The cost of conducting offensive operations is always high, but often necessary. The current war in Iraq is costing the American people huge amounts of money, resources, and lives, but these offensive operations should continue contrary to popular...
This paper describes some of the incidents and the lessons learned while I was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 05-07). During 2007, I was deployed to Taji, Iraq. It is one of the largest Forward Operating Bases (FOB) in Iraq. It is...
During preparations for Operation Enduring Freedom, the 25th Infantry Division was tasked to relieve the 10th Mountain Division of combat operations in Afghanistan. The Division’s Aviation Assault Battalion was notified of a possible split...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
This is a case study of fielding and employment of the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle to anticipate potential training challenges of the K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle fielded units, and to find possible solutions for them. By analyzing the various...
Immediately following Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, all the services were quick to point out how well they had conducted joint operations throughout the crises. Upon closer examination, it has become evident that Army and Air Force...
The US Air Force, and the U.S. armed forces separate service air arms, have historically wrestled with how to apply air and space power to non-traditional forms of warfare, such as insurgency and counterinsurgency. While the airplane was used as...
This monograph explores automated command and control for the brigade battle staff. It examines the Army personnel policies and data transmission capabilities, and concludes that the staff is in danger of data and task overload. The paper describes...
The reliance on technology to replace manpower is a dominant aspect in the development of U.S. Army force structure and organization. The decreasing numbers of infantry dismounts in U.S. heavy divisions, especially under the Army of Excellence...
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), formed in 1949, provided security and defense as an organization against the threat perceived through the ideology and military power of the Soviet Union and its expansionist politics. With the...
An orientation document covering the history of the theater, administration, general information, medical, intelligence, operations, communication, air-sea rescue, navigation and weather for the Pacific Oceans Areas.
From a series of studies covering the operations of the Japanese Armed Forces during World War II. This document discusses the China area operations from July 1937-November 1941.
Japanese Monograph No. 45 tells of the establishment of Imperial General Headquarters and the many problems the Army Section of the Headquarters was faced with during the Great East Asian War. Political and diplomatic aspects of the situation are...
The technical aspects of German V-weapons have been covered in literally hundreds of published books and magazine articles, not to mention the many classified studies which deal with them. The field commitment of V-weapons, the operational aspects...