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Military Operations in Libya
Military Operations in Libya Standard Note: SN/IA/5909 Last updated: 24 October 2011 Author: Claire Taylor Section International Affairs and Defence Section On 17 March 2011 the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1973 (2011), under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which authorised the use of force, including enforcement of a no-fly zone, enforcement of a UN arms embargo against Libya and to protect civilians and civilian areas targeted by the Qaddafi regime and its supporters. The weekend of 19/20 March saw French, British and US military action begin under Operation Odyssey Dawn. By the end of March command of that operation had been gradually transitioned to NATO. On 23 March NATO assumed command of operations to enforce the UN arms embargo. The transfer of command responsibility for the no-fly zone was agreed on 24 March; while the decision to transfer command and control for all military operations in Libya was taken on 27 March. NATO formally assumed command under Operation Unified Protector at 0600 hours on 31 March 2011. Military operations have been ongoing for seven months. During that time there have been criticisms of stalemate in the military campaign, allegations over burden sharing among NATO Member States, and questions over the existence of a viable exit strategy. Following the fall of Sirte and the death of Colonel Gadaffi, Libya’s transitional government declared liberation on 23 October 2011. The NATO Secretary General also confirmed in a statement that a preliminary decision had been taken to end Operation Unified Protector on 31 October 2011. However, he also went on to state that NATO would monitor the situation and retain the capacity to respond to threats to civilians if necessary. -
Airpilotdec 2017 ISSUE 24
AIR PILOT DEC 2017:AIR PILOT MASTER 29/11/17 09:25 Page 1 AirPilot DEC 2017 ISSUE 24 AIR PILOT DEC 2017:AIR PILOT MASTER 29/11/17 09:25 Page 2 Diary DECEMBER 2017 7th General Purposes & Finance Committee Cobham House AIR PILOT 14th Carol Service St. Michaels, Cornhill THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF JANUARY 2018 AIR PILOTS 10th AST/APT meeting Dowgate Hill House incorporating 16th Air Pilots Benevolent Fund AGM RAF Club Air Navigators 18th General Purposes & Finance Committee Dowgate Hill House 18th Court & Election Dinner Cutlers’ Hall PATRON: His Royal Highness FEBRUARY 2018 The Prince Philip 7th Pilot Aptitude Testing RAF Cranwell Duke of Edinburgh KG KT 8th General Purposes & Finance Committee Dowgate Hill House 20th Luncheon Club RAF Club GRAND MASTER: His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew Duke of York KG GCVO MASTER: VISITS PROGRAMME Captain C J Spurrier Please see the flyers accompanying this issue of Air Pilot or contact Liveryman David Curgenven at [email protected]. CLERK: These flyers can also be downloaded from the Company's website. Paul J Tacon BA FCIS Please check on the Company website for visits that are to be confirmed. Incorporated by Royal Charter. A Livery Company of the City of London. PUBLISHED BY: GOLF CLUB EVENTS The Honourable Company of Air Pilots, Please check on Company website for latest information Cobham House, 9 Warwick Court, Gray’s Inn, London WC1R 5DJ. EDITOR: Paul Smiddy BA (Eco n), FCA EMAIL: [email protected] FUNCTION PHOTOGRAPHY: Gerald Sharp Photography View images and order prints on-line. TELEPHONE: 020 8599 5070 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.sharpphoto.co.uk PRINTED BY: Printed Solutions Ltd 01494 478870 Except where specifically stated, none of the material in this issue is to be taken as expressing the opinion of the Court of the Company. -
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This electronic thesis or dissertation has been downloaded from the King’s Research Portal at https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/ Why does the UK have the Military that it has? Curtis, Andy Awarding institution: King's College London The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotation from it or information derived from it may be published without proper acknowledgement. END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT Unless another licence is stated on the immediately following page this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ You are free to copy, distribute and transmit the work Under the following conditions: Attribution: You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Non Commercial: You may not use this work for commercial purposes. No Derivative Works - You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. Any of these conditions can be waived if you receive permission from the author. Your fair dealings and other rights are in no way affected by the above. Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact [email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 02. Oct. 2021 Why does the UK Title Page have the Military that it has? An exploration of the factors relating to the translation of strategic direction into military capability PhD December 2019 Andrew R Curtis page 1 of 338 Abstract This thesis is an investigation of the factors relating to the translation of United Kingdom strategic direction into military capability. -
Wire August 2013
THE wire August 2013 www.royalsignals.mod.uk The Magazine of The Royal Corps of Signals HONOURS AND AWARDS We congratulate the following Royal Signals personnel who have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual Birthday Honours List: Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) Maj CN Cooper Maj RJ Craig Lt Col MS Dooley Maj SJ Perrett Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM) Lt Col JA Allan, TD Meritorious Service Medal WO1 MP Clish WO1 PD Hounsell WO2 SV Reynolds WO2 PM Robins AUGUST 2013 Vol. 67 No: 4 The Magazine of the Royal Corps of Signals Established in 1920 Find us on The Wire Published bi-monthly Annual subscription £12.00 plus postage Editor: Mr Keith Pritchard Editor Deputy Editor: Ms J Burke Mr Keith Pritchard Tel: 01258 482817 All correspondence and material for publication in The Wire should be addressed to: The Wire, RHQ Royal Signals, Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8RH Email: [email protected] Contributors Deadline for The Wire : 15th February for publication in the April. 15th April for publication in the June. 15th June for publication in the August. 15th August for publication in the October. 15th October for publication in the December. Accounts / Subscriptions 10th December for publication in the February. Mrs Jess Lawson To see The Wire on line or to refer to Guidelines for Contributors, go to: Tel: 01258 482087 http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/25070.aspx Subscribers All enquiries regarding subscriptions and changes of address of The Wire should be made to: 01258 482087 or 94371 2087 (mil) or [email protected]. -
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach GBE KCB ADC DL Biography Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach Was Born in 1956 in the West Midl
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach GBE KCB ADC DL Biography Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach was born in 1956 in the West Midlands. He was educated at Aldridge Grammar School, the University of Sheffield (BA), University of Cambridge (MPhil), RAF Staff College and the Joint Services Command and Staff College (HCSC). He holds two honorary Doctorates from Kingston University and University of Sheffield. Commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1977, he flew Canberras in the photographic reconnaissance role prior to three successive tours on Tornado GR1 in the UK and Germany, qualifying as a weapons and electronic warfare instructor. He commanded IX (Bomber) Squadron at RAF Brüggen in Germany 1994-1996. Staff tours include personal staff officer to the Deputy Commander and Commander-in-Chief in RAF Germany, Executive Officer to Commander Second Allied Tactical Air Force and Director Defence Studies Royal Air Force. Operational service includes Belize, Hong Kong and Germany in the 1980s, Deputy Commander British Forces in Turkey (Op Warden), UK Head Military Coordination Centre Zakho (Iraq), Detachment Commander in Saudi Arabia (Op Jural), Commander British Forces in Italy (Op Engadine), Air Commander (Forward) in HQ KFOR on Kosovo and Deputy Senior British Military Adviser in US HQ Central Command 2001-2002. He commanded the Air Warfare Centre at RAF Waddington from 2000 to 2003, was Director General Intelligence Collection in the Ministry of Defence 2003-2006 and Chief of Defence Intelligence and Deputy Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee 2006-2009. He held the appointment of Chief of Joint Operations at PJHQ(UK) from March 2009-December 2011 before becoming the first Commander of the UK Joint Forces Command from December 2011-Apr 2013. -
Adapting the Standard SIR Disease Model in Order to Track and Predict
Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Masters Theses & Specialist Projects Graduate School 5-2015 Adapting the Standard SIR Disease Model in Order to Track and Predict the Spreading of the EBOLA Virus Using Twitter Data Armin Smailhodzic Western Kentucky University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses Part of the Health Information Technology Commons, Immunology and Infectious Disease Commons, Parasitic Diseases Commons, and the Virus Diseases Commons Recommended Citation Smailhodzic, Armin, "Adapting the Standard SIR Disease Model in Order to Track and Predict the Spreading of the EBOLA Virus Using Twitter Data" (2015). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 1465. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1465 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses & Specialist Projects by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ADAPTING THE STANDARD SIR DISEASE MODEL IN ORDER TO TRACK AND PREDICT THE SPREADING OF THE EBOLA VIRUS USING TWITTER DATA A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree Master of Science By Armin Smailhodzic May 2015 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Keith Andrew, for his mentorship, guidance, patience, time, and input throughout my undergraduate and graduate studies at Western Kentucky University. I would also like to thank Dr. Phillip Womble and Dr. Lance Hahn for their assistance and constructive criticism. Also, I would like to thank Sharon Windham, secretary for the Physics and Astronomy Department, for putting up with all my crazy requests from buying me popsicles to helping me fill out all my paperwork throughout undergraduate and then graduate studies. -
The Journal of the Royal Air Force College VOLUMELXXXIV
THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE COLLEGE THE ROYAL THE JOURNAL OF The Journal of the Royal Air Force College VOLUME VOLUME LXXXIV May 2013 Volume LXXXIV Designed and Printed by Media Services, Serco UK & Europe, Royal Air Force Cranwell Foreword Air Commodore David Stubbs OBE ADC FRAeS RAF, Commandant Royal Air Force College elcome to the 2013 edition of the Journal of the Royal Air Force In addition to providing training, College personnel are also tirelessly WCollege. This is the first publication of the journal that I have working in support of operations, both overseas and in the UK. The presided over as Commandant of the College, and I am pleased to take campaign in Afghanistan is moving inexorably towards the withdrawal of this opportunity to illustrate the College’s ongoing and vital contribution combat forces, but the RAF will no doubt remain heavily committed for to today’s RAF. The Journal this year reminds us that, beyond the effects of some time in support of the nascent Afghan Air Force. Recent operations the most recent Strategic Defence and Security Review, our organisation in Libya and Mali have further demonstrated our ability to react rapidly, at has an exciting future. The collection of articles here demonstrate that the reach, in response to emerging global issues. We are always looking for ways Armed Forces are as relevant now as they ever have been, and the Royal to work smarter and, aside from the continued procurement of world-class Air Force, in partnership with industry, remains at the cutting edge of equipment and aircraft, we maximise the benefits of Intelligence to provide defence technology. -
Royal Air Force College Journal
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE COLLEGE JOURNAL CRANWELL AUGUST 2016 VOL LXXXV ROYAL AIR FORCE COLLEGE CRANWELL JOURNAL VOLUME LXXXV Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Air Commodore C J Luck Editor Mrs A Sturtridge Page 1 FOREWORD By Air Commodore C J Luck Welcome to first edition of the revitalised Journal of the RAF College. After a hiatus of several years it has been re-born as a largely electronic publication with a limited run of hard copies. There is much that you might recognise from earlier editions and the editorial team have aimed to reflect the wide range of activity at Cranwell over the last year. It has been a very busy year for the RAF College. There have been significant changes coming out of SDSR15 which have led to an increase in the number of Phase 1 courses going through the College and an increase in the number of Officer Cadets on each course. This will feed an uplift in the number of Phase 2 trainees at Cranwell and elsewhere. In order to manage this increase in the training task the IOT course has been shortened from 30 weeks to 24 weeks. Considerable efforts have been made to ensure that the new course is more efficient and to protect key learning objectives. The College has continued to support a very busy calendar of events in the last year. With over 900 applications for events at Cranwell we have focussed on those which meet our training and engagement objectives while supporting the wider RAF. This year they mark their 75th Anniversary with a parade and Cranwell celebrated 100 years as a military flying “extravaganza” in front of College Hall. -
Bulletin 180115 (PDF Edition)
RAO BULLETIN 15 January 2018 PDF Edition THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject . * DOD * . 05 == DARPA Sensor Program ---- (Goal | Increased Maritime Awareness) 05 == Pentagon Financial Audit ---- (Will Cost $367 Million In FY18) 06 == Navy Forward Deployed Ships ---- (Rotation For Maintenance Policy) 07 == Transgender Lawsuits [06] ---- (Administration Drops Legal Fight) 08 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 JAN 2018) 08 == POW/MIA [98] ---- (DPAA-Hosted Family Updates) 09 == POW/MIA Recoveries ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 JAN 2018 | Seven) . * VA * . 10 == VA Benefits Eligibility [06 ---- (A Few You May Have Overlooked) 11 == VA Health Care Access [60] ---- (Same-Day Services) 11 == VA Dental Benefits ---- (Who's Eligible) 12 == VA Blue Water Claims [43] ---- (Taking The Fight to The Courts) 13 == Opioid Use ---- (VA Prescribing Rate Disclosures) 1 14 == VA Mental Health Care [36] --- (Joint Action Plan) 15 == VA Acupuncture ---- (Chronic Pain Therapy) 17 == VA Physician License Revocations ---- (Congress Demands Action) 18 == VA Firing Authority [01] ---- (Firings Spiked After New Law Signed) 19 == VA Community Provider Payments ---- (Timeliness Improvement Actions) 20 == VA National Vet Wheelchair Games ----(2018 Applications Being Accepted) 20 == VA Emergency Room Care [03] ---- (Follow-Up Treatment) 21 == VA Hospital Admission Policy ---- (Limiting High Risk Patients 24 == VA Hospital Admission Policy [01] ---- (Roseburg VAHCS Response) 25 == VA Medical Marijuana -
5 B2B Social Media Career Killers …And How to Overcome Them
5 B2B Social Media Career Killers …and how to overcome them Eddie Smith Chris Baggott Chief Revenue Officer Chairman Topsy Labs Compendium Nichole Kelly Daniel Burstein President Director of Editorial Content SME Digital MECLABS Panel Speakers Eddie Smith Chris Baggott Chief Revenue Officer Chairman Topsy Labs Compendium @esmitsky @chrisbaggott Nichole Kelly Daniel Burstein President Director, Editorial Content SME Digital MECLABS @Nichole_Kelly @DanielBurstein 2 5 B2B Social Media Career Killers 1 Thinking your CFO is your nemesis 2 Single-use content 3 Creating content that is not authentic 4 Treating social media like it’s “special” 5 Not soliciting outside content Only 46% of CMOs view achieving or increasing measurable ROI from social marketing programs a top strategic priority 4 Measure Mention Activity Over Time by Keyword IBM, Cisco, Hewlett 3 Month Volume Trend Track & Measure Link-Sharing In Social Medias SAP.com, oracle.com, salesforce.com 30 day analysis Career-Killer #1: Thinking your CFO is the nemesis warnet.ws 7 Career-Killer #1: Thinking your CFO is the nemesis iPad Campaign to Drive Electronic Magazine Subscribers • 289% increase in total impressions • 169% increase in engagement • 1453% increase in leads generated • 44% decrease in cost per soft lead warnet.ws 8 Walker Information 5 B2B Social Media Career Killers 1 Thinking your CFO is your nemesis 2 Single-use content 3 Creating content that is not authentic 4 Treating social media like ‘“special” 5 Not soliciting outside content Repurposing and reformatting existing -
Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
Thursday Volume 532 15 September 2011 No. 201 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Thursday 15 September 2011 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2011 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Parliamentary Click-Use Licence, available online through The National Archives website at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/our-services/parliamentary-licence-information.htm Enquiries to The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; e-mail: [email protected] 1159 15 SEPTEMBER 2011 1160 preferred bidder. Will he now admit that that was a House of Commons terrible mistake, which has put at risk Bombardier, Britain’s last train manufacturer, and thousands of British Thursday 15 September 2011 jobs down the supply chain? The House met at half-past Ten o’clock Mr Hammond: The only other option available to the Secretary of State—I have to repeat myself again—would PRAYERS have been to cancel the Thameslink procurement completely and abandon the project. That power exists, but there is no power to alter the terms under which the competition [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] is conducted once it has begun. That was made very clear by the representative from the European Commission and by the academic lawyers who gave evidence to the Oral Answers to Questions Select Committee. Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con): Will the Secretary TRANSPORT of State confirm that he will look to include socio-economic conditions in future procurement contracts and to give The Secretary of State was asked— them sufficient weighting that the full economic impact of the contract can be taken into account? Rolling Stock Contracts Mr Hammond: The Prime Minister has agreed that 1. -
A Study on Visualizations of New Product Trends on Online Social Networks
A Study on Visualizations of New Product Trends on Online Social Networks Xiu Li, Hongwei Qin Graduate School at Shenzhen Tsinghua University Shenzhen, China Email: [email protected] Abstract—This study examines the new product information briefly. After that, we implement experiments on iPhone 5S spreading issue from a data visualization perspective. Different on Twitter and Sina Weibo, analyze the results, and propose from previous research, this study demonstrate how choosing how to choose the proper visualization method for the topic proper visualization methods benefits the promotion of new products via online social network. With the adoption of trends of a new product release cycle on online social net- proper visualization methods, the information flow can become works. We end the study with the conclusion that choosing intuitionistic, such as the topic trends, the customer satisfaction, proper visualization methods benefits the promotion of new and even why consumers choose competitors products instead products via online social network. of this one. We adopt Area Chart visualization and propose Dynamic Gauge visualization approaches based on D3 library II. VISUALIZATION TOOLS to demonstrate the importance of visualization method choos- ing and applying for iPhone 5S topic trends. We identify in our In recent years, with the advancing of data visualization study that topic trends differ in different cultures, the trends theories[5], [6], more and more data visualization methods change over time during the new product release cycle, and are proposed, as well as the corresponding visualization different features of the product get various attention. Under tools. Some of the most famous ones are Microsoft Excel, these circumstances, a proper visualization method can help Google Charts and D3, as shown in Table I.