This book is concerned primarily with the combat (or tactical) groups that were active during the Second World War. Although such groups had numerous designations, nearly all fell within four major categories: bombardment, fighter, reconnaissance,...
This Annual Command History captures the major events at Fort Sill during 1997. We are confident that our many important initiatives will have an impact on the Field Artillery and Total Army for years.
The lessons derived from the use of attack helicopters in Operation Desert Storm will revolutionize future concepts of land warfare.
A comparison of the current war fighting doctrine with recent observations in Operation Desert Storm,...
This monograph analyzes the current challenges facing the U.S. Army and the potential for force structure changes to meet future threats. Allowing for widened spans of control through the addition of a line company to the maneuver battalions of the...
Sep-Oct 2004 Winning the War of the Flea: Lessons from Guerrilla Warfare. Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Cassidy, U.S. Army; America's enemies use guerrilla tactics to protract the war in Iraq and to erode America's...
Munoz, Roberto; Turk, Goran; Nichols, Kyong; Stone, David; Pickett, Michael
Thesis Statement: The incorporation of airmobile operations into our combat structure led to decisive victories in Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Haiti. Discussion: Air mobile operations have contributed significantly in all conflicts. The...
Noncommissioned Officers have recited from memory, immortalized in script, and proudly displayed The Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer for many years. NCOs can remember reciting the Creed during their induction into the NCO Corps. Many of us...
Burns, Ron Brooks, Jim Dickinson, Dennis Brown, Richard
Thesis statement:
Remotely piloted vehicles will replace
soldiers on tomorrows lethal battlefield.
Discussion:
A science fiction view of robots conducting
tomorrow's war is much closer to reality than many will believe.
Advances in the abilities...
This paper covers some experience while deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF Ill. My job as the I SG of A BTRY (MLRS) 3/13th FA BN was to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery 2nd Brigade Combat...
In 1981, Israel conducted a pre-emptive strike on Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. Then Israel bombed a Syrian nuclear reactor at al-Kibar in 2007. Today, Israel is facing a new challenge as it considers Iran's nuclear program. This thesis is a...
The purpose of this study was to examine technological strategic resource dependence, its potential for conflict in the twenty-first century, and subsequent influences on United States (U.S.) national security policy. In particular, the study...
Despite the complexity of the Contemporary Operating Environment, the United States is still wedded to a national security system created in 1947. The United States places itself in jeopardy by using a system created at the end of World War II for...
What is the military’s most effective model for restoring essential services during counterinsurgency operations? That question drove this monograph to compare the most popular restoration model, the SWEAT Model, against a new model, the...
This monograph examines the changes in the US training of the Afghan National Army (ANA) from 2001 to present. It looks at historical examples of Security Force Assistance from the late 1700s through the 1990s to establish four training concepts to...
Regional studies Africa's security issues through 2010. William Thom Threat kingdom. Lieutenant Colonel Bill Flynt, US Army Under new ownership -- it's Panama's Canal. Colonel William W. Mendel, US Army,...
Civil-military operations. Civil affairs organization in Haiti. Colonel Michael A. Quinn, US Army Reserve, and Colonel Douglas W. Daniel, US Army Reserve Civil affairs in peace operations. Lieutenant...
Las Maras: desafío regional. Federico Brevé, ex Ministro de Defensa de Honduras; Se vuelve sumamente importante analizar el rol de estos grupos de jóvenes que tienen atemorizados a los diferentes sectores de la sociedad y que representan una...
This study is a companion piece to "Railroad generalship" by the same author, and shows that neither brilliant generals or valiant soldiers can, in the long run, overcome the effects of a neglected and deteriorating logistics system. Moreover, the...