Report covers time of 17 April 1945 - 30 June 1945 and contains a narrative of Operation V-5, photographic chain of command, disposition of enemy troops, staff reports, roster of officers, awards and decorations, and historical background of the...
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"It is essential that we take a hard look at ourselves to
ensure we understand what we have been through
over the past nine years, how we have changed and
how we must adapt to succeed in an era of persistent
conflict."
"Our intent is to take a...
Communicating official messages to soldiers within the United States Army is an endeavor that leaders at every level have conducted since the inception of the organization. Army doctrine links communication to leadership via the terminological...
Cómo lidiar con absolutos: La religión, el ambiente operacional y el arte del diseño.Teniente Coronel Prisco R. Hernández, Ph.D., Componente de Reserva del Ejército de EUA; Mi discusión aquí examina los efectos de la religión sobre el...
For many years, the U.S. Army recognized the need to share information or lessons gained from training and actual combat operations. During World War II and the Korean War, the Army published “combat bulletins” in an attempt to share combat...
Forças Mecanizadas na Guerra Irregular. Major Irvin Oliver, Exército dos EUA; Conforme o Exército desenvolve seu caminho para enfrentar o que o General George W. Casey chamou de uma “era de conflito persistente”, torna-se mais evidente que...
How should militaries think about social media as a factor in military operations? In this study I examine recent Arab Spring scholarship, with a particular focus on the significant impact of social media on events in Egypt in early 2011. Existing...
In December 2010, spontaneous protests began in Tunisia following the self-immolation of a Tunisian citizen, who was upset after having his vegetable cart seized by Tunisian police. Wide spread demonstrations followed in the capital city of Tunis....
In the aftermath of World War II, many Western armies studied the German Blitzkrieg success. They concluded that the German mission command philosophy was a cornerstone to lead and command troops in fluid and uncertain combat situations. This...
In this interview, Major JeanPaul Guerard, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as a Military Police Officer in March 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Guerard discusses his personal experience with deployment and the challenges he...
In this March 2011 interview MAJ David Acosta, Information Operations (IO), outlines the communications strategy he and his unit, Headquarters 1st Armor Division used in Iraq from 2009 through 2010. MAJ Acosta discusses the key pillars to the...
Inteligência, a Que Preço? Um Estudo de Caso sobre as Consequências da Liderança Ética (e da Antiética) Major Douglas A. Pryer, Exército dos EUA O verão de 2003 foi um período quente e frustrante para as Forças da coalizão no Iraque. Em...
Learning to leverage new media: the Israeli defense forces in recent conflicts. Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell IV, U.S. Army; Mr. Dennis M. Murphy; and Mr. Anton Menning; The Army must learn to embrace lessons from the explosion of...
MAJ Steven Wallace served with as a platoon leader, adjutant (S1), executive officer (XO) and company commander with the 82nd Airborne Division in various areas in Afghanistan during 2002-2003 and again in 2006-2007 in support of Operation Enduring...
My primary research question is: can social networks assist analysts fight terrorism? My secondary research questions are as follows. First, how does social networking create linkages? Second, how have social networks been used to solve small...
Nearly twenty years ago, as a new student in the Army's Command and General Staff Officer's College, Infantry Branch officers introduced to me the relatively newly codified doctrinal term "center of gravity." Throughout the "best year of our lives"...
Non-Governmental Organizations, research and academic institutions, charities, and international organization efforts to track and monitor activities and conditions in high-risk settings provide uniquely useful indicators and warning of possible...
Now that the Department of Defense has permitted the use of social media for both private and official purposes, the question becomes, can the military, the Army in particular, obtain the benefits sought from social media use without seriously...
On February 11, 2011, Egypt entered a new epoch of its history. The Egyptian people supported by the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) succeeded in toppling the 30-year rule of the former President Mubarak. Unlike the militaries of Syria, Libya, and...