COMMANDANT'S SUMMARY: The year began with an emphasis on communication. COL Abramowitz directed that the academy's webpage be radically upgraded by November 2005. It was, but only in early 2006 did it hit its stride. The purpose of the upgrade was...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how technology aids commanders and units in
building confidence in their Soldiers. Some technological advances include the Program
Executive Office (PEO) Soldier. The PEO Soldier addresses the areas of...
This thesis analyzes the intelligence collection and dissemination in urban environments at the maneuver battalion. The methodology attempts to assess the organic intelligence assets and capabilities within a maneuver battalion, the training of the...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how Soldiers become confident. Soldiers’
confidence is built through training, leadership, and technological advances which is evident
through the success of the Army Retention Program. A comparison of any...
Since the American Revolution, the Army has conducted stability operations, which include counterinsurgency operations. Intelligence gathering methods do not work for every counterinsurgency campaign; methods vary from conflict to conflict....
The foundation of military intelligence is lying on collecting, analyzing, protection, and sharing information of movement and position of the enemy, weather and area where the operation is conducting. This paper analyzes the effectiveness of...
The United States Army has predicated its ability to dominate the full spectrum of military operations on the ability to "See First, Understand First, Act First and Finish Decisively. " During recent conventional operations, including Operation...
The defense and intelligence community initiatives to create persistent surveillance capabilities and enable access to the resultant continuous data streams will create significant change in the joint force and partners operating across the domains...
Baird, Maria A.J.; Baker, Wayne E.; Johnson, Michael B.; Shawlinski, Robert S.
The United States military has been at the forefront of the development of artificial intelligence and other new technologies. Artificial intelligence is a necessity in today’s military. The continuing development of artificial intelligence is a...
COMMANDANT'S SUMMARY: The year began with Colonel Seward as commandant. He had arrived at the academy in August 2004, the day before the resident Sergeants Major Course (Class 55) began. He regretted not being able to come earlier because he...
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...
This paper determined the public image of the U.S. military as reflected in leading magazines and compared the results with the public image of the military determined in a 1971 study. The 1982 and 1983 issues of twenty-one leading magazines were...
The conduct of war throughout its evolution has become increasingly complex, especially given the range, accuracy, and lethality of modern weapons systems. In order to maximize the contributions of firepower within the overall operational concept,...
FM 100-20, Military Operations in Low-Intensity Conflict, published in January 1981, provides a wealth of badly needed material on a LIC conflict and a LIC environment. Yet, there is no guide on a type of organization that could operate in a LIC...
This monograph determines the role and current posture of the United States Army, and specifically its intelligence corps, in Department of Defense (DoD) Intelligence Community (IC) implementation and execution of Intelligence Campaign Planning...
This study on Germany consists of information regarding transportation systems such as shipping and ports, railroads, roads and motor transportation, inland navigation, air transportation, and forwarding agencies.
Joint Force commanders, military services and governmental agencies recently stated an operational requirement for a persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability. The need for persistence implies a need to detect,...
The challenges of modernization for any military in the contemporary operating environment are difficult with even the most professional and well-financed of militaries. Not only are the costs of research and development prohibitive in attempting...