The term "fires" is not new within the US Army. But after years of confining fires to solely its lethal component, the Army broke with tradition. Subsequently, the Army released its new Operations manual, FM 3-0 (2008), articulating the newest...
By examining four historical contexts featuring corps headquarters performing their doctrinal roles, this study indentified three signposts that assist practitioners with anticipating the future role of a corps headquarters at onset and throughout...
The purpose of Airspace Command and Control (AC2) is to maximize the efficiency of all airspace users conducting simultaneous combat operations in support of the commander's intent. Effective AC2 requires successful identification, coordination,...
The purpose of this study was to investigate how the 1st Sustainment Brigade (SB) reduced customer wait time (CWT) in Multi-National Division-Baghdad (MND-B) from October 2007 to January 2008. A secondary objective was to determine what affect...
This paper will describe the events while I was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 06-08. In order for me to remember some of these events, I had already written down notes to keep abreast of where I had to be and what was the...
Fighting the war on terrorism on several different fronts simultaneously had stressed the Army’s air evacuation system to its limits. The 236th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom 04-06 and provided medical...
The Geneva Conventions, along with its Additional Protocols, represent the fundamental documents on which the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) is established. Originally established under the premise of conventional warfare, these documents have also...
Commanders always require a large amount of data in order to maintain situational awareness, a very complicated endeavor especially during deployments in Iraq or Afghanistan with subordinate units spread across the country. The Battle Command...
This monograph examines the execution of the Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP) by operational forces and offers a methodology to better its execution. This study asserts that CERP is a necessary and appropriate program for operational...
The marked changed in the types of wars fought over the last ten years in Afghanistan and Iraq have demonstrated the need for commanders at echelons below the campaign level to develop and continuously refine operational approaches to guide their...
With the introduction of new capstone doctrine, the U.S. Army should invest more time in the formal education of future leaders. This study demonstrates the importance of operational art, the theory used to develop campaigns and major operations in...
The idea of a combined joint engineer element to coordinate and synchronize the engineer effort in a Theater was conceptualized after the experiences of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During my tour of 25 months in Iraq working as a First Sergeant, and...
This document describes the implementation of the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Prevent and Response Program during Operation Iraqi Freedom Three. XVIII Airborne Corps Human Relation/Equal Opportunity Office personnel designed,...
On 24 May 2008, the 42nd Infantry Division of the New York Army National Guard was the first National Guard Division to mobilize in 40 years. I was selected to deploy with the Headquarters element as the NCOIC of a newly formed section called...
After selection to MSG, the only thing I could think about was becoming a First Sergeant, for it had been a dream of mine for my entire career. With V Corps Headquarters deploying to Iraq in support of OlD 05-07, I found myself in the right place...
This paper will briefly explain the deployment of the 15th Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation) to Iraq (LSA Anaconda) from July 2004 – June 2005. The 15th Military Intelligence Battalion mission was to conduct Aerial SIGINT and...
Currently, the United States finds itself in a very similar predicament to what Great Britain experienced after emerging from the First World War as she set about the governance of a growing empire during the interwar period. With the stated intent...
This paper provides a critical analysis and assessment of interagency-Department of Defense (DOD) support during combat operations, specifically stability operations during or post-conflict. The general reluctance of the Department of Defense to...
What is the military’s most effective model for restoring essential services during counterinsurgency operations? That question drove this monograph to compare the most popular restoration model, the SWEAT Model, against a new model, the...