The purpose for the research is to identify the Islamic Fanatical Impact during both Operations Desert Storm / Desert Shield. In addition, examine why Islam was viewed as a political threat. Indeed without any hesitation the Green Peril (Islam)...
Craig, Steven T.; Vaalmets, Hannes; Valentine, Anthony; Chancellor, Reginald
The Persian Gulf War of 1990, also known as Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm brought turmoil and conflict to a region with enormous uncertainty. The nation states of Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia where in dispute over land, resources and...
Between the years of 1980 – 1992, civil war raged in El Salvador between the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a Marxist revolutionary movement, and the government of El Salvador (GoES). This monograph answers the following...
This monograph probes a very narrow band of Army doctrine--the wheeled vehicle convoy--by asking if that doctrine is versatile enough for the unique challenges of OOTW. The paper focuses on the more dangerous end of the OOTW spectrum, where convoys...
Military professionals must dedicate time in their schedule to study military history. A study of past similar events will not give the Soldier a “turn-key” solution to a current operation; however, it can give the Soldier a “sector of...
This thesis reviews US national security strategy (NSS) and US military engineering assistance (MEA) to Peru to see if MEA is employed consistent with NSS. It identifies and classifies US strategic interests in Peru. Finding US interests at stake,...
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...
In the past two decades, Radical Islam rooted in Europe became an obvious security threat. This monograph argues that Western Europeans are partially responsible for permitting or not preventing the presence of radical Islamists in the Balkans and...
Changes in the world situation since the end of the cold war has resulted in national interest worldwide no longer concentrating on military might and competition. The focus has turned to economic prosperity, competitiveness and its resulting...
This paper proposes to present an estimate of the capabilities of the Axis powers to wage chemical warfare in its principal phases, without special emphasis on toxic gases, which may or may not be encountered. Germany, Italy, and Japan are...
Over the past decades, globalization has now become a new world order, which virtually influences everything that comes in our mind. Developing countries like Bangladesh with vulnerable geopolitical locations and weak economies are now looking at...
This monograph discusses the evolution of U.S. Army doctrine with respect to the organization of the Bradley-equipped mechanized infantry battalion. General William DePuy's powerful vision, as captured in the 1976 version of FM 100-5, Operations,...
This monograph analyzes that characteristic of the modern battlefield known as nonlinear operations, as defined in FM 100-5, Operations. The purpose is to determine if there is a firm linkage between U.S. Army doctrine and the training of U.S....
This monograph posits that military practitioners have a theoretical and doctrinal gap in understanding operational art. This threatens to separate tactical action from strategic purpose resulting in battlefield success that is orphaned by...
With the Nation in a state of unlimited emergency, the undersigned submits the attached report covering the period from his assignments as Chief of Staff on September 1, 1939 to July of, 1941.
The operational commander of the 21st century increasingly finds him or herself engaged in coalition operational environment. In order to achieve unity of effort, the operational commander must determine whose operational ethics will prevail in a...
I believe that “ALL” soldier must have some sort of knowledge of Military History. History always repeats itself one way or another. Leaders learn from history either the good things to do or the things not to do. I believe we learn a great...
What is the gap between the military and civilian world, referring to the press? I don’t n see the world as fully understanding of our mission and I don’t understand why those who we support soon forget what we do. Our actions are quick to be...
As United States Africa Command matures, United States Transportation Command will have to be postured and trained to accommodate a greater Department of Defense dependence on the En Route System (ERS) to ensure rapid global mobility of forces and...