The current operating environment faced by the United States military presents many challenges based on the global nature of United States strategic interests. Pursuant to these interests is a need to operate in, and effectively communicate with, a...
For the twenty-first century Army to successfully operate in the dispersed and isolated battlefield of the future, soldiers must be highly committed, well trained, and led to successfully transition, without pause, across the full spectrum of...
Although operational level intelligence was assessed as adequate for the initial phases of Operation Iraqi Freedom, discussion about the inadequacy of tactical intelligence support for commanders continues to resonate within the Military...
This monograph examines current U.S. Army urban operations doctrine and training and their adequacy to prepare the Army’s heavy forces to fight in future conflicts. The purpose of this examination is to determine whether the heavy brigades are...
The trend in the employment of U.S. forces in contingency operations suggests that the National Command Authority favors air centric responses to military operations. When this trend is coupled with the decreasing likelihood of large-scale armored...
The US Army is currently attempting to modify its forces of today in order to provide a more relevant force to Commanders in Chief. The US Army Strike Force concept provided an opportunity to develop and test new ideas in providing a more rapidly...
Planning and executing deliberate deception is critical to an Army unit's success on today's battlefield as well as the battlefield of the future, Informational Warfare makes the concept of obscuration or concealment of tactical operations...
This paper is a summary of the events of my unit, from February 2003 to March 2004. From our notification to deploy to the Iraqi theater, to operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom #1, to our subsequent recovery and return to our home station...
A reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Colonel Doug Shipman was an advisor to two separate Iraqi divisions and to the Nineveh provincial police chief in 2004-2005. In this interview, he voices frustration at the information...
This study analyzes the U.S. Army's emerging doctrine for command and control as expressed in the coordinating draft of FM 101-5 dated July 1992. This thesis examines the suitability, feasibility, and completeness of the doctrine. Suitability is...
The US is currently involved in a counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq, and similar to the counterinsurgency campaign conducted almost thirty years ago in Vietnam, riverine warfare is an important part. Current riverine forces include the Navy’s...
The current revolution in military affairs includes a confluence of changes that are forcing the US military to reexamine its methods of warfare. Significant advancements in informational technologies and precision weapons are providing an...
Current U.S. military doctrine for organization of joint and combined staffs evolved from World War II. This paper examines military history and the modern business world to derive principles for organization of today's joint and combined staffs...
This document on Germany's agriculture describes the basic conditions in the country- population, the natural environment, zones of agriculture and land use, statistics, and the agricultural system. Crops, livestock, food supplies, and consumption...
To request you sign the decision paper at Tab A requesting the Commandant to sign the letter to General Kerwin on the field artillery requirements for searchlights.