A review of Army leadership doctrine exposes a disconnect. Army doctrine states that development of the “warrior spirit” in soldiers, leaders, and organizations is vital to the Army's success. However, the Army does not have a uniform...
An examination of Joint Pub (JP) 5-00.1, Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Campaign Planning, reveals two major disconnects. The publication asserts that the essence of operational art lies in protecting and maintaining the integrity of...
Contrary to Army promotion policies and practices today, all types of generalship are not the same. Instead, there are different types of generalship required for different levels of command and specialized functions. Unfortunately, the Army's...
FM 25-101 defines the After Action Review (AAR) as "a review of training that allows soldiers, leaders, and units to discover for themselves what happened during training, why it happened, and determining solutions to correct the problem." The AAR...
From February through June 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Carlos Goveo served as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) commander for 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, a Blackhawk assault helicopter unit. In this...
From September 2005 through September 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Craig Bukowski served as the medical plans officer for 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, based in south Baghdad. In this second of two interviews concerning...
In this the first of four interviews concerning his multiple Global War on Terrorism deployments, Major Jack Noyes discusses his January through May 2002 service with Task Force K-Bar (South), located at Masirah Island, Oman, in support of...
In this the second of two interviews with Major Carlos Goveo reference his two separate Operation Iraqi Freedom deployments, he discusses his October 2005 through October 2006 tour as the operations officer for 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment...
Major Alan Wesenberg, US Air Force, deployed as a flight commander of a 12-aircraft air expeditionary force (AEF) element of the 492nd Fighter Squadron form March to June 2004. Flying F-15Es from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, to...
Major Craig Bukowski is a Medical Service Corps officer with prior enlisted experience as a combat engineer and truck driver in the Army Reserve, the Army National Guard and the Regular Army. On September 11, 2001, he was serving as commander of a...
Major Jack Noyes, in this the third of four interviews concerning his Global War on Terrorism experiences, discusses, in part, his October to December 2005 deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines, during which he served as...
Operation DESERT STORM proved the criticality of effective joint operational targeting. Over three years later Joint Doctrine is still vague on this subject, and heated debate continues between the Services over which element in the theater should...
Our National Military Strategy is based on rapid introduction of overwhelming combat power to achieve decisive results with minimum casualties. Air power is a key component of this strategy. To effectively employ air power requires an inherent...
The Islamic Republic of Iran remains defiant to the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1696 which demands that "Iran suspend all nuclear enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development." Iranian...
The main thesis of this monograph is that these same basic guidelines for maximizing interagency cooperation and for focusing military capabilities on establishing security and providing for the establishment of basic services that underpin the...
The Pacific Basin Institute produced a 10-part documentary series, The Pacific Century, in 1993. This collection contains digitized video of oral histories from Part 5, "Reinventing Japan," which focuses on post-World War II Japan. Key figures of...
The second of four interviews concerning his Global War on Terrorism deployments, this covers US Army Special Forces Major Jack Noyes' November 2004 to July 2005 deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, during which he...
The United States Marine Corps training and education programs for field grade officers focuses on the operational level of war. Since the nucleus of training is on the operational level of war, it follows that the Corps expects to require its...
The Visegrad nations of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary became associate members of the European Union in 1991. Some or all may achieve full membership by 2000. Membership of the European Union will carry with it a security...
These case studies analyze the US Army success in defeating Filipino resistance to American occupation using political and economic incentives combined with military actions and strict martial law. It includes studying the populations, the...