Without a hospitalization capability, battalion medical care is limited to primary care and combat resuscitation. The U.S. Army has traditionally dispatched doctors to battalions. After the Vietnam War, the Army studied this practice critically....
Within the past few years, there have been a number of reports referring to "Competitive Strategies." In one sense, Competitive Strategies is the Defense "buzzphrase" of the late 80s. However, it is also more. Secretary Weinberger directed DoD to...
With USSOCOM assuming the role as supported command in the Global War on Terror, Army Special Forces will no doubt to play a primary role in that effort. The unspoken assumption seems to be that America's new, unconventional foe will best be...
With the U.S. military and State Department presence, Iraq has the opportunity to create a representative government supporting the ideals of freedom and democracy. Over watch is provided in a region historically known for dictator and monarchy...
With the U.S. high domestic consumption of illicit drugs, a relationship has formed between transnational gangs and powerful Latin American drug cartels. The ineffectiveness of the war on drugs, along with the high cost of such a program, begs the...
Weems, Ricardo; Ayala, Richard; Moorehouse, Salina; Rinehart, William; Winters, Steven
With the past historical perspective on terrorism, one can see exactly why it is imperative the United States remain in the Gulf region. With the U.S. military and State Department presence, Iraq has the opportunity to create a representative...
With the continuing fight to win the global was of terror, military professional must be willing to take the time out of their busy schedules to study military history. Those who have studied military history have displayed the ability and...
With the attacks of September 11th, by a transnational, global, terrorist network, the full danger of this new security threat was revealed. The initial response of the United States Government to this threat resulted in the birth of the Global War...
Winning the Counterinsurgency Fight in Iraq: The Role of Political Culture in Counterinsurgency Warfare 2003-2006 in Iraq is written to provide insight into the importance of political culture in relation to developing a counterinsurgency strategy....
While the United States and Russia have many disagreements, very few of these affect nuclear weapon policy. One that has recently done so, however, is the argument over ballistic missile defense systems in Europe. The United States has signed...
While the Persian Gulf War confirmed the political and strategic utility of using ballistic missiles as a terror weapon, the effect of ballistic missiles on tactical operations has received much less attention. Despite growing evidence of...
While history never repeats itself identically, it generally share parallels to previous conflicts and provides similar solutions to such conflicts. Military history accounts for important events in battles of the past; strategies used, and include...
While all warfare is an expression of politics, none is more pervasively so than irregular conflict. The irregular side, most probably employing a mixture of guerilla tactics and terrorism, will seek favorable political effect from several courses...
While Algeria was facing internal security issues with illegal Islamist armed groups in the 1990s, some Sahelian-Saharan states were reducing their institutional presence in their border region with Algeria. Mali was demilitarizing its northern...
While Afghan women are difficult for coalition forces to access in their counterinsurgency efforts, they play a central role in their families and are the primary care-givers for, and have significant influence over, their children. U.S. Army...
Where did the media go wrong in relations with the military? The media has a liberal tendency to see it as their role to expose abuses of power by large institutions such as the military. This has been a major problem for some years in the...
When the Republic of Indonesia declared itself independent from the Netherlands on 17 August 1945, the Dutch leaders did not accept this and tried to restore colonial authority. This led to a four-year conflict between the Netherlands and the...
When the Army transformed to a brigade centric force, ground forces gained the tactical capabilities and flexibility promised. What the Army lost was the role and purpose of the division. Administrative, training, and expeditionary task executed by...
When discussing guerrillas, people think of phantom elements characterized by their sudden and unexpected ambushes, insured victory in any engagement, uncanny skill in hiding, and successful resistance against any and all attacks. However,...