Graduation Project about U.S. military bases around the world and why they are in jeopardy.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Notes
I took some notes today to answer my foundation questions. Found a document from 2005 that was issued by DoD so I can compare/contrast the one i found friday as well.
Bases - installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
Armed Force - The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines and, sometimes, coast or border guards
Military - A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country (or attacking other countries) by combating actual or perceived threats.
Implementation - the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
Simulacrum - a representation of a person
Hubris - overbearing pride or presumtion
Stalemated - at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
Humanitarian - someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
Bureaucrats - A member of a bureaucracy, usually within an institution of the government
Constellation - an arrangement of parts or elements
Beachheads - a military term used to describe the line created when a unit (by sea) reches a beach and begins to defend that area of beach
Infrastructure - the basic structure or features of a system or organization
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