This monograph examines the dimensions of time and space for military operations and the process for synchronization. The specific military operations addressed are: linear warfighting as described in FM 100-5, “Operations,” May 1986;...
The United States' democratization strategy since World War II demonstrates an estimated success rate of less than 3%. America currently uses a counterinsurgency / line of effort approach in democratization. This approach seeks to shape an...
This monograph tells the narrative of the FARC in Colombia from the perspective of the counterinsurgent and presents a summary of the evolution of the FARC. The Colombian government has achieved recent success against the FARC after more than forty...
This monograph investigates that portion of operational art known as "sequencing operations". The purpose of sequencing operations is to determine when, where, how, and for what purpose the available military means will be employed within a theater...
I graduated from the Chilean Non Commissioner Officer School on December 12, 1979. My first assignment was to serve my country in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica’s Region. At the beginning of the 1980s when I began my career in the Armored...
Interagency coordinative arrangements and activities--called for in public laws, executive orders, and administrative directives--appear to be growing in number, prominence, and proposals throughout virtually all individual policy areas and...
While western countries appear to be gradually turning their back to Africa and looking at the leaders of African countries with much criticism, China is stepping in to increase its involvement with many countries. More specifically, China is...
Are the US Air Force and US Army envisioning, and thus preparing for, the same future of warfare? This paper analyzes this question through examination of the common canon of military theory shared by the services, leadership statements, funding...
This study examines the role of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force in combating the illegal drug trade in view of the harmful effects narco trafficking is having on the nation. It compares and contrasts the different counterdrug models used by...
The age of reductionism is over, new laws of physics are being discovered, and the old theoretical constructs are being replaced with new understanding. The modern operating environment in common with the world of physics has changed. This change,...
The concept and practice of using information as a tool in military operations to support political objectives has gained increased notoriety and emphasis within U.S. political and military arenas over the course of the last decade. Two particular...
Scholars and military professionals agree on the importance of economic development during stability operations. They also recognize its complexity. Current policy mandates Army participation in economic development, but how does the U.S. Army...
Joint Doctrine, explicitly, and Army Doctrine, implicitly, recommend that military commanders and staffs exercise systems thinking in operational planning and execution. However, current Military Doctrine fails to fully explicate and apply a...
Do Information Operations (IO) contribute to success in counterinsurgency campaigns? What IO measures of excellence exist to demonstrate achievement of success in counterinsurgencies? These questions currently challenge U.S. military forces...
The most important aspects of the Chilean geography are shown as they influence logistics. Physical features, economic situation, transportation, political structure, and sociology are all discussed.
Studying the military history of foreign forces can often shine valuable insight into the battles
and operations of our modern forces. Mistakes made in particular geographic areas are easy to
repeat because oftentimes the situation is the same and...
This Marine Corps historical reference pamphlet is a concise narrative of the role of the U. S. Marines in the American interventions in Nicaragua during the period 1910-1933. The chronicle was compiled from official records and appropriate...
Military practitioners are often asked to make plans that could have enormous strategic effects without having a good understanding of their operational environment. It is exactly this relationship between the plan, the environment, and the end...
This monograph examines whether or not the structure of the current U.S. Army Light Infantry Division is consistent with the demands presented by deployment and employment across the broad spectrum of conflict. The U.S. Army has expended a...
The protection of our Nation and its citizens is one of the priorities of the United States soldier. Whether our mission involves protecting our citizens on our home soil or foreign territories, strengthening the tenets of gathering reliable...