Should the United States military alter current development practices by entwining entrepreneurial expeditionary economics into a new approach to the successful delivery of aid? This study explores whether the military is the right actor to deliver...
The focus of this thesis is to determine how U.S. Army corps and divisions ensure deliberate gap crossings, a type of combined arms operation, are planned using operational art. Examination of doctrine for gap crossings shows gap crossings to be...
Multinational operations under the direction of both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) have become the norm rather than the exception. In the light of an emerging partnership between both organizations, the...
The U.S. dependence on foreign oil is a national security concern. The Department of Defense is the largest federal government consumer of oil and the Army plays a significant role in reducing consumption. To do this, the Army must reduce fuel...
In this interview, MAJ Michael Daake relates his experiences as a full time Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) S4 (Logistics) officer assigned to the 113th Engineer Battalion while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) January to December...
MAJ Joshua Griffin served as the intelligence advisor on a military transition team (MiTT) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2012 interview, MAJ Griffin discusses his multi-hatted role...
MAJ Kenneth Scerbo served on multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as a Signal officer in 2004 and 2005, 2006, and 2008 in support of both Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this April 2012 interview, MAJ...
LCDR Christopher Lynch served as Alpha Company commander and officer in charge (OIC) of a Navy Seabee unit in Ramadi and Al Asad, Iraq during 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2012 interview, LCDR Lynch discusses the...
MAJ Morgan Ashton served as a liaison officer for Task Force Shield to the Ministry of Oil in Basra, Iraq during 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2012 interview, MAJ Ashton discusses the challenges of deploying not...
MAJ Andrew Deponai served on a stability transition team (STT) advising the Iraqi Army (IA) in Ba'qubah, Iraq during 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2012 interview, MAJ Deponai discusses his training and...
In this April 2012 interview, MAJ Kelly, US Army Chemical Corps, discusses his deployments in support of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). MAJ Kelly describes challenges he faced on deployment in Afghanistan as commander of the 14th Chemical...