Reserve Component unit readiness is important because the Army cannot operate in any spectrum of conflict without mobilizing reserve forces. Major portions of the Army's support structure reside in the reserves. The current Unit Status Report...
Throughout the twentieth century, the U.S. Army has periodically reviewed the structure and organization of its primary combat unit, the division. Since 1939, the Army has conducted at least eleven such reviews with associated testing and...
This thesis examines some of the reasons behind task force commanders inability to properly employ their direct fire systems during the conduct of offensive operations at the National Training Center (NTC). The thesis develops a set of criteria...
This thesis is a preliminary study of the spoken language system (SLS) interface under development for the U.S. Army automated planning and asset visibility system called Logistics Anchor Desk (LAD). The purpose of the study is to determine whether...
This biography is written through personal acqaintance of the author and covers Lincoln's life before and during politics, as it examines Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery in the United States during the 19th century.
The purpose of this paper is to point a way to permit all officers to complete a military education to include the Command and Staff School first year course by the age of 33 and the War College course for selected students by the age of 38.
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
This monograph discusses the proposed transfer of organizational maintenance responsibility from maneuver units to the forward support battalion. The proposed transfer is a part of the battlefield maintenance system (BMS) doctrine currently under...
As the U.S. Army logistics community implements the revolution in military logistics (RML) in support of Joint Vision 2010 and Army Vision 2010 the focus in the repair parts arena must be on managing information and distribution instead of...
During my briefing I will discuss the following; the evolving role of NCO Corps in the Iraqi Security Forces, the influence of US Special Forces, professional schooling for the Iraqi NCOs, and a couple of successful missions of the Iraqi Special...
The US military faces new strategic challenges in the 21st Century. Amongst them is the ability to rapidly project sufficient force to address these challenges. This monograph researches the potential deployment of a US Army heavy force package...
By applying Cohen and Gooch's model to the Battle of Mogadishu, this paper has shows that the failure of the TFR mission on 3-4 October 1993 was the result of a system failure. Secretary Aspin received far more blame than he deserved for making the...
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army
The purpose of this SOP is to prescribe the procedures to be followed by all elements of the theater (except US Strategic Air Forces in Europe) in the readjustment of personnel between units after the defeat of Germany, in order that units...
The attack of the 502th Infantry regiment at BEST, HOLLAND, was a part of OPERATION MARKET which aimed to open a corridor from the Belgium-Holland border to the city of ARNHEM, HOLLAND. The corridor was to be established by means of a...
Task Force 45 was a task force of American and British antiaircraft gunners acting as infantry, with Italian Partisans, Brazilians and African American troops fighting by their side. Explains the organization and committing of TF 45. Gives...