As the United States (US) continues operations to neutralize terrorist activity and prepare its military for future hybrid threats, operations to target enemy leadership, in a counterinsurgency environment, have grown in complexity and importance....
The purpose of this monograph is to understand how China's culture affects the way it behaves internationally. By reviewing lessons from recent Chinese history and prevailing philosophies, we can see that China has succeeded in their goal of...
The US Army's Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) has been oft criticized as a time consuming and cumbersome process. Units typically devote so much time to developing and perfecting the plan that once the process is complete, there remains...
This textbook used by the Army School of the Line and the Army Staff School in the year 1919-1920, discusses the organization, deployment and equipment of machine gun units.
Thesis Statement : It is important for military professionals to take time and study history in order to gain a better understanding of the past and how to use these lessons learned to better train and prepare Soldiers for the challenges that lie...
Thesis Statement – It is important for military professionals to take time and study history in order to gain a better understanding of the past and how to use these lessons learned to better train and prepare Soldiers for the challenges that lie...
China and the United States have been competitors on a global scale since Deng Xiaoping changed China's trading policies in 1976. The policies resulted in increased tensions between the two nations over time. This monograph uses Commercial...
Is the study of military history important? The history of the United States of America is rich with military examples of both successes and failures. One may argue that studying mistakes is futile while others will argue that we learn from our...
John Champe was born in Loudon County, Virginia, in 1752 and served in the Continental Army in 1776 and was a Sergeant Major in the distinguished unit known as Lee’s Partisan Legion. When Benedict Arnold defected to the British in 1780 and used...
This essay discusses the importance of the local population in counterinsurgency operations. By comparing and contrasting The American Revolutionary War with the War in Iraq, it demonstrates how the local population is the most important factor...
Empowerment of the American Non-Commissioned Officer rests on three basic
concepts. Those concepts are improvements in education, training, and physical
conditioning. Soldiers are the core component for optimal performance of the...
In meeting the challenges of post-hostility Iraq, the area of information operations (IO) has received a great deal of attention. Unlike combat operations, the center of gravity in post-conflict Iraq has been restoration of basic services and...
This paper will explore some of the contributing aspects of the military family and its effects on a leader completing self-development courses on-line. Today’s military forces are doing more with less and have been for the past few years with no...
Rules of Engagement (ROE) in Iraq are to protect coalition forces from insurgents. Some incidents escalated to a point where vehicles were shot in the engine, disabling the vehicle, others shot through the window, killing everyone inside. With...
Third Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the 2006 CGSC Class. Leader transitions are critical times. In the military, leaders conduct extensive planning and preparations for operational transitions such as...
Third Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2007-001. Leader transitions are critical times. In the military, leaders conduct extensive planning and preparations for operational transitions such as...
Although seemingly as antiquated as the horse cavalry, the lessons from the Apache Wars of 1865 to 1886 are still relevant to the US Army. Indeed, the US Army’s current occupation of Iraq is remarkably similar to the occupation of New Mexico...
Throughout history, military theorists have pondered the existence of a set of principles to guide soldiers in the application of force. Mass is one of the most critical components and has existed as a United States Army principle of war since...
The end of the Cold War and the demise of the Soviet Union ended forty-five years of containment policy for the United States. For the duration of the Cold War the U.S. security strategy was to deter communism everywhere it threatened to break out....
The thesis establishes the fall-out of the Afghanistan war (1979-89) on Pakistan's armed forces (PAF) as it affected their role in domestic politics and military capability. The study traces the background of the PAF till Soviet invasion of...