The Indian government is involved in the longest and most costly counterinsurgency campaign that is conducted by a nation state in modern history. The Kashmir conflict is complex and contains a conflict of interests with multiple players struggling...
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...
Attached to Task Force 2-2 Infantry during Operation Phantom Fury, Captain Chris Boggiano was the 2nd Platoon leader in the 1st Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop and, in this November 2004 urban assault to retake the Iraqi city...
The increasing volume and manner of violent deaths in Mexico nearly doubled in 2009 to just over seven thousand. Mexico appears capable of devolving into a failed state status where an insurgency threat could potentially thrive. These indices...
The intent behind this paper was to develop a set of key principles that would support both planners and operators in the conduct of counterinsurgency operations. This set of principles would also be morally acceptable on an international level,...
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...
The purpose of this research is to demonstrate how personnel policies in support of the operational force have affected the ability of majors to attend Intermediate Level Education (ILE), evident by the growing backlog of majors waiting to attend...
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...
In this two-part interview, Major Joe O'Neil discusses his service as the executive officer (XO) for the 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 66th Military Intelligence Group at Abu Ghraib, Iraq, and Camp Cropper from January through December 2006...
In this two-part interview, Major Joe O'Neil discusses his service as the executive officer (XO) for the 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 66th Military Intelligence Group at Abu Ghraib, Iraq, and Camp Cropper from January through December 2006...
This study examines the use of military force as part of a proactive campaign to counter international terrorism. The study includes an examination of the threat from international terrorism as it has grown from 1968 to the present day. Initiatives...
Index: summary of operations and training from November 11, 1918 to May 6, 1919; G-1 notes; G-2 notes; G-3 notes; field orders, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Army Corps; field orders 90th Division, selected G3 memorandum orders; G.H.Q. training orders; 3rd...
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...
In command of 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 2-63 Armor - attached to Task Force 2-2 Infantry, specifically the Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, for purposes of November 2004's Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr) - Captain Neil Prakash was in charge of two...
This thesis sets forth a methodology for the practicing attorney faced with a problem concerning eyewitness identification. It discusses sixth amendment rights since it was the focus in this area that brought eyewitness identification to the...
Does following the rule of law assist security forces in defeating an armed insurgency? If so, what factors assist or prevent security forces from conducting operations in accordance with rule of law principles? Counterinsurgency literature and...
This monograph examines the feasibility of cross-attaching heavy and light forces for the conduct of offensive desert operations. Cross-attaching heavy and light forces is not a new concept, but current U.S. Army doctrine in this area is shallow....
State formation aims to achieve a legitimate monopoly on the use of violence and a legitimate government as perceived by its population. Governments have two principle mechanisms, force and consent, to create the conditions within which it can...