Although the United States Armed Forces train to fight unilaterally, our historical experience suggests we fight as a multilateral force. Post conflict analysis of coalition command and control often appear to focus on command structures. Although...
Operational interoperability, the ability of units to provide services to and accept services from other units or forces and to use the services so exchanged to enable them to operate effectively together, is critical and central to effective joint...
The United Kingdom’s Joint Warfare Publication on Peace Support Operations stresses the need for effective liaison in order to prevent misunderstanding, friction, opposition and escalation of the conflict. Beyond this doctrinal support, little...
The study addresses a few selected instances of the use of liaison by French, German and American forces as a foundation for the expression of the writer's opinion and discussion of certain recommendations.
This monograph asks the question, "How can the command and control system best support the AirLand Battle commander, i.e., what mix of technology and people is appropriate?" By tracing the historical evidence of liaison and liaison officers, and...
Operation Anaconda, a subordinate operation to Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002, was notable for difficulties in integrating US air and ground forces in order to bring combat power to bear on a stronger than originally anticipated foe. In the...
This study investigates the manning, training, and equipping of the ground liaison teams (GLTs) the United States Army provides to support those United States Air Force (USAF) fighter wings and squadrons with an assigned air-ground support mission....
This paper investigates the need for an Army liaison staff to Congress for strategic matters. The historical and descriptive approaches are used to evaluate pertinent documentary evidence. The Congressional process, as it pertains to military...
The commander's role throughout military history has been to reduce the uncertainties of war for his own side and increase them for his enemy. Notwithstanding great advances in the arts and sciences of command and control, the best commanders have...
This study investigates the need for casualty liaison teams at medical facilities to accomplish the mission of patient accounting during operations operations in view of the fielding of Standard Installation Division Personnel Accounting System...
United States. Marine Corps. Division, 4th. Joint Assault Signal Company, 1st
This is the report of the 1st Joint Assault Signal Company, 4th Marine Division, discussing the period between the Tinian and Iwo Jima operations. Focuses on various signaling concerns, and the replacing of losses in experienced signal personnel.
This is a report of Engineer activities in the European Theater of Operations from its inception to VE-Day (volume 2). In selecting the material for this report the purpose has been to record the lessons from the mistakes and successes in Engineer...
Presently, evidence shows that Special Operations Forces may not be fully utilized in the joint targeting process. I believe that Special Operations Forces can be employed in new and improved ways in order to better facilitate the Joint Force...
United States Army A.E.F. (1917-1920) Artillery School (Saumur)
In order to see, think and act, an army needs a nervous system of lines of information running from the seat of government ot the listening posts extending even into the enemy territory. Wherever this system breaks down, the army will be...
It covers the fundamentals of employment of all field artillery battalions, except pack artillery and field artillery observation battalions. It contains the organization, classification, general missions, supply, movement, and technical and...
"Adequate artillery support is essential for success on the modern battlefield. The efficient use of artillery is prepdicated upon three equally important factors, mobility, ability to deliver effective fire, and communications."