This paper presents the author's views regarding the center of gravity, a concept which has created a surprising amount of disagreement among people studying operational art. The problem seems to stem from differences in interpretation of Carl von...
This thesis analyzes the formal and informal information gathering and reporting processes which take place in the rear area of a forward deployed (US) corps in Western Europe. The thesis examines the information gathering capabilities,...
Concepts Division, Aerospace Studies Institute, Air University; Barondes, Arthur D.
This study has been prepared at the Aerospace Studies Institute (ASI) as part of a continuing program to examine the role of airpower in guerrilla warfare. It is one of several studies undertaken simultaneously on the conduct of guerrilla warfare...
Nearly twenty years ago, as a new student in the Army's Command and General Staff Officer's College, Infantry Branch officers introduced to me the relatively newly codified doctrinal term "center of gravity." Throughout the "best year of our lives"...
This survey of American field advisors in Korea, Vietnam, and El Salvador is a study on how the United States military had built foreign armies in Korea and Vietnam. The goal of this survey was to understand American field advisors—to determine...
This monograph discusses the importance and growing role of air defense in the "lower" end of the conflict spectrum. There is root a broad understanding in our current doctrinal literature of the increasing air threat in “low-intensity...
This handbook provides guidance for commanders, staff officers, battery officers, and other personnel in planning and executing airmobile artillery operations. The techniques are applicable to all artillery units that can be transported tactically...
This study strives to determine the most effective way to organize and train a military force at the brigade level and below to build peace during contested peace operations. The thesis investigates three organizational models for military forces....
Trends in international relations indicate that the United States must prepare to support friendly nations in repelling internal and external threats by assisting them in undertaking essential political, social, and economic reform. At the same...
This study investigates the aspects and nature of unconventional warfare operations from pre-Cold War, Cold War, and post-Cold War environments. The case studies examined are: unconventional warfare operations in the Philippines (World War II),...
US Army Training and Doctrine Command; Combat Studies Institute
The first annual military history symposium sponsored by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and hosted by the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, took place in August 2003. It brought together an outstanding...
The first annual military history symposium sponsored by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and hosted by the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, took place in August 2003. It brought together an outstanding...
This study examines historical examples of armored forces conducting OOTW. From these examples the study then examines current training and doctrine to determine their adequacy in preparing armored battalions for these diverse missions. OOTW poses...
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a requirement for an armored cavalry regiment to support the operations of U.S. forces in Vietnam, and if so, to determine whether the regiment as presently organized and equipped, is...
Changing times have brought with them new definitions of security threats and national interests. Within the military establishment, these changes have especially affected the Army. Thus, the Army is increasingly seeing the need for involvement in...
The US Air Force, and the U.S. armed forces separate service air arms, have historically wrestled with how to apply air and space power to non-traditional forms of warfare, such as insurgency and counterinsurgency. While the airplane was used as...
Given ongoing conflicts and the likelihood of executing counterinsurgency in the future, it is vital to conduct effective campaign planning for counterinsurgency. Additionally, effective campaign planning is essential for rapid and effective...
U.S. Army commanders seek to balance the requirements to conduct offensive, defensive and stability operations simultaneously. Within this framework, commanders have also had to balance the conduct of traditional military actions and non-military...
This study examines naval special warfare's roles, missions, and command structures from various periods in its evolution to determine a set of principles for effective and efficient command and control. The study examines selected case studies...