What capabilities are required for the Unit of Employment, X (UEx) to plan joint operational level campaigns and operations? The proposed UEx staff structure in the Unit of Employment Operations, White Paper Version 3.5 does not appear to be...
The Army is in the midst of a significant transformation into the Future Force. The purpose of this transformation is to provide the right kind of forces for the needs of the future. By the year 2010, the current Army organizational structure...
This monograph examines the Navy's Composite Warfare Commander doctrine, and attempts to determine potentially relevant adaptations for Army Force XXI tactical command and control. Initially the monograph conducts a detailed study of the Navy's...
Rapid change in the world political environment since the end of the Cold War has resulted in significant reduction in military spending and a fundamental shift in the United States Military Strategy for the 21st Century. With the change of...
Recommendation Number 9 from the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) report recommended, among other things, the consolidation of the U.S. Army’s Armor and Infantry Centers and Schools at Fort Benning, Georgia to create a Maneuver...
Is there a better way to organize staffs in operational headquarters based on their roles? Following 9/11 in the ensuing Global War on Terror, the sizes of divisions and corps serving as operational headquarters have doubled and tripled,...
The Standing Joint Force Headquarters provides a planning multiplier by bringing both joint and regional expertise to the Joint Task Force Headquarters increasing its capabilities. These capabilities assist in the rapid establishment of a fully...
This is a questionnaire that was distributed to a random sampling of instructors and research assistants at USAC&GSC and action officers at CAG and CARMSA. This also included 1965-1966 students.
Treaties and agreements for mutual support and defense link the United States and the Philippines. This relationship traces back to the Manila Bay in 1898. In the years since 1898, the United States' role in the relationship between the two nations...
Retaining quality officers in today’s volunteer Army is critical. Personality should be considered during the selection process to assist in placing officers in a career branch suited to their character. The Army accessions board looks at several...
Planning is the crystallizing of the Will to act. In its minor functioning, planning results in decisions. In its major functioning, planning results in a set of decisions that constitute a plan. As a function, planning is an ordering of decisions....
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of the CrossFit fitness program and methodology to increase the physical fitness of U.S. Army Soldiers. Over the past several years, the CrossFit fitness program has gained popularity among U.S....
The joint force commander (JFC) and his staff are increasingly challenged with emerging complexities of the 21st Century security environment. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the joint force command environment, trying to assess the...
Officer Personnel Management System XXI Task Force
The Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) requires fundamental change. While there are basic issues of pressing concern today, the OPMS XXI Task Force believes that those issues must be resolved in the context of developing an officer corps...
This study develops a methodology for the Australian Army to adopt to ensure that a systems approach is applied to the concept and acquisition phases of the Materiel Cycle. This involves an integration of Systems Engineering, Integrated Logistics...
This study acknowledges the importance of multifunctional logistics proficiency to support the revolution in military logistics required to realize the Army's transformation to the Objective Force. To this end, this research analyzed the optimal...
The Army needs educated and trained force managers who can effect change and can integrate into the numerous force management processes. The problem is that as Army officers are selected into the force management functional area, they are sent to...
The U.S. Army has continually adjusted its fitness regimen to best prepare Soldiers for combat. This paper attempts to answer a critical question: Does the current U.S. Army physical fitness training doctrine adequately prepare soldiers for war?...
The U.S. Army’s renewed emphasis on developing organizations to conduct Security Force Assistance (SFA), particularly the Advise and Assist Brigades, is indicative of both increased operational requirements in Iraq and Afghanistan and renewed...
This monograph examines joint doctrine’s treatment of which component commander (land or air) controls operations between the fire support coordination line and the forward boundary within the Land Component Commander’s area of operations. The...