This study contrasts two opposing theories which have shaped the U.S. Army's tactical intelligence process since 1940. One theory holds that the best kind of tactical intelligence is predictive in nature. The other theory states that tactical...
This study determines if the 105-mm howitzer should be the future direct support weapon system for light forces from now until the year 2010 and beyond. As the Army prepares to enter the twenty-first century, there is a current capabilities void...
This study develops a methodology for the Australian Army to adopt to ensure that a systems approach is applied to the concept and acquisition phases of the Materiel Cycle. This involves an integration of Systems Engineering, Integrated Logistics...
This study discusses the infrastructure by contrasting the challenges faced by our national and military leaders in three crisis areas: NEEDS, FUNDING, and MANAGEMENT. NEED is the gap between current conditions and required/desired conditions....
This study examines adaptations made by State, on adherence to directives requiring coordination with other USG departments and agencies, to effectively respond to current and future national security threats. Without the staff, tools, and training...
This study examines command, control, communications, computer, and intelligence (C4I) systems interoperability progress within the United States (U.S.) military services and amongst coalition partners since the year 2000. This study uses national...
This study examines the engagements between the U.S. Army and the Apache Indians from 1846 to 1886. It attempts to determine what effects the values of the soldiers and warriors had upon the conflicts occurring during this forty-year period. The...
This study examines the implications of the evolution of technology on the employment of technology of the Field Artillery in Force XXI and beyond. Historically the Field Artillery has been the greatest killer on the battlefield. By 1870, according...
This study examines the premise that “sports build character.” Educational institutions in the United States have used sports participation to build character for over 100 years, but verification of whether sport is an effective tool to...
This study examines the reorganization process as it applies to a mechanized infantry company. The investigation focuses on the reconstitution process in general, and on the reorganization process in particular. Existing doctrinal publications and...
This study explores the Geneva Convention of 1906 and the Hague Convention of 1907 and their effectiveness in protecting military medical personnel, facilities, and transport during World War I. The analysis focuses on violations against American,...
This study focuses on an analysis of the revised final draft FM 22-100, Army Leadership and its usefulness for unit leaders in instilling the Army core values. Within this research effort, the investigator evaluated the doctrine presented to...
This study identifies essential civil support tasks to aid tactical units, specifically Brigade Combat Teams and Combined Arms Battalions, with Civil Support Operations. Civil Support Operations, an element of full spectrum operations, has four...
This study investigates a methodology to develop naval doctrine for the U.S. Navy. It does not write doctrine, but presents a process to produce a workable doctrine encompassing theory, missions, organization, history, and documents currently in...
This study investigates the best method for developing character and aligning personal and organizational values in the United States Coast Guard. All five of the military services embarked on comprehensive efforts to develop character and teach...
This study investigates the current and near-term future single channel satellite communications architecture in support of corps and division operations. It identifies considerations that corps and division commanders have when employing...
This study investigates the current division level Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) information architecture and its ability to support Army divisions in the twenty-first century. Current developmental efforts are...
This study investigates the doctrine of command and control warfare at the tactical level of war and examines whether or not this doctrine is an appropriate activity for Army corps. The work examines the concept of command and control warfare, the...
This study investigates the limitations of strategic airlift in light of occurrences during the DESERT SHIELD deployment, and the changing strategic environment. The limitations and their importance are shown through an examination of the changing...
This study investigates the nature of defense and analyzes defense spending in an economic-rationality framework. It attempts to find justification for defense spending within such a framework. The study examines the nature of international...