This monograph describes the stability phase of Operation Just Cause and its associated intelligence operations. It focuses on the intelligence aspects of the operation to answer the question: Does military doctrine adequately address tactical...
The conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have resulted in an unparalleled level of cooperation between government agencies in spite of the fact that no codified congressional legislation has directed cooperation. Due to historical precedent and...
This monograph delves into the Bolshevik campaign to liquidate the Basmachi Resistance in the Ferghana Valley Section of Central Asia. The Bolsheviks employed a precursor to the modern day D.I.M.E construct in order to overcome early policy...
The Islamic Republic of Iran poses a significant threat to stability in the Middle East. Iran's nuclear program, inflammatory rhetoric, and support to militias challenge peace efforts throughout the region. America now seeks normalized relations...
This study examines a void in current peace operations doctrine--negotiating at the lower tactical level. Current United Nations and military doctrine presents a checklist for conducting meetings but neither explains the theory behind negotiating...
This monograph examines Operation Eagle Claw, the attempt to rescue the American hostages held in Iran, for planning considerations pertinent to similar operations. It focuses specifically on the principle of war Unity of Command as a command and...
This study identifies critical sustainment issues for the deployment of contingency forces to an immature theater and analyzes doctrine's adequacy as it provides guidance to an analysis of four contingency operations; the 1964 US/Belgian hostage...
Americans readily identify Muslim extremism as a viable threat to America. However, they ignore or remain unaware of Christian extremism in the same context, despite the similarities in ideology that advocate violence against Americans. For...
This monograph examines the U.S. Army Draft 1998 Field Manual 100-5 Operations to determine whether the terrorist threat is sufficiently addressed to carry the Army into the 21st Century. First, this monograph shows the purpose of Operations as the...
For over 200 years the Unites States has maintained a Navy/Marine team prepared to respond to crisis. During the 20th Century, Marine Corps structure continued to define its forward-deployed presence as an integral part of the national security...
The Dragon operations in the Congo-Dragon Rouge and Dragon Noir-were the first, and in many ways the most complex, hostage rescue missions of the cold war, Aimed at securing the release of nearly 2,000 European residents taken hostage during the...
This study examines the adequacy of present U.S. counterterrorist strategy and force development as an integral part of U.S. National Security policies. Emphasis is placed on countering the hostage and kidnapping duration event forms of terrorism...
This study examines the use of military force as part of a proactive campaign to counter international terrorism. The study includes an examination of the threat from international terrorism as it has grown from 1968 to the present day. Initiatives...
Using the 1983 US invasion of Grenada and the 1992-3 military humanitarian intervention in Somalia as case studies, this monograph shows how post-Cold War operational planning can benefit from the experiences gained from recent deployments. The...
Crane Brinton's analysis of popular revolutions offers the strategic and operational planner a valid model for checking the consistency of ends, ways and means, for campaign plans. As a planning tool, Brinton's model fills a gap in FM 100-20, which...
Catalog of visual information products is a consolidated listing of all fielded DA products. Catalog's primary function is to assist in providing information to the unit and individual soldier.
Fighting Terrorism Prototypes for Targeting America: A Soviet Assessment by Graham H. Turbiville, Jr. Combating Terrorism. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew J. Smith, Australian Army Legal Perspectives for Civil-Military Operations in Islamic...
Successful military operations require proper planning and resources and an Army that is well lead,
trained and equipped. Throughout history, the United States military has fought numerous battles against
enemies throughout the world with great...
Turkey and an Army Forward. Lieutenant Colonal Patrick Warren, U.S. Army Europe, and Major Michael Morrissey, U.S. Army Europe; As part of a joint force positioned in central Europe, forward-deployed U.S. Army forces are needed to provide a...
Actions taken or not taken by law enforcement agencies, in ungoverned spaces reduce US ability to forestall hostile actions on US soil. The current organization of the United States civil authorities and their limitations to impact "Ungoverned...