This monograph focuses on a region of geopolitical and strategic importance to the United States. The region of Central Asia comprises five countries; Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Historically, this area of the...
This monograph analyzes the campaign in the Aleutians of 1943 in which Japanese and U.S. forces struggled violently for strategic control of austere ground in what has been aptly called the "forgotten war". Several theoretical concepts are tested...
Thesis: US-Sino relations are relatively good due to several conditions partially set by the US. The US-Sino relations are also built on a shared vision of the current world where the United States is the sole superpower. Not that China likes the...
I believe that the circumstances we are put in or that we put ourselves in is the best learning experiences there are and often times these experiences are the very thing that develops our leadership abilities. The difference between leaders are...
This paper outlines the story of my venture as a young 18-year-old boy fresh out of Basic Training, who had to become a man over night. Shortly after my first assignment to Ft. Stewart Ga., I was deployed to Operation Desert Storm as an Armor...
The U.S. Army Special Forces has used firebases to project a forward presence since the beginning of the Vietnam War. It has proven one of the best ways to get a small element of Special Forces into an area and begin to establish an American...
Afghanistan once had a well-developed and productive agricultural sector. As late as 1978, the country was self-sufficient in cereal grains and had a strong export market for horticultural products. It also produced industrial crops such as cotton...
In this first of two interviews, Major Gerd Schroeder discusses commanding Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, and later the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), in Baghdad and Iskandariyah from April 2003 though July 2004 in...
As operations in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate, America's adversaries are capable of manipulating domestic and international media with lies, distortion and propaganda disseminated via the internet or media outlets. The U.S. military's inability...
The challenge of providing a trained and ready force to respond within the continental United States in the event of a national disaster or terrorist attack is complex, and is further complicated by issues spanning financial, political, and...
Several studies have described the relationship between leadership and cohesion, albeit not within a multinational context. Previous researchers have also identified a variety of factors that appear to influence the performance of multinational...
With combat formations schedule to begin drawing down in July 2011 and the role of US forces in Iraq already shifting away from the lead, the future of these two nations will grow increasingly dependent upon the indigenous security forces and the...
The United States military enjoys the continued growth of Remotely Piloted Aircraft assets and personnel. By 2015, Creech Air Force Base will employ almost one in every five active duty Air Force pilots. Remotely Piloted Aircraft are in such demand...
As geographic neighbors, the United States and Mexico have experienced varying tension ever since each country was colonized, gained independence, and solidified its boundaries. Between the American Civil War and World War I, the U.S. Army...
With the rapidly changing and unfamiliar global environment, the U.S. Army must require its planners to have an understanding of operational art within the context of their warfighting function and combat power. How can an operational planner...
This monograph seeks to determine if the U.S. Army adequately prepares company grade officers to interact successfully with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) during humanitarian assistance and peace operations. It briefly analyzes the current...
The purpose of this monograph is to recommend the retention, modification, or abandonment of certain concepts of the current elements of operational design based on their continued validity within the contemporary operational environment. Military...
The contemporary operating environment poses distinctly different challenges for military commanders and planners than traditional conflicts. Non-contiguous battlespace exposes lines of communication to enemy action, unlike the linear battlespace...
To succeed in the Long War, the United States and its allies will need to develop new strategic approaches, adaptive operational concepts, and more cost-effective methods of coalition and Interagency coordination. As was the Cold War, the Long War...
On a one-year permanent change of station assignment from September 2003 to September 2004, Major James Smith served as commander of the 831st Transportation Battalion's Qatar Detachment. Based in Doha, his unit operated two major ports - the Port...