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 study discusses the infrastructure by contrasting the challenges faced by our national and military leaders in three crisis areas: NEEDS, FUNDING, and MANAGEMENT. NEED is the gap between current conditions and required/desired conditions....
It is evident that women are increasingly playing a role in terrorism. The war on terror has restricted freedom of action within the security environment for terrorist organizations, making it more advantageous for terrorist organizations to use...
The U.S. Army 's Military Decision-Making (MDMP) has been criticized repeatedly during the past decade for being untimely, unrealistic, dogmatic, and stifling creativity. U.S. Army Field Manual, FM 5.0, Army Planning and Orders Production, is...
In 1982, the US Army began its renaissance of the operational level of war with the publication of a revised Field Manual (FM) 100-5, Operations. The rediscovery of this level and the subsequent experimentation with it strained the very limits of...
This study examines the coordination of the Joint Phase 0 shaping activities that take place as part of Central Command theater engagement. The focus is on horizontal synchronization across staff elements and vertical synchronization through...
In today’s military, non-commissioned officers (NCOs) are espoused as the “backbone” by
virtually every member of the rank and file. There are numerous examples of truly extraordinary
NCOs performing some of the most heroic events ever...
This monograph discusses joint operational targeting and the Joint Target Coordination Board. Neither concept is new to the US military, but joint doctrine has recently included specifics of the Joint Target Coordination Board. The question is, are...
This monograph considers whether existing US Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C41) systems enhanced the effectiveness of US operational commanders' decision-making processes in Operations Other Than War (OOTW) in...
The purpose of this monograph was to illuminate information as both a resource and a process that deserves structured, coherent management at the unit level. The thesis is that lack of such management contributes to needless friction that degrades...
Since the end of the “Cold War” in 1989, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has had a reduction in its ability to perform its tenet missions: Foreign Intelligence Collection, Covert Action, and Counter Intelligence. This is primarily due to...
This monograph examines interagency (IA) coordination in executing US foreign policy. The analysis demonstrates that the current IA apparatus is flawed. The system is plagued by lack of oversight and authority to compel compliance. Examining the...
The challenge to an American battalion commander is clear. The issue is how to stop a Soviet regiment moving at high speed and still live to fight another day. This monograph argues that the disruption of troop control is the key for defeating a...
Despite the complexity of the Contemporary Operating Environment, the United States is still wedded to a national security system created in 1947. The United States places itself in jeopardy by using a system created at the end of World War II for...
The operationalization of Military Deception (MILDEC) requires a unique combination of resources, detailed intelligence, significant preparation, operational security and secrecy to achieve maximum effects. It requires close synchronization...
One goal of the United States (US) is a capabilities-based joint force designed to quickly achieve success along the continuum of conflict ranging from peace operations to war.' In support of this goal, US Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) authors...
This monograph examines the causes of battlefield distribution challenges and failures at the operational level during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The thesis is that following the logistics challenges noted during Operation Desert Storm the Army...
This monograph seeks to discover whether or not existing U.S., Russian, and Chinese doctrine and theory can provide the sought after guidance on combining IO elements. The answer is yes. An analysis of all three nations' writings on IO, and...
This monograph analyzes the effectiveness of operational campaign design during the initial US ground combat in the Vietnam War. The focus is on the linkage of national strategic ends with military means and ways from the Spring of 1965 through the...
This monograph analyzes the effectiveness of operational campaign design against an asymmetrical threat during the 1968 Tet Offensive. The focus is on conceptual elements of campaign design that are derived from theory, which incorporate the...