The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has developed the Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force (SC MAGTF) concept of force employment that will enable partner nations to foster stability in their respective regions. The USMC is prepared...
This study investigates the contributions made by the U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) during the Persian Gulf conflict. Particular emphasis is placed on each mission performed by the SF during operations DESERT SHIELD/ DESERT STORM. Emphasis is...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
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...
Controlling the population in any counterinsurgency is critical to the success of the counterinsurgent. Three historical theorists, Sir Robert Thompson, David Galula, and Robert Trinquier all agree on this pertinent issue. Success in Malaya hinged...
This paper examines the US Army approach to peace support operations. It reviews the trends in Army doctrine and analyzes their historical foundations from the Cold War in order to determine the accuracy and relevance of the Army approach for its...
From the initial invasion in 2001 through the ongoing counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army has been challenged with truly understanding the socio-cultural dynamics of the local populace which has become known as the...
This monograph addresses the question: Do the planning staffs at the Unified Combatant Commands have the personnel resources and training to conduct crisis action planning for contingencies without augmentation from other organizations? The Unified...
Major Charles St. Clair was a military transition team (MiTT) chief assigned variously to the Iraqi 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Division and the Iraqi 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from November...
The mission of the Artillery Combat Leader Battalion (ACLB) is to train selected personnel
as noncommissioned officers capable of performing leadership duties appropriate to
their grade and MOS in cannon artillery units in the Republic of Vietnam...
The USA Sergeants Major Academy has gradually matured in the 1980s from a small officer-led organization to a much larger noncommissioned officer institution. At the beginning of the decade, fewer than 100 soldiers worked at the Academy; 25% of...
The 2002 USASMA Annual Command History is designed to preserve a record of the academy's activities during the year. It consists of three main parts. The first is a very brief introduction to the history of the academy and the Noncommissioned...
SUMMARY: The Army transformation effort provided the dominant theme for the Sergeants Major Academy in 2008. The academy sought to continue transformation in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, through the increased use of distance...
February 2007 the 39th IBCT of the Arkansas Army National Guard received their alert for a mobilization and deployment to Iraq scheduled in the early part of 2008. The immediate plan focused on WTT, WBD, Individual Weapons Qualifications, Crew...
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...
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...
Acquisition reform has been a continual process for the past 230 years. Today’s reforms continue that trend. In the era of reducing budgets and increasing acquisition cost, a solution must be found to reform the current structure. The Department...
The preponderance of literature and scholarly debate on counterinsurgency (COIN) focuses on the strategic or operational approach: leader-focused; large group-focused; special operations; conventional operations; enemy centric; and the latest,...
The organization and functions of the unit known as a combat psychological detachment is detailed in this document. The detachment headquarters section (command, administrative, supply, and transportation functions), intelligence section...