Jensen, Jon M.; Penton, James W.; Hrabina, Brian J.; Sidwell, Mari
Self-development is an aspect of leadership that all Army leaders must master in order to continue their growth as a leader of Soldiers. Self-development comes from institutions such as civilian college courses and the Noncommissioned Officer...
This paper will explore some of the contributing aspects of the military family and its effects on a leader completing self-development courses on-line. Today’s military forces are doing more with less and have been for the past few years with no...
Rules of Engagement (ROE) in Iraq are to protect coalition forces from insurgents. Some incidents escalated to a point where vehicles were shot in the engine, disabling the vehicle, others shot through the window, killing everyone inside. With...
Since the American Revolution, the Army has conducted stability operations, which include counterinsurgency operations. Intelligence gathering methods do not work for every counterinsurgency campaign; methods vary from conflict to conflict....
Agriculture accounts for 45 percent of Afghanistan's gross domestic product and is the main source of income for the Afghan economy. Over 80 percent of the Afghan population is involved in farming, herding, or both. However, decades of war,...
This report is written in response to numerous requests for war casualty statistics and lists of war dead. It provides tables, compiled by sources at the Department of Defense (DOD), indicating the number of casualties among American military...
This thesis investigates the future role of the ABRI (Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia or Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia) in the post-Suharto era. It examines the factors which influence the sociopolitical role of the ABRI and...
The Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most important waterways. Piracy, terrorism, and instability within the region have prompted representatives of global commerce to consider this strait dangerous to shipping. Any major...