Goins, Jared L.; Kajko, Marek; Cerda, Juan; Hillis, Johnnie
Field Fortifications play a vital role in both offensive and defensive operations when used properly. Today soldiers fighting the war on Terror in the mountains of Afghanistan live in bases built to protect them from enemy fire. Although we are in...
Even though the 1st Amendment gives the media the right to broadcast news without regard to military opinions, the Media must consider the impact it has on the public’s perception of the military when they portray an incomplete or sided story....
Jones, Doni L.; Wolfe, Kenneth E.; Bishop, Charles A.; Joseph, Kenneth L.
The premise of this paper is to demonstrate the superior flexibility, versatility, and suitability of the structure, weapons and equipment of light infantry division to that of a heavy infantry division in the global war on terrorism. A light...
The United States has had limited success battling insurgency over the last thirty years because the Army focused training, doctrine, and force structure for a conventional war and neglected to adapt for contingencies. The Army has adapted and is...
Abstract: Today, the military is taking the challenge of the war on drugs by land, sea, and air. The general population in the United States feels that we cannot overcome this issue. However; advancement in technology today is allowing authorities...
Jensen, Jon M.; Penton, James W.; Hrabina, Brian J.; Sidwell, Mari
Self-development is an aspect of leadership that all Army leaders must master in order to continue their growth as a leader of Soldiers. Self-development comes from institutions such as civilian college courses and the Noncommissioned Officer...
Slater, Gregory; Almeida, Giles; Makoto, Yahara; Stevens, Anthony; Williams, Charles
The Army Reserve Components mobilizing in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/ Enduring Freedom conduct a lengthy, inefficient train-up. They should adopt a shorter, more focused model to increase combat effectiveness. In this study,...
There have been Non-Commissioned Officer’s in the American Army since the Continental Army was created in 1775. However, there is a major difference in the duties and responsibilities of a junior NCO back then as compared to now, the United...
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said it best, “If an alliance of the world’s greatest democracies cannot summon the will to get the job done in a mission that we agree is morally and just and vital to our security, then our citizens may begin...
This paper discusses President Grant and the political climate having direct impact on the action taken during this critical period in shaping the United States policy towards African-American. Grant saw the black soldiers demonstrate their ability...
Using history to assist leaders is a valuable tool leaders can use in the
planning process of today’s conflicts. "If those who will wish to study the clear
record of what happened in the past and what will, in due course, tend to be repeated
with...
Thesis Statement: The Mechanized Infantry is currently reorganizing as Unit of Actions which will continue to be a force of our military that sets the conditions for success on today’s modern battlefield.
The UA is the structure the mechanized...
The Army Reserve Components mobilizing in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/ Enduring Freedom conduct a lengthy, inefficient train-up. They should adopt a shorter, more focused model to increase combat effectiveness. In this study,...
Some argue that it is not fair to treat single parents and dual military Soldiers different from any other Soldier. Supervising single or dual Soldier families in the Army create ethical dilemmas. Leaders must accomplish the mission however; they...
McIntyre, Jerry L.; Miller, Charles H.; Sims, Todd W.; Wood, Michael E.
Contractors on the battlefield have become an unavoidable solution. Since the earliest recorded military history, civilians played a crucial role on the battlefield. The United States military has become dependent on contractors in logistical...
Thesis: Disharmony among Soldiers and degraded morale result from allowing homosexuals to openly serve in the United States Army, an undesirable situation in both wartime and peace.
Abstract: The very nature of homosexuals serving in the Army has...
As the leader of the free world, we must use any means possible to protect our way of life. We are a nation at war with a cold, calculating enemy that does not follow the law of warfare or the Geneva Convention; they are barbaric and use terror to...
Iraqi Freedom Fighters will continue to torture all United States Prisoners of War captured on Iraqis soil. As long as the United States continues to publicly disregard the basic humanitarian treatment of all captured Iraqis. It is in the best...
Abstract: We as a nation must refrain from the torture of Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW) and other combatant detainees that are captured or surrender during combat operations. The Geneva Convention and International Customary Law of War has been our...
Abstract: Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the enemy insurgent forces continue to neglect its moral responsibility to treat humanely United States and Coalition, both military and civilian, forces as Prisoners of War. The treatment...