Military / Defense

ISIL Research Guide, September 2014

Background Introduction as published in the document: ISIL regularly uses social media and frequently receives coverage In news outlets. This…

September 16, 2017

Report of the Naval Research Advisory Committee Panel on Laser Eye Protection, April 1988

Background The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) Panel was requested to undertake a rapid review of the laser threat to…

September 7, 2017

Air to Air Supersonic Pilotless Aircraft, Army Air Forces Project MX-800, Progress Report No. 4, March 13, 1947

Background Project MX-800 is a nine month study and research program calling for "investigations in connection with the development of…

August 25, 2017

TOPOFF Operations, US Department of Homeland Security

Background The Top Officials Exercise (TOPOFF) is a congressionally mandated biennial cycle of seminars, planning events, and national exercises designed…

August 20, 2017

Harrison Ford Incident With Passenger Plane at California Airport, February 13, 2017

Background An Aviat A-1C Husky, flown by actor Harrison Ford, was involved in an incident during landing at Orange County-John…

August 14, 2017

BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE – Additional Information That Congress May Find Useful as It Considers DOD’s Advanced Development and Manufacturing Capability, July 2017

Background From the report: DOD’s ADM facility is to specialize in manufacturing biologics, with a focus on producing antibodies and…

July 24, 2017

Military Intervention in Civil Disturbances

Background The following documents have been released regarding how the military can "help" during certain civilian disturbances. Operation Garden Plot…

July 18, 2017

The Evolution of Warfare, the Laws of War, and the Ethical Implications of U.S. Detainee Policy in the Global War on Terror and Beyond, June 2006

Background Extract from the thesis: The atrocities committed by American GIs at Abu Ghraib shocked the collective moral conscience of…

July 11, 2017

Threat Assessment and Security Plan for the Attorney General, Undated circa early 2001

Background Although controversial due to the fact it was paid for by tax payers, Attorney General John Ashcroft used to…

July 3, 2017

Naval Concepts of Chemical and Biological Warfare – A Department of Defense Motion Picture Film (1952)

Background Naval Concepts of Chemical and Biological Warfare - A Department of Defense Motion Picture Film (1952). This declassified Naval…

June 30, 2017