On 11 September 2001, the day that changed the lives of every American, I was assigned to 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), as the group S-4 Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC). I will discuss the logistical challenges my unit had to...
This monograph reminds us that logistics is both an art and a science. Focusing on a case study of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) operations in Afghanistan during 2006 and 2007, it shows the need for including art into the preparation of the...
The United States military is adapting itself to fight warfare in the Information Age, preparing forces that use information superiority as a key weapon. Advocates of this communication-based and information-based form of warfare use the term...
In October 1993, the Quick Reaction Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia observed, "convoys are more vulnerable to attack than ground maneuver forces and should be planned and executed as a combat operation." During the period from 1993 to...
Since the end of the Cold War and it 's associated deterrent strategy, the United States 19 global responsibilities have not only increased the U.S. Army 's tempo in stability and support operations but has also increasingly challenged longstanding...
Information and the ability to wield it is a key aspect of national security. Two years after the United States Information Agency (USIA) was terminated and merged into the State Department, the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 reminded the US...
Much has changed in the U.S. Army over the last decade. Transforming to a modular, brigade-centric force included a transition of operating concepts as well. Just as ground maneuver brigades transformed to be more versatile, adaptable, agile,...
The time has come for another significant shift in air mobility culture. Historically, this culture had three subcultures, intratheater, intertheater, and air refueling. These subcultures existed due to gaps between operating environments. The gaps...
This monograph addresses the question, "Is the 1999 edition of FM 100-25, Doctrine for Army Special Operations Forces, adequate to integrate the actions of special operations forces (SOF) and conventional forces on the contemporary battlefield?" ...
The achievements of Eagle Battery will forever go down in history for their outstanding actions in combat. Eagle Battery soldiers had more confirmed enemy KIAs than any other company in Task Force Geronimo. We redeployed all 126 paratroopers back...
Through the study of past military experiences, especially the examination of common lessons from differing conflicts, implications for future warfare can be revealed. Common counterland lessons from three major US conflicts are the focus of this...
The Standing Joint Task Force today serves as an enduring organization of the national security environment. Of the numerous Standing Joint Task Forces operational around the world, this paper examines two whose missions support defense of the...
Successful civil-military relations pose an enduring dilemma for the professional officer. When civil-military relations fail, the negative implications are far reaching. Professional officers who understand their role within the structure...
The technological advancements of the past century have brought about a great deal of
change in the way that people communicate, travel, and even wage war. However, despite these
advancements, our current military still relies on lessons learned...
Conflict in the Philippines has endured for five centuries. The contemporary conflict between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Islamic separatists in the Mindanao islands is the latest evolution of resistance in the...
This monograph asserts that phasing as a tenet of operational art has outlived its usefulness. Phasing as a component of campaign design worked effectively in the industrial age of symmetrical opponents, but has lost its usefulness in the...
The Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS) has admission requirements that do not allow the school to meet its stated mission goals. JAWS is a new school at the Joint Forces Staff College (JFCS) that awards Joint Professional Military Education...
Threats to security within the Asia-Pacific region continue to evolve. Traditional and non-traditional threats to state sovereignty and individuals exist across the region. Despite most recent security challenges being transnational, the dominant...
This monograph reviews existing and emergent Joint and Army doctrine; assesses the current and emergent threats to sustainment operations based on the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE) and transformation to the Interim and Objective Force;...
This monograph examines the culture of risk and uncertainty tolerance within the US Army officer culture. The author defines culture as the collective experiences, training and education among officers. The central research question is does the...