A key factor in the failure of the intelligence community is the resistance to information sharing. Organizational culture is an essential link in understanding the resistance to information sharing. Using Edgar Schein’s organizational culture...
A history of the 24th Mechanized Division Combat Team during combat operations in Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Includes planning, command, logistics, maneuver, movement, attacks, and withdrawal.
A discussion on the US military’s evolving doctrine due to the lessons learned from Asymmetric Warfare during World War I, World War II. The many instances of Asymmetric Warfare used during this period of military history by both enemy and allies...
A description by a German Army officer of the fortified garrison at Brest, in French Brittany. There is a brief introduction, in which a short history of German Army activities in the region is discussed. The construction of the fortress is then...
A debate is raging within the defense community about the pattern of future war
and how best to prepare for it . One idea gaining acceptance is the concept of hybrid war. The term hybrid war as currently understood has multiple meanings and...
A confluence of factors led to American engagement in one of Central America's most violent uprisings: the Salvadoran civil war. By the time of President Ronald Reagan's first term as president, the civil war had created social, political and...
A compilation of reports of the commanders and task forces with lessons learned from Operation Torch in North Africa. The report included amphibious operations, air support, armored operations, battalion landing teams, command posts,...
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....
A Comparison of CGSC and the Frunze Military Academy by Lieutenant Colonel Andrei V. Demurenko, Russian Federation Army and Lieutenant Colonel Timothy L. Thomas, US Army
Lane Training at Gagetown by Brigadier General Peter W. Clegg, US...
A company commander in 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from May 2001 to December 2002, Major Matt Tolle was stationed at Fort Irwin, California, where he was part of the opposing force (OPFOR) for units getting ready to deploy in...
A common perspective among U.S. interagency partners today is that any step towards more effective and coordinated responses to contemporary security challenges requires an improved and shared understanding of the nature of the conflict and the...
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...
A changing strategic landscape and an emerging new world order are causing a major shift in the size and structure of the U. S. Armed Forces for the 1990s and beyond. The result will be the Base Force of 1995- a Total Force prudently tailored of...
"Wire is one of the principal means of communication for all field artillery except mechanized and antitank artillery. It consists of telephone or telegraph communication. All other means augment and supplement wire."
"Toward a Universal Society and the United States Army" is a research thesis examining social and political theories relevant to defining the post-Cold War era operationally. Two prevailing schools of thought are examined; the school of pacific...
"This revised 1977 draft manual has been prepared to serve as a single source reference document for Lance battalion operations and training. It is a how-to-train and how-to-fight manual to be used by all levels of command."