Humans have used traditional tracking "skills" to follow a quarry (human or animal) since the beginning of existence. "Visual Tracking, at its very basic level is the natural predatory hunting instinct of man." Even with this history, the...
The British Army is often praised for a particular skill in small wars or counter-insurgencies (COIN). Some attribute this to the special challenge of maintaining order across a global empire with a relatively small force; others cite the...
The purpose of this paper is to provide specific information about USCENTCOM transition from
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) to Operation Iraq Freedom. The examples for this vitae
construction of transition from 2002 to 2003 consist of the...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
The proceedings from CSI's fourth annual Military History Symposium held 8-10 Aug, 2006 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and sponsored by US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). Topics include security assistance operations, policies, the roles...
The Army Nurse Corps life cycle model outlines major milestones that are required, expected, or recommended to be achieved for career success and to prepare Army Nurses to become senior leaders in the Army Medical Department. It is important to...
This study attempts to explain the causes and effects of the military coup d'etat which took place in Turkey on September 12, 1980. The analysis focuses on the National Security Council government of the period, against the broader historical...
The United States Army continues to execute counterinsurgency operations in support of the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan. However, inculcating a counterinsurgency ethos into the Army continues to be a challenge. The Army’s reward system,...
The Japanese electric power industry is operated as a semi-governmental monopoly through national policy companies. These companies are owned privately, principally by the old public utility companies, but are very strictly supervised by the...
A description (including illustrations) of ordnance equipment as required for the headquarters company of a field artillery regiment of heavy, horse, mountain, or light artillery; and equipment pertaining to a battery only.
Empirically Based Leadership: Integrating the Science of Psychology in Building a Better Leadership Model. Major Sean P. McDonald, U.S. Army; Leadership doctrine has not fully incorporated critical empirical data into its leadership...
El camino hacia delante. General Peter J. Schoomaker, Jefe de Estado Mayor del Ejército de los EE.UU., Mayor Anthony W. Vassalo, Ejército de los EE.UU.; El Camino Hacia Delante es una visión general de las Directivas de Planeamiento Estratégico...
How can Paraguay, a landlocked country, solve the problem of communications with the outside world? The purpose of this paper (from the point of view of the economic potential of Paraguay) is to develop the logistical problem of transportation with...
Third Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2006-02. So what is this thing called 'luck,' where in one instant what appears to be bad luck suddenly becomes good luck in one fell swoop. Is luck just...
Fischer, Joseph, Stewart, Richard W., Sandler, Stanley
This document covers the special operations in Haiti, including details of Uphold Democracy, the psychological operations, civil affairs, support operations, redeployment and assessment of the military actions.
From 29 October through 1 November 2007, Commanding General, Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) convened the conference “Pedagogy for the Long War: Teaching Irregular Warfare,” at the Alfred M. Gray Research Center at Marine...
This study uses the development of steam propulsion in the United States Navy as a case study for how new technology affects the strategy of the United States at the operational and strategic levels. Using the modern paradigms of operational and...
This thesis identifies problems with the Marine Corps' performance appraisal system, and proposes a solution, the focus of which is behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS). The problems are: (1) failure to attain performance counseling...