The ethical environment of today's Army appears to set the standards for the rest of our country and the world to follow. We are the standard bearer’s of our nation's values and moral thought process. Today's Army is increasingly involved in an...
The most notorious period of the French-Algerian War was the Battle of Algiers. The war was brought on by many developments beginning with the original French invasion in 1830 and subsequent annexation of Algeria as part of the French empire....
Despite the complexity of the Contemporary Operating Environment, the United States is still wedded to a national security system created in 1947. The United States places itself in jeopardy by using a system created at the end of World War II for...
Throughout the years the empowerment and ownership of leadership has shifted severely to the Noncommissioned officers (NCOs) of the American Army. NCOs way of conducting business in order to accomplish the mission has led to difficult decision...
The USAAF responded to the requirement to keep China engaged against Japan by conducting two distinct air supply operations, a tactical air supply mission to Burma and a strategic air supply effort over the Himalayas to China. The tactical air...
Few insurgencies are resolved by military means alone. Insurgents, by definition, pursue political ends and resolve to accomplish those objectives by means of violence. Today the United States and her Allies are engaged in two distinct...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine the ideal practices for militias and irregular forces in counterinsurgency operations. This study specifically addresses those groups organized by a legitimate sponsor such as the Host Nation or one of...
The technical aspects of German V-weapons have been covered in literally hundreds of published books and magazine articles, not to mention the many classified studies which deal with them. The field commitment of V-weapons, the operational aspects...
The statements in this document do not necessarily reflect the point of view of a Unit or the German Armed Forces. On the 3rd of October 1990 Germany was officially reunified.. What happened to the Army (called "Nationale Volksarmee" (NY A) or...
Although numerous senior NCOs fail to become professional leaders, it is up to the rest of us to set the example and demonstrate on what right looks like. Few senior leaders set the example but many will falter by turning their head the other way...
Three major causes for the empowerment of the Non-Commissioned Officer of today’s Army are
emergence of small unit tactics, education and training as well as legislation and regulations.
Small unit tactics emerged to adapt to weapons...
The 54th Infantry Regiment was one of the first African American Civil War Regiments to form. It was formed March 1863, at Camp Meigs, in Readville, Massachusetts. After recruitment and training, the unit was sent to Hilton Head, South Carolina....
Today our Soldiers face an enemy that is not a conventional military and therefore making split decision processes can make this game of life and death even more complex and deadlier than ever. The United States takes pride in following the Laws of...
The current inter-agency doctrinal tools to integrate the decision-sharing elements of battle command at the operational level for defense support to civil authority operations are inadequate under conditions of extremely degraded communications....
From the Classical Period until the Seventeenth century, the study of warfare was practiced predominantly using the vehicle of history. The scientific revolution, ushered in by Newtonian laws, had a major impact on Western military thinking. By...
Seeks to discuss the relationship of morale and war propaganda to the unity of effort of the people of the United States during war or grave national emergency.