Strategy – Page 15

The Sixth Dimension: DOD Could declare the Electro-Magnetic Spectrum (EMS) a Domain of Warfare

Posted on 14 December 2015 by The Tactical Hermit

The Defense Department’s recent emphasis on the importance of the electromagnetic spectrum could be coming to a head, as the department is considering recognizing the spectrum as a sixth domain of operations, in addition to land, air, sea, space and cyberspace, which officially was declared a domain in 2011. In a statement to Breaking Defense, DOD…

Crusader Corner #9: Understanding ISIS’ “De-Centralized” Organizational Structure

Posted on 5 December 2015 by The Tactical Hermit

Decentralization: The Future of ISIS by Nicholas B. Pace With the United States increasingly involved in counter-terror operations across the world, terrorist organizations have had to become more flexible and adaptive to their environment. Centralized, top-down terrorist organizations with ambitions to target the United States and its interests are no longer feasible. The United…

Urban Warfare, Back in the Day

Posted on 10 August 2015 by The Tactical Hermit

URBAN WARFARE, BACK IN THE DAY Current headlines are replete with stories of urban warfare. Be it Aleppo, Ramadi, Tripoli or some Ukrainian city you only learned of last year, there appears to be no shortage of combatants that want to fight in/over/for some piece of urban terrain. Perhaps a brief step back in to…

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