Since its establishment as a state Israel's geo-political circumstance demands that the small nation state adapt to an ever changing threat environment. Israeli defense policy traditionally consisted of deterrence through a dominant military...
It is not known against whom or where the United States Army will fight next, nor is it clear what the nature of that conflict will be. What is relatively certain is that the United States Army will likely initially get it wrong, regardless of its...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
As an All Source Intelligence Technician with 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division in Tikrit, Iraq, from March 2003 to March 2004, Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Gray provided the brigade commander, Colonel James Hickey, with tactical intelligence...
In mineral resources, Japan's position was very poor, and the country became more dependent upon outside sources of supply for most raw materials at the outbreak of the war. This handbook on Japan's natural resources includes information on forest...
The United States declared drugs to be a clear and present danger to the country and proceeded to wage a war on them that was both justified and temporarily successful from 1970 through 1990. Although not prepared for this mission at first, the...
In 1973, Israel found itself fighting its fifth major war against its Arab neighbors since achieving independence 25 years previously. This was a war in which both sides designed their military strategies within the framework of the political...
The Army's Operational Concept emphasizes that Army forces must be prepared to conduct a combination of offensive, defensive, and stability or civil support operations to create opportunities and achieve desired results. The 2010 Quadrennial...
Subjects in this Civil Affairs document about the natural resources in the Philippines include mining, timber and lumbering, fisheries and game, and water and water power.
This is a transcript of a 1994 interview with William A. Connelly, Sergeant Major of the ARMY, conducted for the Sergeant major of the ARMY history project.
On July 12, 2006, Israel went to war with Hezbollah in response to the killing and capture of Israeli soldiers along the southern Lebanese border. Believed at the time by many in the West to be an overreaction to a relatively minor border incident...
The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has pursued a nuclear program since 1985. In February 2006, with the last round of international negotiations having failed and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) having reported the dossier to the United...
Ethics is one of our SAP Core Values. In Singapore Armed Forces (SAP) we have 7 set of SAP Core Values. This Core Values are to guide members of the organization in a common direction. The SAP 7 Core Values are Leadership, Loyalty to Country,...
This is a transcript of a 1993 interview with SMA Silas L. Copeland, Sergeant Major of the ARMY, conducted for the Sergeant major of the ARMY history project.
We have all been there, or most of us have at least experienced a time in our military careers when we had to make tough decisions. Decisions where we stand up for what is right and not be afraid of the consequences that may follow because of the...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
This monograph analyzes the United States Army's preparedness to counter a hybrid threat. The analysis consists initially with developing broad understanding of hybrid warfare/ threat by reviewing numerous proposed definitions. With a general...
Should the United States military alter current development practices by entwining entrepreneurial expeditionary economics into a new approach to the successful delivery of aid? This study explores whether the military is the right actor to deliver...
This volume presents the story of Afghanistan's fight against the Soviet Army beginning in 1979 and how the Mujahideen prevailed against a larger and decisively better equipped foe. It provides an understanding of guerrilla field craft and tactics,...