This study examines the counterintelligence and security programs of the Manhattan Project, the United States acquisition of the atomic bomb, using the Department of Defense's Acquisition Systems Protection Program (ASPP) methodology. Using the...
The term asymmetric warfare is comparatively new in Chinese defense circles, and it is often used in reference to the U. S. Yet China has a long theoretical and historical tradition of seeking asymmetric responses to strategic challenges throughout...
United States (US) policy towards North Korea has struggled to adequately address the US national security interests. Contrary to interests delineated in the US National Security Strategy, North Korea possesses nuclear weapons, demonstrates the...
Organized crime is becoming a large-scale business that is conducting global commerce for the trafficking of illegal services and products as well as developing the associated supply chains. Criminal organizations are conducting commerce across...
Significant debate surrounds the concept of “peaceful use of space” as delineated in various international treaties and espoused in the United States (US) Space Policy. The US view allows military space applications. One remaining frontier...
The changing strategic environment has necessitated a shift in Army training from traditional maneuver warfare to full-spectrum operations to defeat irregular, catastrophic, and disruptive challenges more effectively. The problem is that...
The U.S. Army is paying incentives under the Aviation Career Incentive Act (ACIA) (to attract and retain qualified aviators) that are no longer justified. The research was designed to determine the Army's need to pay aviators ACIA in order to...
Colonel Edward Hatch, Commander 9th Cavalry Regiment, following the resolution of a 1877 uprising in San Elizario, Texas, submitted a report to the Secretary of War. His concluding statement suggested that the existence of Fort Bliss, as a...
This thesis investigates the utility of transforming the Institutional Army through the use of corporate business models. Through a survey of the literature of published corporate business plans and models, military reports, Army depot case...
This study investigates the utility of quantitative tools as decision aids at the tactical level of war. It seeks to address how the U.S. Army may achieve the proper balance between the physical and moral forces of battle during the command...
This study delved into the premise that the Department of Defense is the United States' most equal opportunity employer. The employment results of the United States Army was compared with the results of Major League Baseball using five imperatives:...
This study assesses the prospects for Special Forces operations in the Middle East. It is intended to provide insight into how US Army Special Forces units should be used in the Middle East until the year 2000. The study's research strategy is...
This study investigates the possible employment of the Navy's Combat Logistics Force to sustain an Army airborne brigade conducting a contingency operation in an undeveloped theater. The discussion focuses on modifying a Navy replenishment oiler...
This study analyzes the Peruvian Maoist Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) movement to discover an explanation for its survival and growth in power. The nature of the insurgency, to include the movement's goals, forms of warfare, ideology, strategy,...
This study analyzes the current Reserve Officer Training Corps' (ROTC) Program of Instruction (POI) found in Cadet Command Regulation 145-3 and determines if the POI has anticipated the leadership training needs of ROTC cadets for the future. In...
The study addresses the question of whether knowledge management is an appropriate strategy for revising the Army doctrine development process in the contemporary operational environment. Case study examines knowledge management theory as applied...
This thesis examines the force structure of the Army's contingency corps in light of the National Military Strategy that is emerging in the early 1990s. The environment that guided this nation's strategic thinking changed significantly in 1989-90....
This study investigates how well the potential of space technology is incorporated by the Army into its warfighting doctrine. The study examines the potential benefits of space systems for the military, focusing on Communications, Navigation,...
Henry Bouquet, a professional Swiss officer, served in the British Army from 1756-1765 in the 60th or Royal American Regiment. Bouquet's service to the Crown involved his participation in three major campaigns in North America. During 1758 Bouquet...
This study is a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Army's combined arms counter-helicopter training conducted at the Combat Training Centers (CTC's). It examines, through historical analysis, the factors that have resulted in the current status of...