent natural disasters in Pakistan and Guatemala the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief and Mine Action (HDM) office is placing the Funded Transportation program on hold...

Spyware addressed.
September 22, 2005... The Information Assurance Manager (IAM), Defense Security Cooperation Agency Information Technology Directorate, participated and contributed to the Department of Defense (DoD) Technical Analysis Group (TAG) responsible for the acquisition of a...

European Center addresses cyber security.(George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2005... Major General (Ret.) Dr. Horst Schmalfeld, Deputy Director of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, opened the four-day conference in Garmisch, Germany last month by telling approximately 0 participants that cyber...

Asia-Pacific Center graduates ninety-one from terrorism course.(DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY--PARTNERS)
September 22, 2005... Ninety-one military officers and civilians graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies "Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism Course (CSRT)" in Honolulu on September 16, 2005. The participants attending this three-week...

General Carlton W. Fulford speaks to African Ambassadors.(DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY--PARTNERS)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2005... General Carlton W. Fulford, Director of the Africa Center, addressed African Ambassadors at their monthly meeting held at the Africare House in Washington, D.C., October 26, 2005. He gave an overview of the Africa Center's mission and goals...