Colonel (retired) Oliver G. Haywood suggested in his brilliant 1954 article, "Military Decisions and Game Theory" that game theory techniques were relevant to preparing the military commander's estimate of the situation. He based his article on...
This monograph identifies the essential characteristics and capabilities of intelligence organization structures for an army force that is global, rapidly deployable and capable of executing full spectrum military operations in joint and combined...
A new environment, a new paradigm faces United States policy and decision makers. The bipolar world of superpower control and confrontation has been replaced with an unipolar world lead by the United States. A rapid evolution is occurring. A...
Synchronization, "the ability to focus resources and activities in time and space to produce maximum relative combat power at the decisive point," is a tenet of US Army doctrine. This monograph reviews the concept of synchronization at the...
The introduction briefly relates the background and need for the practical analysis of combat power. A review of doctrine highlights a lack of practical "how to" for the analysis of combat power. The monograph reviews the Force-Ratio method and...
This study seeks to identify a planning model and matrix from current doctrinal sources that explains how to synchronize combat operations in planning. It examines most current and emerging heavy maneuver doctrine specifically in regard to the...
The ability to understand the impact of foreign intervention and its ramifications on conflict is a vital requirement for the United States military. As the United States continues to confront unconventional and irregular global threats, in...
This thesis examines the lethality of laser-directed energy weapons in causing structural failure to mechanically loaded laminated composites in helicopters. The analysis is based on a three-dimensional numerical finite element model of a...
The creation of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2003 was a monumental, yet incomplete organizational step towards integrating border protection operations. Customs and Border Protection is constantly improving integration and unity of...
"The purpose of this 1990 publication is to provide heavy forces fire support officers and enlisted personnel at maneuver company, battalion, and brigade with a how-tomanual. It focuses on fire support officers (FSOs) in mechanized infantry,...
The advent of globalization and the revolution in military affairs necessitates making substantive changes to the Army’s organizational structure. The current traditional hierarchical structure worked well in the Cold War era but is now a source...
This monograph examines the relationship between battlefield synchronization and decision-making. Beginning with a review of rational analytical decision theory and Gary Klein’s recognition primed decision theory, the monograph reviews the...
This study assesses the utility of specialized units for Operations Other Than War (OOTW) as opposed to relying on conventionally trained Army units. The assessment is based upon three major sources. First, the thesis determines if there is...
These instructions are published for information and guidance of personnel responsible for organizational maintenance of the computer, gun direction M18.
Joint publications list fixed-wing aircraft and Army tactical missile system (ATACMS) as the two preferred weapon systems for engaging time-sensitive targets (TSTs), but do not give specific considerations. This thesis comprehensively lists the...
In order to determine whether Reserve Component (RC) forces are essential to the task of exploiting imagery intelligence (IMINT) and geospatial information in support of combatant commanders' operational and strategic intelligence requirements, it...
Headquarters, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
This regulation provides HQ TRADOC policy and implementing instructions for the design, development, coordination, and fielding of ARTEP (Army Training and Evaluation Program) documents (Mission Training Plans (MTP's) and drill books). It is...
A number of dramatic international events have significantly altered the strategic environment facing the U.S. These changes have led to a shift in operational focus away from Europe to a wider range of contingencies in other areas of the world....
The contemporary operating environment and recent increases in asymmetric tactics to counter the conventional military superiority of the U.S. presents significant operational challenges. Recovery forces are vulnerable conducting personnel recovery...