This thesis assumes that the United States will continue to utilize unmanned combat robotic systems in the current operational environment (COE). The United States' military's increased use of unmanned robotic systems will not significantly change...
Over the course of the last 100 years, historic trends show there has been a clear and steady move towards the use of unmanned systems limited only by the technologies available to make the systems effective compared to manned systems. There is the...
As a result of technological maturation, Congressional mandate, and battlefield use, the U.S. Army is currently involved in a tremendous amount of activity surrounding the development of unmanned systems (UMS). While current systems require near...
Self-synchronization is an idea that comes directly from Network-Centric Warfare but its foundations lie in complexity theory and the ideas of self-organization and emergent behavior. In order to understand self-synchronization the basics of...
The Joint Forces Commander's (JFC) ability to execute an effective Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (J-SEAD) campaign is critical. To best employ with limited assets, the JFC has to make intelligent use of available means to create favorable...
The United States Army Special Forces are silent warriors that can, and often do, go behind enemy lines and operate autonomously to achieve a specified goal of the United States. They prepare through masterful training, to handle just about...
This monograph examines the nature of air-ground operations within the context of interdiction and close air support, and their relationship to the Fire Support Coordination Line. The primary research question for this study was whether changes to...
From antiquity to the present there has been cultural tension over different views of what is right and what is wrong, and every culture desires to apply their values universally to the rest of the world. When a nation chooses to go to war and...
As Chief of Staff of the Army in 1981, General Meyer believed that there was an important role for light infantry on the modern battlefield. British combat operations in the Falkland Islands and the American experience during Operation Urgent Fury...
During both the Philippine Insurrection at the turn of the 20th century and Operation Iraqi Freedom a little over 100 years later, the Army faced many of the same challenges. The need to increase the size and shape of the Army, the need to adopt...
During the closing days of the Cold War, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reorganized the combat engineer units in support of the armored and mechanized divisions. The collapse of the Soviet Union and her proxy allies left the U.S. Army...
Fielding of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Short Range (UAV-SR) will provide the corps commander a unique collection resource capable of conducting reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) missions; however, U.S. Army doctrine for...
This monograph discusses the question of whether or not the USAF should consider using heavy bombers in the Close Air Support (CAS) mission. To answer this question, the monograph develops a bomber CAS concept of operations. The validity of this...
The United States has witnessed a change in its approach to warfare. The former approach focused on breaking the enemy's will to fight while leaving the governing process intact. The new approach focuses on replacing the standing government with a...
The bifurcation of global threats since the collapse of the bipolar paradigm, as well as technological proliferation has heightened uncertainty in US Army operations. This uncertainty has manifested in adversaries with broader capabilities to...
In 1991 the organizational structure of the Air Force changed substantially. Since then, senior Air Force leaders have called for an additional change in the mindset of the airman. The USAF is a "stovepiped" organization in which most officers know...
"This 1981 circular focuses on the fire support operations common to the fighting elements of a brigade-size force. It addresses the fire support team (FIST) at company-size units and fire support sections (FSS) at maneuver battalion-and...
The debate on the development of NATO expeditionary capabilities started in the late Nineties, but only after the 9/11 attacks -- following a proposal of the then US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld -- was finalized. The NATO Rapid Response...
Strong public affairs activities and operational support promote a greater understanding of the Army and its contribution to the nation, relevant in obtaining international legitimacy and support. The problem is that current Army Public Affairs...
During Operation Rolling Thunder, the United States Air Force was unprepared for the introduction of the SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile system into the North Vietnamese integrated air defense system (IADS). Following a series of aircraft...