Confusion exists among commissioned and noncommissioned officers about their duties, responsibility, and authority. The purpose of this manual is to assist both commissioned and noncommissioned officers in clarifying their duty to reduce this...
Transformation and the current operational pace have created less time for senior mentorship. Additionally, mentorship is so loosely defined and understood that it often is mislabeled and wrongly identified. Mentorship could be viewed as such a...
This monograph examines the relationship between reconnaissance and the application of operational art. The operational artist requires reconnaissance to arrange tactical actions in time, space, and purpose to achieve an overarching strategic...
The United States' post-9/11 global strategy demonstrates an interest in Africa that contrasts with decades of relative indifference. The 2006 National Security Strategy has stated the United States' commitment to promote security, stability,...
Congress governs the United States Armed Forces by writing laws for the Department of Defense (DoD) to implement. In 1993, Congress passed a federal law banning homosexuality in the armed forces. The DoD created a policy to implement the law, but...
This monograph discusses the relationship between mental models and Operations Other Than War (OOTW). It ties that relationship to the U.S. Army's capstone doctrinal manual FM 100-5 to develop a systems approach to the problem. The goal of the...
This monograph examines the nature of air-ground operations within the context of interdiction and close air support, and their relationship to the Fire Support Coordination Line. The primary research question for this study was whether changes to...
The Department of Defense changed its strategic focus after the tragedies of September 11, 2001. As the smoke and information cleared, a global campaign against the terrorist organizations that committed that horrific act was initiated, with the...
Within the context of current US government efforts to integrate, synchronize and unify actions to secure US national interests against current threats, this paper will assess the current capability of the Department of Defense to plan for Phase 0...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views expressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. 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 study examines the procedures of the tactical orders process of the Wehrmacht (German Army 1930-1945), the Soviet Army (1939-1990), and the U.S. Army (1940-1990). The research focuses on the tactical orders process at division level and below....
The 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks thrust the realities of an asymmetrical threat environment upon the United States in an unprecedented fashion. As a result of these attacks and the likelihood this country will experience additional attacks...
In 2009 Norway released a strategy for a comprehensive approach in Afghanistan, emphasizing the need for improved civil-military cooperation. This paper explores the possible impact of the strategy on interagency unity of effort (UoE). Factors...
Effective operational transitions are crucial for success, but recent interventions indicate that U.S. forces, and the Army in particular, struggle with planning and executing the transition to post-combat operations. By developing and applying a...
The Army must develop leaders who are capable of managing uncertainty and change; leaders who can intellectually innovate. Intellectual change and innovation is the basis of appropriate and enduring physical/organizational change. How an...
The purpose of this paper is to answer the question: How should U.S. Army doctrine for the “follow and support” mission be clarified? This is done by focusing on the evolution of the “follow and support” concept in the Army's capstone...
This monograph discusses the usefulness of a theory concerning only a small sector of ground combat. Using obstacles as a point of discussion, it seeks to determine how far down the benefits of theory apply. The paper begins by examining the...
The Department of Defense is also in the process of reevaluating its contribution to homeland security in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Of particular concern is the DoD plan for assisting civilian authorities in consequence management...
Early in the history of the Republic, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and the members of the subsequent Congresses understood that the President required power to execute the laws of the land. Under authority of the Militia Clause,...