The importance of protecting limited aircraft assets cannot be overstated. The loss of a modern aircraft entails the probable loss of highly trained and experienced crews that took years to develop. Furthermore, if a target is missed because of...
This monograph examines the question can the military intelligence battalion (Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence) [MI BN (CEWI)] maneuver on the modern battlefield and function as a viable combat multiplier. The evolution of the US Army...
The challenge of adapting to emerging technologies is difficult and important to future success on the battlefield. One area in which recent technological advancements have influenced military operations is electronic warfare. This study examines...
This monograph examines the ability of each service to support the joint suppression of enemy air defenses (J-SEAD). J-SEAD involves using all available forces, such as aircraft, artillery and electronic warfare, to effectively suppress enemy...
The combat effectiveness of tactical airpower can be assured during a conflict only if attrition is maintained at minimum levels. In today’s high threat environment, the Warsaw Pact nations outnumber the NATO allies in front line aircraft by a...
The importance of protecting limited aircraft assets cannot be overstated. The loss of a modern aircraft entails the probable loss of highly trained and experienced crews that took years to develop. Furthermore, if a target is missed because of...
This study attempts to determine if joint electronic warfare can be employed to suppress enemy air defenses within twenty kilometers of the forward edge of the battle area. The investigation is focused on an analysis of why joint electronic warfare...
Three threats to the current tactical command and control communications system are identified and examined. These threats are overcrowding the frequency spectrum, electronic warfare, and the electromagnetic pulse effect. When these threats are...
The dominance of the U.S. Army’s conventional capabilities has forced our adversaries to generate asymmetric techniques in order to marginalize our advantages. One technique they may pursue is to target our extensive use of information...
To what extent do the Chinese cyber-warriors--within the People's Liberation Army along with both state and non-state sponsored hackers/crackers--represent a viable threat to both the security and prosperity of our nation as a whole? In the past...
This monograph discusses heavy division organic SIGINT and its limited ability to aid the commander in the division's fight. Modern weapon system employment demands that intelligence and SIGINT provide precision intelligence at extended ranges....
The Mission Training Plan (MTP) provides the active and reserve component training manager with a descriptive, performance-oriented training program to assist leaders in training their units. Standards for training may be made more difficult, but...
U.S. Army Field Artillery School: Weapons Department
"This 1975 SOP is published as a guide for the preparation of that part of a battalion SOP pertaining to maintenance, with emphasis on motor maintenance."
The U.S. armed forces face a global information threat which could launch an attack without warning. This surprise attack could damage the U.S. armed forces ability to mobilize, deploy and control forces worldwide. The attack will use the global...
Now more than ever every facet of society relies on the NII to facilitate critical information related activities. Entities around the world have not ignored this transformation and seek to steal, disrupt, and interdict the U.S.'s key information...
This monograph examines the impact of the heavy division MI battalion restructure on Intelligence and Electronic Warfare (IN) support to the maneuver brigade. This restructure gains significance due to the fielding of a new family of systems...
During Operation Rolling Thunder, the United States Air Force was unprepared for the introduction of the SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile system into the North Vietnamese integrated air defense system (IADS). Following a series of aircraft...
Unmanned Aircraft are fulfilling critical roles in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are integral in base defense plans and the protection of key infrastructure. They enable commanders to monitor activity throughout their area of responsibility and direct...
The next battle is envisioned as a short, violent conflict of unprecedented destruction. The 1973 Middle East War rendered a vivid insight to that battlefield. To meet the challenges of the next battle, the U.S. Army began publishing a new series...
This thesis focuses on development of a Command, Control, and, Communications Countermeasures (C3CM) planning architecture for corps level operations. Initially, the research describes previous uses of C3CM in recent wars and reviews the lessons...