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This paper describes the key events and lessons learned during my deployment on Operation Noble Eagle II stationed at Ft. Sill, OK and Ft. Carson, CO. The focusing of the paper is on the issues of mobilizing a unit and use of sustainment training...
This paper describes some of the key events and lessons learned during my deployments to Iraq while at Camp Bucca and Abu Ghraib Theater Internment Facilities, during Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003. I will give significant discussion to building and...
The British and US experience with the use of local, irregular security forces suggest their importance in assisting the host nation government and counterinsurgent forces. Their successful establishment, training, and employment demonstrate the...
Military operations are complex and chaotic phenomena. Current theoretical models inadequately deal with the increasing complexity and inherent uncertainty of modern warfare. Relying on mechanistic paradigms and reductionist methods of analysis,...
This monograph argues that the idea of nested concepts is an inviolate principle which will be even more critical on the future battlefield. The primary research question is: will the future battlefield's environment still require nested concepts...
The British and US experience with the use of local, irregular security forces suggest their importance in assisting the host nation government and counterinsurgent forces. Their successful establishment, training, and employment demonstrate the...
Detainee abuse is a major focal point during the War on Terrorism. Current standard operation procedures were imperative during early stages of the war. I found myself in an ethical dilemma while conducting combat operations in Arababad,...
The Battle for Leyte Gulf in October 1944 was the largest naval battle of World War II both in terms of the number of ships involved, and the expanse of area the battle covered. The battle was a decisive victory for the Allied Forces, who...
This thesis provides information and analysis of the effects of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution 1956 on the Hungarian military higher education system. Providing a historical overview, the thesis sets up an understanding of the Hungarian military...
When President Woodrow Wilson ordered approximately 150,000 National Guardsmen to the southern border in 1916, the United States was on the verge of all-out war with Mexico. The rapid mobilization and deployment of the Guard forces broke the rapid...
This collection of 25 Mediterranean Base Section 1944 circulars includes topics like regulations, spare parts, accidents and traffic violations, staging areas, security and safety, off limit areas, billeting, medical personnel, sanitation,...
Hunter, Kenneth E., comp.; Tackley, Margaret E., comp.; Bacon, Mary Ann, ed.
The book deals with the Pacific Theater of Operations and is divided into six sections: (1) The Allied Defensive; (2) The Strategic Defensive and Tactical Offensive; (3) The Offensive—1944; (4) The Final Phase; (5) The China–Burma–India...
MAJ Michael Crawford served as the battalion operations officer (S3) with the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery (FA) at Logistical Support Area (LSA) Anaconda during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2010...
The purpose of this paper is to answer two questions. The first question is: is it feasible to employ light infantry formations in offensive operations to the tactical depths of the battlefield in a mid-intensity environment? If it is feasible,...
This paper describes the Russian forces’ plans for operations during the Russo-Japanese War. Topics include the Trans-Siberian Railway (and its important influence on Russian strategy throughout the war), early events and plans, strategical...
History has demonstrated that amphibious assaults are among the most complex and challenging of all joint operations. The myriad of factors that evolved independently throughout the war did not become fully integrated until the winter of 1864-65....
The Department of Defense is also in the process of reevaluating its contribution to homeland security in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Of particular concern is the DoD plan for assisting civilian authorities in consequence management...