The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threat to the US Army and various methods used to counter this threat. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) is the current method. This paper will address...
The Army of the future will assume an increasing role in force projection through the conduct of peacetime contingency operations. In preparation to accomplish these crisis-oriented, time-sensitive missions, soldiers and units will have to maintain...
This report describes the effects of the atomic bombs which were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, summarizing the information available on damage to structures, injuries to personnel, morale effect, etc.
The beginning of the 20th century marked a departure point for the United States (U.S.) in several ways. Technological and scientific advances that would continue to influence the U.S. for decades occurred with seeming regularity. For the citizens...
Globally, potential adversaries are building ever more complex, stronger, and deeper fortifications which are largely immune to the current United States weapons inventory. Advanced construction and design techniques coupled with technological...
Global-Reach Regime Replacement, alternately referred to as GR3, is a proposed method to forcibly remove a threatening regime from power, replace it with a new government, and conduct appropriate levels of stability and reconstruction operations in...
The recent interest in the operational level of war in American military circles has awakened a long dormant appreciation of the art of planning and conducting campaigns. Unfortunately, there has not been a thorough study of leadership at this...
As the world's strategic environment continues to change, the need for forces trained and equipped to conduct peace operations increases. The United States recognizes that the maintenance of peace and stability throughout the world supports its...
Volume includes additional data which have been accumulated on terminal ballistics and revises and expands upon data already presented in previous volumes of this series.
Geoffrey Parker asserts in The Cambridge History of Warfare that the western way of war is based on five fundamental principles. He states that the combination of; a heavy reliance on technology, reinforced by discipline and aggressive pursuit of...
Since the end of the Cold War in 1989, the United States has embarked upon many military operations that were not bound by the traditional framework of revolution or insurgency. States formerly held together by the political logic and financial...
"There are at present four types of transport airplanes and two types of gliders in our service which are suitable for transport of field artillery units."
Just how long and how efficiently a motor vehicle will serve depends more upon proper lubrication than upon any other feature of its care. The proper lubrication of a vehicle is of vital importance and any neglect is so conducive to excessive heat...
In today's conflicts, United States (U.S.) Soldiers are required to carry up to 80 pounds or more of combat gear into the fight, including an ammunition basic load of at least 210 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition. This ammunition weighs approximately...
The threat of a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) attack against the United States is more significant than ever. The United States Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) corps is designed to deal with the results of this...
This monograph examines US Army doctrine concerning field fortifications in the rear area, and determines whether this doctrine is appropriate based upon the rear area requirements of the Army's keystone doctrinal manual, FM 100-5 Operations. The...
This monograph analyzes the effectiveness of US Army Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield doctrine to identify and target enemy psychological vulnerabilities. The focus is on the heavy division. First, the monograph evaluates US Army heavy...
This monograph examines whether allowing women in direct combat assignments in the U.S. Army will adversely affect unit cohesion and as a result, degrade combat effectiveness. To answer this question the monograph conducts a theoretical analysis of...
The transformation of the U.S. Army from a 2002 legacy force, into the future Objective Force will create unique challenges for the medical sustainment mission. As new methods and concepts are introduced that capitalize on information technologies...