Throughout the history of warfare, there have been periods when technological developments have dramatically affected the balance between firepower and maneuver on the battlefield. When the new technology enhanced the effectiveness of firepower,...
This document includes a history, statistical summary of corps engineers function from D-Day to V-E Day, summary of tactical principles, a complete list of bridges built by corps engineers from D-Day to V-E Day, pictures of engineer work, and an...
The dominance of the U.S. Army’s conventional capabilities has forced our adversaries to generate asymmetric techniques in order to marginalize our advantages. One technique they may pursue is to target our extensive use of information...
This anthology was inspired by its authors and the Soldiers and Marines they lead. Their experiences and reflections appear in this volume, a collection of battle studies that focus on leadership success, and failure, in the great campaigns of the...
This monograph analyzes the leadership characteristics that suggest a rapid acceptance of changing conditions in warfare among senior leaders and which leadership characteristics tend to suggest a more conservative approach. This conservative...
My first direct experience working as a part of a Joint-Force Team came during preparation for Iraqi Freedom. I was assigned to the 3D Corps Support Command (3rd COSCOM) in Wiesbaden, Germany. As an infantryman I didn’t know what the COSCOM’s...
Core values have a prominent place in the leadership training and education, and character development programs of the United States Armed Forces. Without question, leadership and character development are critical to any military establishment and...
MSG James' assignment with the 741st AG Co, Orlando, FL, indicated Platoon Sergeant: but performed primary duties of Training NCO and other functions as required. Her story tells of continuous Army Reserve postal units' participation in various...
This monograph evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of Chinese foreign policy towards Africa, discusses the history of engagement of the People's Republic of China with the African continent, and examines the implications of this relationship in...
This monograph examines the employment of a European based U.S. heavy division in a contingency in the Middle East. Applicable theory is described and developed against the historical lens of armored campaigns in desert regions and then is used to...
In the early1940s the attitude toward women entering the Army was "Never". Even after the introduction of a bill to establish a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (W AAC). The bill proposed a quasi-military where women only filled clerical jobs; it was...
In the early1940s the attitude toward women entering the Army was “Never”. Even after the introduction of a bill to establish a Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). The bill proposed a quasi-military where women only filled clerical jobs; it...
The purpose of the researchers Masters of Military Arts and Science thesis is to explore the possibility of including women in the Marine Corps CI/HUMINT community without diminishing the overall unit cohesion and combat effectiveness of combat...
This monograph examines the effect of allowing women into the infantry in the U.S. Army. It focuses on aspects of the moral domain - cohesion, bonding, morale and stress. It attempts to answer the question: Will small level infantry unit (i.e....
In today’s military females make up approximately 15% of Active Duty, 21% Reserve Component, and 14% National Guard. More than 40,000 American women have served in Iraq. Women have been historically noted in combat roles as early as 1429, when...
This study explores a comparison of World War II submarine wolf packs and modern attack helicopter battalions. Descriptions of submarines using continuous employment, an attack helicopter technique, against mercantile convoys in the Pacific in...
Advancements in Science, technology, and industrialization during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries had a subtle and almost undetected impact on the conduct of warfare. The increased lethality of weapons systems, the more efficient...
Do Information Operations (IO) contribute to success in counterinsurgency campaigns? What IO measures of excellence exist to demonstrate achievement of success in counterinsurgencies? These questions currently challenge U.S. military forces...
The term asymmetric warfare is comparatively new in Chinese defense circles, and it is often used in reference to the U. S. Yet China has a long theoretical and historical tradition of seeking asymmetric responses to strategic challenges throughout...
This monograph establishes a theoretical foundation for stability operations doctrine. It defines a tactical approach to ‘limited warfare’, applicable across a wide range of stability scenarios, with the hope that the reader will gain a higher...