This monograph explores the US Army's recently announced goal of quick decisive victory. This concept has emerged in the wake of US victories in Operations JUST CAUSE and DESERT STORM and reflects one of the National Military Strategy's principles...
Captain Warren Sponsler, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-64 Armor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division began his Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment in September 2002 when he arrived in Kuwait. He then crossed into...
America's wars cannot be won simply by applying lethal effects. The U.S. military can defeat any adversary using lethal effects to gain, clear and hold key terrain or cities faster than at any other time in history. However, winning the war...
This monograph probes a very narrow band of Army doctrine--the wheeled vehicle convoy--by asking if that doctrine is versatile enough for the unique challenges of OOTW. The paper focuses on the more dangerous end of the OOTW spectrum, where convoys...
This paper recounts my experience while serving at EUCOM in Germany. I faced many challenges, but providing force protection to the installation was the biggest. The mission involved many agencies and sections and war was looming. I discovered that...
This study examines the concept of battle command from a modern historical perspective. It analyzes the decision making and leadership displayed by Lieutenant General Franks during the planning, preparation and execution of Operation Desert Storm...
AAF Historical Office, Headquarters, Army Air Forces; Mayock, Thomas J.
This study recounts the career of the Twelfth Air Force from the time it became established in newly pacified French North Africa until it was absolved in the Northwest African Air Forces. Contents include the race for Tunis, impasse and...
MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Withdrawal, 1968--1973, is the second of two volumes that examine the Vietnam conflict from the perspective of the theater commander and his headquarters. It traces the story of the Military Assistance...
Soon after his redeployment from Bosnia, Robert D. Guy received the unwelcome news that he was slated to fill a vacancy with the soon to mobilize 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry of the Indiana Army National Guard. The 1-293 IN was scheduled to...
Major Justin Brown assumed command of Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment just before the unit's deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2003. In this interview, he recounts his experiences in Iraq, particularly those...
A reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Major Matthew Jones served as an advisor support team leader in Iraq in 2004-2005. In this interview, he recounts the process of mobilizing a reserve unit for service overseas, describing...
Sergeant First Class Erika Strong was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from April 2003 to March 2004. She began her tour in the battle command on the move (BCOTM) as the intelligence battle captain. After major combat ended, she...
Major Jackson Kurtzman has made numerous deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism. In this interview, he discusses his early training and positions within the Army. He then recounts where he was on September 11, 2001, and his initial...
The Palestine Campaign of the First World War exhibited a fighting style that brought with it various challenges in mission command. While General Allenby, commanding the Allied Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF), gained several victories in the...
This monograph is an analysis of the impact of organizational culture on tactical joint warfare. The merger of the Tiger Brigade with 2d Marine Division during the Persian Gulf War serves as a laboratory for this analysis. The author researched...
This monograph examines time estimation at the operational level of war. The study begins with a review of Classical Military Theory to identify the theoretical basis for time estimation. It next examines the Theory of Operational Art to discern...
This paper discusses a role for the light infantry division in Central Europe during a mid- to high-intensity conflict, namely as a stay-behind force in a corps covering force area. The purpose of such a mission would be to disrupt the enemy's rear...
The United States and its allies depend heavily on energy for their way of life and key capabilities in warfare. The current energy system has served us well for nearly 100 years, but is now shifting out of our favor and is creating strategic...
When President Woodrow Wilson ordered approximately 150,000 National Guardsmen to the southern border in 1916, the United States was on the verge of all-out war with Mexico. The rapid mobilization and deployment of the Guard forces broke the rapid...