Marine corps intelligence activity (5 Ergebnisse)

Spiral bound. Zustand: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Format is approximately 4 inches by 6.25 inches. 20 pages, counting front and back covers. Marked For Official Use Only (presumed to no longer apply). Illustrations. An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs. IEDs are generally seen in heavy terrorist actions or in asymmetric unconventional warfare by insurgent guerrillas or commando forces in a theater of operations. In the second Iraq War, IEDs were used extensively against US-led invasion forces and by the end of 2007 they had become responsible for approximately 63% of coalition deaths in Iraq. They are also used in Afghanistan by insurgent groups, and have caused over 66% of coalition casualties in the 2001?present Afghanistan War. The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) is the Intelligence Support and Coordination Center for the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Enterprise. MCIA produces all-source intelligence, provides intelligence services, and conducts intelligence and counterintelligence operations in support of current and future operations and force development. MCIA's Enterprise Operations Center is the Marine Corps' 24/7 single point of access for all-source intelligence reach-back support. MCIA is comprised of the service intelligence center, CI/HUMINT Support Company and the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion (MCSB). MCIA headquarters is located in Quantico, Virginia, while MCSB headquarters is at Fort Meade, Maryland.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Original colour wraps with US Department of Defense emblem 13x18cm. Multiple page numbering: vii, 61 + Appendices A71, B8, C2, D1, E7, F1, G15, H8, I11, J1, K4 + (4)pp ruled for Notes, including colour and b/w photos, diagrams and maps. Very good with light rippling to the lower edges. Issued by the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity as community coordinator for the Country Handbook Program, this reflects the coordinated US Defense Intelligence Community position. It aims to familiarise US, UK, Canada, Australia, NATO and other relevant coalition military and government personnel on assignment with the US Mission, geography, history, government, military forces, communications, transport, customs, population, economy etc. Photos show diverse scenes across Oman, military equipment, flora and fauna. Appendices include a detailed catalogue of military equipment, and practical advice including on maintaining health, dealing with security threats from foreign intelligence and security services and terrorism, dangerous animals (predominantly snakes) and plants, and Arabic road signs.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. A rare official handbook issued in the months after 9/11. Original colour wraps with US Department of Defense emblem 13x18cm. Multiple page numbering: viii, 64 + Appendices A57, B2, C1, D5, E2, F6, G13, H8, I1, J2, K5, L20, M1 + (6)pp ruled for Notes, including colour and b/w photos, diagrams and maps. Wraps very good with a thin line of staining to the lower edge of the lower wrap with minor impact on the final leaf, interiors otherwise near fine. Published under the auspices of the Department of Defense Intelligence Production Program (DoDIPP) with the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity designated as the community coordinator for the Country Handbook Program, this reflects the coordinated US Defense Intelligence Community position. It aims to familiarise US, UK, Canada, Australia, NATO and other relevant coalition military and government personnel on assignment with the US Mission, geography, history, government, military forces, communications, transport, customs, population etc. Among the maps are the location of the US Embassy in Riyadh, and Consulates in Jeddah and Dhahran. Photos and diagrams show Saudi royals, military personnel and equipment, naval vessels including Royal Yachts, flora and fauna. Appendices include a detailed catalogue of military equipment, and practical advice including on desert operations (windblown sand, water, equipment, combat), dangerous animals (predominantly snakes) and plants, and Arabic road signs.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Original colour wraps with US Department of Defense emblem 13x18cm. Multiple page numbering: viii, 108 + Appendices A57, B2, C6, D9 including colour and b/w photos, diagrams and maps. Wraps very good with some creasing and rubbing, interiors near fine. Issued by the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity as community coordinator for the Country Handbook Program, this reflects the coordinated US Defense Intelligence Community position. It aims to familiarise US, UK, Canada, Australia, NATO and other relevant coalition military and government personnel on assignment with the US Mission, geography (including border disputes), history, government, military forces, communications, transport, customs, population, economy etc, with discussion of threats from crime, human and drug trafficking, and much else. Photos show scenes across the UAE, military equipment, flora and fauna. Appendices include a detailed catalogue of military equipment, holidays, key phrases, dangerous animals and plants.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. A strategic military analysis of Emirati culture. Original colour illustrated wraps. vii, 46pp including several colour photos + (10) ruled pages for making Notes. Near fine. This was issued by the US Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, which also coordinated the Country Handbook Program on behalf of the US Defense Intelligence Community, for US, UK, Canada, Australia, NATO and other relevant coalition military personnel on assignment. "With emphasis on factors having the greatest potential impact to operations The field guide presents background information to show the UAE mind-set through its history, language, and religion. It also contains practical sections on lifestyle, customs and habits" (Foreword). Chapters thus cover a description of each of the 7 Emirates; Cultural Narratives (British rule, the pearling industry, early 20th Century, and recent including the struggle to deal with wealth); Identity and Affiliations (tribe, family, religion, Emirati rivalries, national unity, regional identity, foreign workers and related human rights issues and cultural impacts); Social Organisations (family and tribe, political, judicial, civil society and media, and cultural economy including oil, traditional activities, the black market, cultural division of labour, etc); and Customs and Practices (language, diet, dress, camel racing, poetry, dwellings).…