This monograph examines the U. S. military capability to defend strategic airlift aircraft against current and projected threats in humanitarian assistance operations. The size of the Joint Task Force (JTF) is frequently restricted by political,...
This monograph examines Joint Task Force (JTF) SUPPORT HOPE operations to determine if aspects of this crisis response apply to all U.S. power projection operations. It provides an overview of the crisis and JTF support of U.N. and NGO relief...
This monograph examines the potentially of creating a rapid deployable joint task force augmentation cell (DJTFAC) in the newly created United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) to facilitate providing military support to civil authorities (MACA)...
It must be borne in mind that this book deals with principles and example of methods of warfare, and not fixed rules. There are no fixed methods in warfare. Development in warfare means change of methods or the invention of new ones to overcome...
This monograph explores the need to identify humanitarian assistance response ready groups. The increasing number of humanitarian assistance missions performed by the US military indicates the need to identify response ready groups. Response ready...
This monograph examines how the U.S. Army can restructure the decision making process to release initiative on the battlefield. Army tactical units execute missions on a chaotic, uncertain, and disorderly battlefield. Leaders' actions are guided by...
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze whether or not the current doctrine for the inclusion of interagency coordination in a Joint Task Force or equivalent headquarters is adequate. The analysis engine used is two case studies that highlight the...
This monograph examines two disasters, Hurricanes Andrew (1991) and Marilyn (1995), and the U.S. Army’s support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine whether Joint and Army doctrine provides doctrinal tools for Defense...
This monograph seeks to develop a model for the employment of a civil military operations center based on available doctrine and the experience of the military in recent operations. The frequency of the U.S. military being employed in military...
This monograph examines the interagency interoperability challenges faced by joint force commanders and planners during international humanitarian assistance operations (HAO). Three patterns or currents flow through the study. These currents...
This research discusses the challenges of providing timely distribution of supplies during hurricane relief operations due to the lack of a designated national in-transit visibility (ITV) system. Historical lessons learned from the hurricane that...
This study assesses the role of operational logistics in a war environment and in an operations other than war (OOTW) environment by way of conducting a historical analysis of Desert Storm and humanitarian assistance operations in Somalia. A...
The U.S. Army must develop leaders that understand the emerging global trends in which national security depends upon the full spectrum of operations and the relationship with nongovernmental organizations (NGO). By comparing the medical logistics...
I wrote this paper about my experiences on May 26, 2003 and August 17, 2006 when a strong earthquake hit the Miyagi-Prefecture Area. Just after the earthquakes, we are usually confused. The situation caused a lack of information, damage of...
James Wombwell's study offers an analysis of the Army's response to the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina by providing a detailed account of the operations in Louisiana and Mississippi. This occasional paper examines the effectiveness of the...
A Theater Special Operations Command (SOC), a sub-unified command, advises combatant commanders on the capabilities of Special Operations Forces (SOF), provides SOF for employment, and integrates SOF fully into theater plans by planning,...
This study examines the command and control issue that joint forces encounter during United Nations sponsored humanitarian assistance operations. By analyzing current doctrine for forming and operating joint task forces, the thesis offers insight...
This study examines issues facing the U.S. military command and control structure in the Arctic. Specifically, given recent climate changes, the resulting potential threats, and the missions set forth by the commander in chief, what is the most...