Presently, United States Army battlefield supply distribution does not involve unmanned aerial logistic vehicles. The United State military's Joint Vision 2020 and its tenet of Focused Logistics provide vision for force development allowing for the...
This work proposes a novel approach to military transformation, 'Adaptive Transformation,' that accounts for an inescapable reality in the current and future operational environment: uncertainty. Military planners and decision makers have to face...
Manual of organization and functions. This regulation prescribes the missions and basic organizational structure of the U. S. Army Field Artillery School and the organization and major functional assignments of the offices and departments of the...
“German General Staff Officer Education and Current Challenges” examines the institutional education of German General Staff Officers, as experienced by the author, and offers a “Conceptual Competency-Skill-Framework” for professional...
Planning is an important part of a comprehensive approach to national preparedness. After the September 11 attack on America, President George W. Bush directed the creation of a standardized federal approach to preparedness planning. Congress...
This monograph is a qualitative look at the doctrinal differences between the command and control processes of close air support and close combat attack and whether or not those two processes can be combined to create a streamlined process. To get...
This monograph examines the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) as presented in the 1997 version of FM 101-5, Staff Organization and Operations. Numerous military professionals and decision-making theorists hold that an analytical process such...
This monograph investigates the art and science of problem solving and decision making in the operational planning environment. The Army's current problem solving and decision making doctrine found in FM 5-0 (101-5) Army Planning and Orders...
Military and political savvy professionals understand that logistics contributes to the successful execution of military operations. Publications include numerous cases of logistics failures, and more often, logistics failures appear more than...
The U.S. Army is engaged in operations as part of the global war on terror. This presents a difficult and complex problem that requires the best possible methods to address. Although this is not the first time the Army has faced complex problems,...
The British Army and its allies face fundamental change as the campaigns of the past decade draw down and they reconfigure for the complex and evolving threats of the future. As Western armies transition towards geostrategic uncertainty, they must...
Strategic leader transitions constitute narrow windows of opportunity marked by high pressure, high expectations and general lack of organization awareness for many new leaders. During the transition period, an incoming leader must effectively...
Military forces conduct information operations against one of the most complex, adaptive systems – the human mind. Linear thought processes, prevalent in the military, correspond to, and understand well, the linear mathematics that measure the...
Interagency transformation has the potential to radically increase the strategic and operational capacities of the U.S. Government's interagency system. This transformation will require changes to the structure and processes employed by the...
This thesis is built on research guided by the primary research question: Does the European Union (EU) possess effective military crisis management decision-making mechanisms to plan and execute peacekeeping missions without external assistance?...
In complex operational environments marked by uncertainty, lethal threats, and long term commitments, the Army's junior officers shoulder a burden that requires critical thinking and a willingness to exercise initiative and make decisions. In light...
Extending from the Cold War through the current Era of Persistent Conflict, the Army implemented a number of force structure changes in response to the existing and predicted strategic environment. Similar to the architectural standard phrase that...
The project examined the necessity, and value in assigning knowledge management officers to Army tactical units. Ancillary, supporting research, focused on decision-making, battle command and Army knowledge management. A qualitative methodology,...
The US Army uses the military decision-making process (MDMP) to plan operations. The US Air Force conducts planning in the Air Operations Center (AOC) using multiple methods. This thesis examines the applicability of using MDMP in the AOC. A...