Since the fall of the Berlin wall and the subsequent end of the Cold War, the United States faces a multidimensional threat never before seen within our nations’ borders. Rogue nations and stateless organizations already have or are developing...
The US Army Reserve Component (RC), consisting of both the Army National Guard (ARNG) and United States Army Reserve (USAR), has evolved significantly in the wake of 9/11. More specifically, the Army RC has transformed from a strategic to an...
This monograph examines a concept considered an abomination to some airmen - operational air reserves. The study is exploratory in nature: searching applicable theory, historical examples, and contemporary developments for insights on air reserves....
Translated from German documents pertaining to the Cantigny operation. Contains the selected documents of the 18th Army, XXVI Reserve Corps, 82d Reserve Division and the 272 Reserve Infantry Regiment.
One of the most profound evolutions of the National Guard occurred following the release of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review. It redefined the role of the National Guard from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve. This leadership...
This paper determines if operational commanders should retain reserves during offensive operations. It examines what Clausewitz, Jomini, and other theorists wrote on the subject. Then it looks at three historical examples, the British during the...
This monograph considers the utility of constituting both a striking force and a supplemental tactical reserve when conducting a mobile defense. It considers the conclusions of a 1993 Combined Arms Command (CAC) study of the mobile defense which...
This study specifically examines three aspects of doctrine concerning the retention and employment of reserves at the tactical level. Should commanders retain a reserve? If retained, should the reserve be kept to the rear, and should the reserve be...
Slater, Gregory; Almeida, Giles; Makoto, Yahara; Stevens, Anthony; Williams, Charles
The Army Reserve Components mobilizing in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/ Enduring Freedom conduct a lengthy, inefficient train-up. They should adopt a shorter, more focused model to increase combat effectiveness. In this study,...
Past and future mobilizations and deployments have placed an immense strain on the current capabilities of the Army's Civil Affairs forces. That has resulted in a recognized need for additional Civil Affair structure and capabilities in the Army's...
Since the end of the Cold War, growing state and global instability, particularly in undergoverned regions of the world, has led to increasing requests from ambassadors and combatant commanders for civil affairs forces to conduct missions in...
Over the last two decades, the United States Army has funded boards, panels, and studies that have recommended an emphasis on cognitive development training over technical training. This research reviews the current Reserve Officers Training Corp...
In order to determine whether Reserve Component (RC) forces are essential to the task of exploiting imagery intelligence (IMINT) and geospatial information in support of combatant commanders' operational and strategic intelligence requirements, it...
The purposes of US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 are threefold. The first is to fill a void in the published record of US Army units documented by Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War published by the Center of...
The purposes of US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 are threefold. The first is to fill a void in the published record of US Army units documented by Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War published by the Center of...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine if the downsized United States Army should retain the current roundout brigade concept. Under the roundout concept, a National Guard maneuver brigade, when mobilized, is assigned to a two brigade Active...
This monograph discusses the Army's decision to round-out light infantry divisions with reserve component personnel. The unique "spectrum of conflict" requirements upon which the light infantry division force design and operational concept were...
The thesis examines the organization, roles, capabilities, and contributions of the U.S. Army Reserve Military Intelligence force. It investigates the perception that the individual Military Intelligence soldier--not Military Intelligence...
The operations tempo of the Army has increased over 300 percent since the Gulf war. In that same period the size of the Army has decreased by one-third. Many of the capabilities from the active Army have been shifted to the reserve components. This...
This monograph investigates the viability of the requirement for the retention and maintenance of operational-level reserves, given the emergent U.S. Army doctrinal concept of AirLand Operations. Additionally, with the rapid mobility and precision...