Since the advent of the all-volunteer force in the 1970s, marriage, parenthood, and family life have become commonplace in the U.S. military among enlisted personnel and officers alike, and military spouses and children now outnumber service members by a ratio of 1.4 to 1. Reviewing data from the government and from academic and nonacademic research, Molly Clever and David R. Segal find several...

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) proposes to launch six Milstar Satellites from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida, using a Titan IV launch vehicle with a Centaur upper stage (Titan IV/Centaur). The primary mission of Milstar is to provide the next generation of Military Satellite Communication (MILSATCOM) systems to complement Navy’s Fleet Satellite Communication System, Air Force’s Sa...

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major disorder occurring within the first four weeks after childbirth. However, throughout clinical practice, year of delivery also considered PPD. Signs PPD vary but may include disturbances in sleep, energy level, appetite, and libido. Studies have shown that nearly 20 percent newborn mothers suffer from PPD.1 Positive screens associated with increased rates s...

As part of comprehensive joint medical surveillance measures outlined by the Department of Defense, the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) is beginning to assess environmental health threats to continental US military installations. A common theme in comprehensive joint medical surveillance, in support of Force Health Protection, is the identification and ass...

Wage Growth in the Civilian Careers of Military Retirees iii PREFACE More than 20,000 individuals retire each year from the U.S. military who are eligible to receive a guaranteed annuity amounting to half or more of their basic military pay. Separating from the military at an average age of 43, the overwhelming majority of these retirees enter second careers in the civilian sector. This book se...

The United States armed forces could be considered the world's most powerful military force. However, in modern conflicts, techniques of asymmetric warfare (terrorism) wreak havoc on the inflexible, regardless of technological or numerical advantage. In order to be more effective, the US military must improve its counter-terrorism (CT) capabilities and flexibility. In this light, the authors mo...

In the geopolitical conditions of confrontation between states, one means protection and sovereignty is military force, therefore each state has its own doctrines that determine development army equipment training for various types troops. China a doctrine called National Military Defense Doctrine. The problem studying coverage this topic abroad within country becomes important scientific commu...