The United States Army is deeply involved in advisory missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, efforts that have met with mixed success. As the Army searches for new and innovative approaches to the problems of advising indigenous forces, it may be useful...
The Global War on Terror brought about several military assistance efforts that include the training and development of foreign security forces. The United States has been providing advisors to foreign security forces around the world for over 120...
This survey of American field advisors in Korea, Vietnam, and El Salvador is a study on how the United States military had built foreign armies in Korea and Vietnam. The goal of this survey was to understand American field advisors—to determine...
The precursor to this monograph "The US Army and Security Force Assistance: Assessing the Need for an Institutionalized Advisory Capability," utilized three criteria: importance of advisory operations, frequency of advisory operations, and...
From 1945-1950, the United States Army transitioned from a conventional force designed for maneuver warfare in Europe to a role, which supported the Air Force in their delivery of nuclear weapons. This secondary role emerged from strategic studies...
Hausrath, Alfred H.; Fields, David S.; Sheldon, Richard C.
Part of a larger study by the technical staff of the Tactics Division entitled ORO Study 11.10. The objective of the study is to explore US Army experience in Korea in utilizing local nationals as military troops, particularly in the later period...
This thesis aims to identify lessons learned for future Security Force Assistance efforts by studying America's advisory mission in South Korea. After the invasion of South Korea by North Korea on 25 June 1950, the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) Army...
The U.S. Army’s renewed emphasis on developing organizations to conduct Security Force Assistance (SFA), particularly the Advise and Assist Brigades, is indicative of both increased operational requirements in Iraq and Afghanistan and renewed...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the capabilities of commercial computer wargames and determine if the Army can use them to train its leaders. The study is intended for all Army leaders, from team leader through joint task force...
The proceedings from CSI's fourth annual Military History Symposium held 8-10 Aug, 2006 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and sponsored by US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). Topics include security assistance operations, policies, the roles...
Casebook serves as background information for training in the field of psychological operations and as an introduction to the more important elements and principles of PSYOP.
Language competence has long been recognized as a required skill in the collection and analysis of intelligence. Previous experience in coalition warfare and current efforts at multilateral defense reveal the need for facility in other languages in...
The foreign policy of the United States reflects the importance with which the independence and welfare of the emerging nations are regarded. Military policy contributes to foreign policy in these countries through the activities of Military...