The U.S. Army is in the midst of undergoing a radical transformation, adopting a “capabilities-based” and “modular-type” force structure, to combat “full spectrum” conflict for future threats. The premise behind restructuring all U.S....
From antiquity to the present there has been cultural tension over different views of what is right and what is wrong, and every culture desires to apply their values universally to the rest of the world. When a nation chooses to go to war and...
This monograph explores the role of Coast Guard law enforcement detachments (LEDETs) abroad in the post-Cold War, post-9/11 strategic security environment. Drawing on the work of National Defense University and Thomas Barnett, the author finds that...
The United States Army began transformation to meet the needs of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Senior leaders within the military initiated the transformation from a division-based organization to one built around brigades. This...
The mission of the Army is to fight and win our Nations wars. Inherent in that mission is to win the peace after the war. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Army leadership stated that American soldiers would not police Iraq, but that Iraqis would be...
A systems perspective is beginning to permeate doctrine. This perspective calls for an analysis of the key systems of an adversary. PMESII is an acronym that stands for political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, and information systems....
No one can predict the future but you must prepare for it. The standing joint task force (SJTF) headquarters concept in the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) was an attempt to prepare for the future by establishing permanent SJTF headquarters...
This monograph analyzes T.E. Lawrence as a military theorist and campaign planner. It investigates whether Lawrence's development of his own theory of war assisted him in planning the Arab campaign during World War I. The monograph focuses in four...
Bias caused by organizational culture is a constant companion of military planning. Cognitive models dominated by Newtonian, mechanistic, and reductionist thinking, have all but entrenched bias at the operational level of war where contextual, or...
The current operating environment requires the United States military to conduct military information operations throughout the conflict spectrum, during all phases, and across various military operations. A function of the U.S. military is to...
In command of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment during Operation Phantom Fury - the November 2004 combined-joint assault to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah - Captain Chris Brooke, in this interview, relates in great detail his...
During November 2004's Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr) in Fallujah, Iraq, Captain James Cobb served as the fire support officer for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment. Attached to Marine Regimental Combat Team 7 for purposes of this...
At the time of Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), the November 2004 combined-joint assault to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah, Sergeant Major Peter Smith was serving as the first sergeant for Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment...
In support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Colonel Peter "Duke" DeLuca commanded the 101st Airborne Division's 326th Engineer Battalion during the major combat phase and then, from June 2004 through June 2005, served as the J7 engineer for Lieutenant...
In July 2003, Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Sullivan deployed to Afghanistan as the executive officer of 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment and served in this capacity throughout his nine-month tour operating mostly in the country's Paktika...