This monograph discusses the issue of the Direct Support Field Artillery battalion’s participation in the artillery duel or counterfire battle. If conventional Mid- or High-Intensity war were to occur in central Europe, the United States would...
The Army has an obligation to notify next of kin about the time and circumstances of a service member's death. Occasionally, for various reasons, the Army reports this information inaccurately, giving the family a false sense of closure. Family...
This study refutes the claims by many air power advocates that Operation Desert Storm stands as a revolution in warfare. According to their logic, the success of the Gulf War air campaign proves air power has become the dominant force in modern...
A zero defects mentality exists when the environment suggests that making mistakes and reporting "bad news" can lead to careers being ended or stifled. In such an environment leaders try to avoid mistakes at all costs and they are tempted to over...
Ethics is one of our SAP Core Values. In Singapore Armed Forces (SAP) we have 7 set of SAP Core Values. This Core Values are to guide members of the organization in a common direction. The SAP 7 Core Values are Leadership, Loyalty to Country,...
This essay speaks of the overall advantages gained by the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in combat. Fratricide has been reduced because of the effective use of GPS in common equipment employed by troops. Collateral damage that might...
There are many unfortunate tragedies caused by fratricide during wars. Often the cases, the causes of the accident was because of the forces on the ground were unable to describe the target accurately to the supporting fire, and the supporting fire...
One of the most ethical problems in the Army today is one that I have known to be an issue for as long as I care to remember: the never-ending ethical inadequacy of evaluation reporting. The Army’s method of evaluating the performance of its...
The Army of the past is transforming into the Army of the future. The Army is transforming while simultaneously fighting a war on terrorism. The transformation is changing the structure and formation of the Army. The operations in Iraq and...
In October 2004, my battalion was deployed to Mosul, Iraq. With the country on the verge of collapse, American soldiers were simultaneously engaged in both combat and training local nationals to assist in the fight to rebuild their country....
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
In 2008 the Army declared that the current demand for forces in Iraq and Afghanistan was unsustainable--this thesis asks if this is a fair and accurate assessment. The Army developed the Army Force Generation Model in response to a condition of...
European airpower theorists of the 1920’s and 30’s envisioned the deliberate bombing of civilians in order to affect an enemy nation’s wartime production capabilities and national morale. However, American proponents of airpower were more...
Leadership is an art and many leadership attributes remain timeless; this study of a successful leader is significant because it provides an insight to a leader that has led and commanded before us and identifies how he mastered the art of...
After the events of the 11 September 2001 and the advent of the War on Terrorism focused mainly against Al-Qaeda, interest in studying the Islamic groups has increased. Such enquiries can have a huge impact on both the Muslim World as well as the...