Thirteen individuals were killed and thirty-two individuals were injured in the Fort Hood shooting. The U.S. Army bearing the wound left a nation questioning how one of their own military members could be accused of such catastrophic events. In the...
Unified Land Operations: The Evolution of Army Doctrine for Success in the 21st Century. Colonel Bill Benson, U.S. Army; The Army exploits the initiative to gain a position of advantage in unified land operations nested inside joint unified...
The relationship between the Active Component of the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard has been troubled and divisive. When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in August of 1990, he unwittingly touched off a significant dispute between the active...
Embraces the composition of a fifth column within a democracy and potential democratic fifth columns in totalitarian countries. A fifth column is composed of people, either individual or collectively whose activities take place within a nation...
The Revolution of Military Affairs (RMA), occasioned by technological advances and the shift-drift-rift of paradigms born of multi-polar world realities, is rich with vision, but hobbled by lingering Cold War mentalities. Nowhere is this more...
Reserve and National Guard Soldiers often bring these attitudes to the unit. Actions that would not be acceptable at an active duty post frequently diminish in the Reserve unit. Often, Soldiers use the excuse "taking care of Soldiers" to validate...
From March through September 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major James Swift commanded the 426th Forward Support Battalion's supply company - part of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. In this comprehensive interview,...
This paper examines the impact that safe areas had on the UN peace operation, on the opposing factions, and on the overall course of the war. Ironically, the very safe area measures that were initially conceptualized to relieve the suffering of the...
This monograph seeks to determine if Americans have consistently favored one form of operational art over another. If we (the U.S. military) do not recognize that a tendency towards one or the other forms of operational art exists, we may...
There are many critics who have concluded that the US Government has not successfully conducted communication with its public during the current, persistent conflict, but perhaps one of the earliest was Ted Koppel. In 2001, responding to a question...
The goal of all firing-battery training is fire discipline, which amounts to accuracy, speed and dependability, regardless of adverse conditions, in placing fire where called for and when.
Sudden, intense physical training puts our senior leaders at risk from death due to stroke or heart attack. There is an increased risk of injury to joints and back for both the younger and older population. Requiring Soldiers to repeatedly perform...
Failing to achieve cultural understanding has shown to be counterproductive to the success of military operations. Past military operations have resulted in failure or experienced difficulties due to the neglect of cultural understandings of the...
Use of civilian personnel by the military is critical to wartime effectiveness and increases the overall strength of the military. The purpose of this paper is to validate the advantages of permitting civilian volunteers to relieve U.S. military...
In the Japanese Self Defense Force, Information leaks on the web through the file-sharing software infected by a computer worm happen one after another. Why did they use their privately owned computers in their work place? Why did they take their...
Knowledge of history is essential in the professional development and growth of military leaders. Past historical conflicts afford a multitude of examples for military leaders to sharpen and develop their critical thinking skills essential to...
The NCO (Noncommissioned Officer) has had a direct effect on the progress of the United States Army. Over the years the roll of the NCO has evolved to take on greater responsibilities as leaders and trainers. Some would argue that while the change...
Thesis Statement: America's future in conducting Joint Combat Operations with sister services and Federal Agencies has directly resulted from the success of Operation Just Cause. With the current level of Joint Military Operations being conducted...
The study of military history can be a very complex and multifaceted endeavor for the military professional. The study of
military history is how to use experience, whether remote or
recent, in the process of deciding what to do today about...