Within the context of the current US government endeavor to unify its actions and build partner-nation military capabilities in the Global War on Terror (GWOT), this monograph seeks to determine the potential value of utilizing expeditionary...
Following the period from 1957-1960, when most countries in West Africa broke loose from colonialism and became independent, the need for an integrated and classless society was one of paramount concern to most, if not all, West Africans. Up to...
The study of military history is an important responsibility of those in the profession of arms. By learning from an organization’s past mistakes and past successes it allows for future operations to have positive results and tighter unit...
Historically, the United States Army has had difficulty articulating and justifying force requirements to civilian decision makers. Most recently, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq reinvigorated the debate over estimated force requirements. Because...
For many countries, the finite nature of fossil fuels is a matter of significant security concerns. Producer and consumer countries alike increasingly see energy supply security as a subject of their security and defense policy. Being strategically...
Because of the dangers of combat that Army officers potentially face, it was hypothesized that they should become sensitized to risk taking, and that this could be observed by their being less risk averse than civilians. This study sampled two...
Thesis: Homosexual conduct in the Army can be very polarizing if gays and lesbians are allowed to openly serve, and pose the question whether Soldiers should be judged solely on their sexual orientation or on the basis of their skill sets to...
Thesis Statement: Even though allowing open homosexual conduct in the Army is very polarizing. Should Soldiers be judged based on sexuality and does it affect your ability to serve the country? Abstract: It is certainly true that many service...
Senior leaders must enforce basic Soldier skills and the established Army standards in accordance with the rules and regulations that govern our profession. Soldiers who continuously fail to meet the established standards weaken the Army. We should...
This study investigates the capabilities and limitations of the commercial telecommunications satellite system, Iridium. In view of the increasing demands for immediate communications in the modern theaters of war, the study analyzes the utility...
Studying our military past is essential in benefiting our soldiers today. Though there are many battles of our past looking at the war in the Philippines, Vietnam and our current Global War on Terrorism provide some very important lessons. For...
This is part 2 of the after action report of XIV Corps in the M-1 Operation. The document gives reports of the Assistant Chiefs of Staff, G-1 and G-4, as well as reports from the Signal Officer, Chemical Officer, Ordnance Officer, Quartermaster,...
The Battle for Manila presented the first instance in the war in which a metropolitan city strongly defended by the Japanese was assaulted and captured by U. S. forces. The account of this engagement has obvious value in training for future...
This study provides the analysis and research necessary to identify and recommend ways to support reservists' civilian employers. Employers are not able to support sustained reservist absences that are now more frequent and for longer periods of...
On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign is the next volume in the US Army's series of studies focused on its operations in Iraq. The first volume, On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom, showcased Army operations in the...
Wright, Donald P., ed.; Afghan Study Team, [et al.]
Forward from David H. Petraeus: Since 2001, the US Army in Afghanistan has been conducting complex operations in a difficult, often dangerous environment. Living in isolated outposts and working under austere conditions, US Soldiers have carried...
Beginning in 2009, the United States and many of its NATO-ISAF partners dramatically raised their levels of effort in Afghanistan. The "Afghan Surge," as it came to be known, was most evident in the number of additional US and allied troops that...
Wright, Donald P., 1964-; Afghan Study Team, [et al.]
Forward from David H. Petraeus: Since 2001, the US Army in Afghanistan has been conducting complex operations in a difficult, often dangerous environment. Living in isolated outposts and working under austere conditions, US Soldiers have carried...
This paper's purpose is very modest. It answers the thesis question, "Have the ends (interests, goals or objectives) specified in the National Security Strategies (NSS) since 1986, been consistent?" For this study, consistent is defined as whether...
This thesis endeavored to determine if the current organization of the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) best achieves homeland security in a time of diminishing resources. The growing threat to national security...