A current shortage of tactical transportation, caused by loss of units to Operation Long Horn and the substitution of commercial types of transportation for the loss, necessitates a revision in procedures for the use of transportation by...
I learned several valuable lessons during my deployment and promised myself that I would never make those same mistakes. Train-up prior to a deployment is critical and as leaders, we need to think outside of the box and prepare our junior leaders...
This paper will cover the integration into the LRSD and time served during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Entering as a specialist and departing as a corporal, the events documented will give an idea of what a soldier goes through while...
From back of the photograph: Ft. Benning, Ga. African American selectees marching from the train to the African American reception center. August 1941.
The American and Filipino guerrillas that fought against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines were key in providing direction to resistance efforts and in the eventual liberation of the islands. The guerrillas escaped the aggressive...
This thesis evaluates the history of the 761st Tank Battalion from its activation to its deactivation. The battalion was one of the three African American tank battalions established during World War II. The 761st Tank Battalion was the first...
This monograph discusses the relationship between mental models and Operations Other Than War (OOTW). It ties that relationship to the U.S. Army's capstone doctrinal manual FM 100-5 to develop a systems approach to the problem. The goal of the...
When we were given this assignment of writing our Personal Experiences I was very doubtful as to what to write and pondered quite a while what to write about. I have not been deployed during Operation Iraq Freedom so I thought about writing about...
This monograph sets out to prove that Geoffrey Blainey's theory about a disagreement over relative power between nations explains the causes of the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991. Blainey describes the diplomatic crisis leading to war 'like a crisis...
In 1982, the US Army began its renaissance of the operational level of war with the publication of a revised Field Manual (FM) 100-5, Operations. The rediscovery of this level and the subsequent experimentation with it strained the very limits of...
Merrill's Marauders, a Ranger type outfit, came into existence as a result of the Quebec Conference of August 1943. During this conference, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of England, and other allied leaders...
Coalition warfare is generally a two-edged sword. When several countries join forces to fight a common enemy, the weight of their combined effort can be overwhelming. The effectiveness of this effort, however, can be dissipated or even rendered...
From a lecture delivered at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., 1 April, 1930. Gives a general description of the area and discusses the first phase of military operations, the second phase of operations, administration, organization and...
This paper demonstrates how a better understanding of culture can lend itself to a better understanding of meaning in discourse between two cultures who operate across a linguistic barrier. The paper falls under the tradition of cultural...
This pamphlet is designed for the guidance of meteorological observers, providing information on the uses of equipment and terminology of meteorology. Discusses barometers, wind measurments, thunderstorms, weather and clouds, and correct use of...