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Land Warrior System Estimation: Case of Lithuania Troops /
No full textNowadays advances in technology have increased the capabilities of the potential of individual soldiers to function as shooters, sensors, and communicators. Today the warrior is seen as a live weapons platform, also as a source of battlefield intelligence and a vital link in command and control communications This paper follows the army operating concept, which highlights the importance of ready land forces' for protecting nation and securing of vital interests against more and more capable enemies. The overall purpose of the work is to contribute to the individual soldier as the army's vital weapon. The current paper deals with the future Lithuanian Land Warrior system and its effectiveness in the context of other NATO alliance countries. For this research, the experts’ evaluation methods based on experts’ surveyed sample analysis were conducted. In addition the hierarchical clustering analysis was chosen to evaluate the current structure and effectiveness of the Lithuanian Land Forces warrior system components: radio communication equipment, ballistic helmets, and bullet-proof vests
Education opportunities for professional military service soldiers in the National Defense Volunteer Forces Major Combat District 8th division.
No full textThe acquired knowledge is quickly forgotten and becomes obsolete. New information is constantly being created, which requires personality development and forms preconditions for constant learning. Only a modern, motivated, properly trained and educated Lithuanian Army can ensure the proper defense of our country. The task for the military is to constantly train and educate soldiers, improve their qualifications and improve their learning. It is necessary to absorb a large amount of information in the shortest possible time without being absent from service, therefore the latest education methods must be used. Knowledge must be constantly updated. Productive learning is impossible without the soldiers’ internal and external motivation. The learning conditions for soldiers must be such that the soldier himself would wish to improve his qualifications, would know his career opportunities and wish to pursue them
Preparation of modern volunteer soldier. Analysis of measures for improving the efficiency of training.
No full textSoldiers serving in National defense Volunteer forces are part of Land forces. The Land forces consist of professional and non – active volunteer soldiers. Volunteer soldiers are part of active reserve who conducts training from 20 to 50 days per year and mostly at the weekends, in order to conduct preparation to defend Lithuania. It means, that volunteer soldier will confront with different factors in close combat, which affect the effectiveness of soldiers or all unit. After 3 years of service in the National Defense Volunteer Forces, volunteer soldiers the compulsory military is counted. As volunteer soldiers training is conducted with breaks, a hypothesis is raised that National Defense Volunteer Forces training system is not effective enough
Lithuanian Air Force: situation analysis and future perspectives.
No full textThe main objective of the Lithuanian Air Force (LAF) is surveillance, control and defence of Lithuanian airspace. However, there are doubts whether the LAF is capable to achieve this goal. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of LAF during crisis and conflict time looking through the NATO context and available combat capabilities, to compare to the combat capabilities and the development trends of other NATO countries (Denmark, Czech Republic, Poland) Air Force (AF). The comparative analysis provides possible directions for the future development of the LAF, taking into account Lithuanian Armed Forces financial and material resources. The following hypothesis was used: the LAF is currently not properly prepared to carry out direct functions in the time of a crisis or conflict in the case of self-defense or collective-defense. In this study, the LAF Military Units were analysed, which are responsible for the relevant areas and at the same time should ensure the overall Integrated Air Defense of the country, i.e. ensuring peace, crisis and conflict time tasks: LAF Air Base (military aviation), LAF Airspace Surveillance and Control Command (command and control system), LAF Air Defense Battalion (surface to air missile system) and their combat capabilities. Since the AF in the public environment is generally associated only with military aviation, and Air Defense is understood only as a surface-based anti-aircraft system, this study provides information that allows clearer understanding of the functions of the AF and the role that the AF plays in the current conflict. The following research methods were used to understand the significance and importance of the AF as much as possible: Analysis of the NATO and LAF military and operational doctrines, case analysis (AF military capabilities of Lithuania, Denmark, Czech Republic, Poland), comparative analysis, historical analysis, and analysis of scientific literature. Military and operational doctrines define the requirements for military forces, standards, procedures and development directions that must be pursued and implemented. Case analysis and their comparative analysis allow us to see the country's AF level of development in the overall NATO context. Historical analysis makes it possible to ascertain the importance of the AF during conflict. After analyzing the current situation, it is necessary to find out the fact that the LAF currently meets only the requirements of peace time and that NATO's peace time mission can only be carried out with the help of other NATO countries
Leadership competence development in the National defence volunteer forces.
No full textThis final work preparation was based on various authors of Lithuania and foreign countries, their prepared literature, scientific articles and research works. Currently Leadership phenomenon is widely highlighted in Lithuania and worldwide. In different articles, magazines, journals and other resources. Seminars, conferences, courses of different levels are organized, educational programs in educational institutions are created and it shows the importance of leadership phenomenon in private and public sector. Scientists unanimously agree that leaders are the engines and guarantor of success, but differently treats his nature, different types, behaviour traits and competences inherent to them. The main thoughts are expressed, if organization require having leaders in their surroundings, it must devote great attention and necessary resources. Because leadership competency and leaders existence in organization keeps it up-to-date, competitive and efficient in its operations. The Leader is the propulsion of organization. This work presents and analyse the phenomenon of leadership competency and leader and their significance to organization. In that current case, this organization is Lithuanian army National defence volunteer forces. It describes the importance of leadership competency and leaders in small tactical unit as squad, headed by commanders who are volunteers’ not full time duty regulars. What is the importance of leadership competency (un)existence while conducting the tasks or missions in specific subunit or significance to whole unit. The research found that volunteer commander’s lack of leadership skills and competences specific to leaders. Both subordinates and higher commanders (company commanders) evaluate their squad commanders’ competences giving the answers about their strong, weak points and places to improve. It has been identified that the unit generally gives little attention to leadership and especially in companies. In many cases, is limited to the use of the term “leadership”, “leader” without focusing on leaders’ development. Based on the results of the research suggestions are presented how to improve volunteer commanders, as leaders, development and how to expand the leadership competency in unit and whole Volunteer forces
Russia–Belarus military integration changes after Crimea annexation.
No full textAanalyzis of Russia – Belarus military integration changes after the Crimea annexation in 2014
Lietuvos saugumas ir gynyba 2017–2018 metais: tarptautinis kontekstas ir nauji tyrimai. Pratarmė /
No full textSecond/foreign language teaching at the military academy of Lithuania /
No full textIt is obvious that our contemporary societies with diverse languages need to enhance effective communication in foreign languages, especially those who belong to the EU and NATO organizations. Teaching and learning is very time consuming, so it is important to implement new, effective and time saving language teaching methods so that that they could intensify the second language learning and acquisition. Hence, we need to acquire language proficiency requirements in fast foreign language learning for it is internationally relevant to NATO allies who are involved in various international missions at the moment and in the future. So that learning and acquisition of the foreign language would be effective, new methods of language teaching methodology are required to deal with any difficulties that the teachers face in teaching the second language and selecting an appropriate method for each of the topic in the study of any language, especially teaching the military. Nowadays an active search for new methods and techniques of teaching foreign languages is taking place especially teaching the military who need in the shortest time to obtain the second/foreign language acquisition. That meets the current state of methodological science and the rapid development of the military community as a whole. Intensive computerization of teaching military is very much proceeding in the foreign language teaching and learning environment. It is very beneficial to apply these all gadgets in developing new learning habits of a learner. New technology savvy generation can easily recognize intel spreading from the digital screen which actives perception of audiovisual resources of learning in the system of education in military or civil schools and universities. Authentic video and various videos created by methodologists, specifically for educational purposes, are being more and more frequently applied in the process of foreign languages teaching. The use of video clips at the foreign language lessons perfectly suits to the tasks which foreign language teachers face in the context of the development of active multilingualism in Lithuanian society. The article highlights the implementation of audiovisual method in teaching the second/foreign languages at the Military Academy of Lithuania. The analysis of the pros and cons of this method is also produced as well as the requirements for authentic audio-visual materials which can be applied for educational purposes and the technology of methodological development of authentic video material for its use in a foreign language course. The authors assert the importance of implementation of methods economizing learning and acquisition time and intensifying the educational process of the second/foreign language
Research on team effectiveness during conscripts’ military training cycle. The case of the Duke Vaidotas Mechanized Infantry Battalion.
No full textThe Lithuanian armed forces are inevitably changing due to the enormous speed of developing information technologies, from which today it is completely dependent. The effectiveness of the teams and their activities is the main principle of the small units' tactics, which ensure the survivability of personnel and the success of the operation. The paperwork examines the effectiveness of team performance in a unit whose team is based on groups of people composed of professional military service soldiers and conscripts called for a nine month training cycle. The purpose of the research is to audit the effectiveness of teams and to make recommendations for its improvement in Duke Vaidotas Mechanized Infantry Battalion. The first part of the paperwork defines theoretical and practical problem of team activities in the National Defense System. The second part gives an overview of the historical assumptions of the teamwork and the concept of the team, defining the team's and effective team formation process. The third part of the paperwork presents a methodology for team effectiveness audit. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used - questionnaire survey and discussion of the focus group. The fourth part summarizes the results of the research and presents an effective team building model. Based on the results of the research, were identified factors that reduce the effectiveness of the teams. At the end of the paperwork, conclusions and suggestions are presented, the relevance of which is significant at the level of the National Defense System