When Lieutenant Colonel David Seigel was first alerted for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was serving as the executive officer (XO) of 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment with the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas. He...
Causal claims are unavoidable in military affairs. However, causal claims are also insufficient when attempting to understand and intervene in complex environments. Hence, notions of conventional causality must be supplemented with an understanding...
This monograph examines current U.S. Army urban operations doctrine and training and their adequacy to prepare the Army’s heavy forces to fight in future conflicts. The purpose of this examination is to determine whether the heavy brigades are...
This monograph examines the United States’ position regarding further expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NAT0) to include additional countries that were part of the former Warsaw Pact during the Cold War. This process has been...
The year 1987 saw the completion of the new United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. This impressive structure replaced a number of old dilapidated buildings, most of which were cleared away as rubble. As the rubble cleared, a number of changes...
Following the period from 1957-1960, when most countries in West Africa broke loose from colonialism and became independent, the need for an integrated and classless society was one of paramount concern to most, if not all, West Africans. Up to...
A long conflict has been going on in the Kivu region of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Today, in its later stages, the conflict has become an amalgamation of insurgencies by the former Rwanda Armed Forces (FAR) and genocidal forces...
Advocates of Army Leader Development Strategy (ALDS) and the liberal arts share the same goal: cultivation of "agile, adaptive, and innovative" people. Yet, the Army does not have an implementation plan for cultivating these attributes, and its...
The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy has grown extensively from the early days of 1972. The year 1986 marked an end of the old Academy and beginning of the new. As the new Academy building rose in the West Texas sun, many changes began...
The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy has grown extensively from the early days of 1972. The year 1986 marked an end of the old Academy and beginning of the new. As the new Academy building rose in the West Texas sun, many changes began...
Contains selected documents that place at the student's disposal the type of intimate detailed and pertinent source material that may otherwise remain buried in archives and files. Attempts to present information on "how" in practical, war-tested...
This monograph examines the transitions an Army corps or division planning staff must undergo when required to form a Joint Task Force (JTF). These transitions, one organizational and one focused on the planning process, prevent the build-up of...
This monograph introduces potential strategic roles for the US Army Corps of Engineers in the development of technology for industrial applications. Specifically, the market for remediation of hazardous wastes at sites in the United States, both...
The Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) is the U.S. Army’s single analytical process used to assist the commander and staff in developing estimates and plans for military problem solving. A growing body of research and published works within...
47th Armored Medical Battalion, 1st Armored Division
After action report for the 47th Armored Medical Battalion, 1st Armored Division, during March 1944 thru May 1945, October 1942 thru January 1945, and June 1946.
Além das armas e do aço: a restauração dos instrumentos não-militares do poder norte-americano. Secretário de Defesa Robert M. Gates; Olhando o mundo hoje, otimismo e idealismo parecem não ter lugar na mesa. Não há carência de ansiedade...
Más allá de las armas y el acero: La restauración de los instrumentos no militares del poder norteamericano. Una traducción de los comentarios del Secretario de Defensa el Dr. Robert M. Gates; Mirando alrededor del mundo ahora, el optimismo y...
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Farquhar served as a military transition team (MiTT) leader from May 2007 until May 2008 to advise a brigade of the Iraqi 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Farquhar and his team completed...
There has been considerable speculation in the military as to the ability of physical fitness to moderate cognitive degradation resulting from sleep deprivation during continuous combat operations. The purpose of this investigation was to test the...
This study examines motivation and job satisfaction for middle level career army officers. A question is raised as to the efficacy of utilizing civilian motivational techniques in a military environment. It is hypothesized that the variables...