The United States Army is concluding its responsibilities in the Global War on Terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq by conducting Counter Insurgency Operations now doctrinally associated with Wide Area Security (WAS). The point of this paper is to...
Every leader in today’s military must and should study military history to some extent. Future mistakes could be limited, but never totally avoided by studying the past mistakes of our military leaders. Could today’s insurgence of American...
In the years 1902-1904 the U.S Army was engaged in a conflict with insurgents in the Philippines. This insurgency arose, partly, in response to economic, political and cultural conditions that deprived the indigenous Philippine population of the...
The United States Military fought in two different operating environments during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. These conflicts involved follow on operations and continuous operations in dealing with the aftermath of both wars....
The paradigm shift of technology through the dynamics of warfare, bridges the relationship between military history, theories, and doctrines to better combat opposing forces of today and future operations. From the conception of the Continental...
The United States Army Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) is the backbone of the Army. Today's NCO is the embodiment of the most powerful nation on earth. The NCO is a small unit leader, trainer, disciplinarian, and in many cases, a hero to the sons and...
After 9/11 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established and has responsibility for natural disasters and first response to acts on domestic soil. A primary tool available to both DHS and the Department of Defense is the National Guard...
The United States military, as with any professional organization that is dedicated to be successful must reshape, restructure, reorganized, and transform in order to remain effective. The rationale and dynamic forces behind the initiation of...
American noncommissioned officers grow more responsible as years pass and duties change. The NCO Corps capitalizes on events, situations, and conditions to evolve as better individual leaders. Many factors came into play since the U. S. Army’s...
Military History has been in existence since the first caveman drew a club against his foe. The study of military history has existed just as long. The challenge presented in studying military history is to not repeat the mistakes of previous...
Leaders, civilian and military, must know history. The Philippine Insurrection provided many lessons about the effects of different tactics on the ability to obtain actionable intelligence. These lessons become valuable when compared to events in...
During the Philippine and Vietnam Wars, the United States failed to achieve cultural awareness which resulted in resistance from local populace. This lack of cultural understanding resulted in prolong wars and resulted in the lost of many lives.
The history of the United States Army noncommissioned officer began in 1775. The American noncommissioned officer blended traditions of the French, British, and Prussian armies into a uniquely American institution. As the years went by the NCOs...
The study of military history provides a background for military leaders to plan for current and future operations. By studying military situations from the past, military leaders can better understand what actions were beneficial to the success of...
It is of vital importance that the military leader be versed in the study of military history. By studying history, the military leader uses critical thinking, grounded in military history, as the basis for operational decision making. Military...
Chatman, Jeffrey L.; Edwards, John D. ; Moyer, Dan T.; Wilkinson, David W.
Throughout history, Combined Arms Operations played a vital role in a conventional theatre of operations. Current doctrine in the Global War on Terrorism shows Combined Arms Operations can adapt in an asymmetric operating environment. Additionally,...
Thesis Statement: Many believe the need for an educated and responsible NCO is a current phenomenon. But if one looks at the history of our Army, one can see that leaders of the past also recognized the need of a stronger NCO Corps. Today’s NCO...
Guy, Ian D.; Teo, See Keong; Hall, Ronald V.; Dore, Roland J.; Hutton, Thomas
Noncommissioned Officers of the past needed only to ensure Soldiers received the proper training to perform the sole functions of their MOS. In the 21stCentury, army transformation mandates a future NCO Corps with a culture that is capable and...
It was once said, if you fail to learn from history then you are doomed to repeat it (original
author unknown). The failure of The U.S. Government to maintain and continue Special Forces
small group insurgent teams from the American/Philippine War,...
The Revolutionary War and Philippine Insurrection demonstrate the use of attraction and chastisement policies in counter insurgency and asymmetric operations; however efforts at attraction are most effective when chastisement efforts have been...