The US Army relies on tactical-level leaders, not for their physical warfighting skills, but for their ability to employ cognitive thought during stressful situations. Cognitive tasks include sensing patterns, deciphering complex environments,...
Creativity, the generation of new ideas that are both novel and appropriate is essential to understanding complex problems, and can be enhanced by both life experience diversity and cognitive diversity, as well as by delayed evaluation during...
Cómo la Inteligencia Emocional puede Influir Positivamente. Gerald F. Sewell; EN OCTUBRE de 2006 la doctrina revisada del Ejército se hizo oficial con la publicación del Manual de Campaña (FM) 6-22. El nuevo marco conceptual presentado en el...
The realist paradigm is the USG's dominate perspective for conflict analysis. Historically, this perspective has served the United States well, leading to its ascension from colonial possession to global hegemon in less than two centuries. There is...
With the emergence of the Global War on Terror (GWOT), the mental illness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is increasingly identified in returning veterans. A 2006 mental health study released by the Pentagon found 11% of returning OEF...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine whether the measures of effectiveness used in Special Forces officer education venues are sufficient to address the operational requirements over a career in a holistic manner. Past education evaluations...
The sustained wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are producing significant mental health impacts in the United States Army and its sister services. A study conducted with soldiers returning from these areas revealed that 18% of soldiers returning from...
This monograph examines junior CSS soldier training programs against current learning theory in order to determine how the Army should structure its institutional and self-development programs to optimally develop Combat Service Support (CSS)...
MAJ Andrew Steadman served as a platoon leader with 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Salerno in2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), as rear detachment commander for the unit's...
Contains a synopsis of the operation, details of the organization of the Western Islands Attack Group, principal strategic features of the operation. Also gives a narrative and chronology of the operation, a summary of naval actions with the enemy,...