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...
This study explores a comparison of World War II submarine wolf packs and modern attack helicopter battalions. Descriptions of submarines using continuous employment, an attack helicopter technique, against mercantile convoys in the Pacific in...
This paper on neutral rights on the high seas and the origins of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War grew out of a much larger and continuing study of the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War. The rights and duties of both neutrals and...
Thesis: The Army has historically not maintained pace with current threats in reference to theory and doctrine. This is especially true in Combat Service Support (CSS) units. For many years, CSS units have been underutilized and criticized bout...
The contemporary operating environment poses distinctly different challenges for military commanders and planners than traditional conflicts. Non-contiguous battlespace exposes lines of communication to enemy action, unlike the linear battlespace...
In the summer of 2005, I was assigned as the S3 Exercises NCOIC of the 1st Transportation Movement Control Agency (TMCA), headquartered on Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The TMCA belonged to the 21st Theater Support Command (TSC) and...
“So far, so good” thought SGT Edward Duran. Even though the Squadron had only been in Iraq a week, there was enemy contact the first day upon arrival to the Forward Operating Base. Tonight looked like it was going to be an easy trip south to...
From May 2003 to June 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Timothy Connelly served initially (and briefly) as the 317th Military Police Battalion signal officer and then for the remainder of his tour commanded the 351st MP Company,...
The movement of major combat, combat support, and combat service support units to the decisive place and time on the battlefield is the commander's operational art. Effectively integrating, controlling, and supporting motor, rail, air, and water...
From February through May 2004, Major Eric Young of the US Marine Corps deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom for a second time, again as an MP company commander with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group,...
The United States destroyer force underwent significant design improvement during the Interwar Period. The roles and missions of the destroyers evolved from WW I to the end of WW II, based on design and tactics improvements, as well as the overall...
"The President of the Republic has directed that, in compliance with the provisions of Art. 1273 of the General Law of the Army, June 15, 1897, the following be observed: regulations for service in the field."
This paper is about the flexibility and adaptability of the leadership and Soldiers of a transportation company. Two very different transportation elements that merged, mobilized and deployed and through the course of these events, the Soldiers...
Major Mike Stephens served as a company commander and S3 with the 701st MSB in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from late 2004 until February 2006. They applied the lessons learned from their deployment to Turkey to their predeployment training...
In this June 2009 interview MAJ Eddie Curry interviews former Marine Corps SGT Derrick Colclasure on his experiences in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). SGT Colclasure deployed two times to Iraq; once to Fallujah and once to Al Taqaddam. SGT...
This monograph maintains that the military acting alone can never achieve a comprehensive solution to a crisis situation. For success, the military must work in conjunction with diplomats, politicians, and humanitarians. The monograph begins by...
This monograph examines US Army doctrine concerning field fortifications in the rear area, and determines whether this doctrine is appropriate based upon the rear area requirements of the Army's keystone doctrinal manual, FM 100-5 Operations. The...