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This 5 page report discusses
experiences of and the lessons learned in the United States' military operations known as
"Desert Shield" and "Desert Storm" and how the ways in which warfare were changed
forever by the implementation of advanced technology, weaponry, and communication.
However, certain events and situations proved their greatest value in terms of mistakes
made and the ultimate lessons learned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BWopdes.rtf
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which warfare was conducted regarding the implementation of advanced technology, weaponry, and communication. However, certain events and situations proved their greatest value in terms of mistakes made and the ultimate
lessons learned. The strategic considerations associated with such a learning process was a significant consideration in terms of how planning was executed in subsequent military action, most notably the planning
and subsequent actions over the past several years in both Afghanistan and Iraq. More than a decade ago, the American military learned that there was an entirely new set of
considerations that were unique in terms of how military force would most effectively be employed in an environment in a completely alien environment that was every bit as challenging as
the jungles of Southeast Asia forty years ago. Achilles Heel(s)? Early reports regarding the military action in the early days of Desert Shield supposedly revealed the militarys "Achilles heel."
According to a report in Navy News & Undersea Technology (12/09/90) noted that earliest aspects of the Persian Gulf "development" revealed: "... two weaknesses in the American military -- an
over-reliance on technology which breaks down, and a lack of adequate logistics support: (pp. 5).The point that was made by Lawrence Korb, a former assistant secretary of defense, in his
report to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee a dozen years ago. Korbs most fundamental assertion (or accusation) was that the Pentagon and thus, the U.S. military, "never looked
beyond Europe in designing this equipment" (pp. 5). This then resulted in enormous difficulties in the operation, support, and maintenance of military equipment that relied on the "well-developed infrastructure"
associated with Europe rather than the hostile realities of the desert. The overall lesson learned is/was the deceptively simple truth that technology must be appropriate to the environment. Computers cannot
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