This thesis is designed to do two things. First, this study examines the evolution of command and control (C2) systems through history. Second, this study examines the Army's current Force XXI digitization initiative. The first part develops the...
Future political and social upheaval on the African continent will continue to endanger U.S. citizens living abroad. Deployed Special Forces operational detachments are ideally suited to assist joint task forces in the execution of noncombatant...
This study investigates the viability of replacing manned aircraft with unmanned combat aerial vehicles in the armed reconnaissance mission. Increased costs associated with operating a viable Air Force combined with a growing aversion to human,...
Since the seventeenth century, Sir Isaac Newton’s laws of motion have had tremendous impact on the Western world’s mind-sets for understanding nature as predictable and orderly. Consequently, Western strategic culture has been based on a linear...
The end of the Cold War brought a change in role for a majority of the armed forces of the western nations. The operational emphasis moved from defensive posturing and expected total war, to employment possibilities across the whole spectrum of...
Army leaders state that values enable leaders to “do the right thing,” but the Army needs a system that enables soldiers to make good decisions in a complex environment. As prioritized lists of “what matters,” values help people make...
Beginning in 1989, the world saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War, and the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. All of these events changed the military strategy from containment of a single threat to a...
Concerns about the growing disparity of values necessary for Army officers and those held by incoming college Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets in commissioning programs raises the question of values-teaching methods. This pilot study was...
This study investigates the joint deployment and rapid distribution tenet of focused logistics and its capability to project forces and equipment into a theater of operations in support of the joint force commander of 2010. The thesis is a...
As global urbanization increases, the likelihood of United States (US) military participation in combat operations in urban areas also grows proportionally. This study examines the mission analysis step of the military decision-making process...
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...
The Family Practice Residency provided an abstinence-based curriculum program to the post junior high school students. This study investigated the prevalence of high-risk behaviors in this population for improving future programs. The literature...
Trauma training is regularly conducted within the military medical community in an environment of increasing scrutiny and pressure to replace animals with inanimate alternatives. This thesis uses the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) animal...
This study examines whether coalition command, control, communications, computer, and intelligence (C4I) systems interoperability is the next logical step for the US beyond joint interoperability. This study uses US experiences in the Korean War,...
The future global system of international relations, the clash of civilizations, the revolution in military affairs, and the expansion of war present significant challenges to just-war theory. The problem is that modern definitions of just-war...
This study evaluates the capability of the current long-range surveillance (LRS) force to accomplish the reconnaissance requirements expressed in the emerging operational concepts of Joint Vision 2010. The study analyzes the role of LRS operations...
This research examines the Special Forces recruiting methodologies for the twenty-first century. The analysis highlights the origins of the U.S. Army Special Forces from 1952 to the establishment of the Special Forces as a separate combat arms...
The European Union’s role as a security organization in Europe is growing. The latest initiative was the decision to form a rapid reaction force, the so-called European Union Battle Groups. Sweden is the framework nation for one of these,...
The topic of this thesis is Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT). Specifically, certain essential skills for the dismounted infantry soldier are lacking in today's training, doctrine, and skills. This is a study of MOUT training in the...
This study examines the threats of drug trafficking to Jamaica’s national security and democratic stability. It focuses on the need for the Jamaica Defence Force Military Intelligence Unit to enhance its effectiveness as part of a national...