This monograph examines the evolution of the British operational approach against the Provisional Irish Republican Army during the Troubles (1969-1998) to determine its overall effectiveness in achieving the stated strategic objective of a lasting...
A key ethical problem in the Army today is how the senior leadership functions. Having been in the Army for 22 years, I've seen more than my share of poor decisions being made. I have seen key leaders make poor decisions based on what they wanted...
Is affirmative action destined, like Prohibition, to become a "noble experiment" that failed (Moskos)? Have we gone so far that our perception of affirmative action has skewed our decision making process when it comes to promotion, job hiring or...
This study of military professionalism was conducted by the US Army War College at the direction of the Chief of Staff. The study began on 21 April 1970, and this report was submitted to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel on 30...
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur eloquently put the American Soldier’s mantra to words in an address to the United States Military Academy (West Point) graduates in the spring of 1962. “[Y]our mission…is to win our wars…[Y]ou are the...
Socrates stated "There are these two evils, the doing of injustice and the suffering of
Injustice-and we affirm that to do injustice is a greater, and to suffer injustice a
lesser evil." (Gorgias, 509c). The United Nations in 1984, stated that...
The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) have a strategic purpose in both Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF), but severely hamper the coalition’s tactical mission by being inadequately manned and under-trained. In this...
Even though Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) have been successful in OEF/OIF, inadequate training; poor staffing; divergent operating environments; lack of a strategic overview and poor guidelines for civil-military relations led to confusion...
Kelley, Martin; Simpao, Phillip; Lopezramos, Edwin; Martinez-McNamara, Norma A.
Thesis Statement. The Allied invasion of Normandy, through detailed coordination and planning amongst allies, fortuitous German preparations and response, and critical actions of tactical unit leaders, established an Allied foothold in Western...
The United States has had limited success battling insurgency over the last thirty years because the Army’s training and doctrine was based on a Cold War scenario. Since the conclusion of the Vietnam War, the United States Army’s training and...
The origin of Insurgency in South Vietnam occurred during the period of 1954 to 1960. This was because North Vietnam communists were attempting to convert South Vietnam to a unified communist country. Because of the South Vietnam resistance, the...
The Revolutionary War and Philippine Insurrection demonstrate the use of attraction and chastisement policies in counter insurgency and asymmetric operations; however efforts at attraction are most effective when chastisement efforts have been...
In response to media restrictions during first Gulf war, the Pentagon decided to embed media reporters with combat units from the onset of U.S. forces move from the border of Kuwait to Iraq in 2003. Media reporters were extremely helpful in getting...
Abstract: The United States Army has a long, successful history in fighting irregular wars. Our turn away from counterinsurgency education after the Vietnam War resulted in a generation of senior military officials who did not understand the basic...
War crimes/atrocities are more prevalent in the modem era (1940-present) than in prior periods of history. War by its very nature is a murderous affair, and is often an extremely dirty and cold-blooded activity. After all, the goal of war is to...
The introduction of counter-insurgency operations has caused serious concerns in relation to non-combatants and the law of land warfare. Soldiers are proficient in fighting the enemy on the conventional battlefield, but the nuances offighting in a...
This paper examines the effects of cultural understanding during two conflicts: war in Cuba (1898 to 1902 ), and the recent war in Iraq. Cultural understanding is very important in dealing with foreigners in their home country. The US military must...
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...