The Command and General Staff College endeavors to instill critical thinking as a skill practiced by its graduates. To this end the college has introduced the concept of critical thinking as a class within the core curriculum. Students must take a...
The end of the 20th Century presented the United States Army a new technological and geopolitical environment. The Army has recognized this change and is adapting to operate in this new environment. The army has developed a number of new...
The current military force structure, and subsequently the Department of Defense, requires a significant change. This monograph reveals, thru the lens of Colonel John Boyd and Doctor Joe Strange, a critical vulnerability and the lack of...
Airspace command and control in the combat zone is becoming more complex due to the proliferation of unmanned aircraft, and the introduction of host nation and civilian aircraft. The ability to deconflict and integrate multiple airspace users...
The Chinese civil war ended in 1949 and the defeated Nationalist forces fled to Taiwan to escape the Communist victors. Since then, the Communist leadership of Mainland China has wanted to regain control of the island of Taiwan, while those who...
The Army Physical Fitness Training program establishes standards and provides incentives designed to motivate Soldiers to exceed the Army standards. However, the human factor is greatly involved while administrating and setting the guidelines...
The Army Physical Fitness Training program establishes standards and provides incentives designed to motivate Soldiers to exceed the Army standards. However, the human factor is greatly involved while administrating and setting the guidelines...
Hawaii’s Homeland Security. Major General Craig B. Whelden, U.S. Army
Transformation Transformation under Attack. Lieutenant General Frederic J. Brown, U.S. Army, Retired Enabling Operational Maneuver from Strategic Distances....
Thesis Statement. The Army Physical Fitness Test is not an effective tool for measuring a Soldier’s ability to function effectively on today’s battlefield; however, it remains a vital tool for commanders and first sergeants to use in...
Hash, James G.; Campbell, Marcus L.; Franceschi, Mio L.; Irvin, Joe; Singell, Stanley D.
Thesis: Soldiers are more confident for the challenges of today and prepared for combat because they are better trained than they were in previous years.
Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to provide you a brief history of Army basic...
Soldiers are more confident for the challenges of today and prepared for combat because they are better trained than they were in previous years. Basic Training Physical Fitness has changed the outlook on the initial entry Soldier. The Army saves...
During WWII the United States pursued the creation of an atomic bomb because of concern Germany was developing an atomic bomb. The United States created and utilized two atomic bombs against Japan even though the war could have been won without...
The Army Recruiting Command holds recruiters to the highest standards. Recruiters are expected to live the Army values and enforce them in their daily duties. This paper will shed light on an ethical dilemma which the Command is faced with on a...
The War on Terrorism will be an ongoing operation several years to come and will keep many Soldiers (young & old) in the combat zones. Senior NCOs must consistently maintain their ethics; it could ultimately be the difference between life and death...
To what extent do the Chinese cyber-warriors--within the People's Liberation Army along with both state and non-state sponsored hackers/crackers--represent a viable threat to both the security and prosperity of our nation as a whole? In the past...
The US government currently espouses a strategy of peacetime engagement with the PRC. Both nations declare that peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region are in their national interest. Developing areas where the PRC can play a constructive,...
During the Cold War, combined arms heavy force tactics dictated that forces should avoid urban areas when possible. However, since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, heavy forces have fought in every urban area in Iraq. The United States...
Propaganda and disinformation characterized indispensable components of nineteenth and twentieth century warfare. Examples such as Leni Riefenstahl's “Triumph of the Will” or Frank Capra’s “Why We Fight” series made no attempt to honestly...
Until the end of the Cold War, NATO was the dominant organization for collective security in Europe. Throughout that time it had always been a particular American interest to increase the European contribution to security on the European continent...
Recently, there has been much speculation concerning whether or not the dismount strength in the organizational structure of the M2-equipped, J-series mechanized infantry battalion task force is detrimental to the successful conduct of AirLand...