This monograph examines the development of tactical organizations and where organizational flexibility was structured and why it was focused there. The 1986 version of FM 100-5 OPERATIONS focuses on the corps as the U.S. Army's largest tactical...
As a Non-commissioned Officer, we have all faced this question at one time or another. We have observed our fellow Officers and Non-commissioned Officers put in situations where they have had to make these choices. How we make our decisions is a...
Within hours of the September 11th attacks, many leaders of the 82nd Airborne Division determined that Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda were behind these terrorist attacks. The war in Afghanistan was inevitable. As a First Sergeant in the 82nd Airborne...
This monograph discusses Infantry battalion organizational structure. Specifically, the issue is whether the Infantry battalion needs a combat support company (CSC). In keeping with the current thinking of the Infantry school, there is one...