The post-9/11 security environment is extremely dynamic and complex. There has been much discussion regarding the threat, the nature of the conflict and the national strategies to address this environment. It is the hypothesis of this monograph...
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States government has increasingly deployed its Army forces in support of global stability and support operations. Based on the 2010 Department of Defense Review and the Department of Defense Directive...
This Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) handbook assists company-, battalion-, and brigade-level officers and noncommissioned officers to effectively use money as a weapons system on the counterinsurgency (COIN) battlefield. Coalition money is...
This monograph addresses the Advanced Civilian Team concept developed by S/CRS. Its purpose is to propose an organizational approach for the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization whereby the Advanced Civilian Team...
This study investigates the effectiveness of the Army system for preserving unit heritage. Heritage is valuable to units and the Army, and given the cyclical nature of the size and organizational structure, the Army requires an effective...
A steadfast misbelief in precision bombing evolved into the leading concept for US Army Air Force during the Second World War. This concept envisioned the destruction of the German industrial and economic system as the swiftest path to victory....
The Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) is the U.S. Army’s single analytical process used to assist the commander and staff in developing estimates and plans for military problem solving. A growing body of research and published works within...
The attacks of 11 September 2001 taught the United States that weak states can pose as great a danger to our national interests as strong states. With this lesson still fresh in the minds of policy makers, and the mixed results of several...
In a 2009 address to the students and faculty at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commented, "The United States military is necessary,...
The study of military history reveals the art of war as an ever changing phenomenon. Each war is different in some ways from those preceding it. Military leaders must adapt to these changes in order to be successful in present and future missions....
Grucella, Matthew S.; Blankenship, Nelson E.; Williams, Paris A.; Dixon, Kawanda A.; Okumu, Donald; Thomas, Anthony R.
Much of the world and many of the Arabic nations view the United States attempts at nation- building as U.S. democratic imperialism or dangerous adventurism that destabilizes countries and political regions. In light our current ongoing...
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Many of the world nations especially Arabic speaking nations look at our nation- building as U.S.democratic imperialism and dangerous attempt that destabilizes countries and
politically stable regions. In light of current ongoing...
The U.S military throughout its history have gone from an explicit fighting force, cultivating cultural and social change not only at home but also in foreign lands.
In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appointed military...
The contemporary operational environment includes a host of variables that make the management of post-conflict transitions a challenge. Constructing the optimal management organization is a key component of successful post-conflict transition....
Stabilization is essential to set the conditions for strategic success in post-major combat operations environments. A great deal of effort is expended in planning and executing combat operations. However, surprisingly less effort goes into the...
As originally conceived in World War I, combat reporting from tactical aircraft has the potential to provide critical information concerning friendly operations and enemy activity to enhance situational awareness, supporting force protection and...
This study examines adaptations made by State, on adherence to directives requiring coordination with other USG departments and agencies, to effectively respond to current and future national security threats. Without the staff, tools, and training...
The U.S. Army has directed that its entire force must be capable of conducting what it terms Full Spectrum Operations, which is being able to conduct offensive, defensive, stability, and/or civil support operations, simultaneously in the 21st...
Advocates of Army Leader Development Strategy (ALDS) and the liberal arts share the same goal: cultivation of "agile, adaptive, and innovative" people. Yet, the Army does not have an implementation plan for cultivating these attributes, and its...
In 2003, the United States led a Coalition force into Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein 's repressive Ba 19ath Party regime. Under the provisions of the Hague Regulation of 1907, the Coalition became an occupying power with all of the attendant rights...