Results obtained from field experiments and computerized combat simulation models are among the most important sources of data used by combat developers with data concerning human interactions with new equipment, new tactics and new training...
This thesis examines U.S. Army doctrine, as expressed in FM 31-23, to evaluate its adequacy for application to Communist inspired Wars of National Liberation. Concludes that addition conceptual tools, or definitions, are required to assist military...
The reduction in United States defense spending for Southeast Asia can be expected to create a rise in the number of unemployed in this country. The exact number will, of course, depend on many variables, to include the size and rate of the...
The purpose of this thesis is to determine a tactical concept for securing land lines of communication (LLOC) useable by US military advisors to an underdeveloped nation engaged in fighting an insurgency. In considering the problem, the following...
This thesis examines the relevance of joint intelligence preparation of the battlespace (JIPB) process, as published in Joint Publication 2-01.3, Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace, 24...
Economic and political trends over the last several years have combined to make available combat power a truly scarce resource in this nation, perhaps for the first time since World War II. The trend toward increasing resource constraints can be...
It is intuitively obvious that, due to differences in background and training, Army and Air Force officers view the concepts of close air support, air interdiction, and tactical air control differently. However, the degree of agreement,...
It is a truism that when battle erupts among nations an advantage falls to the side that has best solved the problems of the last war. An increased advantage accrues to the efficient belligerent who can transcend contemporary military precepts...
This study analyzes the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in August 1945 emphasizing the role played by the element of surprise. The analysis show how the Soviets applied surprise against the Japanese at the strategic, operational and tactical levels;...
This study undertakes an investigation of the feasibility of developing a helicopter night/adverse weather system for the Army by modifying systems currently used in Air Force C-130 and C-141 tactical airlift aircraft. In being systems examined...
A characteristic of insurgency and internal defense is the difficulty of leaders to accurately gauge progress or regression. The measurement of progress is necessary in order to provide officials with a basis for continuing, improving, or...
This study attempts to identify and analyze the economic aspects of military unionization. The research effort considers the literature on unionism, the evolution of foreign military unions, the evolution of U.S. federal government employees'...
The 1973 Mideast War provided insight into the lethality of modern weapons stems with which the United States may be faced in future conflicts. Of the many lessons learned in the conflict, two lessons have particularly important military...
The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the use and testing of the motorcycle by the US Army from April 1917 to February 1977. Procurement of the early military motorcycle for tactical operations ceased in 1939 because it could not operate off...
Organized religion has played a significant role in warfare throughout history. From the time Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt into the new Promised Land until 2001 and the undertaking of the Global War on Terrorism, religion in one form or...
This study examines the escalation rates and intensity levels of US/ USSR post-WW II confrontations in relation to the number of strategic nuclear weapons available to these nations to determine if a relationship exists. That is, have strategic...
This thesis evaluates current parachute infiltration doctrine aimed at achieving secrecy during the insertion. It also presents a new concept which uses the new ram-air, high performance type parachute. The study initially undertakes an examination...
Conversion of the United States military to the International System of units is in the very early stages. Little formal planning has been done to articulate the management required to complete the conversion of operational army and air force...
A comparison of Soviet and U.S. forces in the NATO Center Region has necessitated the development of new tactical doctrine and training techniques to counter the numerical superiority of the Red forces and the wide frontages occupied by U.S....
This thesis examines how effectively the United States implements its instruments of national power into the counterdrug efforts currently being conducted in Colombia. Discussion begins with a review of the threat that the illegal narcotics trade...