Numerous contemporary political and military observers have suggested that there are profound problems in contemporary American civil-military relations. Some have even suggested that there is in fact a 'crisis' in civil-military relations. Base...
The performance of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) at the Battle of Ap Bac, January 2, 1963, established a narrative that the South Vietnamese were unwilling to fight or lacked aggressiveness. At the time of the Battle of Ap Bac, the...
This is a ready reference compilation of basic military assistance agreements. Countries include Belgium, Brazil, and Cambodia to Turkey, United Kingdom, and Uruguay, as well as a bibliography of selected international agreements.
This study investigates the use of rail transportation as a method to simultaneously transport military personnel and equipment from a unit’s home station to the Joint Readiness Training Center or the National Training Center. It describes the...
Seeing a U.S. service member in uniform gives us a glimpse of what he represents and who he is. As we look at his awards we can get a general understanding of what kind of individual he is, professional, loyal, and dedicated. Military Combat Awards...
Economic development is not the primary field of expertise of the military. However, sustainable growth and security are interrelated and interdependent. Without sustainable economic growth, stability will be hard to achieve. Although the...
This study examines the historical precedents and the laws that allow federal troops to combat domestic enemies, the current environment that may call for the use of active duty forces, and a model that can be used to deal with domestic...
This paper covers some aspects of SGM Harold J. Pafford’s career experience in the Wyoming Army National Guard, including his deployment experience in Afghanistan.
This document is a program from a military carnival held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, May 7 and 8, 1920. It contains a wide variety of events, advertisements, a directory of exhibitors and advertisers, and photographs.
This volume is based upon magazine articles written for popular consumption while the author was the officer in charge of the pictorial section of the Historical Branch, War Plans Division, General Staff. The original photographic prints with which...
Contained in this document is the plan for the Providence-Pawtucket Target Area Complex. Topics include task organization, emergency teams, refugee centers, organization of the target support area, military chain of command, map target area, map...
Use of Civilian Personnel by the Military is Critical to Wartime Effectiveness and Increases the Overall Strength of the Military. Use of civilian personnel by the military is critical to wartime effectiveness and increases the overall strength of...
Many of the books listed in this work are military classics, that is, books of recognized value that set a standard of historical or literary excellence. Others evaluate or expand on the military classics. Focused mainly on the history of land...
When President Bush was first campaigning for the presidency, he said, " our all volunteer army will remain an all-volunteer army ... We will not have a draft ... The only politicians that supported a draft are democrats, and the best way to avoid...
This study examines the adequacy of the Military Decision-Making Press (MDMP) for use by Special Forces (SF) staffs at the battalion/group level while planning multiple and simultaneous operations. The research is prefaced by stating the MDMP, in...
The US Army's Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) has been oft criticized as a time consuming and cumbersome process. Units typically devote so much time to developing and perfecting the plan that once the process is complete, there remains...
The Niger Delta region is the nerve of the Nigerian economy. The region has witnessed series of conflicts largely due to the oil resources therein. Violent militancy in the Niger Delta assumed a new dimension in the mid nineties as the residents...
The driving concept behind this monograph is the thesis that not only does the military conduct diplomacy, but military diplomacy, at the combatant command level, provides a theater strategic capability essential to the effective implementation of...