If we look back at America's history, a large part of our creation came from foreigners across the globe. Today's tribute will focus on a European born and naturalized citizen of the United States, General Fredrick Baron Von Steuben. His...
The U.S. Army's Center of Military History gives today's Soldiers a useful prospective from which to appreciate the past and shape the Army's future. The origin of the Sergeant Major dates back as early as the sixteenth century when the English...
The lessons derived from the use of attack helicopters in Operation Desert Storm will revolutionize future concepts of land warfare.
A comparison of the current war fighting doctrine with recent observations in Operation Desert Storm,...
For over a decade, the Military Intelligence (MI) community's doctrinal and force design mantra was the Combat Electronic Warfare and Intelligence (CEWI) concept. Warnings of CEWI's limitations surfaced as early as Operations URGENT FURY and JUST...
This monograph examines whether Army institutions provide tactical leaders a frame of reference which adequately encompasses operations other than war (OOTW). It begins by analyzing the nature of OOTW's environment focusing on the object, aim,...
The Army is currently embarking on a major peacetime modernization program. As the drawdown comes to a close, the Army is about half its former size and is confronted with a far more complex strategic environment. Virtually any place the Army may...
This monograph examines the Army’s future operational level logistic support in an effort to determine whether or not the Army can successfully execute its Objective Force transformation without an aerial-based sustainment and distribution...
Army Base Operations (BASOPS) are burdened by an aging infrastructure and smaller workforces. Increases in operations tempo and less funding make installation management more challenging. To provide guidance in execution of the BASOPS mission, the...
Today, a new strategic environment confronts the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its member nations. In order to address the challenges posed by this new environment, NATO developed a new strategy emphasizing political and military...
The attack helicopter battalions within the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) sequentially transition to the AH-64D beginning January 1999 and lasting through May 2002. During this period, air assault operations will be conducted with three...