Conduct Unbecoming

2019 ◽  
pp. 187-197
Author(s):  
Andrew E. Stoner
Keyword(s):  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Persian Gulf War ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
History Of ◽  
Run Up ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
Aids Diagnosis ◽  
The U.S

Shilts turns his attention to the struggle for gays and lesbians to remain in active duty for the U.S. military. Shilts highlights the struggles of Edward Modesto, Leonard Matlovich and Margarethe Cammermeyer (among others) amidst gay purges. Shilts examines efforts to repeal the gay ban in the run-up to the Persian Gulf War. Shilts traces the history of the ban military ban to include the heart-breaking story of Thomas Dooley. The issue of outing is explored with Shilts in opposition to more radical opinions that closeted persons (especially those in positions of power) should be outed. Writing process for “Conduct Unbecoming” is explored as Shilts battles life-threatening health episodes as his HIV status advances to an AIDS diagnosis.

scholarly journals Women in the Persian Gulf War: Health Care Implications for Active Duty Troops and Veterans

1997 ◽  
Vol 162 (10) ◽  
pp. 656-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Murphy ◽  
Doris Browne ◽  
Susan Mather ◽  
Harriett Scheele ◽  
Kenneth C. Hyams
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
Persian Gulf War ◽  
The Persian Gulf

Modern POW Treatment in the United States

2017 ◽  
pp. 57-82
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Grimm Arsenault
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
Persian Gulf War ◽  
Operational Planning ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
Convention Against Torture ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Persian Gulf

This chapter details the history of U.S. compliance with the Geneva Conventions, and later the UN Convention Against Torture, from Vietnam through September 10, 2001. The norm of humane POW treatment was solidified by U.S. experience in Vietnam as well as U.S. POW activities during the 1980s and 1990s. Military practice and doctrine from Grenada, Panama, and the Persian Gulf War indicate a strong commitment to upholding the Geneva Conventions and the CAT. By integrating Army lawyers into operational planning and crafting a policy of widely extending POW status, the improvement in detainee treatment that occurred during these conflicts strongly reflects the redress for U.S. lapses in Vietnam.

Automated Warfare

The Drone Age ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 27-54
Author(s):  
Michael J. Boyle
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
The United States ◽  
Persian Gulf War ◽  
World War ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Gradual Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
The Cold War

Chapter 2 provides an overview of the history of the development of drones. It shows that drone prototypes were in existence at the turn of the twentieth century and that their gradual development and use—either as missiles, target practice, or later, modern surveillance drones—proceeded in fits and starts. In the United States, this creation of drones was possible due to sustained investment by military and intelligence agencies, who took a risk on supporting unmanned platforms when the funds could have been devoted to manned aircraft or satellites. It reviews the history of the use of drones in World War II, the Cold War, and Vietnam, and shows how drones became used in combat in the Persian Gulf War and the Balkans. Finally, it discusses the birth of the armed Predator drone, which could play a central role in the counterterrorism campaigns of the post 9/11 era.

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