The purpose of this monograph is to demonstrate the conflict between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Government of the Philippines is territorial and not religious in nature. To understand this conflict the past four-hundred years from...
The Muslim insurgency in Southern Philippines has gone on for decades. The efforts to resolve it is heavily influenced by sociocultural dynamics that have developed and prevailed through the years. The Philippine military understands that awareness...
Conflict in the Philippines has endured for five centuries. The contemporary conflict between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Islamic separatists in the Mindanao islands is the latest evolution of resistance in the...
The purpose of this briefing is to keep the History and Traditions of the Non-Commissioned Officer Corps alive by revisiting and remembering our comrades at arms as they fought and sacrificed in past battles.
In addition, in keeping with our...
Since the end of the Cold War, changing global dynamics have brought about important political, social and economic developments to Southeast Asia. Foreign relations between the Southeast Asian states have also improved, reducing intra-regional...
At the core of U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine is the concept of “hearts and minds.” Although the concept has significantly deviated from its historical grounding and has become a nebulous concept that is frequently maligned, misunderstood, and...
This thesis is a case study of the 1923 Greco-Turkish population exchange and asserts the compulsory expulsion effectively prevented genocide of Orthodox Christians living in Asia Minor. To support this argument historical evidence leading up to...
The Vietnam conflict spread dissension into every corner of our political and cultural environment and shattered the foreign policy consensus that had guided US relations since World War II. The initial combined effort of the United States and...
This monograph analyzes the United States Army's preparedness to counter a hybrid threat. The analysis consists initially with developing broad understanding of hybrid warfare/ threat by reviewing numerous proposed definitions. With a general...
Afghan nationals are not using or maintaining USG-funded development projects in two provinces/PRTs critical to U.S. success. As such, this monograph seeks to answer whether USG development projects in Afghanistan are sustainable. To do so, it...
As the United States (U.S.) sustains the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) and the prospect of invading Iraq looms imminent, there remains a pressing need for viable intermediate staging bases (ISB) in the Middle East to conduct decisive military...
This study deals with the historical evolution of the Muslim uprising in Mindanao and how the present Muslim secessionist groups; the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG),...
"Ask a doughboy or an officer about 'over there' these days, and nine times out of ten his answer will be, 'Oh, what's the use of talking about it? Folks are tired of hearing about the war."
Military leaders face many decisions in planning for successful operations. Leaders prepare for each mission in that operation. They plan for needed equipment and training. They factor in critical elements such as terrain and time. History shows us...
World War II started on 1 September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. Germany was at war with England, France and other European countries. At the time, Hitler wanted to avoid any confrontation with the United States by any means necessary. Sir...
The ongoing theme throughout the book America’s First Battle describes that the United
States military especially in the battles of San Juan Hill and El Caney in July of 1898, and
Buna, A “Leavenworth Nightmare” in November 1942 to January...
In the last 50 years, the US military has been engaged in two large scale counterinsurgency campaigns. One campaign took place over 40 years ago and one is presently ongoing. In both of these counterinsurgency campaigns, the US Military’s...
The importance of learning from past counterinsurgency operations helps us prepare for the wars of today and tomorrow. While the tactics of some insurgents have changed, the basic principles of insurgency and counterinsurgency have remained. In...
The importance of learning from past counterinsurgency operations helps us prepare for the wars of today and tomorrow. While the tactics of some insurgents have changed, the basic principles of insurgency and counterinsurgency have remained. In...