Outreach, negotiation and cooption may be a vital tool for counterinsurgencies as they transform conflict and facilitate Amnesty, Reconciliation and Reintegration (AR2) of warring elements within a war-torn society. This monograph utilizes a...
Historians have largely agreed that Pemberton should shoulder the blame for the poor Confederate performance during the Vicksburg campaign. General consensus exists among American Civil War historians that Pemberton proved a confused, indecisive,...
To provide a coordinated training plan for the introduction of Tactical Fire Direction System (TACFIRE) into the Army inventory. This training plan covers resident training at CONARC service schools, advanced individual training, and CONARC support...
Recently, the Chief of Staff of the Army stated that the United States Army must successfully wield new information technologies to ensure land force dominance into the twenty-first century. Currently, the Army is developing an Information...
As the 1990s begin, the Cold War has ended and the US Army is reevaluating its role in a rapidly changing world. While the threat of global conflict has been reduced, in some ways the world is less stable. Threats to US interests are likely to...
Throughout its history the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has exhibited brilliant tactical performance. The War of Independence, the Sinai Campaign, the Six Day War, and even the 1973 War placed Israel on a martial pedestal with few peers. On closer...
While technologically the Army's air defense community is making great strides in keeping pace with a perceived revolution in military affairs (RMA), doctrinally it is still adhering to its WWII requirement of positive visual identification of...
Seeks to determine the adequacy of the then-present reporting system used in evaluating the operational readiness of army combat units. Includes a brief historical look at the army's system prior to the implementation of AR 220-1, which established...
This study reviews the historical development of the Soviet desant concept and analyzes Soviet capabilities, as they currently exist, to implement this concept. A similar review and analysis is conducted on the development of the US Air Base Ground...
Little emphasis is being placed upon military railroading today by Defense Department planners. Rail is overshadowed by motor transport and theater air when it comes to supporting large unit operations. In doing that, logisticians may be...
Enclosed are first 38 pages of Report of the Us. Defense Advisory Committee on professional and technical compensation, Volume 1. (UC 74 A4 1957) This is known as the Cordiner Report. It is important in NCO history since the committee, in 1957,...
This thesis analyzes the formal and informal information gathering and reporting processes which take place in the rear area of a forward deployed (US) corps in Western Europe. The thesis examines the information gathering capabilities,...
Fusion Centers have grown in importance and capability since the attacks on September 11th, 2001. The primary roles fusion centers provide are to exchange information and provide intelligence to other agencies at the state, local, federal and...
Between 1945 and 1949 a pattern of mistrust developed between the communist block and the Free Western World. To counter the threat of communism the United States and fifteen allies decided to organize a mutual security pact. With the signing of...
This monograph examines the history and significance of women serving in the United States Army from 1942 through 2007. The author's thesis is that an organizational Revolution in Military Affairs occurred in the US Army pertaining to the...
This monograph examines Soviet tactical reconnaissance doctrine, organizations, and capability. The Soviet capability is analyzed using their own criteria for the conduct of tactical reconnaissance operations: purposefulness, aggressiveness,...
This monograph examines the role of convoys to protect merchant shipping. Convoys have been a major ingredient to success in two world wars. They have also been successful in protecting shipping in modern contingency operations. Future force...
This study examines the impact adding a fourth rifle company would have on the light infantry battalion's ability to meet conflicting demands across the conflict spectrum. Since its activation, there has been considerable debate concerning the...
This monograph evaluates the employment doctrine for the Army-of-Excellence attack helicopter battalion. It examines whether the organization's doctrine is maximized for effectiveness in the NATO environment. Emphasis is placed on the attack...
This study is an analysis of how US armored infantrymen are trained, controlled and assigned to units equipped with the infantry fighting vehicle. The purpose of the analysis is to determine the best option for the management of the armored...