The U.S. Army, after years of false starts and unfilled promises, is about to make good on its commitment to field an unmanned aerial vehicle system at the maneuver brigade level. Called the Shadow 200 tactical UAV (TUAV), it promises to...
The central question of this monograph is a simple one: does the Army's current imagery (IMINT), and measurements and signatures intelligence (MASINT) surveillance architecture, at echelons division and below, meet the requirements for supporting...
The 3d Infantry Division had just returned from an extremely successful campaign in Operation Iraqi Freedom I. They had begun in the deserts of Kuwait, captured the city of Baghdad and its airport, and quelled the riotous and volatile city of...
Since the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Eric K. Shinseki, announced to the Army that it would transform or become irrelevant, there has been much discussion and debate as to what direction this transformation should head. The initial tumult...
The U.S. Army finds itself at a crossroad in the development and fielding of both unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter to fulfill the armed reconnaissance role for its future Objective Force (OF). Ever-increasing UAV...
This monograph answers the question, "Can unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) supplant manned United States Army attack and reconnaissance helicopters in the conduct of future urban operations " and the answer is, "not completely. " The future of US...
At the time of this writing, it is May 2001. A new, strategically responsive, medium weight unit from Fort Lewis, Washington, designated the Interim Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) is being formed and tested. The IBCT’s organic intelligence...
he transformation of the United States Army from the Current Force to the Future Force is ongoing and will affect every aspect of the Army as it is known today. The ability to see first, act first, and finish decisively, also known as the ...
Transformation Vanguard Army vision. The Honorable Louis Caldera, Secretary of the Army, and General Eric K. Shinseki, US Army Chief of Staff Vanguard of the objective force. Colonel Michael Mehaffey, US Army IBCT at Fort Lewis. Major...
Thesis Statement: America can win the Global War on Terrorism without the support of the International Community. Discussion: America has the political power, military superiority, economic resources, and information technology to win the war on...
This monograph examines whether the Army's information collection efforts are supporting the goal of full spectrum dominance and whether these are in harmony with the concepts of network centric warfare. Full spectrum dominance and network centric...
The staff operation is the center of the battalion. The STB staff was responsible for forecasting, planning, coordination, and collective training for unit to achieve a high rate readiness to deploy. The Special Troops Battalion experience in Iraq...
Leading Soldiers in combat as the 1SG of a Military Intelligence company was the most challenging and rewarding experience of my military career. Bravo Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Campbell Kentucky was...
In this third of three interviews reference his Global War on Terrorism experiences, Major Jason Warner discusses his February to November 2006 deployment to Afghanistan, during which he served initially as the military intelligence company (MICO)...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are not new concepts. In fact, they flew long before the first manned flight. However, with the birth of manned aviation, unmanned projects were relegated to a subordinate position. In recent years, the Department of...
This monograph examines the SBCT intelligence structure to determine if it is adequately resourced to conduct operations under a corps headquarters serving as a Joint Task Force Headquarters without a dedicated division level fusion cell. This...
The purpose of this monograph is to prove that by 2015 uninhabited combat aerial vehicles will have reached a level of capability at which they will be of utility to the joint force commander. This is important to the military to understand...
The purpose of this monograph is to analyze the Heavy Brigade Combat Team's (HBCT) engineer force structure to answer the question: Does the HBCT have the necessary embedded engineer capabilities to conduct full spectrum operations, rapidly...
This monograph evaluates the Combat Service Support (CSS) transformation initiatives against the framework of the Contemporary Operating Environment. This environmental construct provides the military planner a visualization of future conflicts and...
Era de la Informática Las operaciones de información en el equipo de combate de la brigada interina. Mayor Cynthia A. Glenister, Ejército de los EE.UU.
El escuadrón de exploración y las operaciones de inteligencia, vigilancia y...