The United States Army is tasked to fight and win the nation's wars and is fully equipped with the doctrine, tactics, techniques and procedures to do so. The military peace operations of the 20th century have shown that the Army is less well...
Booklet recounts the highlights of Fort Leavenworth's establishment as a frontier outpost, its roll in the development of the Great American West, and its continued contribution to the armies of the Free World in the training program of the United...
A compilation of ten essays that narrate the history of the fort and illuminates the important contributions made to this country by its peoples, events, and institutions. Each essay was written by a member of the Combat Studies Institute, the...
A compilation of ten essays that narrate the history of the fort and illuminates the important contributions made to this country by its peoples, events, and institutions. Each essay was written by a member of the Combat Studies Institute, the ...
The Geneva Conventions, along with its Additional Protocols, represent the fundamental documents on which the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) is established. Originally established under the premise of conventional warfare, these documents have also...
This monograph explores the problem of mission creep. The trend toward ethnic and regional unrest has characterized the world security environment since the breakup of the former Soviet Union. The United States has struggled to find its place in...
"The President of the Republic has directed that, in compliance with the provisions of Art. 1273 of the General Law of the Army, June 15, 1897, the following be observed: regulations for service in the field."
The Provost Marshal Office (PMO) of the Joint Maneuver Training Center (JMTC), Camp Grayling, was called to active duty to implement emergency security procedures following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Due to its unique composition...
The arrangement of the annual reports of the War Department for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1917 includes the following titles: Secretary of War; Chief of Staff; Adjutant General; Inspector General; Judge Advocate General; Quartermaster General;...
Translated from German. The exercises are adapted to the American military education system's situation. The overall purpose of the exercises is to arrive at clear and intelligible conclusions, to be able to explain these conclusions to others,...
When the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) arrived in France in 1917, AEF authorities decided to reorganize the Army's division and higher level staffs to be more in line with their French and British counterparts. The reorganization required an...
With the Nation in a state of unlimited emergency, the undersigned submits the attached report covering the period from his assignments as Chief of Staff on September 1, 1939 to July of, 1941.
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
This monograph examines the advantages and limitations of rules of engagement as tools for controlling peacekeeping operations. With the changing character of the international community and the disorder it is spawning a better understanding of how...
Martin van Creveld, a noted theorist, contends that the concept of operational art did not take off in the United States (US) until after the Vietnam War. Conversely, James Schneider, a prominent military theorist, asserts that operational art...
In December 1995, the Dayton Peace Accords led to a US Army deployment to Bosnia for participation in a complex, multinational peace enforcement operation, Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Four heavy and one light divisions have served as the nucleus of...
Peacekeeping lessons. Peace enforcement operations. Colonel Charles H. Swannack Jr., US Army, and Lieutenant Colonel David R. Gray, US Army Assessing force protection risk. Lieutenant Colonel Daniel...
This is one of a series published by the U.S. Army Center of Military History. The monograph discusses logistical organization and operation, logistics improvement programs, supply and maintenance improvement program, support activities and base...
This paper covers the building, experiences and operation of a newly formed Forward
Support Company; Starting from the time the company was stood up, movement to MOB site and into theater. Movement into Theater was to support OIP at AI Asad Air...